Glencar Inn Saturday Division One
Donegal Town Reserves 2 Arranmore United 1
Strand Rovers 4 Glencar Celtic 2
Milford United Reserves P Glenea United Reserves P
Castlefin Celtic Reserves 4 Cappry Rovers Reserves 0
Old Orchard Saturday Division Two
Raphoe Town Reserves 5 Lagan Harps Reserves 1
Ulster Junior Shield Final
Cranford United L Rasheny F.C. Reserves L
Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division
Cappry Rovers 2 Glenea United 2
Glenea United 0 Castlefin Celtic 4
Cappry Rovers 3 Donegal Town 3
Lagan Harps 3 Rathmullan Celtic 5
Temple Domestic Appliances Division One
Keadue Rovers 3 Raphoe Town 2
Lifford Celtic 3 Dunkineely Celtic 0
St. Catherines 1 Convoy Arsenal 6
Donegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre Division Two
Gweedore United 5 Copany Rovers 3
REPORTS
Glencar Inn Saturday Division One
Donegal Town Reserves 2 Arranmore United 1
Donegal Town came out on top in this closely fought encounter edging the
Islanders by two goals to one. Donegal took the lead through Ronan McHugh
who linked up well James Kerrigan to fire the Town in front. McHugh was
again on hand shortly after, pouncing on a loose ball at the back to
stretch the home sides advantage further showing great composure to round
the keeper and slot home. Arranmore were always threatening and played the
game in a very positive manner. Arranmore will have felt aggrieved at half
time to be two goals down and began the second half in dominant fashion.
They knocked the ball around very well at times and went close on a couple
of occasions putting the Donegal Town centre half pairing of JP Byrne and
Noel Gavagan through their paces. Arranmore got the goal their play
deserved when Sean O’Hara rose well to nod the ball home from a wide free
kick to ensure a frantic finish. In the end up Donegal held on for an
important win while Arranmore will feel they need a few more points to
avoid a relegation playoff. Referee: Mickey Mulhern
Strand Rovers 4 Glencar Celtic 2
(No Report Submitted)
Milford United Reserves P Glenea United Reserves P
(No Report, Match Postponed)
Castlefin Celtic Reserves 4 Cappry Rovers Reserves 0
Castlefin secured a comfortable home win over a young Cappry side on Friday evening. In a quiet opening period neither side created many chances. Castlefin took the lead when Reece Gallagher headed home from a corner. Thomas Devlin rifled home the second from 20 yards in the 60th minute. Keith Nelis fired home a 25 yard free kick to increase the home side advantage. In the closing stages Gallagher completed the scoring when he tapped home at the back post. Team Performances. Referee: Con Mc Laughlin
Old Orchard Saturday Division Two
Raphoe Town Reserves 5 Lagan Harps Reserves 1
A DJ Kelly hat-trick and a brace from Micky Mc Colgan gave Raphoe the points against Lagan in this battle of the reserves.
Ulster Junior Shield Final
Cranford United L Rasheny F.C. Reserves L
(Late Kick-Off No Report Available)
Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division
Cappry Rovers 2 Glenea United 2
Cappry Rovers lost a bit of ground at a windy Cappry Park on Wednesday night in their bid to win the Premier Division of the Donegal League when they were held to a draw.Playing with the strong wind in their back Cappry went on the attack from the first whistle in search of the lead goal.
Joe Coll in the visitors goal kept the Cappry forwards at bay.
Cappry opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute when they were awarded a free kick . The initial free was parried by keeper Coll only for Alan Getins to pounce and score .Cappry kept the pressure on in search of another goal but once again it was Coll who denied them scoring making some great saves .
