Paddy Small lit up the Dublin senior football championship with a brilliant solo-goal in Ballymun Kickham's clash with Balinteer St John's on Saturday afternoon.
The Dublin forward showed his class and composure breaking onto a loose ball before driving at the Balinteer defence.
He rounded two defenders before unleashing a dipping left footed shot into the roof of the net. Ballinteer fought back to ensure a close finish but Greg Ramsbottom's side held onto win out by 2-11 to 0-13 for a finish.
PADDY SMALL 🫡🔥
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Ballymun have made a solid start in the group stages of the Dublin senior football championship, defeating Ballyboden St Enda's by one point in the first round a fortnight ago.
The Kickhams last won a Dublin senior football championship in the Covid season in 2020, but have disappointed since, failing to make it back to another final.
With the likes of John Small, James McCarthy and Dean Rock also in their ranks, the talent in their team is undoubted and they are regularly tipped to win out in Dublin.
Small struggled to nail down a spot on the Dublin team this year and was introduced as a sub in their All-Ireland quarter final loss to Galway.
He spoke recently about how a number of hamstring tears have curbed his career for the Sky Blues in recent times.
