CONNACHT SFC FIRST ROUND St Brigid's 0-21 Eastern Harps 0-4:ROSCOMMON CHAMPIONS St Brigid's overwhelmed Eastern Harps of Sligo in a lopsided Connacht club football first-round match at Kiltoom.
Frankie Dolan and Senan Kilbride scored 0-3 each in the first half with Conor McHugh (two), Karol Mannion, David O’Connor and Cathal McHugh also finding the target.
While St Brigid’s weren’t as fluid in the second half, they continued to pull further ahead. O’Connor and Dolan scored early points before Paul Taylor kicked over Harps’ third point in the 42nd minute.
St Brigid’s are away to Leitrim champions Glencar/
Manonhamilton in the Connacht semi-final on November 7th.
ST BRIGID'S: P Martin; R Kelly, D Donnelly, N Grehan; I Kilbride, P Domican, G Cunniffe; G Dolan (0-1), K Mannion (0-1); Cathal McHugh (0-2), F Dolan (0-5, four frees), D Dolan (0-1); C McHugh (0-3), S Kilbride (0-6, four frees), D O'Connor (0-2). Subs: E Sheehy for D Dolan (53 mins), R Blaine for O'Connor (56 mins), D O'Connor for F Dolan (59 mins), G Aherne for Domican (60 mins).
EASTERN HARPS: B McHugh; S King, B Cryan, R Donovan; K Gallagher, P McGovern, P Rafferty; P Grady, T Taylor; G Horan, K Carty, M Doddy; R Hannon, P Taylor (0-4, three frees), J Rafferty. Subs: T Cryan for Carty (29 mins), S Dorrian for Hannon (29 mins), C Galllagher for Doddy (37 mins).
Referee: R McBrien(Leitrim).
