Roscommon & District League Round Up 15/5/2012
The Roscommon and District league Challenge Cup took centre stage over the weekend with both Simi-Finals being played at the Leagues ground Lecarrow. The biggest surprise was the 2-1 defeat of Premier side Castlerea Celtic by Division 1 side Ballymoe F. C.
Castlerea Celtic who played against the wind in the first half had the majority of possession for most of the game. They opened the scoring after twelve minutes of play. A well struck free kick by Giles Mc Donagh was parried by the Ballymoe keeper Padraig Fallon but the ball broke to Damien Webb. From a tight angle he volleyed to the Ballymoe net.
It seemed only a matter of time before Castlerea Celtic increased their lead but a combination of determined defending and poor finishing kept Ballymoe in the game.
The second half started in a similar fashion with Ronan Collins Keane Morgan Tom Shaughnessy Keith Collins and Gregory Grogan under constant pressure. Ballymoe had an ace up their sleeve in the form of leading goal scorer Colm Killackey and with sixty five minutes played he won a penalty kick when he got goal side of the Castlerea Celtic defence and was taken down. Tom Shaughnessy made no mistake from the penalty kick. Shortly afterwards a long range volley from Nathan Bligh beat the Ballymoe keeper but was ruled out for off side.
Colm Killackey forced a stunning save from the Castlerea Keeper Damien Fannon and it looked like extra time was on the cards. However with just two minutes left to play Padraig Joyce and Pat Flynn worked the ball to Colm Killackey and from well outside the Castlerea Celtic penalty area he volleyed the ball into the roof of the Castlerea Celtic net.
Ballinasloe Town will face Ballymoe in the final on Sunday the 27th May following a 2 – 1 win over neighbours Skyvalley Rovers at Lecarrow. A gale force wind spoiled the game but to be fair to both teams they did succeed in playing good football. Ballinasloe Town were slightly favoured by the gale in the first half and forced the Skyvalley Rovers keeper Benny Lynch into making a number of good saves. With fifteen minutes played in the second half Skyvalley Rovers were awarded a penalty kick when Jason Clogher was fouled by Garry Furey. However Paul Hickey made a fine save to stop Conor Duignan’s spot kick.
Skyvalley Rovers finally broke the deadlock with thirty played. Shane Blackweir created an opening for David Grehan and his volley was deflected to his own by Garry Egan.
Ballinasloe were quick to respond and within five minutes Liam Lynch finished off a good passing move. Skyvalley Rovers were reduced to ten men shortly afterwards and with just seconds remaining Liam Lynch beat the off side trap to score the winner for Ballinasloe Town.
Cloonfad United beat Lisnamult Celtic 3 -2 at Cloonfad to reach the Premier Division Cup Final. Playing with a gale in the first half Cloonfad went into a 2 – 0 lead through Danny Flatley and Ger Fagan. Lisnamult Celtic levelled the game in the second half with goals from Vando and Johnny Tiernan. The game went to extra time and an own goal was enough to see Cloonfad United into Sundays final.
Ballinasloe Town second side beat Cam Celtic 1 – 0 at Lecarrow to win the Division 2 Cup. Playing with the aid of a strong wind in the first half Ballinasloe were on top early on and scored the all important opening goal after only ten minutes of play. Cam conceded a free kick twenty meters from their own Goal. Richard Egan curled the ball over the wall and into the top corner of the Cam Celtic net.
For the remainder of the game the teams were well matched and while Cam Celtic created many chances they lacked the little bit of luck required to win a final.
Ballaghaderreen reached the Division 1 Cup final when they beat Ahascragh United 4 – 1 at Ballaghaderreen. With twenty minutes played Danny Browne converted a free kick for the home side. Three minutes later Leon Sinnott added a second. Just before half time Shane Towey made it 3 – 0 in favour of the winners. In the second half Danny Browne scored again with a well taken free kick before Mike Glynn pulled a goal back for Ahascragh United.
