Stradbally Town 5-0 Spink Celtic
CCFL Shield Round 1
Stradbally Town’s attention turned to the CCFL Shield Sunday morning against fellow Laois side Spink and they came through it after a good display of football.
Fionn McEvoy was first on the score sheet after 21 minutes when he got on the end of a Benny Lawlor pass and finished low to the keepers right.
Justin Lalor made it two on 27 minutes with a fine individual goal while Benny Lawlor got in on the act before the break with a fine left footed finish low to the keepers left to make it 3-0 at the break.
Spink came out a different side in the second period and were unlucky not to have one back on 49 minutes when they struck the post from a penalty.
And they struck the woodwork again on 55 minutes with a fine effort from 25 yards.
These two moments proved the difference as Stradbally went up the other end with the goal of the game from John Clancy chipping the keeper from all of 30 yards after a superb Colin Beale pass.
The game was then wrapped up on 78 minutes when Fionn McEvoy grabbed his second of the day to add to a great display from the Stradbally front man.
The victorsalso had Eamonn Delaney as their man of the match, while James Devoy, Cillian Maher and Colin Beale also excelled.
STRADBALLY TOWN: Anto Skelly, Colin Beale, Eamon Delaney, Sean Devoy, Podge Fitzpatrick, John Clancy, Justin Lalor, James Devoy, Cillian Maher, Benny Lawlor and Fionn McEvoy.
SUBS: Conor Buggie for Lalor, Charlie O’Brien for Fitzpatrick, Tadgh Mullen for Clancy, Gavin Langton for Beale, Ben Dillon for McEvoy, Liam Clancy and Jack Deegan
ELSEWHERE
The weather has left many pitches across the country unplayable and the soccer fixtures have been reduced as a result.
There was another all-Laois meeting in the CCFL Shield as Maryborough and Cappakeel FC met.
This game at the Portlaoise Leisure Centre was decided by two strikes courtesy of Laois and Portarlington footballer Paddy O’Sullivan.
In the LFA Youths Cup, Durrow Lions progressed to the quarter final after defeating Athlone side St Peter’s.
Goals from Joey Dempsey and Ciaran McMenimen left it 2-2 after extra time in Athlone Town Stadium.
Lions were flawless in the shoot out and then keeper Shane Ruane was the hero as his save saw them advance.
The only other game involving a Laois team saw Rosenallis knocked out of the Paddy Cotter Cup by Ballymahon of Longford.
CCFL Results Week 13
LFA Youths Cup 3rd Round
St Peter’s 2 (3), Lions FC 2 (5) pens aet
Under 17 Sunday
Brefnie Fermanay 3, Ballyboro 3
Under 17 Division 1
Clara Town 9, Frankford FC 3
Paddy Cotter Cup 1st Round
Temple Villa 6, Mullingar Ath B 2
St Peter’s A 6, Mullingar Celtic 1
Rosenallis 1, Ballymahon 4
Highfiled Utd 4, Gallen Utd 1
Mullingar Ath A 2, Inny FC 1
Combined Counties Shield 1st Round
Walsh Island Shamrocks 4, Cloncollig Celtic 3
Maryborough FC 1, Cappakeel Utd 2
Stradbally Town 5, Spink Celtic 0
Temple Villa 0, Hollywood FC 3
Division 2
Monksland Utd 0, Melville Utd 0
Women’s Division North
Mullingar Ath Swans 4, Ballymahon 0
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