In what turned out to be a tense and frantic game of football, the battlers of St Josephs eventually condemned St Johns to their first defeat of the season.

Leading the game throughout St Josephs had star midfielder Anthony Mageean to thank for laying the foundations for this fine win. Mageean plucked seven clean balls out of the air in midfield and his superb tackling broke down many a St Johns attack.

At halftime St Joes were leading by three points. Sean O'Rourke's goal came at a crucial time and further points from Anthony Mageean (0-01), Raymie Melville (0-01) and Benny Cunningham (0-02) give the away side a 1-04 to 0-04 lead.

St Johns tried their hardest to work their way back in to the game in the 2nd half but despite an early goal they couldnt do enough to get firmly back in to contention.

St Joes upped the stakes and scores from super sub Stefan Mason (0-02), Sean O'Rourke (0-03) and Raymie Melville (0-01) brought the underdogs to glory.

In what was ultimately a team orientated victory, the long kick outs of goalkeeper Eamon King combined with the defensive nous of Kieran Carville, Conor Miskelly and Donal Brennan meant that St Johns were kept at bay for long periods. Anthony Mageean was man of the match in midfield and his hard won possession was used very effectively by Sean O'Rourke. The whole forward unit worked tremendously hard but Raymie Melville, Paudie Curry, Mark Grant and Aodhan Killen must be singled out for special mention.

St Josephs: E.King, D.Brennan, K.Carville, R.Smith, C.McKee, C.Miskelly, P.Mageean, A.Mageean (0-01), S.O'Rourke (1-03), M.Grant, A.Killen, P.Curry, PJ Conlon, B.Cunningham (0-02), R.Melville (0-02). Sub: S.Mason (0-02).