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.
