Rock solid Moher reap rewards in tough tie

Moher Celtic  3

Inch Crusaders  2

MOHER Celtic captured the points when they accounted for Inch Crusaders in this second-division tie on Sunday.
They took the lead through Barry McGovern but Inch, who lost Conor Neylon to injury after just five minutes, hit back and levelled through Gavin Cording who was making his debut for the club, who got on the end of a Pádraig Talty cross.
Inch then lost John Clohessy to injury and while they were on top for the next 10 minutes, they failed to turn this into scores.
Two goals from Paul Cagney gave the North Clare side control and while Inch pulled one back through Pádraig Talty after good work by his twin brother, Seán, and Michael Pyne. The visitors missed a great chance to level just before the break.

Moher Celtic: Alan McDonagh; Davy Commane, James Murphy, Declan Fawl, David McDonagh; Willie Murphy Robert Lucas, Damian Finnucane, Barry McGovern Cohen Phillipson, Paul Cagney.
Subs: Jack Queally, Brendan McMahon.
Inch Crusaders: Andy O’Flynn; David Talty, Thomas O’Doherty, Mikey Pyne, Seán Talty, Declan McNaboe, Conor Neylon, Mark Connellan, James Rynne, John Clohessy, Pádraig Talty.
Subs: Gavin Cording , Brendan Talty, Brian McDonnell.

Manus Celtic A  4

Ruan United  3

IN a high-scoring tie at Tiermaclane, Manus Celtic came out on top against Ruan United. The winners got off to a superb start and raced into a three-goal lead midway through the first half.
Ruan pulled one back before the break from the penalty spot but five minutes into the second half, the winners had restored their three-goal advantage. Ruan then scored a second penalty and they had a third with 15 minutes remaining. However, try as they did, they failed to get an equaliser and Manus held on for victory.
Scorers for the winners were John Molloy (2), Kevin Clohessy and Adam Healy while Ruan’s goals came from Conor Reeves after Paul Dinan’s penalty was saved, Jonathon Clohessy and Patrick Keegan.

Manus Celtic A: Pakie Healy; Andrew Page, Kevin Clohessy, Barry Guinnane, Ian Considine, Patrick Casey, Stephen Geraghty, Adam Healy, Michael McDonagh, John Molloy, Adrian McDonagh.
Subs: Eamonn Callinan, Sean Travers, David Casey.
Ruan United: Jamie Maxwell; Patrick Roughan, Jason Wallace, Leon Quirke, Willie Treacy; Conor Reeves, Hugh O’Donnell, Jonathon Clohessy, Ronan Leahy, Paul Dinan, Patrick Keegan;
Subs: Brendan Dobbins, Karl O’Mahoney.

Newmarket Celtic B  1

Rhine Rovers  5

MCDONAGH Park was the venue for this neighbourly clash last Sunday but there was nothing neighbourly about Rhine Rovers’ finishing as they proved too strong for their hosts. Rovers dominated the early exchanges but a rare foray forward by Newmarket led to a corner, which was powered home by Tom Monaghan with Rory Callinan getting a hand to it but he couldn’t prevent it crossing the line.
Having missed a couple of early chances themselves, this goal provided the jolt Rovers needed after a long lay-off from league fixtures. Indeed, this was only Rovers’ second league game. Christy O’Brien scored a quick brace to redress the balance. His first strike was an excellent finish high into the net and he nodded home his second after some great work by Conor Byrne and Kevin Johnston. Seán Heaney scored the third in the first minute of the second half before Kevin Johnston put the tie beyond doubt with a classy finish after a superb Gary Hogan cross. Mark Hanrahan got just rewards for his efforts with his first and Rovers fifth with 10 minutes remaining.

Newmarket Celtic B: Johnny Ryan; Eoin Kelly, Christopher Noonan, Ciaran McCoy, Kieran Crosbie; Brian McMahon, Martin Mulqueen, Darren Sheedy, Barry O’Driscoll; Danny Conway, Tom Monaghan.
Subs: Joe Carrig.
Rhine Rovers: Rory Callinan, Kevin Johnston, Paul Johnston, Martin McInerney, Enda Malone, Gary Hogan, Eoghan Ryan, Conor Byrne, Seán Heaney, Mark Hanrahan , Christy O’Brien.
Subs: Ivor White, Jamie Fahy, Mick Daffy.

Kilmaley United  2

Kilkishen Celtic  2

KILMALEY United and Kilkishen Celtic shared the spoils in this league tie on Sunday.
Kilkishen led 2-0 at half-time in this tie with goals from Shane McInerney and Matt Holmes. Kilmaley improved in the second half and responded with goals from Liam Meaney and Gareth Thompson.

Kilmaley-Fern Celtic: Gerard Healy; Bobby O’Donoghue, Gareth Thompson, Jamie Meehan, Noel Healy; Conor Flanagan, Phil Noonan, Conor Brennan, Greg O’Flanagan, Adrian Kelly, Liam Meaney.
Subs: Declan Meaney, Tom Lyons.
Kilkishen Celtic: Damian O’Connell; Flan McMahon, Matt Holmes, Colm Gleeson, Michael Fleming; Shane McInerney, Jake Murnane, Derek Canny, James Hook; Paul Murphy, Fergus Donovan.
Subs: Paul Hogan; John Cooney.

Kilrush Rangers  0

Kildysart Celtic  1

DAMIAN Hill scored the all-important goal in this tie in the second half on a day when the visitor’s goalkeeper, Keith Murphy, excelled bringing off a series of great saves to deny the home side who created the greater number of chances.

Kilrush Rangers: Ger Griffin; Kevin Clohessy, Kevin Larkin, Eoin Fitzgerald, Johnnie O’Connor, Terry Herlihy, Robert Carey, Niall Clancy, Trevor Clancy, John Ryan, Stephen O’Gorman.
Subs: Jamie Gilligan, Paddy Clancy.
Kildysart Celtic: Keith Murphy; Eddie Murphy, Keith O’Connor, Pat Coffey, Rory Murphy; John Guinnne, Kieran Ayers, Christy Clancy, Des O’Shea; Damian Hill, Gerry Finn.
Subs: Mark O’Connor, Liam Finn, Gerard O’Donnell.