In the second half against the strong breeze Cappry took the game to Glenea in search of that second goal but good defending and goalkeeping kept themfrom scoring . In the fifty fifth minute Cappry were hit with a sucker punch when Coll with the strong wind at his back lofted the ball up to the Cappry goals and Darren Mc Geever got his foot to the ball and put it past Eoin Gallen into the Cappry goal . Glenea were using the strong breeze to their advantage and had a few chances to go in front .Cappry were awarded a free kick in the seventy third minute and Brendan Mc Laughin scored to the bottom corner of the net much to the delight of the Cappry supporters. Glenea weren’t finished yet and in the eighty seventh Eoin Gallen in the Cappry goal made a great save at the expense of a corner . The corner was taken and Dean Gallagher got his head to the ball to score . Cappry kept the pressure on but Coll saved a few times after that to deny Cappry the win .
In wintry evening conditions a much changed Glenea completed their home programme. With the aid of the strong wind Castlefin started the better and took the lead on 15 minutes with a RonanTourish shot from the edge of the box. Castlefin extended their lead on 40 when Raymond Foy’s free-kick took a massive deflection and ended up in the net. In the 2ndhalf the home side pushed hard to get back into the game but were unable to convert a number of half chances, Castlefin extended their lead on 70 minutes when Foy took advantage of a mix up in the home defence to slot home. Castlefin completed the scoring on 85 minutes when Foy scored from a free-kick. Referee: Dessie McLaughlin
Cappry Rovers 3 Donegal Town 3
Cappry Rovers missed the chance to close the gap on the joint leaders of the league when they were held to a draw for the second game in a row at a blustery Cappry Park . Donegal playing with the strong breeze in the first half put Cappry under pressure and kept the home defence and keeper Eoin Gallen busy.In the twenty third minute the ball was parried by Eoin Gallen across the goalmouth only for David Graham to score at the post . Cappry responded in search of the equaliser but they couldn’t find the net.Donegal got their second in the fortieth minute following a tackle in the penalty area . Eoin Gallen saved the penalty but Daniel Mc Hugh following up scored from the rebound . Cappry playing with the strong breeze in the second half scored within a minute of the restart when Patrick Mc Nulty scored from close range following a block . Donegal always looking dangerous against the breeze could have scored again but couldnt get the finishing touches to the ball. Cappry got on level terms in the sixty fourth minute when Alan Getins scored following a pass from Aaron Kelly. Donegal pushing forward in search of another goal were rewarded following a free kick in the seventieth minute when Daniel Mc Hugh scored . Cappry had numerous chances to take the lead before that but to no avail. Cappry equalised in the eighty seventh when Trevor Getins scored from close range . Cappry could have snatched the win at the end but were denied by the keeper .
Rathmullan took the lead on five minutes when a cross from Kevin Doran was headed home by Eamonn Sheridan. Rathmullan increased the lead on ten minutes when Reggie Miller headed home from a corner. The evergreen Sheridan scored the third on twenty minutes after a mix up in the Lagan defence and Eamonn finished to the corner from twenty yards. Reggie got his second and Rathmullan’s fourth on thirty five minutes again heading home from a corner. Brandon Toye completed the first half scoring on forty two minutes following up on a rebound from a Sheridan strike, half time 5-0 Rathmullan.
Lagan came out strong after the break and on fifty minutes the Lagan center forward tapped home after a mix up in the Rathmullan defence. Lagan pounced again and from a great through ball from Bryan Kelly, Iarlaith Mc Ginley lobbed the keeper from a tight angle great finish. Rathmullan were rattled and from a clearance on seventy minutes Ciaran Quinn took the ball on his chest and hit a thunder bolt from thirty yards straight to the top corner, wonderful strike, Lagan pet pressing and kept the Rathmullan rear guard on their toes to the end.
Great team effort from Lagan with Ciaran Quinn having a great outing. Eamonn Sheridan and Darragh Patton played well for Rathmullan.
