Dowdallshill 0-9 v 0-14 St.Nicholas

HT 0-5 v 0-5

St.Nicholas got back to winning ways in Dundalk on Saturday evening. In a tight first half it was the home team who struck first from a free. A Phillip Kirwan free brought the nicks all square. Both teams went point for point for the half; two from Paudi Downey, one each from Kirwan and Fionn Meagher were the Nicks scorers. A late Dowdallshill goal chance was put onto the crossbar and over the bar by Shane Finegan in the St.Nicholas’ goal, leaving it all square going in at the break.

The point for point scoring continued into the second half with a Brian Carter fisted effort and an Aaron Flanagan point for the visitors. Midway through the half the Nicks began to extend their lead through Downey, Kirwan and Sam Reilly points. Dowdallshill kept chipping into the Nicks lead and kept it within three until the final ten minutes where St.Nicholas extended their lead to five and saw out the final minutes to leave with the two league points.

St.Nicholas team; Shane Finegan; Stephen Finegan, Andrew Starrs, Shahin Housidari; Sam Reilly (0-1), Declan Heeney, Rian Farrell; Brian Carter(0-1), Aaron Flanagan (0-1); Con Sheehan, Phillip Kirwan (0-4,2f), Fionn Meagher (0-4,1f); Evan Byrne, Stephen Hodgins, Paudi Downey (0-3)

Subs; Tadgh Martin for Byrne; Alex Reilly for Sheehan; Jack Downey for Hodgins

Best for the Nicks; Andrew Starrs, Rian Farrell and Paudi Downey