AI map way forward with fine win over Cork County Council
AI FC who defeated Cork County Council 7-2 in the Grandon’s Toyota Second Division game of the week at Passage
AI FC 7
Cork county Council 2
DEBUTANTS AI FC reserved their best performance of the season for the live camera in the match of the week at sun drenched Passage last Sunday afternoon in the Grandon’s Toyota Second Division league.
The evergreen Rob Susek fired Council in front on five minutes but before he got in for his second of the afternoon on 31 minutes, the hosts had netted twice through Promise Okafor and Marvin Ekhosuehi.
An Okafor penalty in the 51st minute tipped the scales in the host’s favour with Okafor, Kamare Traore (2) and Ekhosuehi adding further goals for a comprehensive win.
Pfizer FC 0
ePower East Cork 1
Ryan Murray’s 60th minute penalty sealed all three points in the late Sunday afternoon kick-off at Leeside Park.
Cfa Carrigaline Celtic 4
Curry House Hungry Tigers 4
Curry House Hungry Tigers finally got off the mark when Arthur McDonagh 90th minute equalizer grabbed a well earned share of the spoils.
The hosts led three-nil by the 63rd minute courtesy of goals from Eoin Flynn (2) and Darragh Murphy. Curry responded with three unanswered goals themselves from Frankie Griffin (2) and McDonagh before Luke Kiely’s 84th minute strike edged Celtic ahead once again.
But, credit Zhen Liu’s charges for hanging in and getting the late goal for a just reward.
Munster’s DCT 1
Fisherman’s Rest Valley Rangers 1
(abandoned on 65th due to injury)
The top two met for the first time this season at Camden last Saturday afternoon.
After Matthew Field’s 51st minute goal for DCT was cancelled out nine minutes later by Valley’s Colin Ivory, the contest was wisely blown up by referee Joe Harris followed a back injury to DCT’s Dean O’Sullivan which needed the intervention of an ambulance.
The league wishes him a speedy recovery.
Abbey Business 3
ISF Ballyphehane Celtic 4
At 3-1 down by the 63rd minute, the visitor’s staged a remarkable comeback to score the next three goals through Wadii Dridi, Tadgh Shanahan and Matias Ayala to turn the match on its head and go top as a result.
Earlier, Conor Callaghan’s 25th minute lead for Celtic was cancelled by early second-half goals from Ronan Twomey, Ben Ryan and David O’Regan.
Here’s Health 0
OBS 1
In another juicy top four encounter across the city at Mayfield Park, fourth placed OBS had their sights set on toppling second in the table Here’s Health to stay in the title race.
Both teams competed well in the early exchanges with rival defences on top throughout. Eric Lordan eventually got in to break the deadlock in the 55th minute which was enough to leave the visitors a point ahead of their opponents.
The Weigh Inn Dripsey 6
Jay Bazz Barbers 3
Dripsey turned on the style against the Barbers to score four unanswered first-half goals from Ciaran Pittorino, Michael O’Shea, Cormac Keane and Evan Lynch after Kelvin Forde had given the visitors a 7th minute lead.
After Ciaran Twomey stretched the lead to 5-1, goals from Glenn Murphy and a Brandon Downey penalty kept Jay Bazz in the contest.
However, Greg Reeb ended any hopes of a comeback when he netted a sixth in 90th minute.
Helio Inter Cork 3
DoMA Giants 1
Helio pulled to within a point of leaders Arc Rovers following their 3-1 win over DoMA at Mayfield Park.
After Sergio Cailla Castano scored for Helio in the 3rd minute, it took sixty-eight minutes for David Marijuan to score a second in the 71st minute. Despite Gabriel Giovanardi reducing the deficit, Martin Peña Da Silva made sure the three points were secure when he prodded in a third with two minutes remaining.
Cork Hospitals 2
Doolan’s Cow 4
Champions Doolan’s Cow remain third after a brace each from Jamie Murphy and Aaron Hennessy got the better of a battling Hospitals whose scorers included Conor O’Halloran and Wymin Sivakumar.
DHF Grangevale 3
Martin Harvey Solicitors 4
In a cracking tie at Mayfield Park, the hosts went two up inside the opening fifteen minutes through a Dave Barrett free-kick and a second from Aaron O’Sullivan who turned in Billy Tabb’s pass from six yards.
After a Vale attack broke down on the edge of the area, a quick break led to Jake Hawkins gliding the ball over Rob Osbourne for two-one in the 36th minute.
After Aaron Conney equalized in the 43rd minute, Ciaran O’Suilleabhain’s pinpoint cross was expertly turned in off the post by Cooney for the lead for the visitors for the first time a minute later.
MHS’s keeper Sean Cunningham made an excellent save from an Aaron O’Sullivan header and Tabb hit the crossbar before Harvey’s’ Jordan O’Regan and Vale’s John Barry exchanged late goals to deprive the host’s a second successive final appearance.
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