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St Patrick’s Donabate withstood some late Fingal Ravens pressure to secure a 1-13 to 0-13 victory in their Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin Adult Football League Division 1 encounter in Rolestown on Tuesday night.
Despite playing with a strong breeze and playing down the hill, the visitors struggled to impose themselves in the first-half but a goal from Clyde Burke saw St Pat’s take a narrow 1-7 to 0-7 lead by half-time.
However, they were far more assured after the break, showing the form that has brought them to the summit of the table, with Ravens being held scoreless in the second-half until the 49th minute.
Dylan Knight top scored with six points for Donabate and with Burke kicking 1-2, they survived a late onslaught thanks to the earlier scoring contributions of Ollie Brooks (0-3) and Adam Dunne (0-2).
There was another three-point away in win Hyde Park as Aodhán Clabby saved two penalties when helping Ballinteer St John’s to edge Cuala by 0-17 to 0-14.
The visitors started on the front foot through a trio of Jack Lundy points and a Liam Fenton score and a two-pointed effort from Lundy edged Ballinteer 0-6 to 0-4 ahead by the end of the first quarter.
Cuala began to impress from that point but were denied the opening goal as Clabby repelled them from the spot while four further points by Lundy ensured the sides entered the break deadlocked at 0-11 apiece.
Scorers proved harder to source in the second-half but a two-pointer from Luke Breathnach and another Lundy point edged St John’s into a marginal 0-14 to 0-13 lead prior to Clabby’s second decisive intervention in the 50th minute.
This save and the influential efforts of Eoghan Fitzpatrick and Carl McDonnell proved key as the visitors registered their third win on the bounce through late points from Seamus Fenton, Liam Smith and the excellent Lundy.
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