IT’S STARTING TO heat up in the Allianz football league with Round 5 of the competition taking place this weekend. We’ll kept a close eye on all of today’s action.
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Results
Division 1: Derry 1-16 Dublin 0-13; Tyrone 2-23 Westmeath 1-12; Kerry 2-15 Kildare 0-15; Mayo 4-12 Cork 2-14.
Division 2: Down 1-9 Donegal 0-10; Galway 0-15 Louth 2-9.
Division 3: Wexford 2-12 Sligo 1-12; Fermanagh 0-18 Limerick 1-6; Roscommon 3-19 Offaly 2-4; Cavan 1-9 Longford 0-10.
Division 4: Wicklow 1-25 Carlow 1-11; Tipperary 3-20 Antrim 1-17.
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Welcome along for a massive day of Gaelic football action in Round 5 of the Allianz football league.
First up, here’s what happened yesterday with Waterford, Monaghan and Meath all claiming victories.
And here’s what we’ve got in store today:
Division 1: Derry v Dublin, Celtic Park, 2pm; Tyrone v Westmeath, Healy Park, Omagh, 2pm; Kildare v Kerry, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 2.30pm; Mayo v Cork, Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2.30pm.
Division 2: Down v Donegal, Páirc Esler, Newry, 2pm; Louth v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 2.30pm.
Division 3: Wexford v Sligo, Wexford Park, 12.45pm; Limerick v Fermanagh, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm; Longford v Cavan, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2pm; Roscommon v Offaly, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm.
Division 4: Carlow v Wicklow, Dr Cullen Park, 1pm; Tipperary v Antrim, Semple Stadium, 2pm.
The action is already underway in Division 3 and 4. Wexford and Sligo began their clash at 12.45pm in Wexford Park in Division 3 with Wexford ahead 1-6 to 1-3 at the interval. Michael O’Regan with the early goal for Wexford while Pat Hughes hit back with a strike for Sligo.
In Division 4, Wicklow hold a 0-12 to 0-5 lead approaching half-time against Carlow in Dr Cullen Park.
Wexford 1-9 Sligo 1-7: 46 mins – Two point advantage for Wexford at the moment.
GOAL! Wexford 2-9 Sligo 1-8: Ben Brosnan hits what could be a crucial goal for Wexford.
GOAL! Wicklow 0-14 Carlow 1-6: 41 mins – Paul Broderick finds the net for Carlow.
James McCarthy and Kevin McManamon out for Dublin. Paul Hudson and Darragh Nelson in. Declan Mullan for Emmet McGuckin (flu) Derry
Dublin 0-1 Derry 0-1: 5 mins – Level in the early stages in Celtic Park.
Fermanagh 0-3 Limerick 0-0: 5 mins – Good start by Pete McGrath’s side in Newcastlewest.
Tyrone 0-1 Westmeath 0-1: 7 mins – Points swapped by Denis Glennon and Kyle Coney.
Wexford 2-11 Sligo 1-10: 63 mins – The home side are seven minutes away from only their second league victory after losing their last three matches in Division 3.
Derry 0-3 Dublin 0-2: 9 mins – Ciaran McFaul stretches Derry’s lead with a point but Alan Brogan then hits back for Dublin.
Cavan 0-2 Longford 0-1: 8 mins – Niall McDermott with Cavan’s latest point.
Derry 0-3 Dublin 0-3: 12 mins – Paul Hudson ties the teams with a point for Dublin.
GOAL! Down 1-1 Donegal 0-0: 13 mins – Niall Madine finds the net for Down.
Derry 0-5 Dublin 0-3: 15 mins – Caolean O’Boyle increases Derry’s lead.
Result: Wexford 2-12 Sligo 1-12: Victory for Wexford in their Division 3 clash.
Dublin 0-5 Derry 0-5: 20 mins – All square again in Celtic Park.
Roscommon 2-5 Offaly 0-2: Goals from Diarmuid Murtagh and Cathal Cregg have placed Roscommon in control.
Tyrone 0-7 Westmeath 0-5: 23 mins – Colm Cavanagh stretches Tyrone’s lead.
Derry 0-7 Dublin 0-6: 26 mins – Mark Lynch and Fergal Doherty grab the points that put Derry in front.
Derry 0-7 Dublin 0-7: 27 mins – Scratch that as Alan Brogan ties the teams with a point for Dublin. Great goal chance as well for the Dubs but super save to deny Davy Byrne.
Result: Division 4 – Wicklow 1-25 Carlow 1-11: Comprehensive win for Wicklow with Seanie Furlong grabbing their late goal.
GOAL! Derry 1-8 Dublin 0-8: 31 mins – Mark Lynch strikes the first goal of the game for Derry.
Half-Time: Roscommon 2-8 Offaly 1-3: Looking good for John Evans side so far in Dr Hyde Park.
Half-Time: Derry 1-10 Dublin 0-9: Derry lead by four points at the break in Celtic Park but it looked like they definitely should have had a penalty before the break.
Half-Time: Tyrone 0-10 Westmeath 0-9: Narrow lead at the break for Mickey Harte’s side.
Cork 0-3 Mayo 0-0: Three early points from Brian Hurley have pushed Cork ahead of Mayo.
Half-Time: Tipperary 2-9 Antrim 1-6: Advantage to the Premier so far in Semple Stadium.
