Hard-earned point after a ‘Torr’id night
ALBION ROVERS TORRO UNITED 1 1
A FAILED claim for a penalty turned into a double whammy for Albion Rovers when Torro United grabbed a late equaliser in this hard-fought Division 1 game at Muirdeach’s Park last Thursday night.
However, the point means Albion still remain unbeaten at home under their manager Pat Mohan since the start of last season in August 2017.
The Monasterboice side started brighter, with Austin McCann and Shane Lowney spraying the ball left and right to Sam Kelly and Niall Smyth who had the beatings of both Torro full-backs in the opening exchanges.
The first chance came when Austin McCann played Evan Corlett in behind the Torro back four and Corlett got to the endline and crossed for the onrushing Stephen Martin who couldn’t reach the ball with an outstretched leg.
That sense of frustration was forgotten on the half-hour mark after some great work down the left by Ian Cusack and then Smyth, and the latter squared towards Corlett who finished to the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Torro were limited to shots from distance as the centre-half pairing of Helder Mota and Eoin McDonnell were in fine form, winning every ball that came their way.
The second half changed a little as Torro got more into the match, but Albion were still comfortable, with full-backs Karl Harding and Cusack finding themselves in a lot of space as Torro played a very narrow game.
On 70 minutes there was an offtheincident in which young Karl Harding suffered a gash on the top of his nose and had to be replaced.
There was anger in the Albion ranks when, in their view, Torro’s centre-forward clearly shoved Cusack to the ground inside the box, but the referee wasn’t convinced and shortly after Torro were back on level terms when Andy Tolan squared to Peader Farrelly who toe-poked the ball home.
The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Tolan got a second booking and Albion had one last chance to win the game when Corlett got to the endline and his deflected low cross resulted in a fine save by the Torro keeper. ALBION ROVERS: N McDonnell, K Harding (R Kinch), I Cusack, H Mota, E McDonnell, A McCann, S Kelly, S Lowney (G Maher), E Corlett, S Martin (C McQuillan), N Smyth.
O’Neills Sports Div 1:
Parkvilla 3 Kingscourt 1.
Div 2:
Navan Cosmos 3 Bailieboro 3.
Div 3:
Moneymore 1 Chord Cel 1.
SATURDAY SEP 15th
Over 35 League Semi-Final Play-Off:
Doolargy All Stars 2 Parkvilla 1.
Reserve Cup first round:
Hazel Lane 6 Trim Town 3; Athboy Cel 0 Virginia Cel 2nds 3.
Prem Res:
Albion Rov 2 Ardee Cel 3; Boyne Harps 3 Duleek 2.
A Res:
Albion R 3rds 0 Redeemer Cel 1; Carrick Rov 5 Parkvilla 3; OMP 3 Rock Cel 2.
B Res:
Kilmessan 0 Donacarney 4; Virginia Cel 3rds 0 Robinstown 8.
SUNDAY SEP 16th
Tully Bookmakers Challenge Cup Third Round:
Kentstown 8 Virginia Cel 2; Oldcastle 2 Glenmuir 5; Redeemer Cel 1 Rock Cel 2.
Prem Div:
Carrick 0 Muirhevnamor 4; Duleek 1 Bellurgan 4; Newfoundwell 1 Trim Cel 2.
O’Neills Sports Div 1:
Athboy 4 Hazel Lane 1; Square 1 OMP 1.
Div 2:
Woodview Cel 0 Johnstown 2.
Div 3:
Newtown 2 Kells Cel 0 (abandoned 60min due to injury); Park Cel Summerhill 2 Robinstown 2; BJD Cel 3 Donacarney Cel 4.
Div 4:
Bohermeen Cel 4 Lourdes Cel 2; Millmount Cel 5 Castle Villa 1; Slane 1 Fordrew 0; Thatch FC 1 BMC 3.
Fixtures
Boyne Harps v Duleek, United Park, D Carolan, K O’Brien, Gary Doyle.
THURSDAY SEP 20th, 8.0
O’Neills Sports Div 1:
Albion v Kentstown, J Crawley.
FRIDAY SEP 21st, 8.0
LFA Junior Cup First Round:
Johnstown v Coolock Village, MDL Astro, C Byrne.
Kilmessan Shield First Round:
Bailieboro v Castle Villa, A McCann; Kingscourt v BJD Cel, Stephen Rooney.
Reserve Cup first round:
Parkvilla v Drogheda Town, B Srdjan.
Prem Div:
Ardee Cel v Newfoundwell, P Burns Jnr, C Halligan, R Martin.
Div 3:
Moneymore v Glenmuir, Drogheda DIFE Astro, 7.30, P Geraghty.
A Res:
Rock Cel v Redeemer Cel, 7.45, P Malone.
SATURDAY SEP 22nd, 3.0
LFA Junior Cup First Round:
Trim Celtic 1sts v St Itas FC, 2.30, P Henry; Duleek 2nds v East Wall Bessborough, 2.30, J Gorman; Lorcan Celtic v OMP Utd 1sts, Lorcan Green, 2.0.
Reserve Cup first round:
Carrick v Ardee Cel, P McGeown; Kentstown v OMP, D Gaff.
Prem Res:
Albion v Muirhevnamor, Sarah Dyas; Boyne Harps v Bellurgan, Meadowview, T Little; Newfoundwell v Trim Cel, Drogheda DIFE Astro, C Halligan.
A Res:
Albion 3rds v Athboy, Wayne Doyle; Square v Hazel Lane, M Gallagher.
B Res:
Kilmessan v Glenmuir. MDL, M Dowdall; Robinstown v Trim Town, Gary Doyle; Virginia Cel 2nds v Virginia Cel 3rds, King’s Park, A O’Hanlon.
SUNDAY SEP 23rd, 11.15
LFA Junior Cup First Round:
Torro Utd v Dolmen Celtic, 2.0, B Gillespie; Virginia Cel v Bunclody, Kings Park, 1.15, P Burns Snr; Vale Wanderers v Bay, Leighlinbridge, 2.0; Cloughbawn v Bellurgan Utd, Rathurtin, 2.0 Adamstown v Duleek 1sts, 2.0; Crettyard Utd v Parkvilla, 2.0.
Tully Bookmakers Challenge Cup Third Round:
Athboy v Newtown, S McMahon; Kells Cel v Muirhevnamor, MDL 1.15, A McNamara.
Kilmessan Shield First Round:
Bohermeen v Enfield Cel, MDL, G Donnelly; Woodview Cel v Millmount Cel, Muirhevnamor Astro, 3.0, Brendan Doyle.
Prem Div:
Carrick v Rock Cel, Paul Rooney, A McCann, C Halligan.
O’Neills Sports Div 1:
Hazel Lane v Trim Town, Grammar School, K O’Brien.
Div 2:
Navan Cosmos v Oldcastle, MDL, D Browne.
Div 3:
Kilmessan v Robinstown, MDL, B Cruise; Park Cel S’hill v Chord Celtic, M Bryan.
Div 4:
Abbey Cel v Thatch FC, Mell, M Conway; Fordrew v Electro, P Lynch; BMC v Lourdes Cel, 11.30, K Ennis.
WEDNESDAY SEP 26th, 7.30
Over 35 Cup Final (pens):
Rock Celtic v Woodview Celtic, Glenmuir, R Martin, P Malone, J Crawley.