Ciaran Bradley on fire with 3-5 for Burt against Aodh Ruadh

It was all too easy for home side Burt in a pretty one-sided encounter against Aodh Ruadh at Hibernian Park.

Burt 6-18 Aodh Ruadh 0-7

The eventual winners led by 2-10 to 0-3 at the break. Their goals came from the free scoring duo of Ciaran Bradley and Kieran Brady.

Points from Ciaran Curran, Brady and Caolan McDermott pushed Burt to a 0-3 to 0-1 lead by the 15th minute in a reasonably well contested opening quarter.

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Aodh Ruadh’s point came from Martin Larkin. But the floodgates gradually opened in the 16th minute when Bradley found the net. Further points from Bradley and Brady eased Burt into a 1-6 to 0-1 lead.

Burt then had further points from Bradley, Brady, Ciaran Porter and Curran as Ballyshannn replied with points from Aaron Horan and Ryan O’Brien. But a Kieran Brady goal made it 2-10 to 0-3 at half-time.

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Burt added on four more goals from Bradley, Brady and Lee Doherty completed the win. Bradly and Brady and Jack Gallagher also landed further points. Aodh Ruadh had points from Horan, Larkin, Kyle McNulty and Paul Cassidy.

Burt scorers: Ciaran Bradley 3-5; Kieran Brady 1-7, Leo Doherty 1-0; Jack Gallagher 0-4; Caolan McDermott and Ciaran Porter 0-1.
Aodh Ruadh scorers: Aaron Horan and Martin Larkin 0-2; Kyle McNulty, Paul Cassidy and Ryan O’Brien 0-1.

Burt: Paul Burns; James Donaghey, Benny Harrian, Gareth Quinn; Callum Purves, Ciaran Bradley, Ciaran Curran; Oisin Kelly, Kevin Curran; Kieran Brady, Caolan McDermott,Ciaran Porter; Stephen Gallagher, Jack Lavery, Jack Gallagher.Subs used: Leo Doherty, Michael Gill.
Aodh Ruadh: Kenzie Ayres; Callum Ayres, Aaron Neilan, James Gallagher; Thomas Winters, Caelan Drummond, Kyle McNullty; Cian McKenna, Ryan O’Brien; Martin Larkin, Aaron Horan, Gareth Sheerin; Paul Cassidy, Shane Brady, Shane Patterson.
Referee: James Callaghan (Setanta)