Mungret St. Pauls 1-13 Babec Gaels 0-16
On a breezy Sunny Friday 13 August in Mungret you might think one team would factor the Friday the 13th into a loss but a draw was the final result.
There were 2 wides for Munget St. Pauls before they secured their first point. Balbec Gaels followed on with a point of their own. A dramatic pile on to the left of the Balbec Gaels goal saw the Balbec Gaels players trying to stop the player while the sliotar slipped past them into the goal. This gave Mungret St. Pauls a great boost with wides from Balbec Gaels it kept them in the game. Before the end of half time there were 3 frees and a point from play for Balbec Gaels to Mungret St. Pauls 2 frees and one point from play to leave the score Mungret St. Pauls with a narrow lead 1-4 to 0-5
Balbec Gaels came out strong in the second half putting over 4 points all from play easily giving them a 2 point lead. The game played on point for point with Mungret St. Pauls not getting the lead back, a few chances for goals were missed. This was a game that brought you to your feet with some players work rate outstanding.
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