Newport edge Nenagh in Tipperary derby
By Pat Sheehan
Premier League
Newport Town 1-0 Nenagh AFC
The two Tipperary sides plying their trade in the Limerick Premier League, met for the first time this season at Derryleigh Park on Thursday evening when Newport took bragging rights from Nenagh AFC in a tight game decided by a single goal.
Newport sealed it midway through the second half when Drew McLean’s free kick was delivered into the Nenagh penalty area and when the ball was knocked clear to the edge of the box, Cillian O’Shea returned a beauty to the back of the net to give Newport their second win of the season.
Newport Town: Harry Ryan; Eoin Guilfoyle; Pa Murtagh; Drew McLean; Christy Connors; Darren Collins; Cillian O'Shea; Brian O'Sullivan; Conor Brett; Jay Ryan; Christy Doyle. Subs: Daniel Ryan; Dan Egan; Jamie Kavanagh; Elliot Slattery; Luke Ryan.
Nenagh AFC: Aaron Savage; Saeed Ryan; Lee Mowatt; Colm Hayden; Eoin Coffey; Kieran Barr; Conor McCormack; Alan Sheehan; Adam Ryan; Aidan White; Kieran O'Brien. Subs: Cillian Scully; Diarmuid Fitzpatrick; Daniel Molloy; Matt O'Gorman
Lower Leagues
In Division 1B, Nenagh AFC, after a poor start, posted back-to-back wins. In midweek a 5-4 win over Glenview Rovers came about thanks to strikes from Kieran O'Brien, Cillian Scully, Eddie Ryan, Casey Finn, and Alex Gardas.
Sunday’s game was an easier ride, they put six past Kilfrush with Alex Gardas (4), Diarmuid Fitzpatrick and Cillian Scully on target.
FAI Junior Cup
Carew Park 1-2 Newport Town
Newport Town advanced to the second round of the FAI Junior Cup with an exciting 2-1 win away versus Carew Park on Sunday morning.
The game was evenly poised when Newport took a lead just before half time. The impressive Daniel Ryan pounced on a Carew Park defensive error to hit a beauty from twenty yards to the roof of the net.
Carew came out after the restart and got their equaliser when player manager Kieran Hanlon finished in a crowded goalmouth. The game was end to end thereafter and it was Newport who got the break when Darren Collins fired from 25 yards to give the keeper no chance and put Newport on their way.
Newport Town: Harry Ryan; Eoin Looney; Elliot Slattery; Drew McLean; Pa Murtagh; Daniel Ryan; Darren Collins; Conor Brett; Luke Ryan; Christy Doyle; Cillian O’Malley, Subs: Brian O'Sullivan; Christy Connors; Jay Ryan; Dan Egan
Nenagh AFC 3-0 Coonagh United
The other all-Premier division tie pitted two sides who are struggling in the league and it was Nenagh AFC that took the honours with an impressive 3-0 win over Coonagh United in Brickfields.
Goals from Ryan Gilmartin, Conor McCormack and Aidan White did the damage for the Tipperary side.
Nenagh AFC: Aaron Savage; Kieran Barr; Conor McCormack; Colm Hayden; Eoin Coffey; Lee Mowatt; Alan Sheehan; Aidan White; Ryan Gilmartin; Kieran O'Brien; Adam Ryan.
Coonagh United: Josh Sheehan, Luke Doherty, Christian Mubiala, Andrew Leydon, Colm Kenny, Joey Sheehan, Christy O'Neill, Sean Hartney, Evans Ezekannagha, Colin Scanlon, PJ Molloy.
Mungret Regional 8-0 Lough Derg
Lough Derg got a taste of the level they have to get to in the Limerick League after suffering an 8-0 defeat to Mungret Regional on Sunday.
The visitors were holding their own at half time, trailing 2-0 but paid the price for a red card as Mungret tacked on six more in the second half. Pat Aherne claimed a hat-trick for the home side while Hamza Selman and Mike Curran scored two apiece. James White completed the scoring.
FAI Youth Cup
Nenagh AFC advanced to the next round after a 3-2 win over a good Shelbourne side. Dan Zamotsnyy, Rhys Meagher, and Daniel Connolly scored the winning goals.
Goals from Oisin Rowan (3), Sean Lyons (2), Charlie Grace, Davin Smyth and David Goode saw Lough Derg advance at the expense of Geraldines.
Newport Town had no such luck. Despite goals from Senan Ryan and Eoghan Bryan, they fell 4-2 to Fairview Rangers.