​Cleary Celtic continue winning run and take top spot in the Premier Division

​Premier Division

Cleary keep winning streak intact

Archview United 0

Cleary Celtic 3

Cleary Celtic moved to the top of the Carnbane League Premier Division on Saturday, with five wins from five games, following a 3-0 victory over Archview United.

However, they didn’t have things all their own way at Jennings Park, as the two teams were deadlocked at 0-0 going in at half-time. But in the second half the Hoops found their form and goals from Benny Coulter, Neil Barr and Declan Monaghan secured the win.

Rossiter bags the only goal

Camlough Rovers 1

Millburn United 0

One goal was all Camlough Rovers needed to pick up their third win of the league season, as they defeated Millburn United 1-0.

It came on 25 minutes via Kane Rossiter, and the Rovers were able to keep a clean sheet for the remainder of the game to claim all three points.

Rossowen win in thrilling contest

Rossowen 4

Greenfield Park 2

Rossowen hadn’t made a great start to the season with just one win in their first seven games, but they got back on track with an impressive 4-2 win over Greenfield Park, who came into the weekend sitting on top of the table.

Ciaran Bradley put the Rostrevor men ahead on 12 minutes, but Greenfield had a response through Mark Lowry.

Goals from Ben Lynch and Michael Ireland had Rossowen sitting pretty at 3-1 going in at half-time, but Greenfield were back in the game five minutes after the restart when Joshua McKeown found the target with a penalty kick.

However, a James Boyd red card meant the visitors had to play the last half hour a player short, and Rossowen took full advantage as Callum Annett fired home their fourth goal of the game and secured the victory.

Division 1

Church Street edge close encounter

Ashgrove Rovers 2

Church Street 3

Church Street’s strong start to the season continued on Saturday, as victory over Ashgrove Rovers means that they’ve claimed 27 points from their first 12 games.

However, they had to battle hard to get the win, and come from behind. That was because a goal from Patrick McShane put Rovers ahead on 20 minutes.

But it was Church Street who took the lead in at the break, following a brace from Cathal McKenna.

Ryan McKeown levelled matters once again as the game went into the last quarter. But it was Oran Loughran who claimed the decisive goal to see Church Street leave Killeavy with the desired result.

Strong first half enough for Ballyholland

Ballyholland 4

Lisdrum Youth 2

Ballyholland were victorious over Lisdrum Youth on Saturday afternoon, owing in large part to a brilliant first half display.

Lisdrum took an early lead through Aaron McArdle, but four goals in the space of 25 minutes from Frank McArdle, Niall Fegan, Michael Rocks and Brian Dillon had Ballyholland 4-1 ahead at the short whistle.

Shane Barr was able to pull one back for Lisdrum in the second half, but the damage was done and they were unable to make any further inroads into Ballyholland’s lead.

The Bot remain hot atop the Division 1 table

Mayobridge 0

Ballybot United 3

We may only be 12 games into the league season, but it already appears as though Ballybot will be hard to stop in their quest for the Division 1 crown.

United have claimed nine wins and three draws from their 12 fixtures and look to be getting stronger with each passing week.

They had too much for Mayobridge last weekend, with a goal from Kevin O’Rourke and two from Conor Cranny enough to get the victory at Nan Sands Park.

Orchard too strong for Newry Rovers

Orchard United 6

Newry Rovers 0

Orchard United were in fine form on Saturday, as they saw off Newry Rovers 6-0.

The goals came from Cailum Magee (two), Ruairi Murdock (two), Shane McAteer and Dillon Smyth.

FonaCab IFA Junior Cup

Round 3

Celts lose out on penalties

Newry Celtic 3

Donemana 3

(AET, 3-5 on pens)

Newry Celtic were knocked out of the IFA Junior Cup by Tyrone side Donemana following a thrilling game, which needed penalties to split the sides.

A goal from Caolan Gray had the Carnbane League side 1-0 ahead at the half-time whistle, before Donemana missed a penalty in normal time, through Robert Godfrey.

However, they scored two goals in the space of five minutes through Kenzie Hall and Timothy Dougherty to go 2-1 ahead.

On 83 minutes, Gray bagged his second to take the game to extra-time, where the Celts once again went ahead, this time via Eamann Donnelly. But the lead only lasted a minute, before Donemana’s Levi Dougherty found the net to take the game into a penalty shootout.

In the spotkicks, it was Donemana who held their nerve, winning 5-3 and ending Newry Celtic’s Junior Cup campaign.

​McKerr double sees Villa Rovers exit the Junior Cup

Villa Rovers 0

Hill Street 2

​Carnbane League Premier Division side Villa Rovers saw their IFA Junior Cup run come to an end in the third round, as two goals from Dylan McKerr was enough for Hill Street to claim the win at Jennings Park.

Both goals came after the interval with the first hitting the net on 64 minutes, before McKerr put the game out of sight with a second with just four minutes to go in the contest.