Earlier in the week Ballinasloe Town reached the second round of the Premier Davison Cup when they beat Skyvalley Rovers 4 – 1 at Ballinasloe. Darragh Concannon scored two and Liam Lynch and Mark Duffy added one each. Shane Blackweir replied for the losers. They are away to Moore United on Thursday evening with the winners playing Cloonfad United in the Final next Sunday with a 12.00 noon kick off.
Roscommon & District League Round Up 13/5/2012
The Roscommon and District league Challenge Cup took centre stage over the weekend with both Simi-Finals being played at the Leagues ground Lecarrow. The biggest surprise was the 2-1 defeat of Premier side Castlerea Celtic by Division 1 side Ballymoe F. C.
Castlerea Celtic who played against the wind in the first half had the majority of possession for most of the game. They opened the scoring after twelve minutes of play. A well struck free kick by Giles Mc Donagh was parried by the Ballymoe keeper Padraig Fallon but the ball broke to Damien Webb. From a tight angle he volleyed to the Ballymoe net.
It seemed only a matter of time before Castlerea Celtic increased their lead but a combination of determined defending and poor finishing kept Ballymoe in the game.
The second half started in a similar fashion with Ronan Collins Keane Morgan Tom Shaughnessy Keith Collins and Gregory Grogan under constant pressure. Ballymoe had an ace up their sleeve in the form of leading goal scorer Colm Killackey and with sixty five minutes played he won a penalty kick when he got goal side of the Castlerea Celtic defence and was taken down. Tom Shaughnessy made no mistake from the penalty kick. Shortly afterwards a long range volley from Nathan Bligh beat the Ballymoe keeper but was ruled out for off side.
Colm Killackey forced a stunning save from the Castlerea Keeper Damien Fannon and it looked like extra time was on the cards. However with just two minutes left to play Padraig Joyce and Pat Flynn worked the ball to Colm Killackey and from well outside the Castlerea Celtic penalty area he volleyed the ball into the roof of the Castlerea Celtic net.
Ballinasloe Town will face Ballymoe in the final on Sunday the 27th May following a 2 – 1 win over neighbours Skyvalley Rovers at Lecarrow. A gale force wind spoiled the game but to be fair to both teams they did succeed in playing good football. Ballinasloe Town were slightly favoured by the gale in the first half and forced the Skyvalley Rovers keeper Benny Lynch into making a number of good saves. With fifteen minutes played in the second half Skyvalley Rovers were awarded a penalty kick when Jason Clogher was fouled by Garry Furey. However Paul Hickey made a fine save to stop Conor Duignan’s spot kick.
Skyvalley Rovers finally broke the deadlock with thirty played. Shane Blackweir created an opening for David Grehan and his volley was deflected to his own by Garry Egan.
Ballinasloe were quick to respond and within five minutes Liam Lynch finished off a good passing move. Skyvalley Rovers were reduced to ten men shortly afterwards and with just seconds remaining Liam Lynch beat the off side trap to score the winner for Ballinasloe Town.
Cloonfad United beat Lisnamult Celtic 3 -2 at Cloonfad to reach the Premier Division Cup Final. Playing with a gale in the first half Cloonfad went into a 2 – 0 lead through Danny Flatley and Ger Fagan. Lisnamult Celtic levelled the game in the second half with goals from Vando and Johnny Tiernan. The game went to extra time and an own goal was enough to see Cloonfad United into Sundays final.
Ballinasloe Town second side beat Cam Celtic 1 – 0 at Lecarrow to win the Division 2 Cup. Playing with the aid of a strong wind in the first half Ballinasloe were on top early on and scored the all important opening goal after only ten minutes of play. Cam conceded a free kick twenty meters from their own Goal. Richard Egan curled the ball over the wall and into the top corner of the Cam Celtic net.
For the remainder of the game the teams were well matched and while Cam Celtic created many chances they lacked the little bit of luck required to win a final.
