Derry City Reserves moved into third in the 4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League thanks to a win over Fanad United, while Finn Harps Reserves defeated Swilly Rovers.
Derry City Reserves 5 Fanad United 1
Derry City Reserves climbed above Fanad United and into third place in the 4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League table after a comfortable win on Sunday.
Derry swept into a two-goal lead as Ben Doherty and Shane McNamee netted in the first half-an-hour.
Fanad pulled a goal back before the break through Daire McDaid, but Derry regained a two-goal cushion as Doherty struck his second of the game.
Matthew Doherty stepped up to convert a penalty for the young Candystripes and he also ended the game with a brace after scoring Derry’s fifth.
Swilly Rovers 1 Finn Harps Reserves 3
Jamie Browne scored a second-half hat-trick as Finn Harps Reserves won for only the second time this season.
Browne’s hat-trick brings Joe Boyle’s Harps to within a point of second-from-bottom Swilly.
The first half, on a poor surface at Swilly Park, ended scoreless, but two minutes into the second period Browne headed home from close range to open the scoring.
Browne doubled the advantage with a well-taken second.
Former Harps senior midfielder Tony McNamee – now back with his hometown club – pulled a goal back for Swilly, but Browne secured the matchball and the win with a fine third as Harps took a deserved win.
RESULTS
4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League
Sunday
Derry City Reserves 5 Fanad United 1
Swilly Rovers 1 Finn Harps Reserves 3
FIXTURES
4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League
Sunday, April 9, 2pm
Cockhill Celtic v Letterkenny Rovers
Derry City Reserves v Bonagee United
Finn Harps Reserves v Swilly Rovers
| USL | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| Cockhill Celtic | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 34 | * |
| Letterkenny Rovers | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 28 | |
| Derry City Reserves | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 22 | |
| Fanad United | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 21 | |
| Bonagee United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 17 | * |
| Swilly Rovers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 9 | |
| Finn Harps Reserves | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 8 | |
| * Cockhill Celtic awarded a 3-0 win after Derry City Reserves team deemed ineligible on Jan 22 | |||||||||
TOP GOALSCORERS (League goals only)
Cathal Farren (Derry City Reserves) 9
Darren McElwaine (Letterkenny Rovers) 9
Mark Moran (Cockhill Celtic) 6
Jimmy Bradley (Cockhill Celtic) 5
Laurence Toland (Swilly Rovers) 5
KNOCKALLA CUP SEMI-FINALS
Due to the Inishowen Leagues involvement in the Oscar Traynor competition on the 9th April, the following Knockalla Caravans Cup semi-finals will now take place on 23rd April 2107: Greencastle FC v Letterkenny Rovers; Glengad United v Cockhill Celtic.
The USL league game between Cockhill Celtic and Letterkenny Rovers, due to be played on 23rd April has now been brought forward to 9th April.
GOOD LUCK COCKHILL
The Ulster Senior League would like to convey our best wishes to Cockhill Celtic who take on Finn Harps on Monday night in the First Round of the EA Sports Cup at Finn Park.
REMINDER TO CLUB PROS
Ulster Senior League club PROs are reminded about the match day protocol for submission of reports. Detailed reports are to be emailed to the League PRO BEFORE 6pm on match days.
Failure to comply will result in the home club being fined. Some clubs have become extremely lax on this matter and clubs are asked to ensure that arrangements are in place to ensure reports are filed on time.
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