Diarmuid Murtagh hits 1-6 as Roscommon advance at Cavan’s expense

Brian Stack and Enda Smith scored the other all-important goals at Pearse Park to secure third spot in Group Two

Roscommon's Daire Gregg scores a point during the All-Ireland SFC Round 3 game against Cavan at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford. Photograph: John McVitty/InphoMurtagh, Brian Stack and Enda Smith grabbed the match-defining goals for Davy Burke’s side as they booked their place in next weekend’s All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals at a gutsy Cavan’s expense in a hugely entertaining game in front of 3,962 spectators.

The crucial score of the half arrived in the 21st minute when Murtagh’s effort for a point crept in under the head of Cavan goalkeeper Gary O’Rourke and into the net. Roscommon missed a few chances at the start of the second half to leave Cavan in the game. But Enda Smith took responsibility to puncture a huge hole through the opposition’s defence and square possession for Brian Stack to palm into the net to give the Rossies a 2-11 to 0-12 lead after 40 minutes.

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