Ballaghaderreen reached the Division 1 Cup final when they beat Ahascragh United 4 – 1 at Ballaghaderreen. With twenty minutes played Danny Browne converted a free kick for the home side. Three minutes later Leon Sinnott added a second. Just before half time Shane Towey made it 3 – 0 in favour of the winners. In the second half Danny Browne scored again with a well taken free kick before Mike Glynn pulled a goal back for Ahascragh United.
Earlier in the week Ballinasloe Town reached the second round of the Premier Davison Cup when they beat Skyvalley Rovers 4 – 1 at Ballinasloe. Darragh Concannon scored two and Liam Lynch and Mark Duffy added one each. Shane Blackweir replied for the losers. They are away to Moore United on Thursday evening with the winners playing Cloonfad United in the Final next Sunday with a 12.00 noon kick off.
Roscommon & District League Round Up 8/5/2012
Ballinasloe Town and Skyvalley Rovers will meet in next Sundays Roscommon and District league Challenge Cup Simi Final following wins over Lisnamult Celtic and Shiven Rovers respectively.
In the all Premier Division quarter final at Ballinasloe the home side beat the Roscommon Town side Lisnamult Celtic on a 9 – 3 score line.
Ballinasloe raced into a 4 – 0 lead but by the sixty fourth minute Lisnamult Celtic had pulled back three goals. However Ballinasloe added five more before the end. Liam Lynch scored four Darragh Concannon 3 and Niall Stack and Michael Greaney added one each. Karl Garvin Vando and Marcos scored for the losers.
Skyvalley Rovers travelled to Newbridge and beat fellow Premier Division side Shiven Rovers 2 -1 in a close game. Shiven Rovers who had the aid of the wind in the first half were on top but failed to beat a resolute Skyvalley Rovers defence of Alan Naughton Cormack Mc Donnell and Conor Duignan. With thirteen minutes played in the second half Shane Blackweir won a penalty kick for the winners and Conor Duignan converted the penalty kick. Ten minutes from full time Emit Kelly completed a fine passing move to give Skyvalley Rovers a 2 - 0 advantage. George Bell pulled a goal back for Shiven Rovers in the last minute of the game.
Castlerea Celtic beat Division 1 Champions Glen Celtic 5 – 2 at Castlerea. Trevor Kelly Derek Kennedy and Damien Webb gave Castlerea Celtic a 3 – 0 lead before David Keegan pulled a goal back for the Glenamaddy side just before half time. Derek Kennedy and Ronan Curran added two more for the winners before Keith Davis added a second for the losers.
Division 1 side Ballymoe will play Division 3 side Fohenagh at Fohenagh on Thursday evening at 7.15 pm.
Castlerea Celtic will play the winners of this game in the Simi- Final on Saturday Evening at the League Grounds Lecarrow with a kick off time of 7.30 pm
Ballinasloe Town will play Skyvalley Rovers in the Second Simi-Final on Sunday at the same venue with a kick off time of 2.00 PM
Roscommon & District League Weekly Round Up 6/5/2012
Congratulations are extended to Fohenagh who received their first ever trophy after winning the Evening Herald Division 3 Cup on Friday evening. They beat League winners Skyvalley Rovers 2 – 1 at Lecarrow. Both sets of defences were on top for most of the first half with few scoring chances created. With two minutes left to play in the first half Fohenagh broke the deadlock. Jason Lohan split the losers defence with a neat pass and Alan Devine beat the off side trap before putting the ball in the Skyvalley Rovers net.
Skyvalley Rovers were on top in the early part of the second half and only good saves by Alan Molloy kept his side in the game. With sixty two minutes on the clock and against the run of play Fohenagh Leading goal scorer Kenny English scored their second after good work by Paul Lohan. Ollie Brooks pulled a goal back for losers with ten minutes left to play but Fohenagh clung on to win the Cup.
Dysart and Kilkerrin United will play in Division 1 of the Roscommon and District league next season following defeats by Castlerea Celtic and Roscommon Town in their Premier Division games on Friday.
Castlerea Celtic beat Dysart 7- 2 at Dysart. Derek Kennedy and Nathan Bligh scored two each and Ronan Curran Nigel Ward and Shay Heneghan added one each.
