Roscommon win minor thriller to put them on brink of Connacht clean sweep

In the first half, the winners were utterly dominant, laying the foundations for their win by surging into a fully-merited 2-8 to 0-5 interval advantage.
Roscommon celebrate their dramatic ConnachtMFC success in Tua. Pic: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho

Roscommon celebrate their dramatic ConnachtMFC success in Tua. Pic: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho

Connacht MFC final: Roscommon 3-12 (3-2-8) Galway 1-17 (1-4-9).

Roscommon stand on the cusp of an unprecedented sweep of Connacht football titles iafter a late catch from goalkeeper Zac Mullally, pulling down Evan Burke's two-point free that dropped at crossbar height in the fourth minute of stoppage time, clinched their first ever minor final win at Tuam Stadium.

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