St. Pat’s boss Paul Hasson says some stern words at half time turned the contest in his side’s favour as they went on to produce a superb second half display to secure victory over Derrylin in the Division Two final at Brewster Park on Sunday.

A goal late in the first half by Ryan Kelly had brought St. Pat’s back to within a point and they kicked on in the second half to run out comprehensive victors.

“We addressed a few issues, we weren’t happy with the first half performance and we had a good strong word with the boys at half time,” said Hasson.

“The way we responded at the start of the second half was very clinical and very pleasing.

“You see what it means to these boys and to the club which is 50 years this year, so it is great to mark the occasion with a league title and silverware, promotion was guaranteed last week but it is nice to get a piece of silverware at the end of it.”

Kelly’s goal on the stroke of half time gave St. Pat’s momentum going into the second half and two further goals inside the opening five minutes of the second period put St. Pat’s into a lead they never relinquished.

There was a touch of fortune surrounding Kelly’s goal with his free kick dropping into the net but Hasson says he wouldn’t be surprised if his forward meant it.

“Ryan gives you that, it dipped in at the end but I have seen him score some crazy goals this year and that was right up there with the best of them” he added.

In the end it was St. Pat’s ability to rack up goals and a big score that did the business for them and it is something they have done all year.

“I have made no lie about it, that’s the way I set my teams up. You have to go and win matches and by putting the ball over the bar and in the back of the net, that’s how you usually do it.

“The defence at times did very well but there is a lot to work on if we are going to take it into the championship,” said Hasson.

St. Pat’s will take on Newtownbutler in their opening Junior Championship match and Hasson is looking no further ahead than that game.

“The full focus now is on Newtownbutler, it is one game at a time. Derrylin deservedly won the championship last year and Coa were unlucky so they will obviously be favourites going into it as they try and make amends but we will take it one game at a time and see how we get on.”

Derrylin manager Aidy Gilroy was disappointed with his side’s second half display but he stresses that the main goal of promotion has been achieved.

“The second half was disappointing but we can’t get too down about it.

“The main objective was promotion and we got that and we tried to win the final but mistakes cost us,” he said.

Derrylin now have an Intermediate Championship quarter final against Devenish to look forward to and Gilroy says they will be working to eradicate the mistakes that proved costly on Sunday.

“We will knuckle down and get ready for Devenish and we’ll look to cut out those mistakes because if we were made to pay for them in a Division Two final then we will surely be punished by a Division One side. The focus is all on the Intermediate Championship now,” he commented.