Doyle brace helps to upset champions

St Peter's 5-6 St Kieran's 0-20: LEINSTER COLLEGES SHC: Two goals from centre-forward Michael Doyle handed St Peter's College…

St Peter's 5-6 St Kieran's 0-20:LEINSTER COLLEGES SHC: Two goals from centre-forward Michael Doyle handed St Peter's College a shock victory over reigning provincial champions St Kieran's College in their Leinster Colleges' SHC A game at Power Park, Wexford, yesterday.

St Kieran's controlled the opening 30 minutes, at the end of which they led 0-10 to 1-2. The St Peter's goal had come from a Stephen Nolan penalty which kept them in contention.

By the end of the third quarter St Kieran's still looked in command, leading 0-16 to 2-4, but it was Doyle who resurrected the game for the homeside with a late brace of goals to break the St Kieran's monopoly on proceedings.

ST PETER'S COLLEGE: M Doyle, S Nolan (2-0 each); D Goff (1-0); L Kinsella (0-4); D Foran, A Griffith (0-1 each).

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ST KIERAN'S COLLEGE: J Fitzpatrick (0-8); E O'Gorman, R Power (0-3 each); E Reid, M Bergin (0-2 each); K Lannigan, D O'Neill (0-1 each).

Referee: S Whelan (Wexford).