Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Shane Cunnane and Roscommon ran out 19-point winners against London in Ruislip.Juan Gasparini/INPHO FreeChampionship 2025 Roscommon move through the gears against London to win Connacht SFC opener Davy Burke’s side now await the winner of Galway’s meeting with New York on Sunday afternoon. 6.15pm, 5 Apr 2025 Share options London 0-13 Roscommon 2-26 DIARMUID MURTAGH SCORED the opening goal of the 2025 GAA Football Championship to set Roscommon on their way to what was ultimately a comfortable 19-point win over London in Ruislip. Davy Burke’s side now await the winner of Galway’s meeting with New York on Sunday afternoon. Advertisement Murtagh palmed the ball to the net in the eighth minute to give the Rossies an early 1-2 to 0-0 lead in this Connacht senior football championship quarter-final. They had stretched that margin to 1-6 by the time Liam Gallagher kicked London’s first score with a two-pointer on 15 minutes. From there, the determined Exiles fought their way right back into the game and outscored their visitors by 0-8 to 0-1 over the following 10 minutes to draw level. When the half-time break came, Murtagh’s early goal was all that separated the sides as Roscommon led by 1-10 to 0-10. Related Reads How is every county shaping up as All-Ireland football championship starts? Here's the fixtures and TV-streaming coverage for the 2025 GAA football championship 'An awful legacy of injuries' - How Derry have been hit hard ahead of Donegal rematch The Rossies moved up a gear after the restart and had built up a five-point cushion when Ciaráin Murtagh killed London’s challenge and struck for his side’s second goal on 52 minutes. Ben O’Carroll slipped his marker to get hands on Ruaidhrí Fallon’s kick pass into the full-forward line, and Murtagh arrived like a train to take the pass and fire past Andrew Walsh in the London goal. Ciaráin Murtagh finished the afternoon as the Rossies’ top scorer with an individual 1-5 (one two-pointer) while O’Carroll impressed with five points from play as well as a two-point free. Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Roscommon move through the gears against London to win Connacht SFC opener”. 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