Business League roundup: CFA Carrigaline Celtic impress against Council in Regional Park
Cork Business League: CFA Carrigaline Celtic who defeated Co Council 4-1 in the Match of the Week Grandon’s Toyota Second Division fixture at the Regional Park. Picture: Finbarr Buckley.
Celtic reserved their best performance of the season in the live game of the week at The Regional Park.
After Daniel Brazil opened the scoring for Council in the 26th minute, a long clearance by goalkeeper Darragh Murphy was flicked on by Michael Daly for Donncha McDonnell to get in ahead of advancing Council keeper Colin Galvin to equalise 10 minutes later.
A fine second-half performance yielded further goals from centre-forward Rob White and Jack Goulding.
Valley Rangers made it a hat-trick of wins for the three divisional leaders on their return to action following the recent summer break. After Dylan Carroll opened the scoring in the 66th minute at Conna Community Park, Cian Doyle struck for a decisive second in the 92nd minute.
AI and Pfizer FC played out an entertaining scoreless draw at Rockenham last Sunday afternoon. The result leaves AI fifth in the table, eight points outside the automatic promotion places.
Munster’s DCT closed the gap on leaders Fisherman’s Rest Valley Rangers after first-half goals from Cameron, Steven McIndoe (2), S McCarthy and a Robbie Burke penalty followed by a fifth from Burke in the 65th minute, secured all three points at Mayfield Park last Sunday afternoon.
Shield holders and runaway leaders Helio Inter Cork carried on where they had left off before the summer break by increasing their lead at the top to a whopping 16 points. Second-half goals from debutant Robert Ryan-Egan in the 55th minute and a second from Joao Martins in added time secured a 10th win in eleven at Mayfield Park last Friday night.
Champions Doolan’s Cow remain second in the table after coming from 2-1 down at half-time to overcome Mooney Cup finalists DoMA Giants at Rockenham last Sunday morning. After Adriano put the visitors in front in the 23rd minute, Aaron Hennessy equalised 13 minutes later.
Alexandre Roberto Da Silva Soares restored DoMA’s lead five minutes before the break only for Jamie Murphy to draw Doolan’s level for the second time in the 73rd minute. Hennessy and Murphy went on to add further goals in the 85th and 87th minutes.
Cork Hospitals and DHF Grangevale served up a cracking encounter at Gortnaglough Community Park last Sunday afternoon.
Lively Vale schemer Gabriel Santos Cavalcante set up Aaron O’Sullivan for the lead for the visitors after nine minutes before Brian Sensonyi had an easy tap-in to equalise two minutes later.
After opposing keepers, Hospitals’ Dave Kinsella and Vale’s Rob Osbourne made excellent saves, Cavalcante played in John Barry to rifle Grangevale ahead for the second time in the 24th minute. With no further scoring till O’Sullivan stretched the visitors’ lead to 3-1 in the 56th minute, a double from Sensonyi tied up the contest by the 72nd minute.
When it looked like sub Eric Compagno put the Vale ahead for the third time two minutes later, Sensonyi added his fourth of the afternoon within a minute of the kick-off.
Mooney Cup winners ISF Ballyphehane Celtic displayed their title aspirations by hitting Dripsey for nine at Gortnaglough Community Park.
Six goals inside the opening thirty-one minutes from Ryan Towler (2}, Amir Khorchani, Christopher Bowen, Steven Ring and former DHF Grangevale Corinthians Cup winner, Oliver O’Sullivan set the tone for Ring, James Corcoran and Alan Murphy to add three more in the second 45. Evan Lynch completed the scoring with an 89th minute consolation for the visitors.
Abbey Business remain second after accounting for Marlboro Trust at Corinthians Park courtesy of first-half goals from Ben Ryan, Ronan Twomey, Philip Horan, Jason Cullinane and one in the second from Maitiu Sheehan.
Here’s Health laid the groundwork for a comfortable win at Mayfield Park with first half goals from Levent Arslan, Michael Matson and Jack Murphy. Arslan bagged his second of the afternoon on the stroke of half-time.
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