Gleneely Colts 0-2 Rasheney FC
Rasheney kept their title challenge on track with this hard earned two nil win over a battling Gleneely side.In the first attack of note the visitors opened the scoring on 15 minutes when Damien Friel cut in from the right and fired a superb effort to the top corner past Martin Mooney.The visitors spurned a great chance on the half hour to increase their lead when Anthony Doherty was upended in the area but John McLaughlin’s spot kick was brilliantly saved by Mooney in the colts goal.Before the break the home side went close when after a corner the ball fell to Daniel Nolan but his close range effort was tipped onto the post by Johnathan Noone.After a slow opening to the second period the visitors increased their advantage on the hour mark after the home defence failed to clear and John Grant fired low to the corner from ten yards.Gleneely tried to put some pressure on the visitors but the best chance they created was when Brendan Curran raced clear but fired just past the far post.
Played in slippy conditions at Castle Park Buncrana made the early running but it was the visitors who had the first chance when Karl Donnelly had an effort well saved by Caolan McGonagle.Donnelly then turned provider when his telling cross was totally missed by Raymond Buchanan with the goal at his mercy.Midway through the half the home side had their first effort when Gerard Boyle had a header saved by Conor McColgan in the visitors goal.The point replied and Stephen McCarron broke clear of the home defence and with only McGonagle to beat he miscontrolled allowing Gary Duffy to get back to clear.Before the break Buchanan had another effort over the bar.
Minutes into the second period Donnelly cut in from the right but saw hois effort superbly saved by McGonagle.Buncrana stunned the league leaders on 56 minutes when Declan Fullerton fired a superb free kick from the right hand edge of the area to the top corner.They almost added a second following a corner but McColgan made a brilliant double save to deny Kieran McDaid and Ruairi Connolly.The point upped the tempo and on 80 minutes substitute Adam Harkin was unlucky to see his header crash off the post.They got back on terms on 86 minutes in fortuitous fashion when Donnellys cross saw an attempted clearance rebound into the path of Dean Barron who slotted home from eight yards.In the closing minutes it was the home side who went closest with Fullerton firing just wide from a twenty yards free.
The visitors had the opening chance on 10 minutes when Philip McGuinness drilled a cross shot just over the bar.Greencastle responded with Tony McClenaghan seeing an effort superbly saved by Paul McGettigan before Ciaran Moore headed over following a corner.Keeper Darren Mccarrick’s long clearance caught the Dunree defence out but McClenaghan fired just wide before a goalbound Sean cavanagh header from a Jamie McCormick corenr was headed off the line by Conor McBride.Dunree hit back and opened the scoring on 41 minutes when after the home defence failed to clear TJ McKinley saw his shot tipped onto the bar by McCarrick and when the ball fell to Thomas Mulhern he scored at the second attempt after McCarrick had saved his initial effort.Greencastle responded and before the break bioth McCormick and Charlie Gill had efforts well saved by McGettigan.On the restart Thomas Mclaughlin played a one two with McClenaghan but was deneied by a superb William Doherty tackle.Dunree broke and scored a second minutes later after Mulhern intercepted a poor square pass to race clear and drill past McCarrick. McGuinness then dragged his effort wide when in the clear before at the other end James Henry beat two men and set up McClenaghan who fired wide.They got a goal back on 70 minutes when McCormick’s free was headed down by Cavanagh for Killian Dougal to sweep the ball home.In the closing stages McGuinness for the visitors had one effort blocked by Gavin Harkin before seeing another tipped round the post by McCarrick.At the other end James Henry was denied by another superb tackle from Doherty, Gill had an effort over the bar before Moore had the final effort saved by McGettigan.
Moville got a dream start on 2 minutes after Danny Murphy fed Conor Doherty who fired to the bottom corner past mark Doherty from twenty yards.They doubled their lead when Murphy advanced up the right and crossed for the unmarked Conor Lafferty to head home.Things became bogged down in midfield after this bright opening and the home side had to wait until the 40th minute to add to their advantage when a John Gillen corner was cleared to James Gillen and when his effort was parried by keeper Doherty the rebound was slotted home by Christy McGeoghaghan.
The second period was a dour midfield battle with few chances and the home side content to protect their lead.Carrowmena tried hard to get back into the game but the closest they came was on the hour mark when keeper Ralph Bredin punched clear to Jordan O Brien whose overhead kick was cleared off the line by Jason Mclaughlin.The remaining half hour saw both defences on top and no chances at either end but Moville’s first half blitz proved enough.
P | Pts | |
QPS | 11 | 27 |
Dunree | 11 | 25 |
Rasheney | 11 | 24 |
Moville Res | 13 | 22 |
Greencastle | 11 | 15 |
Gleneely | 13 | 13 |
Carrowmena | 14 | 8 |
Buncrana | 12 | 5 |
Fixtures: First Division 2pm, Sunday January 20th
Gleneely V Buncrana
M McGonagle
Rasheney V Greencastle
B Breslin
QPS V Moville Res
W Harvey
Dunree V Carrowmena
Liam Porter
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