Newbridge on rampage
PATRICIAN NEWBRIDGE 4-15
PORTMARNOCK CS 0-6
Patrician Newbridge oozed class as they romped to victory at Portmarnock.
The hosts struggled against a mobile Newbridge outfit, whose work rate in attack was particularly impressive.
They were also solid in defence, with corner-backs Alan Scully and Tom Kelly excelling.
After midfielders Ryan Moore and Adam Burke landed early points, Ronan Fitzgibbon's accurate free-taking and a fine goal from Ryan Houlihan helped Newbridge to a 1-8 to 0-1 lead at the break.
Portmarnock briefly rallied with a series of frees from Denis Redmond, but further goals from Donal Dempsey, Cian McConnell and Liam McDermott underlined Newbridge's dominance.
Scorers -- Patrician CS: R Fitzgibbon 0-7 (5f), R Houlihan 1-2, A Burke 0-3, D Dempsey, C McConnell, L McDermott 1-0 each, D McHugh, D Malone, R Moore 0-1 each. Portmarnock CS: D Redmond 0-4 (4f), N Murphy 0-2.
Portmarnock CS -- D Stuart; N Conlon, M Gavin, L Dowd; H Bradshaw, D Ryan, J Briggs; C Dunne, A Mulvey; C O'Neill, N Murphy, T Whelan; D Redmond, J McCabe, S Nangle. Subs: A Malone for Briggs (50), J Bidhawat for Whelan (52), P Mariotti for O' Neill (55), G McRory for Mulvey (59).
Patrician Newbridge -- T Kinsella; A Scully, K Scully, T Kealy; A Murphy, D Hartley, L Healy; R Moore, A Burke; C McConnell, R Houlihan D McHugh; D Malone, L McDermott, R Fitzgibbon. Subs: D Dempsey for Malone (21), C Kavanagh for Hartley half time, K Lynch for Murphy (50), C Hanafin for Houlihan (53), R O'Shea for Kealy (59).
Ref -- P Neilis (Meath).
Irish Independent
