Gaffney's goal does the trick

A 20 YEAR wait for a second FAI Senior Schools Cup ended for the Bish in Terryland Park on Wednesday afternoon when Irish Schools international Brian Gaffney scored the only goal of the game to end the three-in-arow hopes of Limerick’s Sexton Street CBS.The Bish went into the game as underdogs against the Cup holders, but they defied the odds with a composed and disciplined performance as captain Ger Hanley followed in the footsteps of Wayne King, who lifted the trophy when the school won its only other FAI Schools Cup back in 1989.In a neat symmetry, that final 20 years ago was also played in Terryland Park, but location and outcome aside, there was very little else to compare between the two games with Wednesday’s hard fought win – literally, as it turned out at the end – a far cry from the 5-0 thumping the Blues handed Milford two decades ago.While the Bish soaked up some early pressure before cutting Milford to ribbons in their first success, it was something of a reverse on Wednesday, the Nuns Island side doing all the early attacking before coming under increasing pressure as the game neared its end. However the win was...