Run riot

ST PATRICKS SEAN O’MAHONYS

Dreadnots fired in 1-3 without reply.

The Blues failed to recover from that blitz and an increasingly confident home side added three further goals to their tally. Peter Kirwan struck two goals while Karl Monaghan and Daragh Shevlin also found the net. Ross Nally found the net for the Blues but it wasn’t enough to put an end to their losing sequence. ST Patricks followed up their dramatic victory over Dreadnots by defeating another heavyweight in the shape of county champs Sean O’Mahony’s on Friday.

In a tight game where scores were at a premium it took a late goal from Aidan McCann to finally settle the encounter in favour of St Pats.

There have been a number of high profile games between the teams over the past number of years that have been keenly contested and this was no different. It proved to be another cagey affair where defences were very much on top throughout, although both sides didn’t help their chances by missing opportunities.

It was Stephen Kilcoyne who opened the scoring for the home team and it was tit-for-tat throughout the half that ended with the Pats leading by 0-4 to 0-3.

The second period followed a similar pattern and although the Pats extended their advantage to 0-6 to 0-4, the result was very much in the balance.

In the closing stages the O’Mahonys pushed forward in search of a goal to win the game, but they were hit on the counter as the Pats broke quickly and saw Aidan McCann seal victory with the only goal of the game. Sean McDermotts 0-13 Naomh Mairtin 1-10; St Brides 1-17 John Mitchels 0-5; Stabannon Parnells GFC 1-9 Naomh Malachi 1-11 Naomh Mairtin 1-10 Ardee St. Mary’s G.F.C. 1-18 St Fechins GAA 6-21 Glen Emmets 0-5 St Nicholas GFC 2-5 St Josephs 4-5 Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown Rovers 1-10 Geraldines 2-8; Dundalk Gaels 2-5 Cooley Kickhams 2-15; Roche Emmets/St Brides 1-9 St Patrick’s GFC 2-15 St Nicholas GFC 2-5 St Mochtas 2-19 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lannleire 2-8 Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi 1-10; O’Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels 0-5 St Kevins 1-8; Dundalk Young Irelands 6-8 St Josephs 3-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-12 Glen Emmets 4-16 Westerns 0-15 Cuchulainn Gaels 0-8 Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi 3-6 Cooley Kickhams 3-7; St Fechins GAA 4-9 Naomh Mairtin 2-7; Ardee St. Mary’s G.F.C. 7-10 St Kevins 1-7 Naomh Mairtin v St Nicholas GFC, Declan Dunne, 7.30; Newtown Blues v Oilibhéar Pluincéad, Colm Mc Collough, 7.30; Naomh Fionnbarra/Lannleire v St Josephs, Gabriel Mc Kenny, 7.30; Dreadnots v St Patrick’s GFC, Finton Levins, 7.30 Dreadnots v Na Piarsaigh/Sean O’Mahonys/ Dowdallshill, Donal Brady, 7.30; Newtown Blues v Oilibhéar Pluincéad, ref tbc , 7.30 Annaghminnon Rovers v Wolfe Tones Football, Peter Hoey, 7.30 Final: Naomh Moninne v Raonaithe Máiteoige, ref tbc , 7.15 Ardee St. Mary’s G.F.C. v Clan na nGael, James Hunterstown Rvrs 3 St Fechins GAA 3 Naomh Fionnbarra3 St Josephs 3 St Brides 3 Glen Emmets 3 O`Raghallaighs 3 Oliver Plunketts 3 St Mochtas 3 O’Connells 3 Na Piarsaigh 3 Dundalk YI 3 P Roche Emmets 3 St Kevins 3 St Brides 3 Glyde Rangers 3 Lann Léire C.P.G. 3 Naomh Malachi 3 Westerns 3 Stabannon P 3 Naomh Mairtin 3 John Mitchels 3 Sean McDermotts 3 Dowdallshill 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 W 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 D 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 41 31 15 11 2 -3 -10 -11 -13 -17 -19 -27 SD 41 35 18 6 -2 -7 -6 -3 -3 -26 -26 -27 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 Pts 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1