![]() ![]() ![]() Without McGraths scoring threat, Baltinglass struggled, coughing up possession too many times in scorable positions although two Mark Jackson frees did return them to the lead with 19 gone. Tommy Kelly poked home a goal after being oicked out by Paul O’Brien and John McGrath had to leave the field through injury. The key moments arrived at the end of the third quarter. ![]() Their first chance would come after 18 when Tommy Kelly swung over a free won by Bryan Doyle and two more Kelly placed balls and a McHugh free for Baltinglass sent Kevin O’Brien’s men in leading by four with the big question being had they scored enough with the elements in their favour.īryan Doyle started their recovery with a sweet free before Tommy Kelly drifted over a wondrous score after two of the second half.īaltinglass showed that they could cause major trouble against the wind when Mark Jackson (free) and Adam McHugh made it 1-6 to 0-5 after four but a dreamy Kelly free and a stunner from man of the match McWalter left just two between the sides with St Patrick’s starting to look the more threatening. ![]() Tommy Keogh watched as his shot came back off the post after 10 before Adam McHugh made it 1-3 to 0-0 with St Patrick’s hardly registering a scoring opportunity at this stage. Mark Jackson swept over one of his trademark frees before John McGrath fired home a ripper of a goal to leave it 1-2 to 0-0 after seven. Johnny Keogh opened the scoring in the first minute, taking a ball from McHugh before firing over. It was the Slaneysiders who started the better, charging out to a 1-3 to 0-0 lead with the aid of the elements and some lovely football from the likes of Johnny Keogh, Pat Burke, John McGrath, Adam McHugh and Tommy Keogh. Kevin O’Brien’s Baltinglass will reflect on six first-half wides when they had the wind at their backs, a bullet of a shot that cracked back off the bottom of Shane Doyle’s post after 10 minutes and the significant loss of John McGrath. On numerous occasions in the second half, it was the experienced centre-forward who won dirty ball being driven out of defence and used all his intelligence to turn the possession into vital attacks. St Patrick’s will look at the performance of Patrick ‘Padge’ McWalter as a key factor in this precious victory that was enjoyed by a sea of blue and white clad supporters in the rain after John Keenan’s final whistle. With the sides tied at 1-8 apiece after 22 minutes and with Baltinglass talisman John McGrath gone off injured, the tide seemed to have swung towards Robbie Leahy’s side, but they still needed match-winning scores and it was the midfield maestros who delivered with two stunning efforts in quick succession. Points from midfielders Dean Healy and John Crowe powered St Patrick’s to the Miley Cup in a pulsating Wicklow senior county final played in horrid conditions in the County Grounds in Aughrim. ![]()
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