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Lifford battling to avoid relegation zone


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Lifford 1  Rineanna Rovers A 0

Lifford collected vital points in their race to get away from the relegation area of the Premier League when they accounted for Rineanna Rovers A at Cassidy Park on Sunday.
Fabrice Baptista scored the all-important goal midway through the first half with a low, left-footed drive.
Lifford: Colin Burke, Darren O’Neill, Hamad Kuku, Niall White, Gary McNaboe, Declan McMahon, TJ Ajisomo, Ryan Boyle, Fabrice Baptista, Lunga Balman, Roberto Pinto.
Subs: Liam Keane for Roberto and Stephen O’Halloran for Balman.
Rineanna Rovers: Jason Casey, Dean Richter, John Earls, Pa Fahy, Stephen Kelly, Patsy Keyes, Ryan Kelly, Kieran Keane, Johnnie Okoru, Diarmuid Nash, Jay Hannam.
Subs: Hugh Kelly, Paul Butler and Seán O’Connor.

Shannon Olympic A  2   Bridge Celtic A
A share of the spoils resulted when Bridge Celtic A travelled to play Shannon Olympic A on Sunday.
Bridge Celtic A took the lead through Ger O’Connell after 10 minutes when the Clonlara man pounced after a Conor Hynes flick-on.
Shannon Olympic were back on terms within 10 minutes when Paul O’Connor headed to the net and this was the position at half-time.
Early in the second half, Ger O’Connell struck again to put the O’Briensbridge side back in front but Olympic hit back again and Ray Quigley hit the equaliser.
Shannon Olympic A: Kieran McCarthy, Wayne Regan, Noel Donlon, Jim Fitzgerald, Ian Hogan, Karl Scott, Eamonn O’Neill, Donnacda Kelly, Paul O’Connor, Joe O’Neill, Ray Quigley.
Subs: John Keogh for Scott.
Bridge Celtic A: Jimmy Fyffe, Rob Seymour, Trevor Howard, William Slattery, Bob Cassidy, Kevin McEvoy, Shane Byrnes, Ricky Mowatt, Paul McEvoy, Ger O’Connor, Conor Hynes.
Subs: Barry O’Connell for Kevin McEvoy.

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