Mungret St. Pauls 1-16 Ballybrown 2-19

When the groups were drawn this was the match that was highlighted as the one to watch as the 2 neighbours went shoulder to shoulder. Mungret St. Pauls got home advantage on Friday 21 August 2020 and with the sun shining the stage was set.

Mungret St. Pauls started out with a strong first half performance, the first 3 minutes saw Mungret St. Pauls score 3 points. It took another 3 minutes before Ballybrown opened their score with 2 points from frees. At the first water break Mungret St. Pauls had added to their lead with another 3 points to Ballybrowns two. Straight back to the game and Mungret St. Pauls expanded by another 2 points. Ballybrown were never going to sit back and they finished out the half stronger with five unanswered points and taking the lead. Mungret St. Pauls 0-8 Ballybrown 0-9.

Mungret St. Pauls regained the lead in the opening minutes of the second half but not for long as Ballybrown struck back with a goal and 3 points, it was this score that Mungret St. Pauls chased for the rest of the game and were unsuccessful in their attempt to over power Ballybrown enough to to regain the lead. Mungret St. Pauls kept the pressure on the Ballybrown defense with many attempts just barely staying out of the goal. Mungret St. Pauls took what score they could from frees while the Ballybrown midfield were placing scores on the run. There were a few more exchanges of scores on both sides and with time running out there was a bit of urgency in the Mungret St. Pauls players seeking a goal to help the score along they eventually managed to squeeze the ball past the goalie. It was Ballybrown that was last to score and take the game.

This result left Mungret St. Pauls in second place in the group and in a quarter final while Ballybrown go straight into the Semi Final stage.

Team; Rian Murphy, Ciaran Kenny, Odhran O'Dwyer, David Hassett, Billy Molyneaux, Dermot Moloney, Eamonn Flahive, Barry Duff (0-1), Brian O'Meara (0-3), Conor Galvin (1-0), Conor O'Malley, Killian Archer (0-1) Conor O'Halloran (0-1), Darragh O'Hagan (0-2), Liam Lynch (0-8, 0-7 from Frees), Jack McCarthy, Cillian O'Gorman, Conor White, Darragh Bridgeman, Mark Moroney, Tom Morrison, Colin Rochford, Darragh O'Connor, Harry Page.

Management; Justin O'Meara, Brian Lynch, Colin Kenny, Brian O'Halloran, Cian O'Brien, Dec Browne

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