Complete Limerick District League weekend junior soccer round-up

LIMERICK DISTRICT LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION:

Geraldines 4 Ballynanty Rvs 4

GERALDINES clawed their way back deep in injury time to earn a share of the spoils with Ballynanty Rvs in a thrilling encounter at Garryowen on Sunday morning.

The game looked dead and buried as extra time ran on but two headed goals from Scott McEvoy earned the home side a point their efforts deserved.

After playing out a draw with league leaders Fairview Rgs last weekend, Balla were hoping to kick on but they were unable to shake off a determined ‘Dines XI.

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Balla had the perfect start when Vinny Ryahn put them in front after just three minutes.

The home side didn’t panic and when they settled, they levelled the tie with a superb goal from Ousman Darboe.

Kane Connolly restored the visitors lead on the half hour mark but again the Dines fought back and Alan Keame’s goal sent them in level at the break.

Ten minutes after the restart Dines were guilty of dallying in possession and paid the price when Kevin Laffan nipped in to take possession and put Vinny Ryan through to make it 3-2.

Both teams were reduced to ten men as the game became feisty and the visitors looked to have sealed it when Josh Adams headed in from Shane Walsh’s free kick.

Solid defending kept the home side at bay for the 90 minutes but they never gave up and got some reward three minutes into injury time when Scott McEvoy headed home from Kian Mitchell’s delivery.

With the home support in full throttle, the team delivered four minutes later with a near replica of the third goal, Mitchell’s delivery to the back post found McEvoy who headed in to huge celebration.

Geraldines: Jose Zaquieu; Jonathan Moran; Eoin Hanrahan; Aaron Grant; Scott McEvoy; Kian Mitchell; Cian Fitzgerald; Tony Mambuana; Alan Keane; Ousman Darboe; Jake Leamy. Subs: Leon Johnson; Shane Dillon; Dave Power; G Ronan.

Ballynanty Rovers: Tommy Holland; Alex Kiely, Calum Kiely; Josh Adams; Shane Walsh; Eddie Byrnes; Jamie Greaves; Kane Connolly; Cian Lynch; Vinny Ryan; Kevin Laffan; Subs: James Fitzgerald; Jack O'Callaghan; Gavin Hehir; AJ Moloney; Conor Keane.

Nenagh AFC 1 Fairview Rgs 2

WITH Ballynanty Rovers slipping up in Garryowen, Fairview took full advantage to open up a four-point lead in the table.
However, they did not have it easy and had to grind out a result against a hard-working Nenagh XI.

Yoyo Mahdy put Fairview ahead midway through the opening half but they struggled to add to their tally.

The home side drew level on 65 minutes when Daniel Connolly picked out Kieran Barr to finish.

Fairview grabbed the winner ten minutes from time when Darragh Rainsford finished off from a corner kick.

Nenagh AFC: Carl Williams; Colm Hayden; Craig Hilmi; Kieran Barr; Bryan McGee; Saeed Ryan; Adam Ryan; Pa Steed; Matt O'Gorman; Dylan Morrison; Daniel Connolly, Subs: Adam Brennan; Aaron Cusack; Conor McCormack; Daire Hogan; M Manley.

Fairview Rgs: Aaron Savage; Danny O'Neill; Blake Curran; Conor Kavanagh; Jake Dillon; Thomas O'Connor; Shane Duggan; Josh McCarthy; Yoyo Mahdy; Darragh Rainsford; Brian Aherne. Subs: Adam Dore; Michael Omojoefodun; C Walsh

Athlunkard Villa 1 Pike Rovers 5

PIKE Rvs returned to top form on their trip to Athlunkard Villa on Sunday morning. Four goals in the opening half put the contest to rest and while Villa put up a good second half showing, the Hoops eased to victory.

Dylan Murphy put Pike ahead and a superb goal by the impressive Joe Murphy doubled the lead. Leon Daly made it6 3-0 and Adam Lipper headed in number four.

Klorane Tabot Ndip pulled one back after the restart but the Hoops just tightened up and kept the home side at bay. Lipper completed the scoring with his second of the day.

Athlunkard Villa: Cian Purcell; Ben Dillon; Darragh Peters; Dave Frawley; Glen Mitchell; John Keogh; Omar Darboe; Colin Nolan; Klorane Tabot Ndip; Famara Kassama; Danny Taylor. Subs: Lorcan Feeney; TJ McDonnell; Cillian Scully.

