A bouyant Glasdrumman team visited St. Paul's on Friday night looking to extend their good start to the season.

However, they were hit with a blitz from a determined St. Pauls team who stormed into a five point lead after ten minutes. Glasdrumman gathered themselves, and a point apiece from Connaire Harrison and Cormac Murphy eased them into the game. St. Paul's continued to dominate the game and went further ahead with a sixth point with only seven points remaining to half time. Despite playing with the advantage of the wind Glasdrumman were finding the going tough playing against a quick St. Pauls side but they managed to force a free kick thirty yards out which Cormac Murphy palced between the posts to narrow the gap again with five minutes remaining in the half. St. Paul's apeared to turn their attention to the half time break allowing Pat Mallon to put over another score before a high ball into the area was fisted over in added time for the final score of the first half to leave the half time score St. Paul's 0-6 Glasdrumman 0-5.

Glasdrumman came out for the second half as they had finished the first and Connaire Harrison levelled the scores on thirty two minutes from a well taken free kick. This only served to awaken St. Paul's to the task in hand and they repied almost immediately with two points themselves to put them ahead again. Connaire Harrison replied with his third point again from a free kick to reduce the difference again to only one point after thirty eight minutes. There were no more scores until St. Paul's scored their ninth point ten minutes later to again put two between the teams. Connaire Harrison was the main target man for Glasdrumman and he replied with a brilliant point from a tight angle on the right to reduce the gap again to one. But yet again St. Paul's replied immediately with their tenth score to increase the gap again to two with ten minutes remaining. Although the football was not pretty the toing and froing of the game was certainly keeping the attention of the supporters of both teams on the pitch.

With six minutes remaining Martin O'Neill sent over a fantastic point to reduce the deficit again to one but the Glasrumman supporters could not believe it when St. Paul's went straight up the other end for their final score and again the difference was two. Both teams gave their all and with only two minutes remaining on the clock, Martin O'Neill scored again to leave one in it. Connaire Harrison almost conjured a goal out of nothing but was unlucky to see the ball go narrowly wide. With the game now in added time, it looked as if St. Paul's had the game won, but one last gasp effort from Glasdrumman saw Declan Grant put over the final point to leave the final score St. Paul's 0-11 Glasdrumman 0-11.

Both teams deserve praise for their effort throughout the game but again Glasdrumman showed grit and determination in fighting for the result to maintain momentum and also their unbeaten start to the season.

Glasdrumman : Ronan McDowell, Daniel McCartan, Kevin Burns, Mark Trimble, Martin O'Neill (0-2), Art McCartan, Colum Carr, Colm Gribben, Pat Mallon (0-1), Raymond Magorrian, Raymond Clarke, Mark Grant, Cormac Murphy(0-2), Declan Grant (0-2), Connaire Harrison (0-4).

Subs used : Brian Burns for Daniel McCartan, Gary Trimble for Mark Grant
Subs not used : Sean Cunningham, Conor Clerkin, Christopher McDowell, Darren Joyce, Christopher Cassidy.