Crucial win for Manor over Ballymote
LEITRIM Kingpins Manor Rangers welcomed Ballymote Celtic to the Bee Park for their clash in the Sligo Southern Hotel Super League.
Their previous league clash in February was a nine-goal thriller which Manor won.
Manor are flying high right now and Vincent Sweeney crashed home the opening goal on the half hour mark.
Ballymote Celtic were very strong in defence and managed to keep the Manor strikers in check until five minutes from time when they were awarded a penalty.
The task was left to Manor’s leading scorer Seamus Ryder who dispatched league goal number fifteen to wrap up three brilliant points that sees the Leitrim Kingpins top of the League.
Ballymote Celtic will have taken a lot from this game and will be well fired home for their home game next weekend when they travel to St Johns FC a massive game for both sides.
MCR continue their dominance In the Andrew Mullen Premier League.
They made the short trip to the Institute of Technology Sligo and were profitable despite their hosts Cartron United taking the lead on twenty-five minutes when the lethal boot of Kevin Buckley rattled the back of the MCR net giving keeper Tony Clarke little chance.
This brought Buckley’s league goal tally to seventeen but MCR were calm and collective and levelled matters on the stroke of half time when Ciaran Harvey fired home.
The second half saw MCR tighter in defence and they took the lead on seventy minutes courtesy of Wayne Conway.
Ten minutes from time, captain marvel Gary Rooney sealed the points with a stunning free kick.
Next week sees the clash of the giants when seconded placed Glenview Stars welcome MCR to Forthill a game not to be missed.
The Glasshouse Cup quarter finals are now complete.
Carbury advance after defeating ten-man St Johns by three goals to one.
The game was in its first quarter when David Heffernan once again got his marching orders.
This time from Referee Ritchie Barry and yet St Johns held Carbury to within eight minutes of half time when Gareth Kelly opened their account.
David Adams hit Carbury’s second on sixty minutes with Mark McGoldrick sealing the issue ten minutes from time.
St Johns, despite the score line and with ten men fought gallantly and were reward three minutes from time when Evan Davey struck a fine goal.
This result gives Carbury a home game in the Glasshouse Hotel Cup Semi Final against Ballisodare United.
In the second quarter final, Arrow Harps welcomed Ballisodare United to Riverstown and the visitors proved too strong with goals from Adam Grace, Dylan Martin, Darragh Healy and Andrew Patton firing the boys from Ballisodare into the semi finals.
On this form they will give a good account of themselves.
The Frank Kennedy Memorial Cup proved an exciting affair with plenty of drama first up in the quarter finals saw north Sligo high-flyers welcome Glenview Stars to Mullaghmore.
Clive Brennan gave Stars the lead on twenty minutes and things stayed that way at the halfway mark.
Cathal Kelly levelled for Cliffoney Celtic on sixty five minutes and three minutes later Stars were ahead again with a fine effort from Cole Coyle.
Fifteen minutes from time and Alan Harrison popped up to draw Cliffoney back on par and with ten minutes remaining Christy Keaney fired Cliffoney into the lead and they looked to be heading for the semi-finals.
But Glenview Stars are made of sterner stuff this days the big man Gino O’Boyle was brought on with five minutes remaining and yes, he fired home a glorious equaliser to bring the game into extra time.
Despite the best efforts of both sides the scores remained at three goals each with the game going to the dreaded penalty shootout.
The accuracy of the penalties were so good that each had taken ten before eventually Stars netted the winner in what was by all accounts a great game played in a very sporting fashion by both clubs.
Chaffpool United will now play Glenview Stars in the semi-finals.
Real Tubber travelled to Merville United in the other quarter final and looked to be home and dry after a first half goal from Eoin Walsh seen them ahead with only minutes remaining on the clock.
But once again the irrepressible Ryan McManus came to the rescue of Merville when he equalised seven minutes from time.
Real Tubber were stunned but worse was to come when four minutes later McManus notched his second and it was goodnight Vienna for Real Tubber who had this wrapped up but were caught by the brilliance of Ryan Mc Manus.
They will now welcome south Sligo Rivals Benbulben FC from Grange in their semi-final.
Race Night:
This Saturday night, April 21st at the Glasshouse Hotel Swan Point Hyde Bridge Sligo. First race off at 9pm. Please come along, admission is free. All welcome, refreshments served.
Sligo-Leitrim DSL will now play Carlow in the semi-final of the Oscar Traynor at the Institute of Technology Sligo astro pitch on Saturday 28th April. Kick-off is 3pm.
Sligo-Leitrim: Mark Rooney, Killian Sweeney, Conor Griffin, Steve Feeney, Aaron Murren, Aaron O’Boyle, Ross McLoughlin (c), Barry O’Mahony, Christopher Kelly, Ryan McManus, Mark McGoldrick, Ibrahim Savage, Shay Doherty, Gary Finan, Tony Clarke (gk), Steven Armstrong, Keith Nibbs, Darragh Healy.