Corofin topple ’Pike to stay on top

First Division

Corofin Harps 3  Turnpike Rovers 2

In this meeting of the top two in Division 1, Corofin continued their winning run when they accounted for Turnpike Rovers.

Turnpike took the lead after 10 minutes when Ian Mounsey scored but James Keane levelled for Corofin.

Francis Franks put the Pike back in front but Keane struck again for the Pike to tie up matters at the interval.

The winner came 15 minutes from time when Damian Ryan crashed a powerful shot to the net.

Corofin Harps: Michael Concannon; Stephen Quinn, Brian Halpin, Daryl Bane, Luke O’Loughlin; Jason Tierney, Damian Ryan, Brian McGahern, Brendan Keane; James Keane, Stephen Keane.
Subs: David O’Loughlin, Eamonn Malone, Jonathon Lane.
Turnpike Rovers: Dermot Ryan; Shane Moroney, Dermot Gannon, Ciarán Russell, Kenneth Kelly; Mark Woods, Jason Hayes, James Keane, Francis Franks, Johnnie Rynne, Ian Mounsey.
Sub: Sean McNamara, Niall McMahon, Fergal Brennan.

 

Bridge Celtic 1   Newmarket Celtic B 1

A share of the spoils resulted when Bridge Celtic entertained Newmarket Celtic B on Sunday.

Bridge scored just before half-time through Cian Moloney and this goal separated the sides at the break.

Newmarket battled back and levelled with 10 minutes remaining through Derek Moynihan after a cross by Martin Mulqueen.

Bridge Celtic: Paul O’Connell, Johnnie Howard, Luke Turner, William Slattery, Ollie Phillips; Daniel Ahern, Wesley Fleming, Paul McEvoy, Cian Moloney; Eugene Fleming, Brendan Nolan.
Subs: Conor Hynes, Ian Smith.
Newmarket Celtic B: Trevor O’Donnell; Derek Moynihan, Jamie Cronin, Ian Cusack, Christopher Noonan, Danny Conway, Seamus Considine, Eoin Kelly, Martin Mulqueen, Ciarán McCoy, Ciarán Crosby.
Subs: Martin Frawley, David Barrett, Kevin Feehily.

Moher Celtic 3   Bridge United A 3

Three goals a piece was the outcome when Moher Celtic entertained Bridge United A on Sunday.

Moher were ahead three times but the visitors fought back on each occasion.  Johnnie Daly scored from a Cohen Phillipson cross to give the North Clare side the lead but Bridge levelled through Christy Griffin.

A Paul Cagney goal following a Brian Conway cross had the home side back in front and this was the position at half-time.

Early in the second half, Bridge United levelled through Mike McNamara but Moher went back in front when Cohen Phillipson found the net. When Shane Keane saved a penalty from Mike McNamara, it looked like Moher would hold out but Bridge United had other ideas and five minutes from time, they levelled for a third time through Kieran Quinlan.

Moher Celtic: Shane Keane; Declan Fawl, Donogh Fawl, Kevin Scales, Brian Conway; Willie Murphy, Alan Horan, Johnnie Daly, Sean Cullinan; Paul Cagney, Cohen Phillipson.
Subs: Damian Finnucane for Scales (inj); Sean Noonan for Cagney; Jimmin Dooley for Cullinan.
Bridge United A: John Mulready; Kieran Tuohy, Darren Murphy, Mark Culbert, Jason White; Jonathon Downes, Dara Fitzgerald, Tom White, Trevor Maxwell; Christy Griffin, Mike McNamara.
Subs: Stephen Stewart for Tuohy; Damian Murray for Maxwell, Kieran Quinlan for Griffin.

Bunratty/Cratloe 3   Inch Crusaders 4

Inch Crusaders came out on top in an entertaining game in Division 1 at Bunratty on Sunday. Inch got a great start when Eoin Enright scored from a Eamonn Bracken cross after 10 minutes. Bunratty/Cratloe hit back on 30 minutes with a goal from a penalty by Barry Gleeson.

Conor Neylon and Colm Donnellan combined well with Bracken before half-time and Bracken finished on the run to put Inch back in front. Good work from Brian McDonnell and Neylon created some space for Bracken on 55 minutes and his well-delivered cross was finished to the net by Enright with a powerful header.

Bunratty Cratloe hit back on 65 minutes with a goal from a corner by Mike Hayes.

Against the run of play, they drew level on 75 minutes with a good left-foot strike from inside the box by David Collins.

It was now end-to-end stuff with both sides going all out for the win. On 82 minutes, good work from Sean Talty and James Rynne found Donnellan in some space on the edge of the box. His defence-splitting pass found Enright free at the back post and he finished well to complete his hat-trick and secure all three points for Inch.

Bunratty-Cratloe: Shane Gleeson; Philip Counihan, Mike Hayes, Michael Hawes, John O’Halloran, Sean Hynan, Pat O’Halloran, Barry Gleeson, Brendan O’Neill; David Collins, David Quinn.
Subs: Stuart Cahill for O’Halloran; Rory O’Connell for Collins.
Inch Crusaders: Andy O’Flynn, John Earls, Thomas O’Doherty, James Rynne, Sean Talty, Eoin Enright, Conor Neylon, Brian McDonnell, Eamonn Bracken, Rory Killeen, Colm Donnellan.
Sub: Gareth Bowe for Killeen.