*Brian Monaghan was on the scoresheet and had one assist for Shannon Town. Photograph: Natasha Barton MUNSTER Junior Cup victories were recorded by Shannon Town, Ennis Town and Avenue Utd over the weekend.
*Mark Roche was among the goal-scorers for Avenue Utd. Avenue Utd have maintained their recent edge over Newmarket Celtic by sending the League and Cup champions out of the Munster Junior Cup.
*Garry Higgins scored twice for Newmarket Celtic. Fresh from their first outings in the FAI Junior Cup, Clare soccer clubs turned their attention to the Munster Junior Cup.
There were a number of impressive performances by Clare sides as the race for the FAI Junior Cup got underway at the weekend.
*Ruairi Price (right) will continue as Clare Youths manager. Photograph: Joe Buckley Ruairi Price is to continue as manager of the Clare Youths soccer side.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Shannon Town made it two wins from two games in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division while Ennis Town collected a successive win as Avenue Utd dropped points for the first time this season.
*Stephen Jordan impressed for Avenue Utd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both Avenue Utd and Newmarket Celtic made it back to back wins in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division while Ennis Town FC got their campaign back on track with an impressive victory over Bridge Utd.
*David McCarthy struck the winner for Newmarket Celtic. Newmarket Celtic got the defence of their title as Premier League champions off to a winning start on Sunday as did Sporting Ennistymon and Shannon Olympic.
Sunday marks the start of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) season with anticipation high among competing clubs as action resumes following a missed season due to COVID-19.
*Tomás Hehir has made the step up from the Avenue Utd B side to the club’s A team. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick With the Maloney Hardware Premier Division set to get underway this weekend, clubs have been busy finalising arrangements over the past couple of weeks.
