RDFL Round-up

Ballinasloe Town continue to lead the Premier Division of the Roscommon and District league despite being held at home by third placed Ballymoe FC. The visitors started very well and were the better side for the first twenty five minutes of the game.
From the on there was little between the teams. With seventy two played Ballinasloe Town made the break through when Jordan O Leary was taken down in the Ballymoe penalty area and Darragh Concannon converted the resultant penalty kick. Ten minutes later Ballymoe were awarded a penalty kick for a clear hand ball in the penalty area and Keith Muldoon levelled the game from the penalty spot.

Second placed Moore United had a good chance of closing the gap on leaders Ballinasloe Town to two points with two games less played when they played old rivals Skyvalley Rovers at Onagh Park Taughmaconnell. Moore United played with a strong wind in the first half but found themselves two goals behind at the break. Somewhat against the run of play Cathal Kelly was fouled in the Moore Penalty area with twenty four minutes played and Ethan Keogh converted the resultant penalty kick.

Kenneth Kenny won a free kick for Skyvalley Rovers with thirty five played and former Ballinasloe Town player Garry Egan volleyed to the Moore net from all of thirty meters. Moore played much better in the second half and only some excellent saves from Brian Croffey and good defending by Cormack Clogher, Damien Blackweir and Martin Lennon denied them a handful of scores. As it were Moore pulled a goal back after only six minutes when Mark Nicholson converted a penalty kick for pushing in the penalty area and with eighteen played they were back on level terms. A good cross from David Harrington was volleyed to the Skyvalley net by Paul Kelly.
Both teams had chances near the end with Alan Duffy coming closest to scoring for Moore United.

Ballaghaderreen came from behind to edge out Cloonfad United on a 2- 1 scoreline. Cloonfad were in front at half time thanks to an own goal. With seventy-six played Gavin Conway levelled the game when he scored for Ballaghaderreen and in the last minute of the game Gerry Ward won all three points for Ballaghaderreen with a late strike. They are seven points behind the leaders with a game less played.

The Milltown Dunmore side M D Town moved off the bottom of the points table when they beat St Johns Athletic 2 – 0 at Milltown
Tommy Wrynne scored both their goals.

In Division 1 Ahascragh United beat Kilkerrin United 5 – 3 at Ahascragh. Shane Furey opened the scoring for the winners after twelve minutes and Colin Concannon and Kenny English added two more before the half time break.
In the second half Joe Hunt added two more for Ahascragh United before Keith Mc Mahon scored three for Kilkerrin United.

In Division 2 leaders Lough Harps stretched their lead at the top of the table when they beat Cloonfad United 3 – 0 at Ballinlough. Michael Golden gave Lough Harps a 1 – 0 lead with fifty two played and Sean Moran added a second eleven minutes later. Michael Golden added his second with twenty left to play to secure all 3 points for Lough Harps. Sean Burke was man of the match

All the remaining games were postponed.