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21 Oct 2025

Peake Villa keep Tipperary Premier League title hopes in own hands - Clonmel Town beaten

Peake Villa keep Tipperary Premier League title hopes in own hands - Clonmel Town beaten

File Photo: Peake Villa's Pippy Carroll put in another fine performance against Clonmel Town on Sunday last.

Clonmel Credit Union Premier League

Peake Villa 5 – 1 Clonmel Town

Though this was Clonmel Town’s first defeat all season in the Clonmel Credit Union Premier League, the result of a dominant performance by the home side at the Tower Grounds in Thurles effectively means that what has been a three-horse race for the league title, has now become a head-to head between St Michael’s of Tipperary Town and Thurles side, Peake Villa.
Conditions were perfect great for Sunday’s game, and the pitch was in excellent condition as the sides ran out, with Peake Villa taking the game the game to the visitors from the start, getting rewarded in the 10th minute when Pippy Carroll found Keith Cahill in space, and he crossed to Ronan McGuire who headed into the bottom corner.
The game did settle down afterwards, but was turned on its head in a four minute spell midway through the half. First the visitors got themselves level in the 21st minute, when Ashley Lasslett scored, but less than a minute later, the home side responded and forced a Town defender to put through his own net and restore the lead to the Thurles side.
Minutes later, Pippy Carroll found Ronan McGuire in space, and he slid the ball into the bottom corner with a fine strike, to put Villa t3-1 in front, and in complete control.
After that the two sides swapped a few half chances, but neither were able to make anything count and they went to the break without any more goals.
When the second period started, the visitors were forced to push on and try to get back into the game, but this meant they repeatedly left gaps at the back, that Villa were able to exploit, and they made that count just after the hour mark, when they added a fourth through Pippy Carroll who was played in by Keith Cahill.
Clonmel Town were not without their chances but found Willie Tierney hard to beat in the hom goal, and a fine defence marshalled by veteran Alan Leahy.
The home side were never going to give up their advantage, and added a fifth and final goal in the last five minutes when Darragh Byrne finished off a fine run by slotting a shot into the bottom corner.
With just three games to go now, Villa have the ability to win the title in their own hands, even if they have some huge games coming up. But they will be as much a danger to any other team on the evidence of this clinical performance.

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