Mungret St. Pauls 1-18 Kildimo Pallaskenry 2-8

This was the forth match in the Championship on Monday 5 August 2019 and the Limerick Motor centre sponsored Intermediate Football team had held a clean sheet so far, winning 3 games and drawing one. With a win in this game it would secure a place in the semi finals. The last time these two team met was on the same pitch in Clarina in June with Mungret St. Pauls scraping the win with a goal.

Kildimo Pallaskenry were first up to score while Mungret St. Pauls worked their way up the slope and kicked two points without reply before Kildimo Pallaskenry raised the first green flag of the game by the ball coming from a free taken low, our goalie jumped and got both hands to the ball but on the return to his feet fell back into the goal. This was still early in the game and Mungret St. Pauls went and pointed the next ball leaving just a point between the teams. Kildimo Pallaskenry scored the next point but an excellent free from Mungret St. Pauls kept them in the game. The ball was kicked by Mungret St.Pauls toward the goal but it looked like it was going over the line, was kept in by a Mungret St. Pauls hand, landed at another Mungret St. Pauls player and sent to the back of the net to boost Mungret St. Pauls into a 2 point lead which was not released. The next 10 minutes was Mungret St. Pauls game as they held possession most of the time and secured another 4 points. A penalty was awarded to Mungret St. Pauls but it did not go our way and Kildimo Pallaskenry got back into the game with their first point in 18 minutes following it up with another 2 before the break. Mungret St. Pauls leading at half time 1-8 to 1-5.

After a flat first half from Kildimo Pallaskenry, Mungret St. Pauls had to prepare for a stronger opposition in the second half which they got. Mungret St. Pauls started the second half better as we kicked the first two scores. Kildimo Pallaskenry needed to narrow the gap and they did when a placed ball was sent toward the goal and punched passed our goalie, this brought Kildimo Pallaskenry back to 2 points behind. Both sides shared the next 6 points which is where Kildimo Pallaskenry ended their scores as they tried bout were denied any more chances on goals. Mungret St. Pauls closed off the game in style as they pointed another 5 points and a 7 point lead.

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