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Monaghan progressed to round three of the All-Ireland SFC as they eased to a 1-20 to 0-14 victory over Roscommon at St Tiernach's Park.
Gabriel Bannigan's side were wasteful in the first half, hitting eight wides, although they did fight back from being four points down at one stage to lead 1-9 to 0-7.
Stephen Mooney scored the goal and was denied a second by a smart save from Rossies' goalkeeper Conor Carroll.
The Farney men managed the second half well despite facing a stiff breeze, producing an efficient display as they again finished strongly to win by nine points.
The two sides exchanged early points at Clones before the Connacht winners moved ahead as they hit four successive points, with Daire Cregg scoring three of them.
Monaghan's wayward shooting with the breeze behind them was proving costly as they went 15 minutes without another point after their early two scores.
They finally found their shooting boots midway through the first half and got back into the game with a fine two-pointer from Jack McCarron.
Two more points from McCarron and Conor McCarthy quickly drew them level before the Farney men took the lead through Mooney, who fired beyond Carroll from close range.
McCarthy tagged on another point before Mooney was denied a second goal by the foot of the goalkeeper just before half-time.
Rory Beggan took the resulting 45 quickly to McCarron, who nailed his second two-pointer to give Monaghan a five-point advantage as the hooter sounded.
Roscommon started the second half well with a two-pointer from Diarmuid Murtagh and another from Dylan Ruane cutting the gap to two.
Monaghan then regained control again as they stretched their advantage back to five with three points in a row.
An off-colour Roscommon struggled to respond, despite having the wind behind them, as Monaghan kept the scoreboard ticking over in a well-managed second half to seal a comfortable victory.
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Gabriel Bannigan's side were wasteful in the first half, hitting eight wides, although they did fight back from being four points down at one stage to lead 1-9 to 0-7.
Stephen Mooney scored the goal and was denied a second by a smart save from Rossies' goalkeeper Conor Carroll.
The Farney men managed the second half well despite facing a stiff breeze, producing an efficient display as they again finished strongly to win by nine points.
The two sides exchanged early points at Clones before the Connacht winners moved ahead as they hit four successive points, with Daire Cregg scoring three of them.
Monaghan's wayward shooting with the breeze behind them was proving costly as they went 15 minutes without another point after their early two scores.
They finally found their shooting boots midway through the first half and got back into the game with a fine two-pointer from Jack McCarron.
Two more points from McCarron and Conor McCarthy quickly drew them level before the Farney men took the lead through Mooney, who fired beyond Carroll from close range.
McCarthy tagged on another point before Mooney was denied a second goal by the foot of the goalkeeper just before half-time.
Rory Beggan took the resulting 45 quickly to McCarron, who nailed his second two-pointer to give Monaghan a five-point advantage as the hooter sounded.
Roscommon started the second half well with a two-pointer from Diarmuid Murtagh and another from Dylan Ruane cutting the gap to two.
Monaghan then regained control again as they stretched their advantage back to five with three points in a row.
An off-colour Roscommon struggled to respond, despite having the wind behind them, as Monaghan kept the scoreboard ticking over in a well-managed second half to seal a comfortable victory.
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