This article is from page 63 of the 2011-04-05 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 63 JPG
Mountshannon Celtic 3 – Shannon Olympic 2 at Mountshannon
MOUNTSHANNON kept their first division title hopes alive as they beat league leaders Shannon Olympic by three goals to two at home on Sunday morning.
Played in bright conditions, but on a wet pitch after an earlier downpour, Olympic failed to get a grip on the home side who pressed from the start. Mountshannon took the lead in the 16th minute when a long ball from the defence wasn’t dealt with and Cílin McNamara finish neatly into the Olympic goal.
Olympic, playing against a stiff breeze and up the hill, were unable to create many chances in the first half and seemed happy to get to the break trailing by the minimum as Mountshannon kept the pressure on.
The away side started the second half much better and they found themselves level in the 49th minute when John Moloney handled the ball on the line and Karl Scott dispatched the resulting penalty.
Mountshannon regained the lead in the 56th minute when confusion in the Olympic defence caused the ball to ricochet off several players before landing to Kevin Dooley who drove the ball into the roof of the net.
As Olympic went in search of an equaliser, Mountshannon capitalised catching the away side on the break when Paul Dooley broke down the left hand side and crossed for the unmarked Cílin McNamara to score his second with a great header.
Olympic did manage to get a goal back in the 74th minute from Ray Quigley but Mountshannon managed to hold on until the final whistle and recorded an important win which tightened up the top of the table.
Shannon Olympic
Gary Mc Gettrick, Mick O’Connell, Ian Hogan, James Fitzgerald, Karl Fogarty, Ray Quigley, Jimmy Houlihan, Donncadh Kelly, Karl Scott, Jay Regan,Wayne Regan.
Subs
Gareth McPhilips, Richie Hanly.
Mountshannon Celtic
ColmKavanagh, John Moloney, John O’Brien, Martin McNamara, Padraig Brody, Kevin Dooley, Paul Dooley, George Waterstone, Cílin McNamara, Raymond Cahill, AndrewMcNamara.
Subs
John Bugler,Thomas Gleeson, Eoin Keane, Christopher Jones, Jason Horan.