Three local sides advance to Munster Junior Cup open draw after wins

MUNSTER JUNIOR CUP

Pike Rovers 2

Nenagh AFC 1

Following a 2-0 defeat to Nenagh in a recent league game, Pike Rvs were determined to make amends when they hosted the Tipperary side in the MFA Cup on Saturday evening. They achieved their goal but it took a late comeback to secure a battling win.

Nenagh’s Matthew O’Gorman forced a fine save from Sam Casey in the opening minutes and at the other end Ruari Morgan’s header rattled the crossbar.

Second half saw Pike start on the front foot and it looked like Dylan Murphy was about to break the deadlock showing great skill to create space in the congested Nenagh however he couldn’t direct his shot on target.

Nenagh went ahead on the hour mark after great play by Kieran O’Brien driving into the Pike box untouched and his strike was saved by Casey however the alert Brian Tracey was on hand to score the rebound.

Approaching the final ten minutes the momentum swung Pike’s favour following the dismissal of a Nenagh player for a second booking.

From the resulting free kick, Pike went short and created space for the dangerous Amadasun to drift down the line and he delivered a cross into the area and Ethan Joyce timed his run to perfection to bring the game level.

Shane Finucane came close five minutes from time however his goal bound shot was blocked by Conor McCormack.

With the game destined for extra time, Joe Murphy played a superb ball through the lines to Alex Keating who unselfishly squared the ball across the box to Dylan Murphy who was all alone at the back post and he made no mistake.

Pike Rovers: Sam Casey; Bobby Amadasun; Paddy O'Malley; Kyle Duhig; Brendan O'Dwyer; Aaron Hough; Leon Daly; Dylan Murphy; Ruari Morgan; Steven McGann; Alex Keating, Subs: Joe Murphy; Ethan Joyce; Shane Finucane.

Nenagh AFC: Carl Williams; Saeed Ryan; Mark Manley; Kieran Barr; Conor McCormack; Conor Hannify; Daniel Connolly; Tarla Doris; Matt O'Gorman; Colm Hayden; Nathan Kelly, Subs: Kieran O'Brien; Aaron Mitchell; Brian Tracey.

Ballynanty Rovers 0

Janesboro 3

Janesboro recorded an excellent 3-0 win at Ballynanty Rvs to qualify for the Open Draw stages of the Munster Junior Cup on Sunday afternoon.

Eleven yellow cards were brandished in the game resulting in two reds for the home side. An evenly fought first half ended with Steven Bradley converting a spot kick to send Boro in ahead at half time.

Just after the hour mark Ryan Mawdsley made it 2-0 and two minutes later Balla were reduced to ten men.

With five minutes remaining Mark Lynch made sure of the win and with time running out a second red made it a day to forget for the home side.

Ballynanty Rovers: Tommy Holland; Adam O'Regan; Calum Kiely; Alex Kiely; Josh Adams; Jamie Greaves; Shane Franklin; Eddie Byrnes; Leon Kirrane; Scott Murphy; Jack Croke, Subs: Liam Byrnes; Oscar O'Donoghue; Cian Lynch; Adam Costello; Alex Akujobi.

Janesboro: Guilherme Teixeira; Ryan Mawdsley; Steven Bradley; Shane O'Brien; Kai Joyce; Adam Finn; Graham Bourke; Aodh O'Hanluain; Josh Toomey; Eric Carr; Dion Lynch. Subs; C Doody, E Brady, J O’Rahilly, F O’Leary, M Lynch.

Caherdavin Celtic 4

Kilmallock 5 (AET)

Kilmallock edged into round four after a pulsating nine goal cup tie at Caherdavin Celtic. Cathal O’Connell put the home side ahead but goals from Paul Doona and Mark Hayes shortly after half time switched the lead.

Kyle Tierney made it 3-1 with thirteen minutes to play but a quick double by O’Connell and Jake Faulker tied up the game with three minutes remaining.

When Niall Earls put Celtic head a minute into injury time it looked like the shock was on but three minutes later goalkeeper Lorcan Casey struck a last gasp equaliser. Extra time followed and Paul Doona scored the decider to wrap up a thrilling game.

Kilmallock: Lorcan Casey; Jack Barry; Bjorn Downes; Sean Kiely; Aaron O'Hanlon; Jason Heffernan; Kyle Tierney; Mark Hayes; Paul Doona; Jack McGuire; Aidan Walker, Subs: Paul Moloney; Connor Finn; Kieran Stubbins.

Premier League

Geraldines 4

Mungret Reg 1

There was just the single Premier League tie over the weekend when Geraldines took the opportunity to close the gap on the leading two with a 4-1 win over Mungret Regional at Garryowen on Sunday.

Dines had the perfect start to proceedings when James Fitzgerlad struck a beauty from long range to the net to put the home side on their way.

Geraldines doubled the lead just before the break when Famara Kassana finished from close range after good work by James Fitzgerald.

Mungret got the upper hand in the second half and pulled one back through a Kian Barry free kick.

That goal kicked Dines out of their lethargy and they regained their lead when Kassana was fouled, and the resultant spot kick was converted by Tony Mambuana.

With time running out Shane Dillon completed the scoring when he was on hand to tuck away the rebound when Kevin Barry’s effort was blocked.

