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St Brigid’s 1-11 Pádraig Pearse’s 0-08
On a warm autumn afternoon in Roscommon, spring was in the air for the St. Brigid club as a new generation of players reclaimed the Fahey Cup thanks to a six-point win over Pádraig Pearses in this afternoon’s county final. .
Coach Benny O’Brien was part of the management team when Kiltoom’s club won the All Ireland Clubs title seven years ago, but only five players from that team remained for this match, with four starters yet to turn 20 and two. in high school. school and will play a county minor final next weekend.
The regeneration project appears to be ahead of schedule, as this young group came to life and fully deserved their victory over the county champions, who simply never got under way in a match that started as an arm wrestling before turning into a procession.
0-2 apiece at the water break became 0-3 apiece reaching the 25 minute mark, when two sublime scores from man of the match Brian Derwin gave St. Brigid’s the first two-point lead of the game. However, Hubert Darcy scored Pearses’ first point in the game in injury time of the first half, and with 0-5 to 0-4 behind with the wind ready to blow on his back in the second half, he was still far from being a crisis for Pat. Flanagan and the county champions.
His ship was still afloat, but it was taking in water from all sides. Eddie Nolan and Brian Stack were controlling the battle in midfield against Conor and Niall Daly, while Niall Carty’s hamstring injury and Pearses’ lack of overall form in attack meant scores were always difficult to score. find.
Tenacity and determination kept Pearses in the game as they tried to drive and maneuver their way through the contest, but that plan fell apart the moment Brian Stack shot the game’s only goal, leading St. Brigid five points. in minute 42.
Now Pearses had to come out of his shell and chase the game, and that only played more in the hands of St. Brigid’s, who happily sat down and scored points at the break from teenage corner forwards Ben O’Carroll and Ciarán Sugrue for more. . stretch the cable.
Pearses was forced to resort to high and hopeful deliveries going forward and while one of them gave Hubert Darcy an instant opportunity, it summed up Pearses’ day that his effort from 10 meters was off target. St. Brigid’s were nowhere to be seen, and now the rest of the county fears they may stay that way for a long time.
St Brigid’s: James Martin; Pearse Frost, Darragh Sheehy, Peter Domican; Alan Daly, Ronan Stack, Paul McGrath; Brian Stack (1-00), Eddie Nolan (0-01); Eoin Sheehy, Gearóid Cunniffe (0-01), Rúaidhrí Fallon (0-01); Ben O’Carroll (0-01), Brian Derwin (0-04, 0-01 free), Ciarán Sugrue (0-01).
Subs: Donnchadh Gately (0-01) by E Sheehy (48), Robbie Dolan by Cunniffe (51), Rúairí Smith by O’Carroll (56), Conor Gleeson (0-01) by Sugrue (60), Eamon Cunnane by Derwin (60 + 5).
Patrick Pearses: Paul Whelan; Shane Carty, Anthony Butler, Gavin Downey; Shane Mulvey, Ronan Daly, David Murray; Conor Daly, Niall Daly; Lorcán Daly, Niall Carty, Paul Carey (0-03, 0-03 free); Hubert Darcy (0-02), Emmet Kelly (0-01, ’45), Conor Payne (0-01).
Subs: Charles Nevin for N Carty (42), Seán Ryan (0-01) for Kelly (51).
Referee: Kevin Naughton (Clann na nGael).
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