Limerick District League Premier Division title race down to final day as Corbally celebrate youth cup final win

Youth Division Two Cup Final:

Corbally Utd 2 Nenagh AFC 1

CORBALLY UNITED and Nenagh served up a thrilling Youth Division Two which was only decided in the dying moments of the game.

Trailing 1-0 with a couple of minutes remaining in the game, Corbally looked as if they were going to be thwarted by a resolute Nenagh back line.

However, in a dramatic finish, Corbally conjured up two goals in the last few minutes to record a memorable win.  

Nenagh started better and got their just reward when Daniel Connolly blasted home from a sublime through ball by Dylan McKenna.

The Tipperary side contained Corbally rather comfortably for the remainder of the half despite the prodding of Fionn Reid.

After the break however, The Limerick side got a grip on the game and Nenagh were forced into a defensive mode for most of the second half.

That said, Sean Morrissey went within a whisker of doubling Nenagh’s lead but his shot struck the crossbar.

When it seemed like Nenagh had done the hard part, Brian Carr put an inviting ball across the Nenagh goal and the industrious Oscar O'Donoghue made sure it was his to knock the ball over the line.

It was a heartbreaking blow for Nenagh and worse was to come as Corbally turned the screw and grabbed the winner in the final minute.

O’Donoghue was again in the thick of the action when he played a sweet through ball for Thisea Zabatakis who calmly looked up and fired a sweet shot into the top corner to snatch a memorable win.

Referee Fachtna O’Donovan was assisted on the night by the unique pairing of father and son team, Ray Ryan and Jay Ryan.

Corbally Utd: Darragh Newman; Brian Carr; Rory Meade; Gavin O'Regan; Jack Hannon; Shane McLoughlin; Oscar O'Donoghue; Justin O'Brien; Aaron Fahy; Fionn Reid; Dara Carey, Subs: Thisea Zabatakis; Aaron O'Doherty; Ben O'Mahoney; Eoin Begley; Jaden Sanchez; Sean O'Connell; Daniel Flynn

Nenagh AFC: Conor Hodgins; Niall Connolly; Joey McLoughlin; Brehon O'Donnell; Kaluca Darcy; Chulainn Murphy; Sean Morrissey; Mark Manley; Daniel Connolly; Dylan McKenna; Dan Zamotsnyy, Subs: Rhys Meagher; Ryan Clifford; Oisin Flynn; Julian Cecan; Kian McDonald; Cathal O'Neill; Jack Kenneally

Premier League Games:

Pike Rovers 2 Fairview Rgs 0

Pike Rvs ensured the Premier League will go down to the last game of the season following a 2-0 win over Fairview Rangers on Tuesday evening.

The result returns Pike to the top of the table with a one-point advantage, however the destination of the title still rests with Aisling who have a game in hand.

In a surprisingly low-key affair, Dylan Murphy gave Pike a first half lead when he raced onto a superb Kyle Duhig through ball.

Shane Clarke doubled the lead midway through the second half when he combined with Murphy to net a superb goal.

Pike Rovers: Gary Neville; Danny O'Neill; Sean Madigan; Darragh Hughes; Adam Lipper; Eddie O'Donovan; Colin Daly; Kyle Duhig; Shane Walsh; Shane Clarke; Dylan Murphy. Subs: Robbie Williams.

Fairview Rgs: Josh McCarthy GK; Jack Cross; Blake Curran; Jason Cross; Shane Tracy; Jeffery Judge; Shane Duggan; Conor Kavanagh; Adam Dore; Matthew Tepou; Josh Quinlivan. Subs: Liam Quinn; Jake Dillon; Kevin Barry.

Youth Division One League

AISLING Annacotty were crowned youth division one champions in style on Tuesday evening when they beat their only challengers Pike Rvs 7-2 in Annacotty.

On a wet and fast surface, Aisling ran riot in the opening half, going in 4-0 ahead at the break.

Pike to their credit never gave up and got on the scoresheet through Jamie Mitchell but the home side were not for shifting and tacked on another three goals to end a miserable night for the Hoops.

The lethal duo of Alex Keating and Cathal Downes scored three apiece for the winners with Timmy O Sullivan also finding the net. Aaron Cusack scored the second Pike goal.

The sides will meet again on Saturday evening in the youth cup final.

 In Division 1B, Aisling Annacotty D sealed their promotion to Division 1A following a 4-0 win over Wembley Rvs. Alan Rossiter scored twice with Manni Ajuong and Jason Lipper also netting for Aisling who are now one win from being crowned champions.

Division 2A leaders Herbertstown secured promotion and are just one win away from being crowned champions following a 6-1 win at Aisling Annacotty C. Oisin O'Grady 2, Kieran McCarthy, Keith O'Connor, Tyrique Leamy and an own goal accounted for the winning scores.

Second-placed Shelbourne also secured their promotion following a 5-1 win over Kilmallock B. Rory Cullen scored twice while Tom Guinane, Inan Cullen and Alan France also obliged for the winners.

Diarmuid Grimes, Adam McInerney and Josh Shinners scored two apiece while Pat Keane also scored in Pike’s big win at Hyde Rgs. 

Croom Utd won 3-2 at home to Meanus for whom Mike Punch and Joe Hay were on the mark.