Hermitage rock Rovers with superb start

Hermitage A 2 Rock Rovers 1

HERMITAGE continued their bright start to the premier season when they proved strong for Rock Rovers at the Fairgreen on Sunday morning.
A second successive 2-1 victory leaves them with maximum points from their opening two ties as they had beaten Avenue United by a similar margin on the previous Wednesday.
On Sunday, Ger Dullaghan scored from a free kick to give his side a 1-0 interval lead. Rock Rovers levelled midway through the second half through Daryl Eade who converted from the penalty spot before substitute Barry McNamara hit the winner.
On the previous Wednesday, Hermitage were 2-1 winners over Avenue United in a tie which attracted a very big attendance to the Fairgreen. Scott Hennessy and Robbie Downes scored for the Tage in this one while Adrian McDonagh was the Avenue scorer.

Hermitage A: Joe Burke; Alan O’Riordan, Rhys Phillips, John Maher, Ritchie Fitzgerald Gerard Dollaghan, Robert Downes, Patrick Mannion, Robert Dunne, Scott Hennessy, Eoin O’Meara Daly.
Subs: Dean Ryan for Hennessy; Barry McNamara for O’Mara Daly; Davy Moloney for Dullaghan.

Rock Rovers: Eric Murphy; Mikey Dinan, Barry Woods, Ciaran Russell, Jason White, Francis Daniels, Daryl Eade, David Considine, Dean Gardiner, Graham Glynn, Niall McNevin.
Subs: Marty McLoughlin, Ashley Glynn.

Rineanna A 1 Avenue Utd A 2

AVENUE bounced back to winning ways after their mid-week loss to Hermitage when they accounted for Rineanna Rovers on Sunday.
Rineanna took the lead when Shane Meehan scored in the first half but two second-half strikes from Con Collins and Adrian McDonagh ensured that the points went to the Ennis club.
They should have scored in the first half but Pa Wilson failed to find the target from the penalty spot, his effort being stopped by Jason Casey
Rineanna piled on the pressure in the closing stages in search of an equaliser but the winner’s defence held firm.

Avenue Utd: John Healy; Simon Cuiddy, Mattie Nugent, Colin Smith, Eamonn O’Reilly; Con Collins, Pa Wilson, Alan Roche, David Herlihy, Mikey Mahony, Adrian McDonagh.
Subs: Gary Flynn, Neil Slattery, Gary Seery.

Rineanna Rovers: Jason Casey; Dean Richter, Tom Donnellan, Conor Sweeney, Pat Fahy,  Kieran Keane, Seán O’Connor, John Earls, Niall Murphy, Johnnie Okoru, Shane Meehan.
Sub: Martin Reidy, Danny Sweeney.

Newmarket A 3 Bunratty A 2

NEWMARKET got off to a great start in this tie when Martin Mulqueen’s effort ended up in the net after just five minutes. There was an element of luck about the score and this was also the case for Bunratty’s equaliser when Colm Treacy’s effort somehow beat Trevor O’Donnell in the Newmarket goal to leave the score at 1-1 at half-time.
Early in the second half, Newmarket went back in front through Seamus Considine but again Bunratty hit back and Shane O’Connor volleyed home the equaliser.
Newmarket went back in front when Michael Crosby scored following a Darren Cullinan free.

Newmarket Celtic: Trevor O’Donnell; Conor Ryan, Mark Donlon, Seamus Lawlor, Darren Cullinan, Seamus Considine, Martin Mulqueen, Mike O’Malley, Michael Devitt, Michael Crosby, Gary Collins.
Subs: Simon Malone, Paudi Hayes, Dave O’Grady.

Bunratty:  Fintan Quinn  Shane Purcell  Eoin Nash, JP Griffin, Gearóid O’Connell, Evan Glynn, Colm Treacy, Seán McDonald, Shane O’Connor, Diarmuid Nash, Jay Hannam.
Subs: David Hogan for Gearóid O’Connell; Christy Griffin for Jay Hanna.

Tulla Utd A 2 Bridge Utd A 1

NEWLY promoted Tulla United A scored their first win in the Premier League when they proved too strong for Bridge United A at the Cragg on Sunday.
Niall Whelan put them in front in the first half and they doubled their lead through Gearóid O’Doherty. Adrian White was scorer for the losers.

Tulla United A: Paul Whelan; Niall Whelan, Tommy McKeown, Denis Murphy, Tom Byrnes, Seosamh O’Loughlin, Mike McDermott, Shane Mason, Paudge Vaughan, Keith Lenihan, Andy McMahon.
Subs: Gearóid O’Doherty, Trevor Corbett, Paraic O’Malley.

Bridge Utd A: Paul Touhy, Jonathon Hayes, Alan White, Billy Maxwell, Darren Murphy, Adrian White, Shane Devanney, Darren Fitzgerald, Donald Devanney, John Keogh, Jamie O’Gorman.
Subs: Stephen Stewart, Greg Deegan, Pa Twoomey.