Early goals ensure victory for Lifford

Tulla United A 0 Lifford A 2

GOALS from Darren O’Neill and Ruairi Norrby helped Lifford A to this victory over Tulla United in the Premier League at the Cragg on Sunday. Both goals were scored in the opening half hour after which, the winners soaked up a lot of pressure from the home side who created a lot of opportunities.

Tulla United A: Paul Whelan; David McInerney, Padraic O’Malley, Denis Murphy, Niall Whelan; Cillian Bane, Darragh Corry, Thomas Mc Keown, Colin Nelson, Noel Collins, Seosamh O’Loughlin.
Subs: Sunny Jay for Collins; Shane Mason for C Nelson; Ger Hanrahan for O’Loughlin.
Lifford A: Jan Da Silva; Eoin Murphy, Hamad Kuku, Michael J Sullivan, Dylan Blake; Ruairi Norrby, Pat Mannion, Pat Darcy, Ryan Boyle; Lunga Balman, Darren O’Neill.
Subs: Scott Hennessy for O’Neill; Julius Lake for Mannion.

Newmarket Celtic A 5 Hermitage A 1

NEWMARKET Celtic were comfortable winners over Hermitage A in this Premier League tie  played at McDonogh Park on Sunday. The winners led 1-0 at half-time and doubled their advantage early in the second half. They stretched their lead to three before the Tage pulled one back through Eoin O’Meara-Daly.
In the closing five minutes, the home side added two to seal victory.
Goalscorers for the winners were Kieran Devitt, Stephen Kelly, Darren Cullinan and Daithi O’Connell (2).

Newmarket Celtic A: Trevor O’Donnell, David O’Grady, Enda Kelly, Mark Donlon, Eoin O’Brien, Seamus Considine, Stephen Kelly, Michael Devitt, Darren Cullinan, Kieran Devitt, Daithi O’Connell.
Subs: Seamus Lawlor for Considine; Eoin Hayes for K Devitt; Colin Ryan for S Kelly.  
Hermitage A: Joe Burke; John Maher, Neil Mills, Shane Killeen Rhys Phillips; Ger Dullaghan, Eoin Ryan, Paul Dinan, Sean McGee, Eoin O’Meara-Daly, Robert Dunne.
Subs: Caoimhán O’Braonain for Mills.