Padraig Pearses clinched their third Roscommon senior football title with a two point win.
Pearses came out victorious in challenging conditions in Dr. Hyde Park winning out 1-11 to 1-9.
Pearses led 1-7 to 1-1 at half-time. Niall Daly, Ronan Daly, Eoin Colleran and Adam McGreal had PEarses four points to one ahead after 13 minutes. Peter Gillooly having scored Gaels goal.
Eoin Colleran hammered in a Pearses goal after 15 minutes. John McGuinness found the Pearses net four minutes later.
Two Paul Carey free’s and Colleran fisting a point had Pearses 1-7 to 1-1 ahead at half-time.
Pearses led by five points with 10 minutes remaining. However, Gaels fashioned a comeback head for the home straight. A Mark Purcell free, Ryan Conlon and McGuinness made it a one point game with five minutes to play.
However, Pearses found an extra gear. A Carey free and Jack Nevin from play made it 1-11 to 1-8 in the first minute of injury time.
Gaels stuck one late on, but it wasn’t to be as Padraig Pearses claimed their third Fahey cup and their third in six years.
Congratulations to Roscommon Senior Football Champions, Pádraig Pearses.
Niall Daly and Caelim Keogh lift the Fahey Cup following their victory. #Rosgaa pic.twitter.com/FCJIlR6gkl
— Roscommon GAA (@RoscommonGAA) October 20, 2024
