ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Roscommon 0-12 Offaly 1-6:ROSCOMMON CONTINUED their fine start to the league with a crucial win in Tullamore yesterday.
Thirteen minutes into the second half, the game was very much in the balance after a converted Anton Sullivan penalty put Offaly on level terms, 1-6 to 0-9.
It was here, however, that Roscommon produced their best football of the day, holding Offaly scoreless and getting points from Ger Heneghan, Matt Scally and Brian Murtagh to seal the well-earned victory.
ROSCOMMON: G Claffey; S McDermott , N Collins, S Ormsby; S Purcell (0-1), N Daly, C Cafferkey (0-1); M Finneran, K Higgins; D Keenan, D Shine, E Kenny; C Devanney (0-4), G Heneghan (0-1, free), D O'Gara. Subs: C Compton (0-1) for Kenny (7 mins), B Murtagh (0-2) for O'Gara (14 mins), M Scally (0-2) for Shine (39 mins).
OFFALY: K Meehan; J Gallagher, S Sullivan, S Pender; P McConway, J Moloney, B Darby (0-1); B Hanamy, N Smith; D Kelly, W Mulhall, G Guilfoyle; B Allen (0-3), A Mulhall (0-2, frees), A Sullivan (1-0, penalty). Subs: K Casey for McConway (28 mins), R Brady for A Mulhall (47 mins), S Guing for Hanamy (60 mins), D Currams for W Mulhall (67 mins), G Treacy for Guilfoyle (72 mins).
Referee: V Neary.
