Impressive victory for Duleek men

Duleek had a superb win in the Meath & District Premier League on Sunday when they comprehensively defeated Glaslough Villa at Tollstone. Colin Woods gave the hosts the lead after 25 minutes when he finished well after good work down the right wing from Noel Burke. Robbie Carr added to that advantage when he scored direct from a corner shortly before half-time. The winners kept the momentum going after the interval and a brace from Paddy Coates had the Meath side 4-0 ahead with half an hour left. Duleek took their feet off the pedal from then on and allowed the Monaghan side a consolation from a penalty. This win keeps Duleek in with an outside chance of Premier honours this season. Duleek - T Goggins; T Andrew, P Dowd, S Neery, C Dowd, C Woods, R Carr, S Corcoran, N Burke, D Cummins, P Coates. Subs - J Guilfoyle for Woods, I Devine for Cummins, K McKeown for Andrews. Navan Town 0 Woodview 1 Navan Town failed to move off the bottom of the Premier table when they went down narrowly at home to Woodview on Sunday. The match was played in terrible conditions with a strong wind and constant rain throughout the 90 minutes. The home side had the benefit of the elements in the first-half and were unlucky not to be ahead at the break after Kevin Duane and Pa Sweeney both went close. Woodview piled on the pressure after the interval and finally got their reward with a late winner. It was a heroic defensive effort from Navan Town in the second-half, but despite the best efforts of Gary O"Dowd, Brendan O"Donnell and Duane, they came up just short. Navan Town - D Lyons: M Power, C Ward, D Gavin, G O"Dowd, M Dowdall, B O"Donnell, D O"Reilly, S Smyth, K Duane, P Sweeney. Carrick Rovers 1 Trim Celtic 0 Trim Celtic made a long and unsuccessful trip to Monaghan on Sunday as they went down narrowly to Carrick Rovers. Paul Gilsenan and Colm Harte both went close for Trim Celtic in the first-half before Carrick took the lead. The visitors created more chances after the break and managed to hit the crossbar twice. Best for Trim Celtic were Keith Jones, Mark Gilsenan and Mick Corrigan. Trim Celtic - P Conway, C Rispin, K Jones, M Gilsenan, C Halton, A Newman, P Campbell, M Corrigan, D Conway, P Gilsenan, C Harte. Subs - R Campbell for Rispin. RESERVE CUP Navan Town 3 Enfield 2 Colin Smith was the hero for hosts Navan Town as he came off the bench to score a last minute winner in the Reserve Cup against Enfield on Saturday. Enfield had taken an early lead before Ciaran Hosie levelled from the spot to leave the sides tied at the break. The visitors went ahead again early in the second-half and it took another from Hosie to keep Navan on terms before Smith popped up with the decider. Stephen Casey, Ronan Coyle and Hosie were most impressive for the winners. Navan Town - K Gillick; S Mitchell, P Stanley, L McEvoy, B O"Reilly, S Casey, R Coyle, S Smith, M Bates, C Hosie, K Duane. Subs - G Smith for S Smith, C Smyth for G Smith. Torro Utd 4 Carrick Rovers 1 Torro had a comprehensive victory over Monaghan side Carrick Rovers in the Reserve Cup on Saturday at Kilberry. The winners managed two goals in each half with Gavin Boyle and Tom Fleming in the first-half and Paul O"Reilly and Martin Forry netting after the break. Torro were best served on the day by Gavin Shankey, Jamie Tolan and Fleming. Torro Utd - R Hoey; G Shankey, B Farrelly, D McKeever, K McKeever, G Boyle, J Tolan, A Tolan, T Fleming, T Hanlon, P O"Reilly. Subs - M Forry for Boyle, R Timmons for D McKeever, A McQuillan for O"Reilly. Skryne Tara 5 Rock Celtic 3 Hosts Skryne / Tara advanced to the next round of the Reserve Cup after a high-scoring encounter with Rock Celtic on Saturday. Donal O"Leary netted a brace for the winners. Nicky Hamill, Bojo Bazsinki and James Hegarty were also on the scoresheet. David Lynch and goalkeeper Eddie Naughton were in fine form for Skryne/Tara. Skryne/Tara - E Naughton; R McKeever, P O"Leary, D Lynch, G Mulvaney, T Farnan, N Hamill, D O"Leary, J Hegarty, B Bazsinski L Gilsenan. Subs - D McAvinney for Farnan. RESERVE LEAGUE Kells/Blackwater 5 Donnacarney 2 Kells/Blackwater maintained their push for promotion in the Premier B Reserve league when they defeated Donacarney at Kells on Saturday. The hosts were made to work hard for the points after trailing 1-2 at the break despite Barry Farrelly giving them an early lead from the penalty spot. However, Kells/Blackwater improved dramatically after the interval and goals from John Rennicks, John Tiernan and a brace from Thomas Smith ensured the victory. Kells/Blackwater - C Gilsenan; J Quigley, J McManus, L Quail, S Murray, T Smith, J Tiernan, D McGovern, B Farrelly, J Rennicks, M Coleman. Subs - JD Smith for McManus, Reilly for Farrelly and M Kavanagh for Gilsenan. Athboy Celtic 0 Johnstown 3 Hosts Athboy went down to runaway league leaders Johnstown in the Premier C Reserve at Athboy on Saturday. Athboy put up a strong challenge and the sides were scoreless at the break. However, Johnstown proved too strong after the resumption and scored three goals to take the points. Athboy Celtic - R McKeown; D McAuley, J Darcy, R Geoghegan, R Walsh, N Murdiff, R Sherock, D Clarke, D Ryan, D Smith, G Voynov. Trim Celtic 3 Rossin Rovers 2 Trim Celtic 3rds took the points after a tight Premier C Reserve clash against Rossin Rovers on Saturday at Trim. The home side started with 45 year-old club chairman Robert Bradley in goals and he was in fine form helping his side to a 2-0 interval advantage after strikes from Adam Whelan and Stephen Moriarty. The visitors fought back strongly in the second-half with two goals and it took another strike from Diarmuid Higgins to secure the victory for Trim Celtic. Trim Celtic - R Bradley, N Kennedy, P Scanlon, J Lee, K Patterson, A Whelan, M Reilly, J Costello, T Noone, D Higgins, S Moriarty. Subs - E McGrenra for Costello, M Lydon for Bradley.