Cavan 1-7 Roscommon 2-14

Roscommon arguably save their best to last in seeing off a poor Cavan team in a mundane tie at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

Wind-aided Roscommon careered into an early 0-4 to 0-0 lead with Donie Smith’s three frees helping them on their way before Cavan’s Martin Dunne goaled from a penalty .

A David O’Gara goal just before the break helped the vistors to a 1-7 to 1-3 half-time lead.

Roscommon continued to be the hungrier team on the restart with freetaker Smith’s accuracy underpinning his side.

Points from Eugene Keating and Cian Mackey sandwiched yet another Donie Smith free for Roscommon as the play swung from one end of the field to the other with abandon.

But the impressive visitors applied the coup de grace with O’Gara’s second goal of the day in the 61st minute .