Cashel Town drop first points but Tipperary Premier League promotion is almost assured

Clonmel Credit Union League Division 1

Cullen Lattin 2 – 2 Cashel Town

League leaders Cashel Town dropped their first points of the season away to a Cullen side who are battling to join them in the promotion race after the two sides shared four goals in Sunday in Aisling Park.

The first period was tight with the home side having the better of the early chances, with Micheál Elligott and Darren McGrath going close on occasion.

Cashel’s Ciaran Fitzpatrick was unlucky not to tap home at the back post ten minutes before the break, when a long Mikey Mc Dermott throw was headed on by Eoin Byrne at the near post.

Ultimately however the sides went into the break level at nil all. It didn’t take long for the second half to warm up though, and the home side opened the scoring ten minutes in, when Tony O’Neill flicked on a Darren Hueston kick out on and Darren McGrath took on the visiting defence to finish well.

The away side’s chances were dented further ten minutes later when they were reduced to ten men for a bookable offence, and just before the hour mark looked holed below the water line when Micheal Elligott made it two to nil, after Tristan Stokes played wonderful ball into the box and Elligott headed home. But Cashel showed fantastic resilience and dug deep to get something from the game. Fifteen minutes from time Darragh Browne was fouled in the area, and Kyle Ryan despatched the penalty to make it a one goal game.

They seemed to have undone that good work when they were further reduced to nine men, but a late Daithi Hall throw into the area was flicked on Ciaran Fitzpatrick and Browne scored from close range to the delight of the travelling contingent.
That point seems to assure them of promotion back to the Premier League but they will continue to turn their thoughts to going back up as champions in the coming weeks.