Dundalk and District League round-up
Carlingford Celtic open gap at the top of the league
Dundalk and District League Fyffes Premier Division – Week Eight
Shamrock FC 1-1 Square United
Shamrocks continued their unbeaten run in the Dundalk and District League with the hard-fought draw against Square, the run now stretching to four games.
The home side were unlucky to see a pile driver come back off the crossbar after 10 minutes of play.
Their dominance finally paid off when they were awarded a penalty in the 20th minute, Barry O’Hare slotting home.
Turning over a goal behind, Square came much more into the game, but it took until the 75th minute before they got on level terms, a fine header from Jack Dowdall, his third for this season, leaving all to play for in an exciting last 15 minutes.
This result left Shamrocks one point ahead of Square in the table.
Glenmuir United 5-4 Rampart Celtic
This goal fest saw Glenmuir bring a shuddering stop to Ramparts ' three-game winning run, which yielded them 21 goals while conceding just 4.
Two players stood out, one from each side, Joe Byrne from Glenmuir and Sean Bailey from Rampart.
Joe Byrne became the second Glenmuir player to net a hat trick this season, joining Cian Norton, who also scored in this match. Niall O Connor also got on the Glenmuir score sheet.
Sean Bailey, only recently back from a long recovery from injury, bagged a brace to take his tally to five goals, all scored in his last three games.
Aidan McGuinness and Ronan Bailey completed Ramparts scoring. Ramparts are sitting in second place, six points adrift of Carlingford, who were expected to win this match over mid-table Glenmuir.
Carrick Rovers 3-4 Haynestown Celtic
By virtue of this victory, Haynestown leapt into second place in the table. There was very little between the teams, each playing good football throughout in an engrossing 90 minutes.
In the end, it was a hat trick by Haynestown Baramola Akinade, which proved decisive when added to Liam Corbett's first goal for the victors.
Carrack's goals came from Rian McCann, Nathan Keenan, with his fourth goal in his last four appearances and Emmanuel Llubhanya with his first strike this season.
Faughart Rovers 1-5 Carlingford Celtic
League leaders Carlingford Celtic took just 10 minutes to set out on a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Faughart.
Richie McGee is opening the scoring. Eddie Duffy, Coran Lyndsey, the league's top scorer with nine goals and Joe Dunne with a brace completed the rout.
Trailing 3-0 at the break, the man from the Lumpers got an early boost three minutes into the second period with a stunning strike from Chukwukamso Okumo, his first goal for the club.
The ‘Ford have now opened a gap of eight points over second-place Haynestown.
Parkside FC 6-12 Shamrocks FC
Yet another unbelievable score line from the Parkside fixture, the players who got on the score sheet for the home side were Dominik Pawelkiewicz 2, Jake McShane 2, Derek McDonagh one, and Wesley Breno 1.
Shamrocks' scorers were Barry O’Hare 4, Dean Brown 3, John Hodges 2, M Wesley Arugo 2, and Lee Shields, who got one this win lifted Shamrocks to fourth in the League, their highest score so far this season. Parkside are still rooted to the bottom.
Top scorers
Coran Lindsay - Carlingford Celtic - 9 goals; Barry O’Hare - Shamrocks FC - 7 goals; Mickey O'Kane - Muirhevnamor FC - 6 goals; Nathan Keenan - Carrick Rovers - 5 goals; Shaun Bailey - Rampart Celtic - 5 goals; Cian Norton - Glenmuir United - 5 goals; Joe Dunne - Carlingford Celtic - 5 goals; Arthur Sands - Square United - 4 goals; Colin Bracken - Muirhevnamor FC - 4 goals; and Joe Byrne - Glenmuir United - 4 goals
Hat-trick heroes
Coran Lindsey - Carlingford Celtic; Stephen McQuillan - Faughart Rovers; Ken McKenna Jnr - Square United; Colm Bracken - Muirhevnamor FC; Jawad Alabed - Muirhevnamor FC; Lucas Silva - Muirhevnamor FC; Jared Rogers - Muirhevnamor FC; Cian Norton - Glenmuir United; Joe Byrne - Carlingford Celtic; Daramola Akinade - Haynestown Celtic; Deane Brown - Shamrocks FC; and Barry O’Hare - Shamrocks FC