Match Results & Reports

Rearcross Youths 2 - Blackcastle Utd. 3


Rearcross bowed out of the Youths Cup last Saturday in Rearcross with a 3-2 defeat to Blackcastle Youths. Both sides fielded understrength teams, nevertheless an entertaining game of football was served up with Blackcastle making the early running forcing successive corner, Rearcross weathered the early storm and might have gone ahead when a long delivery from Mark Hogan found James Gough who let fly a thunderbolt which was inches wide of the upright. Rearcross went ahead in the 32nd minute when Dean Lenihan did the trickery on the end before teeing up Robert Harrington was rifled to the net with a first time effort, Greg Kennedy came to the rescue for Rearcross late in the half with a smart save. Blackcastle got the ideal start to the second half and were back in the game four minutes after the restart when Cathal Leahy drilled to the corner of the net following a move on the left. Kieran Devitt denied the visitors a second with a headed clearance off the line minutes later, Rearcross took the lead for the second time when good work by Paudie Carey saw Dean Lenihan breakthrough on goal before steering the ball home from an acute angle. Blackcastle were back on par again in the 17th minute when a long range effort from Cathal Scully finished in the net. The game was in the melting pot after this and it was the Templemore side who progressed to the final when Cathal Scully scored what proved to be the winner from the penalty spot with eleven minutes remaining, best of luck to Blackcastle in the final.

Rearcross 'A': Greg Kennedy, Dean Lenihan, Robert Harrington, Mark Hogan, James Gough, Damien Nolan, Wayne McMahon, Kieran Devitt, Raymond Williams, Colm Nolan, Tom Hickey, Paudie Carey

Blackcastle 'A': Alan Maher, Daryll Comerford, Shane Purcell, Cathal Scully, Paul Tumelty, Paul Chapman, Billy Bourke, Stefan Leahy, Cathal Leahy


Referee: Shay Donnelly