Nenagh ease relegation worries with big win
Limerick District League Review
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Nenagh AFC’s Aaron Cusack puts his side 2-0 up against Aisling Annacotty Odhran DucieImage 2 of 3
Dan O’Meara scored Nenagh AFC’s opening goal against Aisling Annacotty on Sunday. PHOTOs: ODHRAN DUCIE Odhran DucieImage 3 of 3
Nenagh AFC’s Saeed Ryan shields possession from Aisling Annacotty’s Donnacha O’Leary. Odhran DucieBy Pat Sheehan
PREMIER LEAGUE
Nenagh AFC 2-1 Aisling Annacotty
Nenagh AFC picked up three vital points in the Premier League to give their survival hopes a huge boost following an impressive 2-1 win over Aisling Annacotty in Brickfields on Sunday.
Aisling, on a high after their midweek victory over Pike Rovers in the Tuohy Cup, were rocked when Nenagh took the lead after twenty minutes when Dylan Morrison set up Dan O’Meara to finish.
Good work from Pa Steed created the opening for Aaron Cusack to make it 2-0 just before the break.
Aisling fought back after the restart and Joel Coustrain scored from a penalty kick with fifteen minutes remaining. Solid defending secured the win for Nenagh who could afford a penalty kick miss late in the game.
Nenagh AFC: Carl Williams; Colm Hayden; Saeed Ryan; Kieran Barr; Bryan McGee; Pa Steed; Aaron Cusack; Dylan Morrison; Dan O'Meara; Adam Ryan; Daniel Connolly. Subs: Matt O'Gorman; M Manley; Lee Mowatt; Eoin Coffey; Adam Brennan
Premier ‘A’ League
Moyross United 3-0 Newport Town
Newport’s continue their losing spiral that has seen them pick up just one point from five games to scupper their promotion hopes as they went down 3-0 to Moyross on Saturday evening in a game they rarely looked like getting anything from.
Goals from Daniel Ikoghode and Cian Power had Moyross well in control by the break and Stephen Hannon added a third in the second half.
Newport continued to try and get back in the tie and had a couple of chances through Brian O’Sullivan but in the end left empty handed.
Newport Town: Stephen McCormack; Eoin Looney; Pa Murtagh; Dave O'Brien; Christy O'Connor; Sean Bonfield; Conor Brett; Aaron Coleman; Jamie Kavanagh; Brian O'Sullivan; Callum O'Connell. Subs: Luke Ryan; Ciaran Carey; Paul Ryan
Lower Leagues
In Division 1B, Nenagh AFC ‘B’s promotion hopes took a dive following a 4-3 defeat at Patrickswell. Diarmuid Fitzpatrick, Kieran O'Brien and J McLoughlin scored for Nenagh. Pat Kirby 2, Lee Carey, and Jason Gillane were the winning scorers.
In Division 2A, David Coughlan, Callum Foley, M Power, and Martin Burke were on the mark for Lough Derg in a 4-1 win at Northside for whom Kian Ryan obliged.
Newport beat Corbally United in the Under 17 League. Conor Bailey (2), Brean Buckley and S Bridgeman were the winning scorers. In the same division, Lough Derg went down 1-0 to Charleville.