Big win for Bride’s

ST BRIDES NAOMH MAIRTIN 0-10 0-7

ST Brides registered their second win in the league with this hardearned victory in Monasterboice on Sunday afternoon.

The visitors opened the scoring with a pointed free kick in the fourth minute from goalkeeper, Conaill Devin but a Sam Mulroy brace gave his side a one-point margin with nine minutes gone on the clock.

The Reds enjoyed a purple patch for the next quarter of an hour but could only manage three unanswered points during this spell of dominance.

Thomas Sullivan brought his side back into it with a well taken point, but this was cancelled out immediately at the other end by another Devin free kick.

Sam Mulroy concluded the scoring for the half when he converted a free kick just before the interval to leave his side trailing 0-5 to 0-4.

As in the first half, St Brides opened the scoring early for the second half when Patrick Reilly converted. Sullivan replied in style at the opposite end six minutes later. However, Sean Marry edged the visitors further ahead with a well taken point on 41 minutes.

Two quick-fire singles by ‘The Jocks’ made it all square on 43 minutes. These came from the boots of John Clutterbuck and Mulroy.

However, some tenacious defending by St Brides with three unanswered points by their forwards meant they ran out winners on a scoreline of 0-10 to 0-7.

ST BRIDES: Conaill Devin (0-3); Andrew Smyth, Ronan Bailey, Padraig Mackin; Mark Hoey (0-1), Cillian Kirk, Michael Keane; Patrick Reilly (0-2), Alan Dunne; James Costelloe, Kevin Hearty (0-2), Johnny Culleton; Sean Marry (0-2), Cathal McKenna, Aaron Hoey. Subs: James Searson for J Culleton, Bernard Laverty for C McKenna.

NAOMH MAIRTIN: Craig Lynch; Alan Downey, Mick Fanning, Paul Berrill; Padraig McDonagh, Thomas Sullivan (01), Conor Healy; Wayne Campbell, John Clutterbuck (0-2); Stephen Campbell, Eoghan Callaghan, Sam Mulroy (0-4); Brian McQuillan, JP Rooney, Conor Morgan. Subs: Adam Winters for A Downey, Mark McCullough for B McQuillan.