MatchReports

Leeds 3

Rockmount 2

Leeds Captain, Gary Buckley was the hero as they came back from a goal down against Rockmount in this U15 Premier clash at Leeds Park on Saturday afternoon in perfect conditions for a game of football.

This was certainly a game of two halves and in a tentative first period chances for both sides were few and far between. Leeds had a very good opportunity when Calvin Healy played a superb ball to Kevin Allen who hit a cross in from the left but Gould just missed out on it. Rockmount had to wait until the 24^th minute for their first opportunity in front of goal when Anderson hit in a free kick goalwords but it was just out of the Keith O’Riordan reach.

Immediately after the restart Rockmount opened the scoring and changed the outlook of the game. Substitute Adam Cambridge crossed the ball in and Alan Walsh towered above everybody else and headed his side into the lead.

Leeds equalised shortly afterwards though. Ian Mylod took the corner and it came to Gary Buckley who headed the ball in at the far post.  Josh Murphy had a great chance to put Leeds ahead but his powerful drive was saved by Kevin Quinlan.

With an hour gone referee, Seán Dennehy pointed to the spot after a mistimed tackle by Leeds’ Ryan Dunphy. Mark Tynan stepped up to take the penalty for the away team but his left-footed shot was gathered excellently by Dan Ahern. Alan Anderson had another chance to put Rockmount back in the lead but his free kick cannoned of the crossbar.

Great work from Josh Murphy down the left resulted in a tap in for Buckley’s second in the 68^th minute.Leeds had the game sown up a minute later when Murphy assisted again and this time Evan Kennedy put the ball in the net. Rockmount did grab an equaliser late on when Jamie Furlong shot from 12 yards out but it was too late as Leeds ran out deserved winners.

Leeds: Dan Ahern, Josh Sheehan, Ian Mylod, Fintan O’Callaghan, Ryan Dunphy, Kevin Ahern, Calvin Healy, Gary Buckley , Josh Murphy, Oisín Simpson, Gary Gould.

Subs: Robert Coade (Oisín Simpson h-t), Evan Kennedy (Fintan O’Callaghan 63min), Dave Murphy (Gary Gould h-t), Tomás O’Neill, Alan Hosford.

Rockmount: Kevin Quinlan, Owen Crowley, Alan Anderson, Padraig O’Sullivan, Anthony Horgan, Keith O’Riordan, Jamie Furlong, Mark Tynan, Cian Madden, Dan O’Hanlon, Alan Walsh.

Subs: Adam Cambridge (Dan O’Hanlon 32min), Phillip Mulryan , Owen Martin, Cian Ryan.

Referee: Seán Dennehy

Leeds 0

College Corinthians 3

College Corinthians continued their impressive start to the season thanks to a brace from Alex O’Sullivan and a first half strike by Jamie Philipott at Leeds Park on Sunday afternoon in this entertaining U12 Premier Division game.

In perfect conditions the game started well and Leeds’ Brian Kelly had a great opportunity with only a couple of minutes gone but the midfielder was unfortunate as the ball bounced awkwardly. The game was even enough in the first half and both sides showed some great touches with Evan Galvin the stand-out performer for the home side.

Corinthians player Cian Dunne was injured midway through the first half but his replacement Brian Cooney shone from the moment he touched the ball and his contribution was one of the main differences between the two teams. 

Cooney had a shot saved immediately after his introduction but the Douglas side did open their account shortly afterwards. Stephen Christopher played in Jamie Phillipott who hit a curling right footed shot into the top corner in a very well-worked goal. 

Corey Galvin had a chance for Leeds after the interval but his shot was well saved by Eoin O’Sullivan in the Corinthians goal. Despite Leeds playing well they struggled to create many more goalscoring chances and they found themselves further behind when the impressive Cooney took the ball down the right wing and played a beautiful cross into Alex O’Sullivan who tapped the ball into the net with 10 minutes remaining.

O’Sullivan doubled his tally 5 minutes later when he fired a right-footed shot past Conor Healy from 12 yards out and made sure Corinthians remain top of the league they won last season with their 100% record still intact. Leeds, who finished two points behind last seasons champions, remain in mid-table with 3 games played.

Leeds: Conor Healy, Kevin McNally, Adam Lynch, Dean Spillane, Shane Milner, Danny Barry, Corey Galvin, Brian Kelly, Ciarán O’Shea, Evan Galvin, Pierce Purcell.

Substitutes:  Evan O’Connell (Brian Kelly h-t), Cathal O’Callaghan ( Ciarán O’Shea 45 minutes), Timmy Crowley (Shane Milner 54 minutes) & Dean Smith (Brian Kelly 54 minutes).

Corinthians: Eoin O’Sullivan, Alex Burns, Ben Mc Auliffe, Shane Daly, Robert Coughlan, Shane Kearney, Cian Dunne, Craig Donnelly, Alex O’Sullivan, Jamie Philipott, Stephen Christoper.

Substitutes: Brian Cooney ( Cian Dunne 15 minutes), Daniel James and Mark Dolan unused.

Referee: T Bowen

Castleview 0

Mayfield United 2

Goals from Antony Mc Alevey and Wayne Buckley in the second half ensured Mayfield remained top of the U13 Roy Keane Premier Division at O’Sullivan Park on Saturday morning in an intriguing battle between the two Northside clubs.

In an uneventful first half both teams were neck and neck but it was Mayfield who went closest. A cross from Aaron Tang was met by a thundering header Mc Alevey, whose effort came right back off the crossbar midway through the opening half. Mayfield had another good chance just before half-time when impressive defender Wayne Buckley hit a shot which was turned around the post by Mark Kelly in the Castleview goal. Brian O’Keefe and Greg Harte shone for Castleview in a tentative opening 30 where chances were few and far between.

We didn’t have to wait much longer for a goal after the break though as with only two minutes gone in the second period, Mc Alevey struck a sweet shot from over 20 yards out which beat Mark Kelly and the ball moved swiftly into the bottom corner putting Mayfield into the lead. Castleview tried hard to grab an equaliser with O’Keefe the stand out performer on the right side of midfield.

It was not to be for the ‘view as Mayfield struck again with less than 10 minutes remaining. Shane Ward took an opportunistic shot from just inside the Castleview half which bounced over Kelly and the crossbar but from the resulting goal kick the ball ended up at the feet of Wayne Buckley, who from the same area as Antony Mc Alevey earlier in the half hit a shot which put the game beyond doubt.

This means Mayfield remain on top of the league with their 100% record still intact while Castleview will be looking to improve on their mid-table position at this early stage in the season.

Castleview: Mark Kelly, Dylan Fenton, Conor O Mahony, Corey Long, Dean Murray, Brian O Keefe, Greg Harte, Lloyd O Leary, Corey Crowley, Kieran Kavanagh, Darren Mc Grath.

Substitutes: Sean Mulcahy (Lloyd O Leary 39 min), Darragh O’Neill (Corey Crowley 48 min) & Jake Jenkins (Darren Mc Grath 56 min).

Mayfield: Dylan O’Leary, Wayne Buckley, Graham Harris, Antony Martin, Dave Noonan, Billy Tabb, Antony Mc Alevey,  Adam Down, Aaron Tang, Shane Ward, Eoin Sexton.

Substitutes: Graham Buckley (Adam Down 58min), Stephen O’Leary, Ian Mc Allister & Scott O’Connell unused.

Referee: B O’Regan.