Roscommon Town finished their season with a 3 – 1 win over Kilkerrin United at Roscommon. With five minutes played Michael Costello finished off a good cross by Owen Hoar. Keith Mahon levelled the game seven minutes later but Brian Mc Neela celebrated his birthday by scoring a second for Roscommon Town early in the second half. Fergal Gleeson added a third before the end on the game.
Moore United beat Champions Ballinasloe Town 4 – 0 at Moore. James Kelly David Whelan Shane Mulvey and John Greene scored their goals.
Ballaghaderreen are through to the Division 1 Cup Simi-Final thanks to a 3 – 1 win over Division 1 Champions Glen Celtic at Glenamaddy. Ian Towey opened the scoring with a stunning volley for the winners. Sean Kenny levelled the game with twelve minutes played when he scored for Glen Celtic. Shane Towey finished off a Stephen Foley cross before half time and Josh Gallagher sealed a win when he scored a third for the Ballaghaderreen side with six minutes left to play.
Cam Celtic and Ballinasloe Town will meet in the Division 2 Cup Final. Cam Celtic beat Loughglynn United 5 – 2 at Loughglynn. Darren King got a hat trick and Kenneth Prendergast and Keith Mc Loughlin added one each for Cam.
Ballinasloe Town beat a young Castlerea Celtic 5 – 0 at Ballinasloe. Jason Twohig Brian Campbell David Mc Donnell Warren Coyne and Damien O Hara scored their goals.
Skyvalley Rovers made it through to the Quarter Finals of the Regan’s sponsored Challenge Cup when the beat Shiven Rovers second side 4 – 3 after extra time at Onagh park Taughmaconnell. The home side raced into a 3 – 0 lead thanks to John Galvin Brian Croffey and Emit Kelly. Shiven pulled a goal back just before the break through John Leahy. Despite having a man sent off Shiven Rovers battled on and Eric Walsh and Paddy Hughes scored two good goals to send the game to extra time. In the first period of extra time David Grehan created an opening for Emit Kelly and he scored the winner for Skyvalley Rovers.
In the Masters League Prison Services beat Lough Harps 2 – 0 at Ballinlough. Moore United beat Roscommon Town 1 – 0 at Roscommon. Dysart beat Baylough 2 – 0 at Baylough and St Bernard’s and C. B. Trotters drew 1 – 1 at St. Bernard’s
Roscommon & District League Weekly Round Up 29/4/2012
The Regan’s sponsored Roscommon and District league Challenge Cup took centre stage on Sunday with games in the last sixteen of the competition.
Cup holders Ballinasloe Town beat Division 1 side Ballaghaderreen 8 -2 at Ballinasloe. Liam Lynch scored three Michael Greaney two and Aidan Dooney and Mark and Shane Duffy one each. Danny Browne who gave Ballaghaderreen an early lead scored both goals for his side.
Shiven Rovers are through to the Quarter-Finals thanks to a 1 – 0 win over Cloonfad United. A strong wind made it very difficult to play good football. Shane Hogan scored the only goal of the game after sixty five minutes of play.
In the Local derby game Lisnamult Celtic beat Roscommon Town 1 – 0 at Roscommon. Strong winds caused major problems for both teams and it was no surprise when the only goal of the game came when Roscommon Town failed to get the ball clear when playing against the wind. Barry Garvin scored the winner with sixty five minutes played.
Strokestown conceded their game away to Castlerea Celtic.
Skyvalley Rovers and Ballinasloe Town are through to the Quarter-Finals of the Premier Division Cup following wins in the preliminary round.
Ballinasloe beat a very young Roscommon Town side 8 – 1 at Ballinasloe. Michael Greaney scored four, Mark Duffy two and Liam Lynch and Aidan Dooney one each.
Skyvalley Rovers beat Dysart 5 – 1 at Taughmaconnell. David Grehan got a hat trick and Emit Kelly and Cormack Mc Donnell scored one each.
