Castlefin Celtic made the most of their Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division rivals being in Cup action as they recorded a fine away win at St Catherine’s.
St. Catherines 1 Castlefin Celtic 3
In glorious Autumn sunshine the visitors started the brightest and Castlefin were well worth their 1-0 lead after 10 minutes. Nice one touch football on the edge of the 18 yard line saw Ronan Tourish slot low past the Saints’ keeper.
Two minutes later it was 2-0 as a free kick, swung dangerously in from the right, glanced off Hugh McFadden’s head for an own goal which gave the home keeper no chance.
The home team then settled and held the score at 2-0 until the half time interval.
The second half was a much more even contest but on 70 minutes JP Malley latched onto a cross from the right and he made it 3-0 to Castlefin.
A young St. Catherine’s team kept going and on 75 minutes Lanty Molloy scored a deserved consolation goal with a firm right foot strike from outside the box.
