Colleges SFC Finals/ St Patrick's 2-10 Good Counsel 1-6: A dazzling third quarter that saw them strike 1-4 set St Patrick's, Navan, up for victory over Good Counsel, New Ross, in the Leinster Colleges senior football final at Newbridge on Saturday.

The sides were level, 1-4 each, at half-time and when Good Counsel resumed with a James Bolger point they looked on course to cause an upset.

But St Patrick's responded and took the lead after 32 minutes when Ross Geraghty fisted to the net after a Shane O'Rourke delivery had been broken down by Mark McCabe. They added points through McCabe, Brian Sheridan (two) and Seán Keating to hold a five-point lead.

With Shane O'Rourke controlling midfield, all Good Counsel could manage after their 31st-minute point was a further point from Greg Bolger.

St Patrick's had opened brightly, easing into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead, but Good Counsel still led by two points after 26 minutes. When Greg Bolger fisted home a goal close to the break Good Counsel looked in control but a Seán Keating goal left the sides level.

ST PATRICK'S: P O'Rourke; S Conaty, D Maguire, C Lynch; D Donegan, S Carr, J Coogan; S O'Rourke, C Clarke (0-1); R Geraghty (1-0), M McCabe (0-1), G O'Gorman (0-1); S Keating (1-2), S Moran, B Sheridan (0-5). Subs: C Togher for P O'Rourke (inj); K O'Reilly for Moran.

GOOD COUNSEL: A Sweetman; M Cowman, R Nolan, P Raftice; M Wallace, D Harte, M Molloy; D Lyng (0-1), P Whelan; N Anthony, T Fitzharris, G Bolger (1-3); B Brosnan, S Roche (0-2), J Flynn. Subs: D McEvoy for Wallace; J O'Shea for Anthony; J Murphy for Flynn; N Harney for Whelan.

Referee: E Kinsella (Laois).