Geraldines: Jose Zaquieu; Dave Power; Scott Kirwin; Aaron Grant; Robbie Williams; Cian Fitzgerald; Tony Mambuana; Gareth Ronan; Famara Kassama; James Fitzgerald; Aaron Hickey, Subs: Jack Doyle; Conor Keane; Ousman Darboe; Kevin Barry; Shane Dillon.

Mungret Reg: C Madden GK; Conor Myers; Sean O'Sullivan; Aaron Long; Jake Prendergast; Darragh Killian; Danny McCarthy; Mark Barrett; Kieran Long; Kian Barry; Scott Kelly, Subs: Gavin Mellerick; Abdallah Hamareh; N Rushe.

Roundup

We learned who will represent the league in the open stages of the Munster Shield following the third-round games at the weekend.

The top tie proved as tight as predicted with Pike Rvs B just edging out Holycross. Ben Kennedy and Lee Downes scored to give Pike a two-goal lead after 20 minutes.

However, James McCarthy pulled one back after the restart but try as they might ‘Cross was unable to breach a solid Pike rearguard thereafter.

One of the fancies for the Shield, Fairview Rgs B, suffered a 3-1 defeat at Newport. Ethan O'Sullivan looked to have sealed passage for Fairview as his goal saw them ahead with time nearly up when ace marksman Keith Mawdsley struck an equaliser. Extra time followed and John Ryan and another Mawdsley goal secured the win for Newport B.

Summerville Rvs B beat Parkville B 4-0 with goals from Martin Fitzgerald, R Delgado, A Kingston and T Joyce while D Flynn Orr scored the only goal of the game as Nenagh B beat Caherconlish.

Goals from Christian Baldassi and Matheus Jacome helped Brazuca United to a 2-1 win over Mungret C while Kilmallock B beat Parkville A 3-1. Ronan Collins, Cian Barrett and Dave Todd were the winning marksmen. Cillian O'Sullivan replied for Parkville.

Goals from C Kearns (2), Colm Bermingham, Barry Murphy and David O'Connell saw Herbertstown B post a 5-2 win over Lisnagry. Sam Flynn and Adam Stuart netted for Lisnagry.

There was also some league action on Sunday. In Division 1A, Ian O’Donoghue’s goal gave Corbally B the spoils against Southend while goals from Gift Amadsun, Kelvyn Amadasun and Chris Guerin saw Aisling take the spoils at Pallas Utd on a 3-0 scoreline.

In Division 1B, Aaron Brosnahan was on the mark for Granville Rgs but Aisling D replied with scores from B McNamara, Liam Danaher, Jamie Collins and Dara Coughlan to take the spoils. 0

Patrickswell beat Glenview Rvs 4-2. Jack McNamara, John Kirby, Gerry Naughton and Andrew Carroll scored for the winners; M Hanly and Sean Keane replied.

Goals from Sean O'Riordan 3, Craig McNamara, Ryan Harkin, Eoin Enright saw Castle Rvs brush past Kilfrush while scores from T Casey 2, Trevor Hogan, Dean Quinn and Martin Duggan helped Moyross B to a 5-2 win over Aisling Annacotty C.

Newport C increased their lead at the top of Division 2B with a 4-1 win over Holycross B. John Ryan 2, Paul Ryan and C Darcy obliged for the winners. Adam Lyons replied for ‘Cross.

Nathaniel Zabatakis scored a hat trick for Corbally Utd C in a 4-0 win over Cappamore B. J Tracey also obliged.

Martin Wallace 2, Anthony Begley and AJ McDonagh were scorers for Shelbourne Bin a 4-1 win over Murroe B.

Division 3A leaders played out a 5-5 draw with Caherconlish B. Shane Byrne scored four goals with J Kiely also netting for the home side. Dylan Franklin 2, Kian Ryan, Jake Murphy and Adam McNamara replied for Northside.

A double from J Carey Nestor gave Geraldines the points at Castle Utd while Lough Derg edged out Moyross C on a 3-2 scoreline. G O'Shaughnessy, Callum Foley, J Goode scored for the winners. Colm O’Mahoney and C McMahon replied for Moyross.

In the FAI Under 17 Cup, Pike Rvs needed extra time to see off the challenge of Caherdavin Celtic. Goals from R Hanrahan Stewart and M Odudu saw Pike through.

Goals from A Flynn (2) and C Coughlan helped Lough Derg to a 3-0 win over Ballynanty Rvs. In League action, In the U17 Premier, Luke O'Riordan and P Quilter were on the mark for Aisling in a 2-0 win at Lough Derg.

Bridge Celtic beat Herbertstown 7-2 in Division 1. R Keogh nabbed a hat trick for the winners with two apiece for A Siebert and C O'Connor. M Nolan hit a double for ‘town.

In Division two, M O'Leary netted for Corbally Utd, but they fell 3-1 to Cappamore thanks to scores from C O'Carroll 2 and T O'Dwyer.

L Cummins scored twice as Mungret Reg B beat Parkville FC 2-1 while Aisling B beat Lough Derg A 5-2 with scores from H Phillips (2), A Sheahan, D Duclot and L Nolan. W Goode and A Mills obliged for the home side.