St Patrick's 1-10  Lisnaskea Emmetts 0-05

When Kevin Curran strode through the middle just after the break to score his side’s fifth point and put the Emmetts two points to the good all was going to plan for Kevin O’Rourke’s men. 
But from that point, it was St Patrick’s who would dominate the rest of the game and secure the two points on offer. 
Indeed the visitors failed to score for the final 28 minutes as the Donagh men reeled off 1-07 without reply. 
After the game St Pat’s boss, Sean Maguire, revealed his delight at the win but also tempered it with some realism;
“I think to be fair to Lisnaskea they missed a few chances in the first half and they could have gone in at the break a few more points ahead than they did,” Maguire stated before adding;
“The goal was the major score for us and it gave us confidence and I think we played a little bit more relaxed after that point. 
“I think up to that, especially in the first half it was a game that neither team wanted to lose rather than a game that someone was going to go out and win.”
That green flag was raised by Maguire’s son, Eamon, who along with Pat Cadden did well to dispossess the Emmetts rearguard and with only Daniel Kille to beat Maguire lobbed the makeshift Lisnaskea keeper to put his side into the lead.
 It was a frustrating afternoon for the Emmetts, a point reflected upon after the game by their manager;
“We started well enough but that goal was the turning point in the game,” O’Rourke revealed after the game. 
“We are disappointed with the chances that we missed and no it’s a case of getting men back on the pitch and getting going again.”
Lisnaskea have been hampered by a loss of players this season. And quite apart from transfers, that have seen Niall Keenan, Sean Keenan and Niall McElroy leave for a club in Manchester, the Emmetts fielded on Sunday with ace attacker Daniel Kille only fit for a place in goals, while Ryan Glancy, another of their main men, was out injured. 
But despite that Lisnaskea were holding their own against a nervous St Pat’s outfit who had well taken points from Cameron McBrien and Thomas Cadden in the first half. 
McBrien looked a dangerous operator for St Pats in the first half but it was his move to the half forward line in the second half that helped open things up for his side. 
He shot a number of excellent scores with Pat Cadden and Eoghan Curran also getting in among the scores for the winners. 
The second half saw a complete transformation in the young Donagh side as they appeared to perform with much more freedom and abandon. 
Eugene Cadden and Paul McManus were solid for the home side in defence as they kept Lisnaskea under wraps for the vast majority of the second half. 
For the losers, their best performers came closer to their own goal with Mark McKenna and Johnny Woods both stand out players for Lisnaskea Emmetts.