Newport thwarted late on as Nenagh get back to winning ways
Limerick District League Review
By Pat Sheehan
PREMIER LEAGUE
Geraldines 2 Newport Town 2
Newport Town were thwarted in the 97th minute from registering their second win in the Premier League when fellow relegation battlers Geraldines struck a late equaliser to earn a share of the points on Sunday.
Geraldines took the lead after ten minutes when Tony Mambuana finished off a good move. The home side had a couple of great opportunities to increase their lead but Seamus O’Regan in the Newport goal made a couple of fine saves.
Newport got back on level terms after the hour mark when Aaron Coleman delivered a free kick to the back post for Elliot Slattery to finish and things got even better minutes later when Cillian O’Shea created the opening for Christy Doyle to give Newport the lead.
With the game deep in stoppage time, a hand ball in the area presented Mambuana with the chance which he duly converted to ensure a share of the spoils.
Newport Town: Seamus O'Regan; Eoin Looney; Pa Murtagh; Drew McLean; Elliot Slattery; Peter O'Sullivan; Conor Brett; Aaron Coleman; Christy Doyle; Cillian O'Shea; Brian O'Sullivan. Subs: Killian O'Malley; Daniel Ryan; David Ryan; Jamie Kavanagh; Ciaran Carey
Hyde Rangers 3 Nenagh AFC 4
Nenagh AFC came away with three points on their visit to Hyde Rangers after the sides played out a seven-goal thriller on Sunday.
Alex Keating put Hyde in front, but Nenagh levelled when Saeed Ryan challenged the keeper and tucked away the spilled ball.
Nenagh took the lead when Ryan Gilmartin’s corner kick was headed home by Eoin Coffey and it was 3-1 on the half hour mark when Dylan Morrison pounced on a loose ball to score from 25 yards.
After the break, Alex Keating scored his second and Alex Kiely netted to level the game at 3-3 but the visitors struck the winner on 75 minutes when Dylan Morrison claimed his second goal.
Nenagh AFC: Conor Hodgins, Bryan McGee, Eoin Coffey, Kieran Barr, Colm Hayden, Ryan Gilmartin, Adam Ryan, Cillian Scully, Saeed Ryan, Mattie O’Gorman, Dylan Morrison. Subs: Nathan Kelly, Conor Hanniffy, Coilin Doris, Conor McCormack.
Lower Leagues
In Division 1B, Newport Town ‘B’ and Nenagh AFC ‘B’ shared the derby spoils when they drew 1-1 in Newport on Sunday afternoon.
Sean Bonfield scored for Newport while Marcin Kolowski was on the mark for Nenagh.
In Division 2B, Lough Derg ran in nine goals at Corbally United ‘C’. Daniel Fogarty scored four with Cian O'Donoghue claiming three. Sean Fahy and Jay Collins made up the tally for the Killaloe/Ballina side.