Mungret St. Pauls 2-19 Ballybrown 2-8
On Tuesday 9 July in Kildimo Mungret St. Pauls Junior A hurlers played a strong game against neighbours Ballybrown. Ballybrowns poor shooting kept them at bay while Mungret St. Pauls were more accurate and built up a good score before half time.

Mungret St. Pauls opened the scoring with 2 points, Ballybrown had hit 2 wides before they split the uprights. Mungret St. Pauls added another point before they scored their first goal, a second chance on goal was denied when Ballybrown surrounded our player and sent the ball out the field. Mungret St. Pauls added on another 5 points until there was a lull in the game as both sides missed their shots with Mungret St. Pauls hitting a total of 4 wides by the end of the first half while Ballybrown missed 15 shots which could of made a difference to the score. Both sides finished on a good footing as they both pointed one more time.
After the break Mungret St. Pauls notched up another 2 points before Ballyborwn found their feet and went 2 points in a row, a point a piece and then both sides missed their targets twice. Mungret St. Pauls slotted the ball over the bar but Ballybrown put the pressure on our backs and in a shot close to the goal line was hard to save and Ballybrown started to see their chances were still there, especially as fortunes changed and Mungret St. Pauls missed 3 chances to score and Ballybrown drew closer with a point and their second goal, this left the two sides 5 points apart. Both sides shared the next 4 points, Mungret St. Pauls then found a second wind and went 2 points in a row quickly followed by their second goal which divided the sides by ten points. The game finished off with Ballybrown pointing their last score and Mungret St. Pauls finishing off with their last 2 points.
This was a great win for our players it was only their third Championship game, with one loss and 2 wins they currently sit in the middle of the table.
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