Carnbane League Round-up: Thrills and spills in Saturday’s fixtures
PREMIER DIVISION
NEWRY CELTIC 3 CAMLOUGH ROVERS 4
Camlough Rovers took a big scalp on Saturday with a 4-3 victory over Newry Celtic, backing up another big win over Bessbrook United in the Mid-Ulster Shield the previous week.
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For the Celts this defeat ended a three-game winning streak, including a league victory over rivals Cleary Celtic.
In Saturday’s game played at Artie Green Park, the visitors raced out of the blocks, bagging three goals before the half-hour mark. Newry Celtic battled back with goals from Conor Shields and Paul O’Rourke but Kane Rossiter nabbed his second for Rovers before the break for a 4-2 half-time lead.
Patrick Magill pulled another back for the home side on 47 minutes but that was as much as they could manage and with no more goals Rovers took the spoils.
ARCHVIEW UNITED 1 VILLA ROVERS 2
Villa Rovers remain top of the pile in the Premier Division following a narrow win over Archview United in Jennings Park. Aodhan Conlon opened the scoring for Villa in the tenth minute but Oisin Marmion equalised two minutes later. Conlon missed from the penalty spot just after the half-hour mark but Kyle Brennan gave Villa the lead again on 41 minutes and after a scoreless second half it remained 2-1 at the full-time whistle.
DIVISION 1
CARTWHEEL UNITED 1 MAYOBRIDGE 6
Mayobridge went clear at the top of the Division 1 table with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Cartwheel at Jimmy Steen Park on Saturday. They wasted no time getting going, with Conor Garvey opening the scoring in the second minute. Three more goals followed from the Bridge and it remained 4-0 at the break. Cartwheel pulled one back in the second half but the contest was already over at 5-0 by then and the Bridge added a sixth for good measure before the finish.
CHURCH STREET 4 ORCHARD UNITED 3
Church Street got one over Orchard United on Saturday in Olympic Park with seven goals scored in total all four of the winners’ goals from Liam McCartan . McCartan got the ball rolling in the fourth minute but Dylan Smyth equalised six minutes later and Rauiri Murdock put Orchard in front with 16 minutes on the clock. McCartan squared the match again before the break and nabbed his hat-trick on 51 with his fourth giving his side a 4-2 lead. Jamie O’Connor score Orchard’s third in stoppage time but Church Street had done enough to claim all three points.
PARKVIEW 4 ROCKVIEW UNITED 4
