Carbury, Ballygawley and Real Tubber all strengthen their leads

Carbury maintain their grip at the top of The Great Southern Hotel Sligo, Super League with a powerful display against Aughanagh Celtic at Sean Fallon Park Cranmore Sligo. Aughanagh Celtic scored first with a fine effort from Dermot Beggan and Stephen Craig added a seconded for the visitors. But Carbury replied with Christopher Kelly and leading scorer Dylan Edwards each scoring twice with a goal apiece from Ibrahim Savage, Lee Marshall and Daniel Smith wrapping up all three points for Carbury.

Strand Celtic welcomed Ballymote Celtic to the sea side in a high scoring encounter that seen Ballymote Celtic take all three points thanks to the odd goal in seven. Donagh Oates showed he has lost nothing of his goal poaching skills bagging two goals for Strand with Ryan Mc Manus notching the third. Ballymote replies courtesy of the hit man Mark Irwin with two fine goals and a goal each from Adam Cunnane and Conor Meehan captured all three points to give them a very healthy mid table position. Strand despite this loss are third in the table.

St John’s and Glenview Stars also played out a high scoring encounter and the Institute of Technology Sligo and in the end shared the points in an eight-goal thriller. The Big Gino O Boyle game Stars the lead and Clive Brennan added a second for Stars to leave them leading by two goals to nil at half time. St John’s were now under pressure ut they responded well with Malachy Spratt pulling a goal back two minutes into the second half and Stephen Armstrong equalised three minutes later. Stars again came back and took the lead when Ronan O Grady netted and again St John’s responded with Malachy Spratt adding his second goal three goals apiece and still more to come. Darren Brennan fired St John’s ahead and it looked all over for Stars but up stepped the Big Man Gino O Boyle with a twenty-five-yard free kick that he rocketed into the St John’s net for a glorious equaliser. What a game and St John’s could have won it but Malachy Spratt who had a superb game sent his penalty kick over the bar however in the end a draw was a great outcome for both sides who played great football.

Ballygawley Celtic lead the way in The Andrew Mullen Sligo Pallets Premier with a battling performance against neighbours Arrow Harps at the Astro in Cleveragh. Arrow Harps took the fight to Ballygawley Celtic and were two goals up in the early exchanges with strikes from Colin Harte and Daniel Willis Ballygawley Celtic came back with a goal each from Peter Murray and James Mackey only for Daniel Willis to put Harps ahead again at the interval. Ballygawley Celtic emerged for the second half with more intent and up the gears with Ray Colburn equalising on seventy minutes and then up stepped Paul Flanagan to net the winner for the leaders Ballygawley Celtic.

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Brandon Fitzgerald scored the only goal for the Villa who were hit for five by Real Tubber Aaron Murtagh scoring twice with a goal each from Fabio Cretaro, Peter Wynne and Gerard Perry firing Real Tubber back to the top of the leader board.

Results: Sunday 26th February

The Great Southern Hotel Sligo Super League:

Boyle Celtic P Ballisodare United P; Strand Celtic FC 3 Ballymote Celtic 4; St John’s FC 4 Glenview Stars 4; Carbury FC 7 Aughanagh Celtic 2; Calry Bohs P Manor Rangers P;

Andrew Mullen Sligo Pallets Premier League:

Ballygawley Celtic 4 Arrow Harps 3; Merville Utd 0 Cliffoney Celtic 3;

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Chaffpool United P Gurteen Celtic P; Dromore Villa 2 Real Tubber 5; Coolaney United P Benbulben FC P;

Fixture Saturday 4^th March KO 7pm.

T P Brennan Connacht Shield:

Moyne Villa v Ballygawley Celtic

Fixtures Sunday 5th March KO 11am:

The Great Southern Hotel Sligo Super League:

Boyle Celtic v Strand Celtic FC;

Andrew Mullen Sligo Pallets Premier League:

Arrow Harps v Cliffoney Celtic; Merville Utd v Carrick Town;

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Benbulben FC v Chaffpool United; Coolaney United v Dromore Villa;

T P Brennan Connacht Cup KO2pm:

Aughanagh Celtic v Ballaghaderreen FC; Manor Rangers v Westport United; Ballisodare United v Colemanstown Utd; (KO3pm) Calry Bohs v Ballymote Celtic; Cloonfad Utd FC v Carbury FC;

T P Brennan Connacht Cup KO2pm:

NUI Galway B v Real Tubber FC; West Utd B v MCR FC;

All Cup & Shield games decided on the day if still a draw after 90 minutes plus one period of extra time 10 minutes each way FIFA Rules on penalties to apply.

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Ej’s Leading Scorers: (21) Dylan Edwards Carbury FC (20) Seamus Ryder Manor Rangers (16) Andrew Patton Ballisodare Utd Mark Irwin Ballymote Celtic Gareth Kelly, Mark Mc Callion Strand Celtic, (13) Malachy Spratt St John’s FC (12) Ibrahim Savage Carbury FC. (11) Niall Walsh Manor Rangers Dermot Beggan Aughanagh Celtic

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Ej’s Leading Scorers (26) Daniel Willis Arrow Harps (17) Joseph Cobbe MCR FC, (15) Graham Irwin Merville Utd (14) Raymond Mulvey Carrick Town (13) Rodrigo Bouabida Carrick Town (11) Conor Silke Carrick Town (10) Ciaran Harvey MCR FC (9) Niall Thomas Cliffoney Celtic (8) Stephen Hallahan MCR Ryan Hargadon Merville Utd

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Ej’s Leading Scorers: (10) Stephen Feeney Dromore Villa Anthony Moylette Benbulben FC (8) Damien Waters Chaffpool Utd ©