O Cahan Cup

Casements Portglenone  3 – 10

Randalstown Tir Na Nog  0 – 11

The old adage that goals win games was evident at O Ceillagh Park Portglenone on Wednesday night when Portglenone ran out nine point victors in this South west senior championship tie.

Goals from Oisin Doherty, Michael Hagan and Aidan Mc Aleese made the difference, the last one from McAleese in the very last action of the game to put gloss on the margin. The truth is that from general play there was little to separate the sides, with some excellent individual performances and score taking from distance to get the season up and running.

Casements, with the help of those two first half goals went in five points up, and try as they did, Randalstown just couldn’t find a way to reel in that deficit as Portglenone managed the game out to a successful conclusion.

The occasion marked the introduction to senior football of two seventeen year olds. Casements Ryan McKeever came on in the second half and didn’t look an inch out of place. For the visitors full forward Dylan McLarnon caught the eye from the start, winning lots of first phase possession. Both look to have a bright future for their clubs.

For the hosts Aidan Mc Aleese, Enda Lynn and Michael Hagan looked sharp and in blue, Darragh Fagan, Sean Paul McAtamney and the lively Dylan McLarnon put in big shifts on the night.

Special mention to referee Kevin Parke for his excellent handling of the new rules in a match that passed off without incident.