Mungret St. Pauls 1-14 Croagh Kilfinny 0-18

This was a great game in the warm sun in Adare on Sunday 9 August 2020 when Mungret St. Pauls Junior A hurlers played Craogh Kilfinny.

The game started point for point as each side took what they could, after the water break Croagh Kilfinny took off and went 4 points unanswered before Mungret St. Pauls replied with 2 points. The game went on with again each side adding the same points on the score board. By half time the extra 2 scores from Croagh Kilfinny were what separated the teams when the board read 0-10 to 0-12.

Mungret St. Pauls came straight out of the traps after the break and keeping the pressure on, slotted another 3 sliotars over the cross bar to Croagh Kilfinnys two. Mungret St. Pauls never let their target out of sight throughout the game and just on the third quarter mark of the match a Mungret St. Pauls white helmet was seen in the distance with possession of the sliotar being hunted down by 3 blue and white jerseys, another Croagh Kilfinny player joined the chase but the target was spotted and the ball shot through the goalies attempt of stopping it to bring Mungret St. Pauls the lead they needed. This goal pushed Mungret St. Pauls on as they picked up momentum again after the water break and widened the gap to four points. It did not take much for Croagh Kilfinny to bring the score back to level pegging and with both sided desperately seeking the one point to win the game it went into injury time which seemed to go on for too long. A lucky strike for Mungret St. Pauls as a Croagh Kilfinny free pinged off the upright and back to play, both sets of supporters were urging on their team to make one more score to win and it was Croagh Kilfinny who obliged, Mungret St. Pauls kept on sending the ball into the forwards but it was met with failed attempts, the final shot, a chance sideline for Mungret St. Pauls that passed on the wrong side of the uprights before the final whistle.

The Junior A team are not out, they have another 2 matches to play to stay in for a chance to get into a quarter or Semi Final.

Players; Louis Dee, Dec Browne, Stephen Dilworth, Conor Lynch, John Malone, Conor Garvey (0-6, 0-6 from free), James Garvey, David Bridgeman, Conor Barry, Darragh O'Hagan (0-3, 0-3 from free), Killian Ryan (1-1), Chams Jagana, Cian O'Doherty, Seamus Hurley (0-2), Darragh O'Brien (0-2), Eamonn Flahive ( on for Conor Barry), Denis Guiltane (on for Darragh O'Brien), Mark Patterson, Patrick Dwane, Tim Lehane

Management; PJ Garvey, Bosco Ryan, Mike Kennedy, Tom Bridgeman, Eoin Ryan, Ronan McElligot.

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