Cloonfad United are into the Simi Finals after a 2 – 1 win over Shiven Rovers at Cloonfad earlier in the week. Andy Glennon converted a penalty kick for Cloonfad United before Padraig Delaney levelled the game when he scored for Shiven Rovers. David Keavney scored the winner for Cloonfad United with two minute remaining.
Lisnamult Celtic beat Castlerea Celtic 3 – 2 after extra time at Castlerea to reach the Simi- Finals. The home side had three players sent off before the end of the game. Nigel Ward gave the home side an early lead but Vando levelled the game with thirty played. Declan Murphy restored Castlerea Celtic lead before Alan Vogt sent the game to extra time. Marcos scored the winner for Lisnamult Celtic two minutes into the first period of extra time.
Moore United recovered from recent form to beat Kilkerrin United 4 – 0 away at Kilkerrin. John Greene and Brian Mulvey in the first half and Alan Duffy and John Stapleton in the second half were the goal scorers
Congratulations to Strokestown United who won the Division two Championship. Two goals in the last three minutes away to Ballinasloe Town secured the top spot. Owen Keighery gave Ballinasloe Town a 1 – 0 lead after twenty three minutes.
Derek Connellan levelled the game after latching on to John Hagan’s defence splitting pass just before half time.
Sean Coughlan headed a corner kick to the Strokestown net with twenty minutes played in the second half. However Kenny Bosquette got on the end of a David Parker corner kick to level the game with three minutes left to play. Just when it looked like Ballinasloe Town would hold out the Strokestown Captain Derek Connellan scored the winner from close range.
Shiven Rovers beat an unlucky Cam Celtic to the runners up spot in Division 2. They beat Loughglynn United 3 -1 in their last League game. Shiven were well on top in the second half with Padraig Mannion having a stormer. John Davis Eric Walsh and Paddy Hughes scored for Shiven Rovers with Jason Horan pulling a goal back for Loughglynn United
Ballymoe are through to the Division 2 Cup final thanks to a hard earned 2 – 0 win over Rahara Rovers at Ballymoe. Keith Collins gave Ballymoe a one goal advantage after ten minutes of play. Rahara were dominant for most of the second half but were caught out when the Divisions leading goal scored Colm Killackey added a second for Ballymoe with twelve minutes left to play.
Skyvalley Rovers will meet Fohenagh in the Division 3 Cup Final.
They beat Ballymoe 2 – 1 at Ballymoe. Andrew Phelan converted a penalty kick in the first half to give Skyvalley Rovers a 1 – 0 lead. However within a few minutes Kieran Dowd levelled the game when he scored for Ballymoe. In the second half Andrew Phelan converted his second penalty kick to book a place in the final.
In the first series of games in the Masters League St Peters Athlone beat Dysart 6 – 0 at Dysart. Lough Harps beat Glen Celtic 4 – 3 at Glenamaddy. Moore United beat St Johns Athletic 1 – 0 at Moore.
St Bernard’s beat the Prison Services 5 – 2 at Ballymoe and Ballinasloe Town beat Shiven Rovers 1 – 0 at Newbridge.
Roscommon & District League Weekly Round Up 20/4/2012
Roscommon Town secured their place in next seasons Premier Division of the Roscommon and District league when they beat Lisnamult Celtic in a local derby game at Roscommon. Paul Allen broke the deadlock with thirty six minutes played and the same player added a second with eighteen minutes left to play.
Norois Premier Division Champions Ballinasloe were presented with the Premier Division champions Cup following a 4 – 1 win over Shiven Rovers at Ballinasloe. Darragh Concannon opened the scoring and David Cullen added two more and Shane Duffy one to secure a comfortable win.
Skyvalley Rovers beat Cloonfad United 2 -1 at Cloonfad in their last league game of the season. David Grehan opened the scoring for fourth placed Skyvalley Rovers with nineteen minutes on the clock. Declan Costello levelled the game for fifth placed Cloonfad United two minutes before half time. David Grehan added a second for the winners with seventeen played in the second half.
