Delaney strike sends Mainebank into Division 2B final

DENNY DIVISION 2B LEAGUE PLAY-OFF Spa Road 0 Mainebank 1

WITH a place in the final and promotion up for grabs in this game the stakes could not have been any higher and consequently it was a very keenly contested game that hung on a knife edge right up to the final whistle.

The game was between two sides who made a welcome return to the KDL this season and they wanted to cap a great season with a place in the decider.

The goal that decided the game came in the 64th minute and it was a superb finish by Brendan Delaney cutting in from the byline and scoring from a very tight angle.

Mainebank are now promoted and progress to meet CS Clochain Breannainn (CSCB) in the league final.

DENNY PREMIER A Killarney Celtic 7 Listowel Celtic 1

KILLARNEY Celtic moved six points clear at the top of the table and edged closer to reaching the league final with an easy win over Listowel Celtic at Celtic Park on Sunday morning.

Danny Roche (2), Peter McCarthy (2), Wayne Sparling (2) and Michael Devlin scored for the winners.

DENNY PREMIER B Classic FC 2 Mitchels Avenue 3

THIS was a big game for both clubs for contrasting reasons with Classic trying to avoid relegation while a win for Mitchels Avenue would clinch their place in the League Final.

In a good competitive game it was Mitchels Avenue that etched out a win in a five-goal thriller. David Courtney, Chris O’Sullivan and Scott Hennessy scored for Mitchels Avenue while Michael Conway and Brendan Smith scored for Classic FC.

Avenue now progress to meet Tralee Celtic in the final and what a great Tralee derby that should be.

DENNY DIVISION 1A Ballyheigue Athletic 2 Ballyhar Dynamos 1

BALLYHEIGUE Athletic kept their chances of making the league final alive with a hard earned win over Ballyhar Dynamos.

Ballyhar went ahead after 15 minutes with a goal from Cathal De Lacey but Ballyheigue equalised with a Cian Holden goal and it was 1-1 at half time.

Paudie Carroll scored the match winning goal for Ballyheigue with a brilliant strike in the second half.

Best for Ballyhar were Maurice O’Donoghue, Patrick Browne, Dan O’Shea, Kevin O’Sullivan, Diarmuid Brosnan, Mike Daly and Diarmuid O’Mahony.

HEALY MEMORIAL CUP QUARTER FINAL Castemaine B 2 Ballybunion 1

THIS was the last opportunuty for both sides to try and move forward to claim silverware and in a close game it was Castlemaine that took the spoils. Ballybunion took the lead with a Jamie Culloty goal and went in 1-0 ahead at the interval.

However Castlemaine made a strong comeback in the second half and two goals from Daniel Cronin clinched the game for the Launesiders.