Kerry 3-15 Roscommon 1-17 (after extra-time) Substitute Kieran Hurley's 75th minute goal handed Kerry an extra-time victory over Roscommon in yesterday's ESB All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at Croke Park. With the sides tied on 2-13 to 1-16, a replay looked to be on the cards until Hurley fielded a high ball and his shot gave Roscommon 'keeper Naos Connaughton no chance. Darren Clabby clawed back a quick point for the beaten Connacht finalists before efforts from Greg Gibson and Eanna O'Connor made the Kingdom's victory safe. John Kennedy's Kerry side opened brightly and led by 0-4 to 0-2 at the end of the first quarter. But a Colin Compton point in the 30th minute left Roscommon just a point in arrears, 0-5 to 0-6, at the interval. A Mark Reen goal and a point from Donal O'Sullivan eased Kerry into a 1-7 to 0-5 advantage within minutes of the restart, but Roscommon then showed their mettle by reeling off six unanswered points in 11 minutes to edge ahead by 0-11 to 1-7. An expertly converted Niall O'Shea penalty handed the initiative back to Kerry in the 51st minute, but Roscommon rallied again and forced extra-time thanks to a Shane Carroll point and a stunning injury-time goal from Cathal Shine. There was little to separate the sides in extra-time until Hurley's crucial strike five minutes from the end finally broke the Rossies' resistance. Kerry - P O'Sullivan; M Galvin, P Galvin, N Fitzgerald; G Gibson (0-1), J Coffey, D Wren; S Carroll (0-1), M Brennan; D Kelly (0-1), J Sherwood, D O'Sullivan (0-2); M Reen (1-1), N O'Shea (1-1, 1pen), E O'Connor (0-4, 2f). Subs - M Griffin for Wren (35), J O'Sullivan (0-1) for Kelly (39), I Galvin (0-1) for Reen (49), K Hurley (1-1) for O'Connor (54), M Thiemann for O'Sullivan (57), P Joy (0-1) for Sherwood (60), J Walsh for Brennan (68), J Sherwood for Griffin (70), E O'Connor for O'Shea (78). Roscommon - N Connaughton; C Cafferky, D Butler, P Feeney; N Daly, P Brogan, D Connellan; D Qualter (0-3, 1f), S McNulty; S Oates (0-1), C Shine (1-1), J Carty; N Kilroy (0-4), C Compton (0-1), S Leydon (0-1). Subs - B Carthy (0-1) for Carty (12), A Feehily (0-1, 1f) for Compton (45), K Donoghue for Carty (54), D Clabby (0-2) for Oates (57), C Murtagh (0-2) for Feehily (60), M Sweeney for Feeney (71), S Oates for Leydon (79). Tweet

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