St. Brigid’s minors had a panel of 22 for this opening minor game in the qualifying section, doubling the attendance of the initial training sessions. However the Malone Road boys despite being short of a couple of their more experienced players found their feet early on and thanks to Paddy Nolan and Cormac McGrady raced into a 4 points to 1 advantage. Despite this early lead it was keeper Turlough Convery who was called into action to keep several long range efforts at bay, and he showed a very safe pair of hands under the posts.
The St. Johns team came back into the game thanks to some fine free taking and went in at half time 5 points all.
The second half was an even tussle but St .Johns were edging ahead in the first quarter and had a one point lead until the final ten minutes when St. Brigid’s were caught on the counter attack, and a penalty ensued
Neatly tucked into the corner of the net passed Convery.
However the Boys in blue refused to give up and Ramsay and McGranaghan were to the fore in fight back.
A little momentum was lost by the use of the bench and in the end St. John’s who got the upper hand in the Midfield throught the hour just about deserved their victory.
Best on the day were: Thomas McGeough,Matthew Kelly,Ciaran Mackle Cormac McGrady,Paddy Nolan and keeper Turlough Convery.
a case of what might have been given the poor training attendance to date, but the spirit shown during the match augurs well for the coming season if proper application can be applied.
Next up is St. Paul’s at Shaw’s Road on Sunday
