Ballyheane retain Mayo Super League crown
Ballyheane are back to back Elverys Sports Super League champions as captain Sean Kilcoyne picked up the Tom Kelly Cup for the second year in a row after a 4-2 win over Westport United in Pat Quigley Park.
The home side only needed a point to become champions but it was evident the title was going to go their way early in the game as they went three goals up inside the opening 35 minutes.
Sean Kilcoyne opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Ben Edeh was tugged back in the box by Pat Moran before Nathan Reilly-Doyle and Dan Purcell put them into a very comfortable position going in at the break.
Cillian Redmond added a fourth on 52 minutes as he toe poked the ball over the line after Westport failed to deal with a corner.
Westport did fight back and pulled a goal back on seventy minutes through Darren Browne and Aaron Cannon added a second five minutes later but in truth Ballyheane always looked comfortable as they ran down the clock as they clinched the title with a game to spare.
Earlier in the day Ballina Town moved into second place in the table with a 4-1 win over Manulla.
Jamie Cawley hit two for Mark Beattie’s side with leading Super League scorer Benny Lavelle and Conor Gorman also getting on the scoresheet in a comfortable win in Carramore.
Glenhest Rovers ensured they would be playing Super League football again next season with a comprehensive 7-1 win over Straide & Foxford United in Beltra.
The result not only seen them safe but meant that Ballyhaunis Town and Claremorris would be playing Premier Division football next season. Keith Mulchrone hit a brace for Glenhest with the other goals coming from Paul McLoughlin, Mark Forestal, Cathal Chambers, Ethan Barrett and Eoin McNulty.
In the final Super League match Claremorris picked up the three points against Kiltimagh/Knock United with a 3-2 win in CMS Park but it proved fruitless as Glenhest’s win seen them relegated to the Premier Divison.
Kiltimagh/Knock led on two occasions but Joe Slevin and Rokas Mikuckis levelled matters before Simon Butler hit the winner late on to earn Paul Burke’s side only their fourth win of the season.
- Report courtesy of the Mayo Football League
*Full match reports from Ballyheane v Westport Utd, Glenhest Rovers v Straide & Foxford Utd and last Thursday's match with Claremorris v Castlebar Celtic in tomorrow's print edition of The Connaught Telegraph.