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Inter Footballers Fight Back With 2nd Half Surge to defeat Round Towers - Fri, 10 Jul 2009

Our Intermediate 2 footballers produced a sterling final 10 minute display, scoring 5 unanswered points to defeat Round Towers of Clondalkin in their AFL 4 encounter on Wednesday evening. The home side made an explosive start scoring 1-03 inside the opening 15 minutes with Paddy McAvenue bagging the Brigids goal following excellent work from Seamus Lynam. Towers edged their way back into the game with 3 frees but fine scores from a rejuvenated Eoin O Brien (0-02) and wing forward Shane O Hara (0-01) gave the Russell Park men a deserved 1-05 to 0-03 half time lead.

Every team has their "purple patch" at some stage in a game and Towers had their period of dominance immediately from the throw in. Attacking with a renewed imputus the Clondalkin men racked up 5 unanswered points to level the game. However, the Brigids defence soon regrouped and following the introduction of Mayo native, Gordon Cribbon, the tide swung back the way of the Castleknock men. Cribbon's forward runs gave wing backs Stephen Moore and Cian O?Sullivan more possession and Joe Cassidy (0-02), Tony Hughes and McAvenue were the men to translate this possession into scores.

Cassidy pointed from 35 yards with McAvenue adding a similar score from 25 yards just moments later. Corner back Tony Hughes settled the tie as a contest when he finished his outstanding forward run from the full-back line with an excellent curling effort. Well done to lads on a gutsy team performance. They now face Lucan Sarsfields away on Saturday evening at 6.30 looking to maintain their good form.

St Brigids: Kevin O Donovan, Tony Hughes (0-01), Niall Ryan, Ryan McAnerin, Cian O Sullivan, Se Smith, Stephen Moore, Seamus Lynam, Joe Twomey, Shane O Hara (0-01), Joe Cassidy (0-02), Paddy McAvenue (1-01), Paul Whitty (0-03), Eoin O Brien (0-02), Mark Kehir.

Subs: Gordon Cribbon for Niall Ryan, Colm Doyle for Mark Kehir.

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