Local football round up, 31st March 2012
The passing of Jimmy Craven after a long illness meant many local games were called off as a mark of respect to the popular lad who turned out for many Carnbane sides. All of the remaining games that did go ahead had a minute’s silence before kick off.
Premier Divison
Late Fusco goal stuns Bessbrook
Newry Celtic bounced back in the best way possible after their shock exit from the AOH Cup last week. A late strike from Nicky Fusco gave Celtic all three points in a match which could well have a big say in the destination of the Carnbane Premier Division title.
Anthony Fearon makes a driving run towards goal.
Two yellow cards issued in the first five minutes by referee Dessie Kavanagh indicated that he was going to keep tight control of this encounter.
It was clear that neither side wanted to concede goals as defences dominated in the early stages of the game. Gradually though both teams began to create chances.
Bessbrook’s Mickey Green cleverly turned his opponent but was unlucky to see his snapshot rebound off the base of the post. Celtic replied when a great cross from Stephen Quinn found the unmarked Nicky Fusco, whose swiftly hit shot was well saved by Peter Murphy. Moments later Murphy’s goal-kick went straight into the path of Adrian Larkin, who with an open goal at his mercy, managed to steer his shot wide of the upright.
Green then had another great chance to give Bessbrook the lead but just as he was about to pull the trigger, Anthony McParland made a brilliant saving tackle to deny him.
Bessbrook pushed hard for a winner in the second half and Peter Markey might have done better with a free header from a corner. The ‘Brook further declared their intentions to take all three points when they moved Philip Hughes up to centre forward in the search of the winner. They pushed forward without creating any clear cut chances and they were nearly caught out when Newry Celtic broke clear and Fusco hit the base of the post with a sweetly struck left foot drive.
Philip Hughes senses it mightn't be his side's day!
Bessbrook continued to drive forward but in the 94th minute Celtic produced the sting in the tail. The ball fell to Fusco from a Celtic corner, and from 15 yards out he dispatched the ball into the back of the net to consign Bessbrook to their third league defeat of the season.
First Divison
Campbell strike downs Juve’
Parkview moved into ninth in the table after they beat Newry Juventus 2-1 at Artie Green Park. Gareth Gorman converted a penalty and Hugh Campbell found the net from close range to give Parkview a commanding lead.
Cathal Murphy replied for Juventus but Parkview held out and took all three points.
Milburn march on
Milburn continued their good run of form when they got the better of Villa Rovers at Jennings Park.
Dermot Morgan gave Milburn an early lead from the penalty spot before Daniel Small doubled the advantage shortly into the second half.
"On your marks!" - Newry Celtic's Moan tries to escape the attention of his marker.
A penalty ten minutes from time from the evergreen Danny Cushnan reduced arrears to give Villa hope, but Milburn held out quite easily to take them to within one point of third placed Grasshoppers in the league table.
AOH Cup
Bohs’ book place in last four of cup
This game was back and forth for the first 15 minutes until Bohs’ trio of Paddy Heaney, Felix Flynn and Brian O’Neill started to get on top and take control of the midfield for Bohs’.
Bohs’ won a corner on the half hour mark and at the second time of asking a brilliant ball by Ciaran Cummins found the head of Martin O’Donnell to make it 1-0.
Ballybot started to get back into the game, with Joe Barr and Felix McCourt both going close, but three minutes before the half time whistle Bohs’ doubled their lead. Justin Philpott picked up the ball 25 yards out and beat two men before rifling the ball into the top corner to give Boh’s a two goal advantage at the interval.
Two minutes into the second half Felix Flynn pressurised a defender into making a mistake and rolled the ball past the goalkeeper for 3-0. Ten minutes later, Flynn played the ball to O’Donnell, who fired past the ‘keeper for his second of the day to put the game out of reach for the ‘Bot.
It was all academic from here, although Joe Barr did grab a consolation for Ballybot near the end to reduce the deficit to 4-1, which added some respectability to the scoreline.
Results
Premier Division
Bessbrook United 0 – 1 Newry Celtic
Damolly United 1 – 4 Windmill Stars
Kilkeel Athletic 1 – 3 Killeavey United
First Division
Parkview 2 – 1 Newry Juventus
Rostrevor Rovers 2 – 1 Whitecross AFC
Villa Rovers 1 – 2 Millburn United
AOH Cup quarter final
Bohemians 4 – 1 Ballybot United
Carnbane underage results
Under 9
Damolly 1 – 2 Midway United
Valley Rangers Colts 0 – 3 Killowen
Warrenpoint Town 3 – 0 Camlough Rovers
Midway United 0 – 1 Rathfriland
Moneyslane 1 – 6 Killowen
Valley Rangers Colts 2 – 3 Camlough Rovers
Warrenpoint Town 1 – 0 Lisdrum
Midway 0 – 2 Warrenpoint Town
Valley Rangers Colts 0 – 0 Lisdrum
Killowen 0 – 1 Damolly
Moneyslane 0 – 5 Warrenpoint Town
Under 11
Moneyslane 3 – 2 Camlough United
Camlough Rovers 5 – 1 Barcroft
Valley Rangers Colts 1 – 2 Midway United
Rathfriland Swifts 0 – 4 Killowen
Under 12
Midway Reds 3 – 3 Midway United
Moneyslane 0 – 2 Annalong Rovers
Brookvale 2 – 0 Moneyslane
Under 13
Valley Rangers Colts 3 – 2 Damolly
Brookvale Colts 2 – 7 Camlough Rovers
Rathfriland 2 – 3 Lisdrum United
Under 15
Lisdrum 0 – 4 Annalong Rovers
Damolly 6 – 0 Ashgrove Rovers
Under 16
Crieve Rovers 5 – 0 Dromore Amateurs
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Posted by Sean McKevitt
on Apr 3 2012. Filed under Sport.
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