Dundalk and District League round-up

Fyffes Premier Division

Muirhevnamor FC 4-6 Square United

This very entertaining goal-fest highlighted the scoring abilities of two of Dundalk and District League's top scorers, Micky O'Kane and Arthur Sands. Jared Rodgers gave the home side the lead on 18 minutes.

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Micky O'Kane soon added another, but almost immediately Arouna Sandgo pulled one back for square. Arthur Sands sent the sides in level at the break.

Sands struck early in the second half to put the visitors 3-2 ahead. The goal of the match from Micky O'Kane made it 3-3 on the hour mark. Six minutes later, Arthur Sands, with the best strike of his hat-trick, put Square in front.

A harsh penalty against the brave Square keeper saw O'Kane complete his hat-trick to leave the match level at 4 apiece with 20 minutes to play.

The home side saw the crossbar deny them the lead before goals from Taylor Diamond and Aidan Lee Martin sealed a dramatic win for the Ardee side.

This was Micky O'Kane's third hat-trick this season, and Arthur Sands was notching his second. O'Kane went to top scorer with 16 goals.

Redeemer Celtic W/O to Bay FC

Haynestown Celtic 2-3 Carlingford Celtic

Carlingford can breathe a sigh of relief that they came away with all three points from this very evenly matched contest against a determined Haynestown.

Thunder and lightning accompanied the opening 10 minutes, but the biggest shock came in the 15th minute when Sahnoon Buye fired Haynestown into the lead.

The ‘Ford responded with a series of attacks, but found the young netminder in superb form. It took a powerful header from Ross Dullaghan to beat him on 35 minutes. The Carlingford keeper produced a great save close to half-time to send the sides in level at one apiece.

The visitors had to replace their injured keeper on the hour mark, and his replacement failed to deal with Tolani Animashahon's effort that put Haynestown 2-1 ahead.

Peter Shields, Carlingford's top scorer, levelled the match with a lob over the keeper in the 80th minute. Two minutes from the time referee Ciaran Reilly awarded a penalty to Carlingford, which Peter Shields dispatched for the winning goal and his 16th strike this season.

Carrick Rovers 2-1 Faughart Rovers

Ryan Marron, Thurlough O Hanlon (Carrick); Sean Burns (Faughart).

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Wednesday, 17th September: Rampart Celtic FC v Muirhevnamor FC. Muirhevnamor Astro Pitch. Kick-off 8.10pm

In their head-to-head history, these two teams have played one match, with Rampart Celtic emerging victorious in their only encounter. Looking at recent performances, in the most recent meeting between the two sides, Rampart Celtic secured a 2-0 away win against Muirhevnamor FC.

In terms of form, Rampart Celtic have had a mixed run with a draw, a win, a loss, another draw, and another win in their last five matches.

On the other hand, Muirhevnamor FC has experienced a loss, a win, a draw, and two consecutive losses in their last five games.

In the current standings, Rampart Celtic sits in second place with 33 points from 13 matches, having won 10 games and drawn three, scoring 35 goals and conceding six.

Muirhevnamor FC, on the other hand, occupies the sixth position with 14 points from 13 matches, winning four games, drawing two, and losing seven, scoring 34 goals and conceding 41.

Saturday, 20th September: Carlingford Celtic v Faughart Rovers. Foy Centre. Kick-off 4.00 pm

In their head-to-head history, the two teams have played a total of three matches. Carlingford Celtic has secured one win, with no home wins and one away win.

Faughart Rovers, on the other hand, has emerged victorious in two matches, claiming one win at home and one win away.

Looking at their recent matches, the most recent encounter between the two teams saw Faughart Rovers falling to Carlingford Celtic with a scoreline of 2-6.

However, Faughart Rovers managed to defeat Carlingford Celtic in their previous meeting with a score of 2-0.

In terms of recent form, Carlingford Celtic has been in exceptional form with five consecutive wins, including victories against strong opponents like Haynestown Celtic and Redeemer Celtic.

Faughart Rovers, on the other hand, has faced a series of defeats in their recent matches.

In the current standings, Carlingford Celtic holds the top position with an impressive record of 13 wins out of 14 matches, accumulating 39 points. Faughart Rovers, on the other hand, sits in ninth place with five points from 14 matches.

Saturday, 20th September: Haynestown Celtic v Bay FC. DKIT. Kick-off 5.00pm

In their head-to-head history, these two teams have played only once, with Haynestown Celtic emerging victorious on that occasion with an away win. Bay FC is yet to secure a win against their upcoming opponent.

Looking at their recent performances, Haynestown Celtic has had a mixed run of results with two losses and three wins in their last five matches.

On the other hand, Bay FC has won three out of their last five games, including a recent victory against Redeemer Celtic.

In terms of the current league standings, Haynestown Celtic is positioned fourth out of 9 teams, having won seven out of their 14 matches, accumulating a total of 22 points. Bay FC is placed fifth, with six wins out of 13 matches and 19 points.

Top goal scorers

Peter Shields (Carlingford) 16 goals, Micky O'Kane (Muirhevnamor) 16 goals, Ross Gaynor (Square) 12 goals, Eddie Duffy (Carlingford) 12 goals, Colm Bracken (Bay F.C.) 11 goals, Arthur Sands (Square) 10 goals, Daniel Duffy (Muirhevnamor) 9 goals, Joe Dunne (Carlingford) 9 goals, Benny Osbourne (Square) 7 goals, Gino Cooney (Bay) 7 goals, Steven O'Rourke (Carrick) 7 goals, Ryan Marron (Carrick) 7 goals.

Hat-tricks

Micky O'Kane (Muirhevnamor) 3, William Opoku (Bay F.C.) 2, Arthur Sands (Square) 2, Yassir Abee Maxamed (Rampart) 1, Aidan McGuiness (Rampart) 1, Daniel Duffy (Muirhevnamor) 1, Steven Becley (Rampart) 1, Eddie Duffy (Carlingford) 1, Joe Dunne (Carlingford) 1, Colm Bracken (Bay F.C.) 1, Richie McGee (Carlingford C.) 1, Benny Osbourne (Square) 1, Sahnoon Buye (Haynestown) 1, Peter Sheilds (Carlingford) 1.