The Ulster Senior League’s involvement in this season’s FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup is over after Bonagee United and Cockhill Celtic were beaten this weekend.
Bonagee lost on Saturday against Edenderry Town while Cockhill lost out to College Corinthians on Sunday.
Edenderry Town 2 Bonagee United 0
BONAGEE UNITED’S Intermediate Cup bid was ended by Edenderry Town in Paddy Maloney Park in County Offaly on Saturday afternoon. Keith McNamara and Niall O’Neill bagged the goals as Edenderry swept past Peter Moran’s Bonagee.
The visitors started well and Chris Moran shot over from a promising position. However, the home side took the lead when McNamara tapped home from Jack Lennon’s cross.
Bonagee had chances to get back into it. Aidan McLaughlin wasn’t far away with a header in the 56 th minute and with 15 minutes to go the Bonagee striker was denied by a good save from the Edenderry goalkeeper.
With Bonagee having everyone forward in added time, they were caught on the break as Edenderry got in for a second goal, O’Neill racing away to find the net.
Bonagee United: Conor Harley, Gareth Breslin, Darek Frankowski, Darren Hunter, Taylor Russell, Ryan McGarvey, Chris Moran, Shane O’Doherty, Aidan McCauley, Evan McCroary, Aidan McLaughlin Subs: Daniel Stolarczyl for O’Doherty, Matthew De Cook for McCroary.
College Corinthians 1 Cockhill Celtic 0
GAVIN CULLEN was the picture of frustration as Ulster Senior League champions Cockhill Celtic exited the Intermediate Cup following a narrow defeat by MSL high-fliers College Corinthians.
Kieran Kenealy’s goal on the hour mark was the difference between the teams at Castletreasure as Corinthians ensured that the USL’s representation in the competition is over for another year.
Kenealy struck the winner past Harry Doherty in the 60 th minute and it was to be the only goal of the game.
Cockhill had several good chances in the second half, but found Corinthians a tough nut to crack.
Substitute Mark Moran struck the post as Cockhill went in search of an equaliser.
“We didn’t play well, but we still had the best chances,” Cullen said. “We weren’t really troubled at all, but were hit with a very poor goal against the run of play.
“We let ourselves down. We are a much better side than we showed. That was the poorest that we’ve played in a long while. We just weren’t creative enough or good enough on the day.”
Cockhill Celtic: Harry Doherty, Paul McDermott, William O’Connor, Peter Doherty, Jason Breslin, Derek Doherty, Ryan Varma, Jimmy Bradley, Gerry Gill, Ronan Doherty, Gerard McLaughlin. Subs: Conor Keddy for McDermott, Garbhan Friel for McLaughlin, Mark Moran for Bradley, Johnny Havlin for O’Connor, Paul McKinney for Breslin
THE 4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League fixtures originally scheduled for Sunday, Decmeber 11 have been brought forward by one week.
Those games – Derry City Reserves v Letterkenny Rovers; Fanad United v Cockhill Celtic and Swilly Rovers v Bonagee United – will now be played next weekend
The first round of the Knockalla Caravans Senior Cup had been pencilled in for that date but as this competition will not now start until after Christmas, the USL fixtures have been brought forward.
December 11 will now be used for backlog fixtures with Finn Harps Reserves taking on Cockhill Celtic on that date.
FIXTURES
4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League,
Friday, December 2, 7.30pm
Bonagee United v Swilly Rovers
Sunday, December 4, 2pm
Derry City Reserves v Letterkenny Rovers
Fanad United v Cockhill Celtic
Sunday, December 11, 2pm
Finn Harps Reserves v Cockhill Celtic
USL P W D L F A GD PTS
Cockhill Celtic 5 4 1 0 18 4 14 13
Fanad United 6 3 2 1 12 6 6 11
Derry City Reserves 6 3 0 3 17 11 6 9
Letterkenny Rovers 6 1 4 1 11 11 0 7
Bonagee United 6 2 1 3 4 14 -10 7
Finn Harps Reserves 5 1 1 3 8 14 -6 4
Swilly Rovers 6 0 3 3 7 17 -10 3
Top Goalscorers (League only)
Cathal Farren (Derry City Reserves) 8
Mark Moran (Cockhill Celtic) 5
Darren McElwaine (Letterkenny Rovers) 5
Aaron McCready (Finn Harps Reserves) 4
Stephen Duffy (Derry City Reserves) 3
Aidan McLaughlin (Bonagee United) 3
Gerard McLaughlin (Cockhill Celtic) 3
Max Karner (Derry City Reserves) 3
