Gr-eight show of force by Duleek
DULEEK made light of having to move to a neutral venue as the DIFE pitch in Drogheda witnessed a goal bonanza on Sunday afternoon.
With the club anxious to get the game played and fearful of what the weekend weather might do to their Tollstone pitch, they took the decision well in advance to move to the all-weather and it paid rich dividends against already-relegated Kingscourt Harps.
The result, following on from a tremendous victory over title contenders Trim Celtic the previous weekend, actually moves Duleek into the top half of the table, but they still need a couple of points from their two remaining games to make absolutely sure they can’t be dragged back into the drop zone.
Pete Brennan’s team more or less put this game to bed inside the opening 10 minutes, scoring twice.
Cormac McGroggan beat a couple of Kingscourt defenders and teed up James
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Burke for goal number one, and Burke was also on the end of a similar move involving Barry Kavanagh to double Duleek’s advantage.
Kingscourt, who had amassed the princely total of two points from their previous 16 games, did briefly get the score back to 2-1 when Duleek were caught sleeping in defence and a Harps player lifted the ball over the back-tracking Gary Nugent before beating goalkeeper Mark Kelly.
However, McGroggan replied almost immediately to restore Duleek’s two-goal cushion and by half-time they had extended their lead still further to 5-1.
The management team emptied their subs bench in the second half, but it remained largely one-way traffic and Duleek added a further three goals to their tally without reply.
Kavanagh for once didn’t get on the scoresheet, but his strike partner Alan Wilton more than made up for that by netting a hat-trick, while McGroggan grabbed his second of the afternoon and Karl Dyas added another.
The goal of the game, though, was scored by Matthew Noone who got on the end of an exquisite through-ball by substitute Gareth Toal before supplying a finish to match.
Duleek’s two remaining matches are against title favourites Newfoundwell and Ardee Celtic. The latter are one of the other clubs in the relegation mix following their 4-0 defeat away to OMP United during the week.
DULEEK: Mark Kelly (Alan Byrne), Robbie Daly (Gareth Toal), Caelan Duff (Jamie Flaherty), Gary Nugent, Bryan Murphy, Chris McDonnell, Matthew Noonne, James Burke (Karl Dyas), Cormac McGroggan, Barry Kavanagh (Jamie O’Leary), Alan Wilton.
Results
WEDNESDAY APRIL 4th Bradys Cavan Prem Div:
Bradys Cavan Div 2:
FRIDAY APRIL 6th
Tully Bookmakers Challenge Cup Third Round:
Reilly Cup: Reserve Cup Quarter-Final:
SATURDAY APRIL 7th
O Neills LFA Junior Cup Quarter-Final
Reilly Cup: Premier Res: A Res:
SUNDAY APRIL 8th Bradys Cavan Prem Div:
Bradys Cavan Div 2: Bradys Cavan Div 3: Bradys Cavan Div 4: SUNDAY APRIL 15th, 11.15
O Neills LFA Junior Shield Quarter-Final
Tully Bookmakers Challenge Cup Third Round:
Bradys Cavan Prem Div: O’Neills Sports Div 1: Bradys Cavan Div 2: Bradys Cavan Div 3: Bradys Cavan Div 4:
Tables