Pike Rovers: Gary Neville; Jack Croke; Scott Kirwin; Brendan O'Dwyer; Adam Lipper; Leon Daly; Steven McGann; Joe Murphy; Dylan Murphy; Aaron Murphy; Ruari Morgan. Subs: Ethan Joyce; Conail Stapleton; L McGuire; Kyle Duhig; Aaron Hough.

Regional Utd 2 Janesboro 1

AFTER a very disappointing result at home to Geraldines in their last outing, Regional United bounced back to winning ways on Saturday evening when they beat Janesboro 2-1 in Dooradoyle.

The home side were determined to put in a better display and they were out of the traps like a flash taking the lead after four minutes when Eoin Duff scored his first of the season.

The Regional striker turned provider on 20 minutes to tee up Muhsin Jelle to make it 2-0.

Janesboro pulled one back just before the break through Rubin McCarthy to set up an exciting second half.
However, the home side put in a fine defensive effort to keep the visioy6ts at bay to take all three points.

Regional Utd: Cian O'Brien; Tom Frawley; Andrew Cowpar; Jack O'Donovan; Joe Lavin; Eoin Duff; Kieran O'Connell; Muhsin Jelle; Ben O'Shaughnessy; Brian O'Connor; Jake Power. Subs: Andy Quaide; G Cobbs-Sarko; Marcus Hogan; Alex Keating.

Janesboro: Aaron O'Sullivan; Rubin McCarthy; Gavin Carrick; Shane O'Brien; Eoghan Burke; Kai Joyce; Shane Clarke; Josh O'Rahilly; Graham Bourke; Jack O'Connor; Dion Lynch. Subs: Colin Doody; Dylan Moriarty; Aodh O'Hanluain; Luke McConnell.

ROUND-UP

IN THE outstanding MFA Cup game Aisling B turned the tables on Caherdavin Celtic to set up a date with Geraldines next weekend.

Caherdavin led in this fixture when it was abandoned a few weeks back. On this occasion, Aisling were up for the challenge and goals from A O'Connor and E Brady put them 2-0 ahead before Cian Williams pulled one back for Celtic. Ben Kiely and S Sibanda made sure of the result for Aisling.

In the Premier A League, Carew Park scored a superb 2-1 win away to Kilmallock . A brace from Pat Aherne put Carew Park in control and while Barry Sheedy pulled one back, the visitors held out for a memorable win.

Newport closed the gap on the leaders with a 9-3 win over Summerville Rvs. Brian O'Sullivan 3, Craig O'Connell 2, Conor Brett 2, Elliot Slattery and Jamie Kavanagh netted for the winners. Craig Reddan 2 and Trevor Daly replied for Rovers.

C McAllister, Carlos Dos Santos, Alex Peters and Lucas De Anrade were on the mark for Southend but Regional ran out easy winners with scores from Dave Burke, Jack Flanagan, B Akinnagbe, Musaed Alabdulraham, Eoghan O'Donovan, A Cobbs-Sarko and Gerry Fitzpatrick.

Keelan Corbett, Trevor Hogan, Jai McNamara and Philip Naughton scored for Prospect Priory in a 4-2 win over Charleville for whom Aaron O'Connor and J O'Toole replied.

In Division 1A, Shelbourne join Herbertstown at the top of the table following their 4-0 win at Pallas Utd. Shelbourne scorers were Eric Carr 2, Adam McGlynn and Dan Collins.

Murroe slipped up when being held scoreless at Ballylanders while Cappamore won 4-0 at Caherconlish. Jake Slattery 2, Paddy Quinlan and Ryan Deere were on the mark.

Niall McCarthy was on target for Corbally Utd B but a hat trick from Calum Ryan 3 and one from Evan Power gave Aisling D the points in a 4-1 win.

Pike Rvs B beat Ballynanty Rvs B in the top of the table clash in Division 1B. Samir Attanda put Pike ahead in the opening minute but a brace of goals from Jamie O'Sullivan had Balla in the lead at the break.

Logan O'Byrne levelled the tie before Shane Byrne struck the winner for the Hoops.

