UCD 1 Sporting Fingal 2:A THIRD successive win courtesy of Kenny Browne's first goal for the club lifted Sporting Fingal back up to fourth in the table.
Solid at the back throughout, Browne fully deserved his winner on 51 minutes.
College failed to clear Ollie Cahill’s initial ball into their area. Alan Kirby set up Ronan Finn to lob it back in and Browne was at the back post to score with a looping header.
Ciarán Kilduff forced a parry save from Darren Quigley at the other end minutes later while Keith Ward was inches over with a free-kick. But that was as good as it got for UCD who drop into the relegation play-off places after this seventh defeat in nine games.
It was a long ball from Shaun Williams that found Conan Byrne whose stunning shot from outside the box flew past Ger Barron for the lead goal on 27 minutes.
UCD continued to play, though, and hit back to deservedly level on 39 minutes. Chris Mulhall forced a mix up in the Sporting defence and Kilduff showed terrific feet before calmly flicking the ball home.
UCD: Barron; Shortall, E. McMillan, Boyle, Nangle; Wilson, Creevy (Moore, 67 mins.), O’Conor, Mulhall (Rusk, 79 mins.0, Ward; Kilduff.
Sporting Fingal: Quigley; O’Brien, Maher, Browne, Frost; Finn, McFaul (Kirby, h/t), Williams; Byrne, O’Neill, Cahill.
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin).
Att: 302
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