P Trim Celtic 15 Muirhevnamor 16 Newfoundwell 11 Boyne Harps 17 Duleek 16 Omp Utd 16 Quay Celtic 16 Bellurgan Utd 16 Ardee Celtic 12 Kingscourt Harps 17 Division 1
P Rock Celtic 17 Carrick Rovers 17 Athboy Celtic 15 Enfield Celtic 17 Square Utd 17 Kentstown Rovers 14 Trim Town 13 Johnstown 17 Kells-Blackwater 15 Navan Town 18 Division 2
P Hazel Lane 18 Albion Rovers 16 Woodview Celtic 20 Bailieboro Celtic 17 Redeemer Celtic 16 Torro Utd 14 Parkvilla 15 Virginia Celtic 16 Rathkenny Rovers 18 Oldcastle Utd 14 Rossin Rovers 16 Division 3
P Rathmullen Celtic 15 Bay FC 15 Skryne/Tara 15 Donacarney Celtic 15 Kells Celtic 16 Park Summerhill 16 Glenmuir 17 Newtown Utd 14 Lourdes Celtic 18 Bjd Celtic 15 Quay Athletic 0 Division 4
P Moneymore FC 17 Kilmessan 14 Thatch FC 16 Bohermeen Celtic 17 Robinstown 16 Electro Celtic 17 Chord Celtic 12 Bmc Utd 19 Fordrew Rovers 17 Slane Wdrs 16 Grove Rangers 16 Castle Villa 15
Premier Reserve
P Trim Celtic 16 Newfoundwell 14 Duleek 13 Kingscourt Harps 15 Ardee Celtic 9 Rock Celtic 14 Bellurgan Utd 15 Johnstown 16 Omp Utd 10 Albion Rov 12 Navan Town 0 A Reserve
P Enfield Celtic 15 Boyne Harps 15 Kentstown Rovers 11 Ardee Celtic 13 Hazel Lane 14 Trim Town 14 Albion Rovers 15 Square Utd 14 Carrick Rovers 15 Electro Celtic 18 B Reserve
P Torro Utd 15 Bailieboro Celtic 14 Athboy Celtic 15 Donacarney Celtic 14 Robinstown 15 Virginia Celtic 14 Kilmessan 15 Park Summerhill 16 Omp Utd 16 W 10 9 8 7 6 5 6 5 4 0
W 11 11 10 9 7 7 5 5 4 3
W 12 11 12 11 11 9 5 4 3 2 0
W 12 11 10 7 7 6 5 4 4 2 0
W 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 3 3 2 2
W 12 10 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 0
W 12 11 7 8 8 5 6 5 3 1
W 13 11 10 7 5 5 4 3 2 D 3 4 3 5 2 4 4 3 2 2
D 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 2
D 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 4 2 1
D 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0
D 3 1 4 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 1
D 3 2 1 4 2 3 4 4 3 0 0
D 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
D 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 L 2 3 0 5 8 7 6 8 6 15
L 3 4 3 7 8 6 6 12 10 13
L 3 3 6 5 5 3 10 9 11 10 15
L 0 1 4 5 7 7 10 9 14 11 0
L 2 2 2 5 5 8 3 9 12 12 11 12
L 1 2 3 4 2 8 9 10 5 10 0
L 2 3 1 4 6 9 9 8 9 15
L 1 2 4 5 9 6 9 12 12 F 35 36 22 29 25 27 22 26 22 11
F 44 36 37 48 30 29 29 30 22 18
F 52 41 53 45 53 42 26 28 28 27 14
F 39 43 46 29 24 27 21 18 17 16 0
F 65 56 58 49 39 34 33 26 36 30 19 20
F 57 51 46 30 30 22 24 41 24 17 0
F 44 40 33 36 43 32 38 40 23 12
F 65 38 33 33 17 18 25 10 14 A 15 24 7 27 35 25 23 32 22 45
A 24 22 22 26 36 26 32 46 38 51
A 25 19 37 27 32 20 33 45 46 61 66
A 15 23 18 17 37 32 37 36 16 49 0
A 27 20 30 31 25 49 16 40 61 53 57 56
A 21 26 21 27 14 46 42 66 27 52 0
A 22 24 19 23 31 43 59 46 43 31
A 18 15 22 28 37 24 50 30 29 Pts 33 31 27 26 20 19 19* 18 14 2
Pts 36 35 32 28 23 22 17 15 13 11
Pts 39 38* 38 34 30* 29 15 15 13 8 1
Pts 39 36 31 24 23 21 17 13 12 8 0
Pts 39 34 34 32 29 25 23 22 11 10 9 7
Pts 39 35* 28 25 14* 12 10 10 9 6 0
Pts 36* 34 26* 25 24 18* 18 13* 12 5
Pts 37* 34 31 23 19* 18 11* 10 8