Their success was build on good interplay, experience and some early luck as they stormed into the lead when a move involving John Hearne and John Coffey was finished to the net by Ger Power with just 90 seconds on the clock.
There was an element of good fortune about the score as Power’s drive deflected off a defender, leaving goalkeeper John Moroney stranded.
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