Cork's Brian O’Driscoll is tackled by Roscommon's Diarmuid Murtagh during the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photo: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Roscommon's Sam Maguire hopes ended as Rebels prevail

Kieran Galvin

Published: Sat 24 Jun 2023, 5:17 PM

All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final: Cork 1-14 Roscommon 0-16

Roscommon have been knocked out of the All-Ireland SFC as Cork claimed a one-point victory in an entertaining preliminary quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh today (Saturday).

Kevin O'Donovan's fisted point proved the winner in an exciting finale as the Rebels advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Substitute Conor Corbett scored the only goal of the game on 58 minutes as Cork took advantage of a Roscommon kickout that went awry.

There was a controversial moment shortly before that goal when Cork felt they were denied a legitimate 'point' by Steven Sherlock. Yet it didn't matter in the end as John Cleary's men backed up last Sunday's win over Mayo.

The Rossies led by four points at one stage in the first half (0-7 to 0-3), but Cork finished the half strongly to trail by the minimum at the interval (0-7 to 0-6).

The Murtagh brothers, Ciaráin and Diarmuid, scored 0-11 of Roscommon's tally between them, but Davy Burke's charges were unable to amass a winning total.

A late red card for experienced star Enda Smith capped off a disappointing day for Roscommon.

Cork: Mícheál Aodh Martin; Maurice Shanley, Rory Maguire (0-2), Tommy Walsh (0-1); Luke Fahy (0-1), Daniel O’Mahony, Matty Taylor (0-1); Colm O’Callaghan, Ian Maguire; Brian O’Driscoll (0-1), Ruairí Deane, Killian O’Hanlon; Seán Powter, Stephen Sherlock (0-5, 4 frees), Eoghan McSweeney. Subs used: Chris Óg Jones (0-2) for McSweeney (34), Conor Corbett (1-0) for Deane (44), Kevin O’Donovan (0-1) for Shanley (47), Tom Clancy for Fahy (59), John O’Rourke for O’Hanlon (70).

Roscommon: Conor Carroll (0-1, ’45); Conor Hussey, Brian Stack, David Murray; Niall Daly, Conor Daly, Eoin McCormack; Eddie Nolan, Enda Smith (0-2); Ciaráin Murtagh (0-5, 3 frees), Cian McKeon, Dylan Ruane; Donie Smith, Ben O’Carroll, Diarmuid Murtagh (0-6, 3f). Subs used: Conor Cox for D Smith (34), Daire Cregg (0-2, 1 mark) for Ruane (45), Keith Doyle for Nolan (52), Cian Connolly for Hussey (60), Richard Hughes for N Daly (64).

Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare).