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Cormac Costello stars as Dublin beat Roscommon

May 16, 2021 17:43 By Michael Cooke
Cormac Costello stars as Dublin beat Roscommon
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Dublin defeat Roscommon 1-22 to 0-16 in round one of the national football league.

Life in division one got off to a losing start as Dublin finished with nine points to spare over Roscommon at Dr. Hyde Park.

Cormac Costello was the difference between the sides scoring 1-13 for the visitors and his first half goal from a penalty helped them to a 1-12 to nine points lead at the break.

Costello had amassed 1-5 inside the first quarter as Dublin led eight points to five after 15 minutes.

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Donie Smith chipped in with a hat-trick of scores for the Rossies while Enda Smith and Ciaran Murtagh were also on target.

A subsequent penalty gave Dublin a six point buffer at the first water break and the sides traded 4 points each in the next quarter leaving half a dozen points between the sides at the short whistle.

Roscommon never managed to get within five points of Dublin in the third quarter and a point each from Brian Fenton, Cormac Costello and Ciaran Kilkenny opened an eight point gap with seven minutes remaining.

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Mick Galvin’s side then outscored the home side 5 points to 4 in the closing stages and finished with three goals to spare.

 

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