Nenagh B went joint top with an easy win at Kilfrush. Kieran O'Brien, Diarmuid Fitzpatrick, Kieran O'Donoghue, Steve Daly, Marcin Kolkowski, Dan Furey and J McLoughlin shared the goals while Mungret Reg accounted for Kilmallock B on a 5-3 scoreline.

Adam O’Neill, Ben O’Leary, Stephen Conway, Adam Dore and M Galvin scored for the winners with Dylan O'Connell, Tommy Gammell and Stephen Quirke netting for Kilmallock.

Division 2A continues to produce sparks as Hyde and Herbertstown share the lead after the weekend results.

Hyde beat Coonagh 8-2. Evan Shine scored five times for Hyde and along with Sean Dooley, Dylan Bourke and Jon Somers made up the winner’s tally. James Hodkinson scored twice for Coonagh.

Conor McCarthy 2, Colm Bermingham, Nick Hayes, Devon McNamara Leamy and Eamon Carew were on the mark for Herbertstown B but they fell 6-3 to Lough Derg whose goals came from Cian McAuley, Jack Grace and Daniel Fogarty,
Brazuca United, leaders going into the weekend lost 3-1 to Abbey Rvs. Rafael Henrique was on target for the home side but goals from Leonard Casey Plunkett 2 and K Kane gave Abbey the spoils.

Gift Amadsun 3, Ethan O'Donovan and Robert Golden scored for Aisling Annacotty C in a 5-0 win over Meanus while Cappamore B edged out Newtown Rovers by the odd goal in five. Sam Scott (2) and Fergal Bailey scored for the winners.
John Ryan and Jamie O'Connor replied.

Division 2B leaders picked up another three points after a 3-2 win over Caherdavin Celtic B thanks to scores from Daniel Reddan, Edwin Saju and Robert Brock, Thiseas Zabetakis and Cian Moore netted for Corbally.

Daniel Malone 2, Lucas Ferreira, Kleberson Vaz and Cian O'Grady were on the mark for Dromore Celtic in a 5-3 win over Prospect Priory B for whom Charles Hogan, Aaron Quinlivan and Brinn Holmes obliged while Holycross B beat Geraldines B 6-3.

Adam Cusack 2, P Long, Pa Finn, Pat Kelly and James McCarthy were the winning scorers; Pat Tully, Denis Puhs and J Carey Nestor replied for Dines.

Goals from Rob Ryan, David Rainsford and Cian Power saw Murroe defeat Shelbourne B in a top of the table clash. Martin Wallace replied for Shels.

Niall Ryan 2 and Mark Heffernan netted for Castle Utd as they edged out Northside by the odd goal.

Jake Murphy and Jordan Franklin replied while scores from Rory Reale 2, Pat Reale and Colin Buckley helped Knockainey past Lough Derg on a 4-1 scoreline. Dara King was on the mark for the visitors.

The Munster Under 17 Cup produced a huge shock on Sunday when Division 2 side Murroe B travelled to Fairview Rgs and recorded a 2-1 win.

Ollie Heffernan scored a penalty for the home side but two goals either side of the break by J O'Brien ensured a memorable win.

They will be joined in the next round by the Club’s A team who posted a 1-0 win over Caherdavin

Aisling Annacotty A were hugely impressive in a 6-1 win over league leaders Holycross. John Sheahan 3, Kevin McNamara, Adi O'Mara and Jack O'Donoghue were the winning scorers, Troy Burchill replied for ‘Cross.

Colin Ryan and Mike Koyce scored two apiece as Caherconlish defeated Premier outfit Shelbourne while Pike proved much too strong for Lisnagry, Dylan Browne bagged five with Rob Bourke, Pat Tuszynski, Dylan Kett, Sean Dunphy and Aaron McNamara sharing the other goals.

Eoin Moriarty and Mikolaj Sznader scored for Mungret Reg as they defeated Summerville Rvs 2-1. Nathan Kelly netted for Rovers while Newport progressed at the expense of Corbally Utd winning 5-3. R Gaffney 2, David Rowland, W Meehan and Brean Buckley obliged for the winners.

In Youth Division One, Pike Rvs B go joint top after a 7-0 win over Aisling B. Paddy Casey grabbed a hat trick with Matt O'Sullivan, Flynn Sheehan, Alex Higgins and Mike Carey also netting.