Tipperary Soccer: Cashel Town relegated after defeat by neighbours Rosegreen Rangers

Clonmel Credit Union League Division 2

Rosegreen Rangers 4 – 1 Cashel Town

Rosegreen Rangers claimed the bragging rights in the local derby with close neighbours Cashel Town on Sunday afternoon, sending Cashel down to the Third Division and securing a very respectable mid-table position for themselves in the process.

The home side started the game well and already had a number of chances before they opened the scoring in the 15th minute through a Ben Young header.

The game flowed over and back after that, with Cashel having a number of efforts of their own, but the second goal also went to Rosegreen when Jamie Lennox rose highest to head home ten minutes before the break.

In control at this point, the only blip for Rosegreen was being reduced to ten men just before the break, but they held their two-goal lead to half-time.

Cashel Town regrouped in the second period and dominated much of the possession for the opening 15 minutes, finally pulling a goal back just after the hour mark. This gave them the impetus to push on looking for an equaliser, but Rosegreen showed resolve and scored a third goal ten minutes from time, when they were awarded a penalty kick that Pakie Farrell rolled to the net.

Five minutes from the end a snap shot by Jack Marshall caught the Cashel ‘keeper unawares and gave Rosegreen a fourth goal, which was the final significant action.

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Galbally United 2 – 1 St Nicholas
Galbally United came from behind in a nervy encounter to put themselves in the promotion spots, and potentially winning the title, on Sunday afternoon against local rivals St Nicholas.

Both teams were making basic errors in passing early on, with neither able to impose themselves, before St Nicholas made the best of their first real chance in the 22nd minute when James Scanlon looped a header over the stranded Galbally United goalie.

Five minutes later, Cathal O’Mahoney went close with a low, angled shot after cutting in from the right wing.

The game continued to be pretty even until a minute before the break, when Galbally United finally drew level, when Owen O’Sullivan headed home a Bernard O’Brien corner kick.

The second half saw the game develop into a midfield battle, with neither side creating much for the first thirty minutes, until Peter Morrissey headed onto the crossbar for Galbally.

Five minutes later, they finally got the goal they craved when substitute Ger Quinlan finished well after being put through on goal.

With so much at stake in the game, Galbally United sat back to try to hold on and ensure the points, and invited St Nicholas onto them.

But Galbally held firm and if anything had the best chance to score a third, when John English hit the post late on.