Away wins for Cashel and Two-Mile-Borris in Tipperary Division Two League

Clonmel Credit Union League Division 2

St Nicholas 1 – 1 Rosegreen Rangers
This game got off to a very even start in the first quarter of an hour, with both teams probing for weaknesses in each other, before the home side began to dominate and almost opened the scoring when Jason Sutton found Jack Downey free in the area, but he directed his header just wide.
Three minutes later Paul Ryan had another header off target, and Ryan was unlucky again just before the half- hour mark, flashing a shot just over the bar.
Rosegreen were left fighting for scraps in terms of chances throughout the first period, but they put in a massive defensive effort to keep the game level at nil all at the break.
The second half was only two minutes old when Pakie Farrell thought he had opened the scoring for the visitors, but his shot cleared the crossbar by inches. He didn’t make the same mistake, however, in the 68th minute, when he got on the end of an excellent through ball and finished past the stranded Saints ‘keeper.
This pushedSt Nicholas to pile on the pressure and they finally found an equaliser with ten minutes left, when Aidan O’Riordan found Paul Ryan and he made no mistake from ten yards.
Both sides had half- chances to win the game after this, but in the end the points were shared.

Suirside 3 – 3 Dualla
A six-goal thriller in Ardfinnan saw the points shared in this game, with some excellent football and great finishes on show.
The match was very entertaining, with Suirside opening the scoring in the eighth minute through debutant Colin O’Shaughnessy, whose bullet header found the bottom corner of the net.
Dominant in the first 25 minutes, the home side doubled the lead when a loose ball was picked up by O’Shaughnessy again and he scored from six yards.
Dualla came roaring back and just after the half-hour David Clarke latched onto a ball played forward and finished to the net, a score that left his team only a single goal behind at the break.
In the second period Suirside started better, and re-established their two goal cushion five minutes in when John Darmody made it three goals to one with a clever finish.
However, Dualla wouldn’t give up, and 16 minutes from the end Patrick Ryan got his toe on the ball in a goalmouth scramble to poke to the net and set up a grandstand finish.
Five minutes from time it was Darmody again who found the net, but this time it was Dualla’s Tomás Darmody who scored to make it 3-3 with a good finish from just inside the area.
That was how the game ended, with both teams happy to take a point.

Moyglass United 1 – 3 Cashel Town
Starting the day at the top of the table, albeit after only one game, Moyglass United were brought back down to earth when they were turned over at home by Cashel Town’s seconds on a scoreline of 3-1.
Cashel started brightly, and were ahead inside 15 seconds when the home side were caught cold from the kick off and Ryan St John delivered a brilliant finish from outside the area.
But Moyglass put that behind them, played themselves into the game and equalised in the 15th minute when Stephen Houlihan curled an effort to the net from the edge of the area.
The rest of the first half was fairly even, with Cashel content to allow the home side have a lot of the ball, and look to catch them on the break.
They finally managed to make this tactic work when Nicky Kirkov picked up the ball in his own half, beat the Moyglass defence and produced a tidy finish midway through the half.
They did it again in the final minutes of the half, with this time Niall Hallissey finding the net with a delightful chip over the stranded Moyglass ‘keeper, to give the visitors a 3-1 lead at the break.
The second half was only a pale shadow of the first though, with the away side very comfortable in defending what was thrown at them by a game but limited Moyglass attack.
In the end, no more goals were scored and Cashel got their first win of the season at the second time of asking.

Powerstown 0 – 2 Two Mile Borris
Borris’ seconds took all three points at Powerstown on Sunday with an accomplished performance by their young but talented side.
They took the lead after just five minutes when Adam Daly put them in front. A ball into the box caused chaos before falling to Daly, who made no mistake from six yard.
Powerstown chances were few and far between, with the Borris ‘keeper not being tested during the first half.
Powerstown’s best chance of the game came with twenty minutes left. A ball into the box forced a save and a goal line block was required to keep the visitors in front.
Ten minutes from time, however, the destination of the points was put beyond doubt when Borris got a deserved second goal, with Kyle Shelley finishing from close range.