Yet another excellent display from Ballymote
BALLYMOTE Celtic are relentless right now. They lead the Sligo Pallets Premier League and their latest win – a fifth in six games – was a 12-4 away hammering of Dromahair FC on Sunday last.
Jack Hever scored four goals for the winners, with hattricks for Cian Kilcoyne and
RESULTS
Played on Friday, October 7
Sligo Southern Hotel Super League
Arrow Harps 3, Real Tubber 6
Played on Saturday, October 8
Sligo Southern Hotel Super League Ballisodare United 0, Calry Bohs 6; Strand Celtic 2, Manor Rangers 1
Jason Dwyer. Also scoring for Ballymote were Niall Colsh and Stephen Healy.
Despite the final score it was competitive at one stage – Dromahair brought it back to 3-3 after a brace from Sean Conlon. Also on target for the home side was Stephen Mullen, who scored twice.
Played on Sunday, October 9
Sligo Southern Hotel Super League
Cartron United 0, Carbury FC 4; MCR FC 4,
St John’s FC 0; Aughanagh Celtic 5, Cliffoney Celtic 1
WATCHING THE GAME: Supporters at Markievicz Park last Saturday for the Sligo LGFA Connacht Gold Senior Championship final between Tourlestrane and St Nathy’s. SEE PAGES 68-69.
Second-placed Gurteen Celtic, who are just a point behind unbeaten Ballymote Celtic, won 6-0 at home to Calry Bohs Reserves.
The goalscorers for Gurteen, who led 2-0 at half-time, were Dylan Walsh (2), Billy Flynn (2), Thomas Sweeney and Nathan Dwyer.
Dromahair FC 4, Ballymote Celtic 12; Valley Rovers 0, Carrick Town 1; Gurteen Celtic 6, Calry Bohs Reserves 0
Connacht Junior Cup
FIRST ROUND: Ballygawley Celtic 1,
Tuam Celtic (Galway) 4
FIXTURES
Friday, October 14
Sligo Pallets Premier League
In the meeting of Valley
Rovers and Carrick Town, Shane Beirne’s goal from an 80th minute penalty was sufficient to give Carrick, the away side, a 1-0 win. Carrick are fourth in the standings, six points behind the leaders.
Meanwhile, Sligo Pallets Premier League side Ballygawley
Saturday, October 15
Sligo Southern Hotel Super League
Real Tubber v Aughanagh Celtic (Astroturf pitch, MacSharry Park, 7.45pm) (P Kilcoyne)
Sunday, October 16
Sligo Southern Hotel Super League
GAMES START AT 11AM: Cliffoney Celtic v
MCR FC (R Zoschke); St John’s FC v Ballisodare
United (Astroturf pitch, MacSharry Park) (G Gilmartin); Coolaney United v Arrow Harps (S Fallon); Calry Bohs v Cartron United (O McLoughlin)
Celtic were in Connacht Junior Cup action last Sunday – they lost 4-1 at home to Galway’s Tuam Celtic.
A goal down at half-time, Ballygawley levelled matters through a fine goal by Brian O’Connor. But Tuam went back in front and later added two further goals.
GAMES START AT 11AM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED): Gurteen Celtic v Valley Rovers (E Rainey); Strand Celtic Reserves v Calry Bohs Reserves (D Basquille); Benbulben FC v Carrick Town (Astroturf pitch, MacSharry Park, 2pm) (M Farrell); KilglassEnniscrone United v Glenview Stars (T Butler); Ballygawley Celtic v Dromahair FC (J McMorrow) FAI Junior Cup
Ballyheane FC (Mayo) v Strand Celtic (2pm)
Home teams are responsible for submitting match results of SLDSL games, including details of all the scorers, to 087 108771.