Pat’s power to victory over depleted Bray side

the foundation for this win in the opening half which saw a goal each from Ciaran McGettigan and Conor O’Brien in the early stages which saw the rest of the team respond with a string of points from Conor O’Brien, Jordan Pettigrew, and Simon Boucher, while corner-back Adrian Dunne also moved up field to get his name on the score sheet with a point, while a rare Bray Emmets attack brought a point from corner-forward Garret Crowley which saw the Pat’s men with a commanding lead of 2-11 to 0-01 at half-time.

The winners continued their dominance with points from top scorer Jordan Pettigrew, and Johnny Carton, while Ciaran McGettigan showed his ability with a long range point while Jordan Pettigrew and Simon Boucher and classy corner-forward Conor O’Brien continued to cause havoc in the Bray Emmets defence which saw them add six points between them in a team that has a nice blend of youth and experience.

On this occasion the winners had too much firing power but should not get carried away with this result as Bray Emmets were very much under-strength and no doubt that much stronger opposition lies ahead in the quarter-finals and beyond.

Scorers - St Patrick’s: Jordan Pettigrew 1-07, Conor O’Brien 1-04, Ciaran McGettigan 1-01, Johnny Carton 1-00, Simon Boucher 0-06, Aidan Dunne 0-01.

Bray Emmets: Liam Benville 0-01, Padraig Doyle 0-01, Conor Spillane 0-01, Garret Crowley 0-01.

St Patrick’s: David Byrne; Adrian Dunne, Lorcan Smullen, Ronan Connolly; Rian Sweetman Burke, Chris Kavanagh, Ciaran McGettigan; Joe Quinn, Bosco Guinan; Shane Dwyer, Simon Boucher, Jordan Pettigrew; Johnny Carton, Conor O’Brien, Jack Kelly. Subs: Donie Fitzgerald for Conor O’Brien, Bill McHugh for Ciaran McGettigan, Owen McGauley for Johnny Carton, Aidan Small for Joe Quinn.

Bray Emmets: Stephen Carton; Ross Masterson, Con Benville, Enda Maolmhuidh; Kevin Spain, Matt Thompson, John Joe Mulligan; Brendan Snow, Liam Benville; Liam Morgan, Peter Quilan, Mark Haughton; Garret Crowley, Ross Murphy, Conor Spillane. Subs: Con Greene for Kevin Spain, Padraig Doyle for Mark Haughton, Jack Lawrence for Liam Morgan, Geoff Kelleher for Conor Spillane.

Referee: Philip Bracken (Laragh).