Kildare 0-3 Kerry 0-1: Two point lead early on for Jason Ryan’s side.
Kildare 0-4 Kerry 0-2: 13 mins – Paddy Brophy extends Kildare’s lead.
Cork 0-4 Mayo 0-0: Donncha O’Connor stretches Cork’s lead.-
Division 3: Here’s the half-time scores:
Fermanagh 0-12 Limerick 1-1; Longford 0-6 Cavan 0-4; Roscommon 2-8 Offaly 1-3.
Half-Time: Down 1-6 Donegal 0-5: James McCartan will be happy with his side’s lead so far.
Cork 0-5 Mayo 0-3: Kevin McLoughlin from play helps Mayo cut the gap.
Kildare 0-6 Kerry 0-6: 20 mins – All square in Newbridge.
Mayo creating plenty goalscoring opportunities in Castlebar but they have yet to hit the net against Cork.
Kerry 0-8 Kildare 0-6: A Bryan Sheehan point puts Kerry ahead by two.
GOAL! Kerry 1-8 Kildare 0-6: Big moment as Paul Geaney bags the first goal of the game for Kerry.
Mayo 0-6 Cork 0-5: What a turnaround by Mayo. They conceded the first five points of the game but then struck six without reply to surge ahead.
GOAL! Louth 1-3 Galway 0-1: Derek Crilly strikes to the net for the Wee County.
Three changes for Dublin at half-time. Tomas Brady, Jason Whelan and Kevin Nolan in. Sean George, Paul Hudson and Bryan Cullen all come off.
Tyrone 0-14 Westmeath 0-9: Bit of daylight between the sides now with Conor McAliskey stretching Tyrone’s lead.
Derry 1-11 Dublin 0-9: Nice five point advantage now for Derry.
Mayo 0-7 Cork 0-6: Another goal chance for Mayo but they have to be content with a point as Ken O’Halloran tips a shot by Jason Doherty over the bar.
Turloc Mooney sent off for Cavan in their game against Longford in Division 3.
Roscommon 3-14 Offaly 2-3: Cathal Cregg with Roscommon’s third goal of the day.
Kerry 1-10 Kildare 0-8: A James O’Donoghue point puts Kerry clear by five.
GOAL! Cavan 1-5 Longford 0-6: Martin Dunne strikes to the net for Cavan from the penalty spot.
Half-Time: Kerry 1-10 Kildare 0-9
Tyrone 0-18 Westmeath 1-10: 50 mins – Goal for Westmeath from Ray Connellan but they still trail by five points.
GOAL! Mayo 1-9 Cork 0-6: Jason Doherty finally ensures Mayo raise a green flag in Castlebar.
Half-Time: Mayo 1-9 Cork 0-6
Derry 1-12 Dublin 0-12: 50 mins – Alan Brogan keeping Dublin in touch with his sixth point of the day.
Tyrone 1-21 Westmeath 1-10: 57 mins – The points should be safe for Tyrone now as Ronan O’Neill bags a goal.
Red Card - Derry’s Mark Craig has been dismissed.
Red Card - Philly McMahon sent off for off the ball incident.
Tyrone 1-22 Westmeath 1-11: 64 mins – Westmeath on course for another defeat it seems with Tyrone in control.
Derry 1-14 Dublin 0-13: 65 mins – Another cracking point by Mark Lynch and Derry go four clear.
GOAL! Tyrone 2-23 Westmeath 1-12: Sean Cavanagh finds the net for Tyrone.
Down 1-9 Donegal 0-8: 65 mins – Conor Laverty grabs a point to send Down ahead by four.
Mayo 1-10 Cork 0-7: 40 mins – Aidan Walsh with a point for Cork.
Results from Division 3:
Roscommon 3-19 Offaly 2-4
Fermanagh 0-18 Limerick 1-6
Full-Time: Cavan 1-9 Longford 0-10: Victory for Cavan as they close in on promotion.
Result: Division 4: Tipperary defeat Antrim by 3-20 to 1-17.
Result: Derry 1-16 Dublin 0-13
Result: Down 1-9 Donegal 0-10
GOAL! Kerry 2-14 Kildare 0-11: James O’Donoghue bags Kerry’s second goal of the game.
Result: Tyrone 2-23 Westmeath 1-12
GOAL! Mayo 2-12 Cork 0-8: Alan Freeman fires home Mayo’s second goal and they look to be in control.
GOAL! Mayo 3-12 Cork 0-9: Turning into a comfortable afternoon for Mayo as Jason Gibbons strikes their third goal of the day.
Galway 0-10 Louth 1-6: Narrow lead for Galway at the moment.
GOAL! Mayo 3-12 Cork 1-11: 56 mins – A lifeline for Cork as John O’Rourke grabs a goal.
GOAL! Mayo 4-12 Cork 1-11: Fourth goal of the day for Mayo, this time from Cillian O’Connor.
Kerry 2-15 Kildare 0-15: 66 mins – Four+ minutes left and Kerry still in front.
Result: Kerry 2-15 Kildare 0-15
GOAL! Louth 2-9 Galway 0-15: Paddy Keenan with a vital late goal for Louth.
Result: Mayo 4-12 Cork 2-14: Late goal by Brian Hurley for Cork but Mayo still run out victors.
Result: Galway 0-15 Louth 2-9
Sean Armstrong rescues a point for Galway with a late point.
That’s all from us today, thanks for joining in.
