Dundalk and District League round-up

Haynestown Celtic 3-1 Carlingford Rovers

Gregory Santiago made light of the repaired flooded goalmouth to give the home side a 10-minute lead against a young Carrick side in the Dundalk and District League. A wonderful run by Darragh Wynne in the 20th minute ended with him levelling the sides.

Turning over, Haynestown quickly took the lead again from a well-struck free kick from outside the penalty area by Santiago. Late in the second period, Ahmedmuur Ali sealed the win with his 5th goal so far this season, lifting his side into 4th spot in the league.

Rampart Celtic 4-2 Glenmuir United

Sean Bailey's 20th goal of the season separated these sides at half-time. He is now 5 behind Arthur Sands of Square United.

For much of the second period it was like a stroll in the park for Rampart as they raced into a 4-0 lead. It took until the 67th minute for Andy McDermott to hit a wonder strike to waken the Glens from their slumber.

In the 75th minute he latched onto a shot coming off the crossbar to hit a stunning second goal. Despite playing second fiddle to the now rampant Glenmuir, Rampart held on to make it three wins on the trot, to retain third place in the table.

Carlingford Celtic 8-1 Faughart Rovers

Reigning champions Carlingford Celtic re-established a six-point lead over second-placed Muirhevnamor with this facile victory over Faughart Rovers at the Foy Centre.

The Foys have one game left to play away to Square United, who entertain Muirhevnamor in Ardee on Friday the 4th of September.

Talk about a close finish! Ross Duilaghan led the way for the Seasiders with a hat-trick, Shaun O'Connor bagged a brace, while Eddie Duffy, Coran Lyndsey, who netted his 17th strike this season and Colm Farrell all scored once. Andy Breen got Faughart's consolation score.

Square United 5-1 Muirhevnamor FC

Square United inflicted a first defeat in 14 games on Muirhevnamor with this big win, which ended the Blues' chance to catch leaders Carlingford, who retain the league title.

Arthur Sands scored a brace for the Ardee side, bringing his total to 27 goals. Fellow teammate Arouna Sanogo also netted twice in this comfortable win, while Jake Stuart got his second goal of the season.

Lucas Silva, with his ninth strike, got Muirhevnamor's lone score. With one more round of games to play, Carlingford have 45 points, six ahead of Muirhevnamor.

Top scorers:

Arthur Sands (Square) — 27 Goals

Sean Bailey (Rampart) — 20 Goals

Curan Lyndsey (Carlingford) — 17 Goals

Barry O'Hare (Shamrock) — 13 Goals

Mickey O'Kane (Muirhevnamor) — 12 Goals

Lucas Silva (Muirhevnamor) — 10 Goals

Nathan Keenan (Carrick) — 9 Goals

Mark Mulloy (Glenmuir) — 9 Goals

Daniel Duffy (Muirhevnamor) — 9 Goals

Colm Bracken (Muirhevnamor) — 8 Goals

Richie McGee (Carlingford) — 8 Goals

Sahnoon Buya (Haynestown) — 8 Goals

Joe Dunne (Carlingford) — 8 Goals

Hattrick heroes:

Arthur Sands (Square) — 3

Coran Lyndsey (Carlingford) — 2

Sean Bailey (Rampart) — 2

Stephan McQuillan (Faughart) — 1

Ken McKenna (Square) — 1

Colm Bracken (Muirhevnamor) — 1

Jawad Alabad (Muirhevnamor) — 1

Lucas Silva (Muirhevnamor) — 1

Jarrad Rogers (Muirhevnamor) — 1

Cian Norton (Glenmuir) — 1

Joe Byrne (Glenmuir) — 1

Daramola Akinade (Haynestown) — 1

Dean Brown (Shamrock) — 1

Barry O'Hare (Shamrock) — 1

Nathan Keenan (Carrick) — 1

Tomiwa Osho (Glenmuir) — 1

Mark Mulloy (Glenmuir) — 1

Conrad Quinn (Faughart) — 1

Dwayne Marrey (Haynestown) — 1

Ross Duilaghan (Carlingford) — 1

*Results from Monday, 7th September not included