Keadue Rovers 3 Raphoe Town 2Keadue Rovers have secured promotion to the Premier Division of the Donegal League after this tight fought victory over Raphoe at Central Park. On what was a tough day for football with a strong, swirling breeze it was Keadue who started off the brighter, creating plenty of forward runs and on six minutes Cory Gallagher was close and a few minutes later the home team were again close with a header from close range cleared off the line. Despite this bright start, Keadue conceded with Raphoes’ first attack. A mix up in defence led to Ryan McGavigan poking home from close range. The home team responded well and chances were created on fifteen minutes and just shy of twenty minutes, Cory Gallagher was just over the bar on the run following a good move. Aaron McCafferty was just wide with his shot from a corner and Keadue were dominant in possession but Raphoe were managing to hold out. Eventually Keadue got the equaliser their play deserved just after the half hour when David Ward dinked an effort just over the keeper with his right foot. However Raphoe, on a few attacks just a few minutes after created a few half chances and on thirty eight minutes, DJ Kelly from wide on the right hit a speculative effort which went over Danny Rodgers in the home nets. Raphoe ended the first half on the up and their full back hit an effort just over the bar on the stroke of half time. Into the second half though and Keadue were much the brighter, creating plenty of territory and were level on fifty one minutes when David Ward again finished well, this time with the left foot, under the keeper. The home side, with the benefit of a strong breeze were able to control things more and generally had a lot of possession but Raphoe remained very dangerous on the break. Shaun Burns hit over for the home side halfway through the first half and in the last twenty minutes, as Keadue upped the tempo both Christy Greene and Daniel McHugh had good chances. The home side went ahead on seventy six minutes when Cory Gallagher headed into the net from a corner to make it 3-2. Keadue made a few substitutions near the end and the fresh legs made a big difference. They had one final chances when Cory Gallaghers’ cross ball was just missed by Gavin McGlanaghy. The game ended with Keadue on top and its they who will be playing Premier Division football next season, while for Raphoe it’s still to play for in a possible relegation play off spot. On today’s evidence, they stand a good chance as they put in an impressive performance. Best for Raphoe were Ryan McGavigan and DJ Kelly, while best for Keadue were David Ward, Daniel McHugh and Cory Gallagher.
Lifford Celtic 3 Dunkineely Celtic 0
(No Report Submitted)
St. Catherines 1 Convoy Arsenal 6
The Saints took the lead inside 5 minutes of the start through a great strike from Niall Campbell, beating the keeper low to his left . This was not to be a true reflection of the game as hat-tricks for Convoy from Conor Rodgers and Joe Mc Gill made the final score St Catherine’s 1, Convoy 6 . The home defense struggled all day to deal with the pacey Convoy forwards and the visitors deserved their win. Best for Convoy was Conor Rodgers while Niall Campbell shone best in a very youthful home teamDonegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre Division Two
Gweedore United 5 Copany Rovers 3
This game played in good conditions at Carrickboyle under lights saw the home side get the 3 points against Copany Rovers in United’s last game of the season. United started strong and took the lead on 10mins through Ciaran Mc Fadden. United continued to push, however a hard working Copany side pulled one back in the 22nd minute with Darren Kilpatrick finishing well. Eamonn Gallagher made it 2-1 in the 27th minute when beat the off side trap to finish into the bottom corner past the oncoming keeper. In the 2nd half Ciaran Mc Fadden made it 3-1 in the 53 minute after good play. Ronan O Donnell made it 4-1 in the 61st minute with a good finish after a good passing move. 10 minutes later Daniel Okraska made it 5-1 to secure the 3 points for United when he slotted home a penalty after Noel Diver was pulled down in the box. With all substitutions on the pitch for the home side, Ownie Gallagher had to leave the pitch following an injury and they had to play with 10 men for the last 12 minutes. Copany pulled 2 late goals back with a great shot from Ryan Johnston in the 90th minute and Stephen Doherty made it 5-3 on 93mins. Paul Patton played well for Copany with Frank Mc Gee, Ownie Gallagher and Noel Diver excellent for United in this game where the home side have gone undefeated at home since the half way stage of the season.
Referee: Michael Mc Fadden
