Mungret St. Pauls 1-15 Granagh Ballingarry 2-13
It looked like a close match but it was far from it, for most of the match Mungret St. Pauls were 6 points behind Granagh Ballingarry when this league game was played in Ballingarry on Tuesday 24 July 2019.

Granagh Ballingarry got ahead first with 3 points to Mungret St. Pauls 2 when Granagh Ballingarry hit hard with a ball to the back of the net. Mungret St. Pauls scrambled back to trail by one point. Granagh Ballingarry did not wait ling before they struck again with another point and a close shot goal. Mungret St. Pauls tried to narrow the gap but there were a lot of misses and Granagh Ballingarry took advantage pointing from all over the pitch. The two sides swoped points by half time they were 9 points to 2-9 in Granagh Ballingarry's favour.

The second half was a slightly better half for Mungret St. Pauls, they were still missing the target and struggling to break through the Granagh Ballingarry defense. Mungret St. Pauls opened the score but then there were 3 points for Granagh Ballingarry, Mungret St. Pauls pointed one in the middle. Mungret St. Pauls then hit their stride and split the upright 4 times unanswered. A free for Granagh Ballingarry saw their last score of the game. Mungret St. Pauls got a break in injury time as a run from the half way and a strong shot to the goal the ball hit the net leaving the one point loss for Mungret St. Pauls as the whistle was blown.

Mungret have one more game to play to finish off the league and concentrate on the County Championship.

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