Congratulations to Ballaghaderreen who won promotion to the Premier Division following a hard earned victory over Ballymoe. The teams were well matched all season and required a play off to separate the teams at the end. A single goal by Stephen Foley after sixteen minutes and a couple of excellent saves by their goalkeeper Liam Hayes secured a place for Ballaghaderreen in the top Division which they last held in 1988.
Skyvalley Rovers won the Evening Herald Division Championship following a hard earned 2 -1 win over old rivals Cloonfad United in a play off game at Lecarrow. While Skyvalley Rovers were the better side only half the width of the goal post denied Cloonfad United an equaliser near the end. Young Michael Tumulty was man of the match as he scored two well taken goals. The first came with fourteen minutes when he volleyed to the Cloonfad net following good work by Alan Grehan and Ollie Brooks. With seventeen minutes played in the second half David Birmingham headed a Daryl Geraghty free kick to the Skyvalley net. However within four minutes Michael Tumulty scored the winner after a Michael Dolan shot was parried by the Cloonfad Keeper. Both teams won promotion to Division 2 next season
Ballinasloe Town beat C P Ajax 2 – 1 in their Division 3 game at Ballinasloe on Friday night. Mark Walsh scored first for Ballinasloe Town and Colm Concannon got the winner with the last kick of the game. Eric Braz had earlier levelled the game when he scored for the Castleplunket side.
In the Division 3 Cup Simi Final Fohenagh beat C P Ajax 3 – 1 at Tarmon. Paul Lohan scored for the winners after three minutes and Kenny English added a second just after the break. Eric Braz pulled a goal back with twenty minutes to play but Alan Devine sealed a final place with five minutes left to play.
Ballinasloe Town reached the Division 2 Cup final with a 2- 0 win over Shiven Rovers at Ballinasloe. Paddy Ryan and Owen Keighery scored their goals
Roscommon & District League Round Up 15/4/2012
Congratulations are extended to Ballinasloe Town who have retained the Roscommon and District league Premier Division Championship. They were only beaten in one of their sixteen league games played and have already won the Championship with two games left to play.
Nearest challengers Castlerea Celtic were their latest victims when they were beaten 6 – 2 at Castlerea. Mark Duffy scored two and Aidan Dooney and Darragh Concannon one each for the winners in the first half with Ronan Curran pulling a goal back for the losers.
Liam Lynch added two more for Ballinasloe before David Fitzpatrick scored a second for Castlerea Celtic.
Roscommon Town eased their relegation worries with a 3 – 1 win over Cloonfad United away at Cloonfad. The home side missed a penalty after five minutes and paid the full price when Conor Devaney scored for Roscommon Town four minutes later. Ger Fagan levelled the game ten minutes later but Conor Devaney added a second with sixty three minutes played. Darragh O Gara sealed the three points when he headed a third with nine minutes left to play
The first round of the Regan’s sponsored Challenge Cup was played over the weekend and there were no real surprises.
Division 1 side Ballaghaderreen beat Premier side Kilkerrin United 5 – 2 at Lecarrow. Kilkerrin United were the better side in the first half and Keith Mahon and P. J. smith gave them a 2 – 0 lead before Sam Durkin pulled a goal back for Ballaghaderreen. Danny Browne scored two and Leon Sinnott and Josh Gallagher added one each for Ballaghaderreen in the second half.
Division 2 side Strokestown United beat St Johns Athletic 3 – 0 at Strokestown. David Parker Darren Clavvy and Brian Carolan scored their goals.
Last seasons runners up Skyvalley Rovers beat Division 1 side Ahascragh United 5 – 0 at Ahascragh. Ollie Brooks scored two and Jason Clogher David Grehan and Emit Kelly added one each for the Taughmaconnell side against a very young Ahascragh United side.
Premier Side Shiven Rovers beat Ballinasloe Town’s second side 3 – 1 at Newbridge. Shane Hogan gave the home side an early lead but Jason Touhy levelled the game with twenty three minutes played.
