Limerick Junior Soccer - Champions Pike Rovers off to a flying start

Four games into the new LDMC Premier Division season and Pike Rovers still have their 100% record intact.

Pike Rovers 4 Regional Utd 2

Four from four – Declan Considine can ask for no more from his side.

Regional took the lead in this one when Danny Neville blocked down a clearance to beat his namesake in the Pike goal. Three goals in a ten minute spell after the restart finished the tie. Dave Ryan, John Tierney and Eoin Hanrahan were on target.

Peter Nash reduced the deficit with a free kick but an own goal deflected from Keith Harnett’s header sealed the issue.

Pike Rovers: Gary Neville; Gavin O’Shea; Eddie O’Donovan; Martin Deedy; Conor Moloney; Jason Heffernan; Dermot Fitzgerald; Keith Hartnett; Gary Higgins; John Tierney; Dave Ryan. Subs: Eoin Hanrahan; Colm Enright; Pat Moloney

Regional Utd: Sean Sheehy; Mike Aherne; Frank Browne; Fergal Blake; Ian Hughes; Danny Colbert; Kieran O’Connell; Shane O’Doherty; Peter Nash; Declan Nash; Danny Neville. Subs: Mike Reidy; Jimmy Bourke

Aisling Annacotty 1 Geraldines 2

Geraldines maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League chalking up their third win in four when accounting for Aisling in Annacotty on Sunday morning.

Darren Harrington had given the home side an early lead but an own goal on the half hour mark restored parity in the game.

Before half time Richie Flynn netted what proved the winner to set up a mouth watering clash with Pike Rvs on Thursday evening.

Aisling Annacotty; John Chawke, Des Keehan, Mike Barry, Dara Droog, Anthony McDonnell, Conor McCullogh, Ronan Smalle, Darren Harrington, Ronan Sherlock, Chumkwa Manjor, Jason Sheehan, Res, David Njuki

Geraldines: Keith McCarthy; Paul Fitzgerald; Danny O’Neill; Tom O’Grady; Ian Storan; Derek Daly; Jamie McMahon; Christy O’Neill; Richie Flynn; Derek Hannon; Bobby Tier. Subs: Shane Byrne; Eddie Lee; Alan Morton

Ballynanty Rovers 4 Corbally Utd 1

Ballynanty Rvs, parading six of last year’s youth side, rang up their second win of the season beating Corbally 4-1 in Shelbourne Park.

A 25 yard cracker from Eddie Radcliffe separated the sides at the break and Dara Hughes then tacked on a second via a deflection after the restart. Jason Hughes made it 3-0 before Ian Dunworth reduced the deficit from the spot. Alex Purcell tacked on number four in a skilful performance by the home side.

Ballynanty Rovers: Stephen McNamara; Dara Hughes; Shane Doran; David Dunphy; Tom Daly; Adam Frahill; Shane Guerin; Jason Hughes; Alex Purcell; Barry Quinn; Eddie Radcliffe. Subs not used: Ronan Ryan; Ken Meehan; Thomas O’Dwyer

Corbally Utd: Adrian Duhig; Darren Hanley; James Ryan; Glen Carroll; Jimmy Fyffe; Ian Dunworth; Fionn O’Dea; Shane Cox; Evan O’Mara; Ken Nealon; Conny McCormack. Subs; Dave O’Gorman; Pierce Cunningham

Fairview Rgs 3 Kilmallock 2

A cracking game at the Fairgreen went the way of the home side with a last minute goal. Mark McGrath fired Fairview ahead after eight minutes but goals by Finbar Hanley and Ryan Glenn in a five minute spell on the hour mark put the visitors in front.

Dean McNamara levelled the tie on 81 minutes and with a draw beckoning, Colm Heffernan’s run created the chance for Colin Scanlon to snatch the winner.

Fairview Rgs: Robert Shier; Craig Reddan; Jason Mullins; Mike Ryan; Niall Mullen; Dean McNamara; Colm Heffernan; Eddie Mangan; Mark McGrath; Colin Scanlon; Lucca Tedde. Subs: Craig Madigan; Derek O’Hanlon; Jamie Power

Kilmallock: Peter Murphy; Kieran Stubbins; Rob Hanley; John Heffernan; Niall Riordan; Mark Hayes; Mark Heffernan; Niall O’Riordan; Niall Hanley; Anthony Punch; Ryan Glenn. Subs: Alan Finn; Finbar Hanley; Shane Finn.