Nicky Rackard Cup: Fallon has field day against Tyrone
May 25, 2013
Roscommon 3-28
Tyrone 0-14
Gerry Fallon inspired Roscommon to a comfortable Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final victory over Tyrone at Athleague.
The centre-forward bagged 1-12 as the Rossies inflicted a 23-point defeat on the Red Hand County.
The game was over as a contest at the halfway stage when the hosts led by 2-13 to 0-9.
Tyrone's woes were compounded when goalkeeper John Devlin was dismissed following an off-the-ball incident.
Roscommon will take on Donegal in the decider at Croke Park.
Roscommon - P Dolan; S Curley (0-3), R O'Meara, T Seale; S Melia, M Kelly (0-1), N Keenan; A Murphy (0-1), J Lawlor (0-3); C Kelly, Gerry Fallon (1-12), C Egan (0-1); R Fallon (1-2), Gary Fallon (1-3), E Kenny (0-1). Subs: D Leonard for Melia, E Rogerson for Kenny, N Kilroy for Egan, J Donoghue for Seale, D Flaherty (0-1) for Gerry Fallon.
Tyrone - J Devlin; C Cross, D Maguire, M Grogan; C McNally, S Donnelly, M O'Gorman; P McHugh, G Fox; S Óg Grogan (0-1), D Casey (0-9), A Kelly; M Mulgrew (0-2), C Grogan (0-1), K Morgan. Subs: C McCrudden (0-1) for Morgan, C McElhatton for Kelly, J Kelly for McHugh, T McCrory for Maguire, M McCroryfor Cross.
Referee - J Heffernan.
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