A Padraig Delaney free kick and a close range volley from Shane Hogan in the second half secured a place for Shiven Rovers in round two.
Division 1 champions Glen Celtic are through to round two at the expense of Premier side Moore United while Ballinasloe Town beat Division 3 side C. P. Ajax 5 -2 at Lecarrow earlier in the week.
Aidan Dooney and Brian Campbell scored two each and Eduardo added the winners fifth.
Premier side Roscommon Town edged Division 2 side Cam Celtic out of the Cup earlier in the week. The game finished level at 3 – 3 at the end of extra time but a Colm Noone penalty save gave Roscommon Town a 5 – 4 win in the resultant penalty shoot out. Johnny Beirne Ronan Gleeson and Paul Allen scored for the winners while Darren King scored two and Shane Mc Cormack one for an unlucky Cam Celtic side.
Lisnamult Celtic beat cup holders Dysart 8 – 0 at Lisnamult. Vando scored two with Barry and Carl Garvin John Tierney Stephen Mannion Alan Costello and Marcos getting one each.
In an all Division 1 clash Ballymoe beat Rahara Rovers 4 – 0 at Rahara. Colm Killackey made 1 – 0 at the break and Robby Keenan added a second before Colm Killackey completed his hat trick.
Ballymoe beat Ballinasloe Town 6 – 0 at Ballymoe in the only game played in the Evening Herald Division 3. Ross Timothy got a hat trick and Adrian and Sean Collins and Kevin Mc Loughglynn added three more.
Roscommon & District League Weekly Round Up 8/4/2012
Congratulations are extended to the Glenamaddy side Glen Celtic were crowned the Division 1 Champions on Sunday. After a four season absence they now return to the Premier Division of the Roscommon and District League. This season they lost only one of their fourteen League games and are worthy winners. Their last league game was away to Rahara Rovers on Sunday and they got off to a perfect start when Willie Comer finished off a free kick from Robby Molloy. Rahara battled on and were in contention until the seventh- fifth minute when David Keegan won and converted a penalty kick for Glen Celtic. Sean Kenny completed the scoring when he added a third with just three minutes left to play.
After the Game the League Secretary Gerry Tully presented the cup to team Captain Ciaran Trautt. Great credit is due to the Manager Gerry Davis his assistants David Brady and John Mulligan and stalwarts such as Paddy Mc Hugh and Tom Cunningham and many more who kept the club going in recent seasons.
Traditionally Division 1 is always difficult to win and this season proved no different. Ballymoe F C. and Ballaghaderreen were in contention until the last kick of the ball. They drew 0 – 0 at Ballymoe on Sunday and will meet again at a neutral venue to decide who finishes runners up and gets automatic promotion to the Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town picked up maximum points from their two Premier Division games and as a result they are five points clear of second placed Castlerea Celtic with a game in hand.
On Thursday they beat Lisnamult Celtic 3 – 0 at Roscommon with Mark Duffy Michael Greaney and Shane Duffy scoring their goals. On Sunday they beat a weakened Dysart side 7 – 3 at Dysart. David Cullen scored three Mark Duffy two and Shane Duffy and Liam Lynch one each.
In the first Round of the Regan’s Challenge Cup Shiven Rovers second side beat a good Castlerea Celtic second side 3 – 0 at Castlerea.
Niall Moynihan broke the deadlock with twenty three minutes played and the sides were well matched until Thomas Doyle and Eric Walsh added two more for the Newbridge side in the closing stages of the game.
Ballinasloe Town kept their hopes of gaining promotion from Division 2 very much alive when they beat Loughglynn United 4 -1 at Loughglynn. Brian Campbell and Jason Touhy gave Ballinasloe a half time lead. Loughglynn pulled a goal back through Jason Horan before
David Mc Donnell and Ritchie Egan added two more for the winners in the second half.
