This article is from page 56 of the 2011-10-04 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 56 JPG
Avenue United 7 – Coole FC 0 at The County Grounds, Doora
AVENUE United reigned supreme in this one-sided cup decider on Sunday afternoon – cruising to victory over their Galway opposition when rattling home seven goals to take home the silverware.
It was a stroll for the Ennis side as they led 5-0 at half-time, with Evan Courtney leading the way with a brace, while he then crowned his brilliant afternoon’s work by grabbing another in the second half to claim his hat-trick.
It was the other Evan in the Avenue starting line-up that opened the scoring – defender Evan McNamara getting the all-important goal to set his side on their way in the tenth minute.
From there the floodgates opened with Evan Courtney adding a second five minutes later before Barry and Brian Guilfoyle added to Avenue’s total, while Evan Courtney had the final say of the half with his second. Courtney notched his third early in the second half while Cian Crim- mins completed the scoring.
Coole kept trying though with Stephen McCarthy putting in a great display despite the tidal wave of goals against his side, while Calvin Finn was also prominent throughout.
The win keeps alive Avenue’s hopes of a league/cup double for 2011. The league is still up for grabs as they chase down their county capital rivals Ennis Town as the campaign enters its concluding stages.