St Patrick's-Mater Dei 2-22 UUJ 0-10:A DEGREE of expectation surrounds a promising St Patrick's-Mater Dei combination and this ruthless Fitzgibbon Cup dismissal of UUJ at Mobhi Road suggests the optimism isn't misplaced.
Utterly dominant, the Dubliners delivered a polished display with midfielders Liam Ryan and Benny Travers particularly impressive.
Goalkeeper Eoin O’Reilly crashed home a 26th-minute goal from a 21-yard free as they went in at the interval armed with a commanding 1-10 to 0-5 advantage.
It was a similar story after the restart as Ryan continued to feed a decent forward line.
Canice Maher decorated the win with a splendid, 57th-minute goal.
ST PATRICK’S-MATER DEI: E O’Reilly (1-0, free); D McWalter, A Murphy, N Ryan; W Shaughnessy, M Quilty, C Nealon; L Ryan (0-4), B Travers (0-2); C Maher (1-0), JJ Farrell (0-4), A Dermody (0-1); G Spollen, P Keogh (0-8, 0-5 frees), I Duggan (0-1). Subs: N Breen for Shaughnessy (44 mins), B Timmons (0-2) for Dermody (51 mins).
UUJ: E Gillan; S Dobbin, F Neeson, N McAuley; L Hawkins, N Corry, J Downey; O McCloskey, P Murphy; P Magill (0-2), P O’Neill, D Hamill (0-1); P Henry (0-6, 0-4 free), B Cashman (0-1), M Devlin. Subs: D McGurk for Dobbin (28 mins), A Clarke for Cashman (38 mins), S Logue for Devlin (44 mins), C Gillan for Hawkins (48 mins), J Hughes for McAuley (60 mins).
Referee: A Stapelton (Laois).
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