The Evening Herald Division 3 Championship is still to be decided following a 1 – 0 win for Cloonfad United over Skyvalley Rovers at Cloonfad. The teams must meet again two weeks later at Lecarrow to decide who will be champions. Skyvalley Rovers only needed a draw to seal the title but were beaten by a better home side. John Noone converted a penalty kick in the first half and while the visitors had a few chances to level the game they failed to score.
Fohenagh beat Lisnamult Celtic 2 – 1 at Roscommon. The points were of no real value to either side but overall Fohenagh had a good first season in the Roscommon and District league. Robert Hoey scored early for Lisnamult Celtic but two goals in the last fifteen minutes won all three points for Fohenagh.
Roscommon & District League Round Up 1/4/2012
Roscommon and District league Premier Division side Ballinasloe Town failed to make it to this seasons Connacht Cup final when they were beaten at home by Westport United.
Ballinasloe Town were much the better side in the first half and with a bit of luck they could be two up at the break.
However Westport United were the better team in the second half and scored the only goal of the game with twenty three minutes left to play.
Good work on the wing by David Hogan created an opening for Pat Fitzgerald and he scored what turned out to be the winner. Ballinasloe Town had a reasonable claim for a penalty kick in the closing stages but it was not to be their day.
Shiven Rovers, who were second in the Norois Premier Division of the Roscommon and District league, were surprising beaten 3 – 1 at home by Cloonfad United.
While having the majority of chances the home side lost their keeper Michael Killalea early in the game and never recovered.
Ger Fagan gave Cloonfad United an early lead with a well struck free kick and two minutes later John Burke added a second.
Shane Hogan pulled a goal back for the Newbridge side before half time.
Cloonfad United, who are having their best season for a long time, defended well in the second half and Andy Glennon sealed a victory with ten minutes left to play.
Castlerea Celtic moved into second placed and kept their slim hopes of winning the Premier Championship alive when they beat Kilkerrin United 5 – 1 away at Kilkerrin. The home side were 1 – 0 up early in the game thanks to Martin Shaughnessy. As the game approached half time Nigel Ward struck twice to give Castlerea Celtic a half time lead. The home side were reduced to ten men before David Fitzpatrick scored two for Castlerea Celtic in the closing stages of the game and an own goal near the end made up their total.
Roscommon Town gave themselves a real chance of avoiding relegation from the Premier Division when they beat Dysart 3 – 0 at Lecarrow on Saturday evening. Michael Costello broke the deadlock with thirty three minutes played. Paul Allan added a second with sixty two played and Conor Devaney added a third eight minutes later.
In the preliminary round of the Regan’s sponsored Challenge Cup Division 3 side C. P. Ajax beat Division 2 side Manor United 1 – 0 at Manor. Mike Kerrane scored the only goal of the game and the Castleplunket side now have a home game against Ballinasloe Town in the next round.
In a preliminary round of the Division 1 Cup Glen Celtic beat St Johns Athletic 1 – 0 at Lecarrow. David Keegan scored the winner for the Division 1 leaders in the first half.
Rahara Rovers received a walk over Dunmore Town.
Shiven Rovers are through to the first round on the Division 2 Cup after beating Strokestown United 2 – 1 at Newbridge. Thomas Doyle opened the scoring for Shiven Rovers with fifteen minutes played following a corner kick which was headed on by Eric Walsh.
Paddy Hughes made 2 – 0 when he finished off a Darren Cathy cross with thirty played. Mark Mc Evoy pulled a goal back for Strokestown United with twenty minutes left to play but despite having the majority of play Strokestown fail to get an equaliser.
Milltown beat Lisnamult Celtic 2 – 0 at Milltown in their Division 3 game at Milltown. Andrew Mc Ginley and Brendan Mc Grath scored their goals in the first half.
Skyvalley Rovers are through to the Simi-Finals of the Division 3 Cup following a 3 – 1 win over Cloonfad United away at Cloonfad. Michael Dolan and Cathal Glennon gave the Taughmaconnell side a 2 – 0 lead before Mark Waldron pulled a goal back for Cloonfad United.Sean Glennon sealed a win with a third goal for Skyvalley Rovers.
