ACL Div. 1: Mullingar Shamrocks 1-9 Rosemount 1-10

Mullingar Shamrocks and Rosemount played an exciting final ACL Div.1 league match in Springfield on Sunday morning with Declan Mullen's last minute pointed free securing victory for Rosemount who had already qualified for the league final. Any resemblance between this match and what transpired later in the afternoon in Cusack Park was totally coincidental. Strangers might think they were watching different sports. T

he sides were level at the interval thanks to a great Rosemount goal scored by Shane Tone whose blasted to the net to finish a great move that began with the Rosemount goalkeeper collecting a Shamrocks scoring attempt that dropped short. The ball was moved swiftly downfield for the equalising score on the stroke of half-time. Paddy Joyce opened the scoring for Shamrocks with his first touch of the 2019 season when he finished a move that involved Alan Cashman, Brendan O'Reilly and Dean Moore. Normal business was resumed for Paddy who was presented with his 2018 county medal after the match by manager Ned Moore. Ross Corroon added to the lead with a mighty long range free. David Tone, Declan Mullen and Shane Tone had points to establish a Rosemount lead before Dónal O'Donoghue flicked a Dean Moore delivery to the Rosemount net (1-2 to 0-3). Ross Corroon and Dean Moore pointed to extend the lead but Rosemount responded with 1-2 before the halftime break.

Declan Mullen and Ross Corroon dominated the scoring during the second half. Ross contributed all four of Shamrocks' scores .... the finest was a massive free taken from his hands close to the sideline and at the wrong side for a right footed kicker. A Maurice Fitzgerald-Denis Corroon style effort but without any bend. Just kicked straight between the posts. However it was Rosemount who came away with the league points as they twice established a lead in the final minutes ... the first time with a point from David Tone which was nullified by a Ross Corroon pointed free and the final time with Declan Mullen's late free.

Mullingar Shamrocks: Daragh Ryan; Eddie Moore (Dillon Matthews), Kieran Gavin, Mark Butler; Paddy Joyce [0-1] (Cormac Murphy), Efe Siode, Aaron Purcell; Dónal O'Donoghue (1-0) and Daragh Daly; Pearse Corroon, Brendan O'Reilly, Alan Cashman; Ross Corroon (0-7), Dean Moore (0-1) and Billy Flynn.