Brigid's return to top flight with victory over Setanta

Brigid’s return to top flight with victory over Setanta

Tue, 14th October 2014

St Brigid’s senior hurlers secured an immediate return to AHL 1 after a 12-month absence following their 1-18 to 1-14 win over Setanta last Saturday evening in Russell Park.

Played in glorious autumnal sunshine in front of a large home crowd, Brigid's signalled their intent early on with excellent points from captain Daire Plunkett and corner-forward Dara Doyle.

However, Setanta who are fighting to retain their AHL 2 status and reduced the margin to five points by the break, 0-12 to 0-07.

The key moment of the game arrived just after the break as Doyle broke onto a fine cross-field pass from Dave Smyth before rifling the sliotar into the far top corner of the net. This gave the home side a comfortable nine-point lead and while the Ballymun men once again clawed their way back

into proceedings time was not on their side and it was Brigid’s who ran out four-point winners.

It was fine way for outgoing manager Ger Ryan to end his Brigid’s tenure after a disappointing Championship exit to Faughs in September.

ST BRIGID’S: Alan Nolan, Mick Cussen, Seán Brady, Brendan McEnerney, Aodhán McEnerney, Mark Kavanagh (0-01), Ciarán Dolan (0-01), Daire Plunkett (0-03), C Doyle, P Winters (0-03), Pat Rohan (0-01), Paddy McAvinue (0-05), Dara Doyle (1-2), John O’Loughlin (0-2), Dave Smyth. Subs used: Ruairi Dunbar for Pat Rohan, Brendan Lyng for Dave Smyth, Luke Purtill for Dara Doyle, Ciarán Kellett for Paddy McAvinue.