Shannon Town make most of trip to Scariff
*Photograph: Natasha Barton Shannon Town Utd kept their Premier Division title aspirations alive with a valuable 5-1 away win over Mountshannon Celtic.
*Photograph: Natasha Barton Shannon Town Utd kept their Premier Division title aspirations alive with a valuable 5-1 away win over Mountshannon Celtic.
*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.
*Mark Roche scored two goals for Avenue Utd in their important win over Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick Avenue Utd recorded an important win over rivals Newmarket Celtic to maintain top spot in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division with Shannon Town proving too strong for Ennis Town.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Shannon Town Utd have secured league glory on the double with their senior women’s side and U15 boys claiming honours.
*Chibby Okoye keeps the ball from Jamesy McConigley Newmarket Celtic maintain top spot in the Maloney Garden Premier Division while Ennis Town continued their run of impressive form with Avenue Utd coming out on top against Shannon Town.
*Shannon Town’s Gary O’Connell. Photograph: Joe Buckley Gary O’Connell was the hero as Shannon Town A opened their Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division campaign with a victory over Lifford on Sunday morning.
Sporting Ennistymon and Tulla Utd AFC will renew rivalries in the first round of the FAI Junior Cup.
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.
*Brian Monaghan got on the scoresheet for Shannon Town Utd. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick After more than a year without competition, the Clare soccer league swung back into action at the weekend with first round games in the various league cup competitions.