Pádraig Pearses stun St Brigid's in Roscommon SFC

Boyle have struggled for form all year and they crashed out to Roscommon Gaels, 1-9 to 0-9.

ROSCOMMON SHC: The Padraig Pearses bench celebrate a late score. Picture: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

St. Brigid’s, All-Ireland finalists just eight months ago, were the biggest casualties on a weekend of shocks in the Roscommon SFC. Four out of four underdogs picked up victories on quarter-final weekend, all by a margin of a goal or less, with no shortage of drama and tension across the county.

By far the biggest clash was the game in Dr. Hyde Park yesterday, where Pádraig Pearses coughed up a four-point lead to trail by three points with five minutes of normal time to play, before scores from Paul Carey, Niall Carty and Declan Kenny drew the sides level at 0-10 apiece to force extra time.