Four Roads make it five in Roscommon

Oisín Finneran, pictured here being tackled by Micheál Byrne, scored a famous late winner for Four Roads.

Roscommon SHC final: Four Roads 1-14 St. Dominic’s 2-10

Substitute Oisín Finneran struck deep in injury time to clinch a fifth Roscommon SHC title in a row for Four Roads, their 39th in all.

Four Roads had the wind in the opening half and Conor Morris hit five points — two frees, two ‘65s and a point from play — as they led 0-10 to 0-6 at the break. Morris had a penalty saved by Mark Miley just before the interval. 

When Naos Connaughton struck a goal from Mark Miley’s free, Dominic’s looked set to strike.

But they suffered a blow when Michael Feeley saw red in the 43rd minute for a high tackle on Cormac Mulry. Still, points by Joe Egan (free), Colm Lyons and Ethan Connaughton (free) edged them in front.

But Four Roads manager Micheál Kelly turned to his bench, and they made a desired impact.

David Mannion netted a superb individual goal which Jack Lohan countered at the other end.

O’Connor looked to have won it for Dominic’s, but Four Roads kept their cool, Brian Mannion firing the equaliser and Finneran winning it.

Scorers for Four Roads: Conor Morris 0-7 (0-3f, 0-3 ‘65), David Mannion 1-0, Liam Óg Coyle 0-2, Adam Donnelly 0-1, Jack Donnelly 0-1, Trevor Fallon 0-1, Brian Mannion 0-1, Oisín Finneran 0-1.

Scorers for St. Dominic’s: Mickey Joe Egan 0-4 (0-3f), Naos Connaughton 1-1 (0-1f), Jack Lohan 1-1, Gavin Staunton 0-1, Ethan O’Connor 0-1, Colm Lyons 0-1, Nathan O’Connor 0-1.

FOUR ROADS: N. Fallon; J. Meares, G. Meares, J. Hoey; R. Coyle, J. Dillon, J. Cunniffe; T. Morris, J. Donnelly; C. Morris, C. Mulry, T. Fallon; L.Ó. Coyle, C. Mulry, A. Donnelly. 

Subs: E. Morris for T. Fallon (41), A. Kenny for J. Cunniffe (41), O. Finneran for C. Mulry (43), B. Mannion for J. Meares (54), D. Mannion for C. Mulry (54).

ST DOMINIC'S: M. Miley; M. Moran, M. Feeley, F. Hoare; N. O'Connor, M. Byrne, P. Halpin; R. Kilcline, E. Connaughton; C. Lyons, C. Kennelly, G. Staunton; M.J. Egan, N. Connaughton, J. Lohan. 

Subs: J. Murray for C. Lyons (48), J. Martin for R. Kilcline (54), N. Watson for C. Kennelly (54), S. Kilcline for E. Connaughton (57).

Referee: A. Clogher (Pádraig Pearses).