Avenue on top in local derby

Turnpike Rovers   0
Avenue United B  1

JOSH Lynch scored the all-important goal five minutes into the second half of this first-division league tie at Lees Road on Sunday morning.

Turnpike had a claim for a goal turned down late in the second half when John Ferns effort looked to have been over the goal line.
Keith Ryan was outstanding in goal for the Pike and pulled off some excellent saves.
This was a cracking Ennis derby with some great chances at both ends.

Turnpike Rovers: Keith Ryan; James Keane, Mark Woods, Shane Moroney, Joe Slattery, Dermot Gannon, Dean O’Grady, Brendan Dobbins, David McMahon, Eric Considine, John Ferns.
Subs: Owen Moore for Dobbins; William O’Keeffe for Considine.
Avenue United B: Killian Culligan; Shane Browne, Pa Sherlock, John Waters, Dean D’Auria; Neil Slattery, Craig McNamara, Dara Kerins, Eoghan O’Loughlin, Josh Lynch, Joe McNamara.
Subs: Jack Walsh, Sean Corry, Emyra Zakeri.

Corofin Harps  1
Bridge Celtic    0

COROFIN Harps collected the points in this league tie when they accounted for Bridge Celtic. The all-important goal was an og and it came after 20 minutes when Brendan Neylon’s free kick out of defence was headed past the Celtic keeper by Corofin Harps
Corofin Harps: Fergal Neylon; Brendan Neylon, Michael Concannon, Stevie Quinn, Brendan Keane, Ian Hassett, Paul Linnane, Mark Gleeson, Damian Ryan, Stephen Keane, Ronnie Meere.
Subs: Dermot Daly, Patrick McMahon, Gary Molloy.
Bridge Celtic: Paul O’Connell; Diarmuid Ahern, Pat Conway, Wesley Fleming, Luke Turner; Dean Sinnott, Trevor Howard, William Slattery, Pat Tobin; Paul McEvoy, Alan Conway.
Subs: Shane Moloney, Ollie Phillips.