Newmarket Celtic A 2 Bridge United A 0
TWO goals from Tom Monaghan moved Newmarket a step closer the Premier League title when they defeated Bridge United A at McDonough Park on Sunday.
Monaghan scored the first goal after 15 minutes after Davy Wall played a good through pass and he struck again on the half hour when he headed to the net following a cross from Seamus Considine.
Newmarket Celtic A: Ciarán McGlynn, Mark O’Malley, Eoin O’Brien, Seamus Lawlor, Mark Donlon; Mike Devitt, Mike O’Malley, Seamus Considine. Tom Monaghan; Davy Wall, Eoin Hayes.
Subs: Darren Cullinan for Donlon; Kieran Devitt for Wall; Michael Crosbey for Considine.
Bridge United A: Derek Fahy; Stephen Stewart, Mark Culbert, Jonathon Hayes, Billy Maxwell; Trevor Maxwell, Paul Fitzpatrick, Donald Devanney, Jonathon Downes, Greg Deegan, Jason White.
Subs: Niall Gilligan for White.
Rock Rovers 2 Hermitage A 2
A SHARE of the spoils resulted when Rock Rovers and Hermitage A cashed at Lees Road on Sunday.
Hermitage went two goals up through Ger Dullaghan and Scott Hennessy and this was the position at half-time.
In the second half, Rock Rovers hit back with goals from Graham Glynn and a Daryl Eade penalty to earn a point.
Rock Rovers: Stephen Loftus; Michael Dinan, Ronan Judge, Jason White, Ciarán Russell; Francis Daniels, Ashley Glynn, Daryl Eade, Barry Woods, Dean Gardiner, Graham Glynn.
Subs: David Considine, Ray Flannery.
Hermitage A: Joe Burke; David Moloney, Rhys Phillips, Richard Fitzgerald, John Maher, Ger Dullaghan, Sean McGee, Robert Dunne, Pa Mannion, Scott Hennessy, Adrian Walsh.
Subs: Jason Carew, Cathal Keane, Eoin Kane.
Avenue Utd A 3 Bridge Celtic A 0
AVENUE kept up their challenge for the premier title with this win over Bridge Celtic A at Lees Road on Sunday.
A strong start, which saw them score three in the first half hour, sealed this latest win for the Ennis side. Dave McCarthy (2) and Mikey Mahoney scored for the winners who are the only side that can stop Newmarket Celtic from capturing the title.
Avenue United A: John Healy; Simon Cuddy, Mattie Nugent, David Russell, Colin Smith; Pa Wilson, Gary Flynn, David Smith, Alan Roche, David McCarthy, Mikey Mahoney.
Subs: Barry Nugent for D Smith.
Bridge Celtic A: Adrian Dhouig; Rob Cassidy, Trevor Howard, William Slattery, Ryan Morris; Barry O’Connell, Shane Byrnes, Ger O’Connell Noel Howard; Conor Hynes, Paul McEvoy.
Sub: Cathal O’Connell.