WELL the Bon Secours finally broke the hoodoo last night when they beat UHK in the battle of the hospitals in Cahermoneen.

The third Tommy Naughton Perpetual Cup game in aid of the Oncology Unit at University Hospital Kerry was held at Tralee Dynamos pitch and the men from the Strand Road hospital triumphed by 4-0 breaking UHK’s dominance since the Cup was first presented in 2014.

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Tommy Naughton worked at the Bons until he died suddenly in 2014. He was a big soccer fan so his colleagues decided to hold an annual game  in his memory and to raise funds for a great cause.

The game is played in good spirits but there is also a competitive side to it to gain bragging rights in the local derby.

Well Jonathan Downey was certainly up for it as he got a hat-trick for the Bons on the night with Brian Egan also netting in the 30 minutes a side match.

A decent crowd of spectators paid €5 to get in and some of them joined the teams after for an Apres Match celebration in Lindane’s Bar afterwards where there was spot prizes and a raffle for a signed Kerry jersey.

Chief organiser this year, Paul McCarthy of UHK, said he was delighted with the night and the way the game was played in good spirits. Scroll down for photos…