Winning start for St Peter’s
Andy McEvoy Premier
St Peter’s made the ideal start to their Andy McEvoy Premier campaign as they edged out Newtown United 3-2 at the Matt Kelly Memorial Grounds on Sunday.
The Bray side took the lead in the 34th minute when Darren McAteer drove a left-footed strike to the net.
St Peter’s were then given the chance to double their tally in the 65th minute when they were awarded a penalty, and although Ken Turner did brilliantly to save the spot-kick, Chad Ryan was quickest to react and fired past the goalkeeper. With ten minutes remaining the visitors were three goals to the good thanks to a cool finish from Rian Greene.
Shane Doyle pulled a goal back moments later and added another deep into injury to put a better complexion on the scoreline for the Magpies.
Glencormac United and Arklow United ‘A’ came away with a point apiece after a 1-1 draw.
Shane Roche fired the Arklow outfit in front early on but Josh O’Callaghan rifled in a second-half equaliser after good work from James Delahunty.
Pat O’Toole Division 1
Avonmore ‘A’ ran out impressive 11-2 winners in their Pat O’Toole Division 1 clash against St. Anthony’s on Sunday. Fiachra O hAnnáin, Cian O hAnnáin, Adam Tuke and Dean Gahan all netted doubles, while Eugene Dunne, James Byrne and Trevor Shepherd added a goal apiece for the winners.
Division 3
Ashford Rovers ‘B’ made a winning start to their Division 3 campaign when they edged out Arklow Town, who were playing their first senior game in the Wicklow League after a long absence.
Chris Sillery fired Ashford in front in the first half but Joe Ledwith drew Arklow level with a fine individual effort after the interval. However, Rovers rallied and a long-range strike from substitute Mitchell Kelly earned them the points.
Elsewhere, Andrew Browne, Darren Beevor and Ryan Cahill (two) got the goals for Avonmore ‘B’ as they saw off Ballywaltrim FC 4-2.