It’s wait and see for Oisin McConville as his Inniskeen Grattans aspect preserve their drive for a spot within the quarter-finals of the Monaghan senior soccer championship.
Yesterday Inniskeen drew with Truagh Gaels (0-9 every) in a tense battle that noticed defences on high for essentially the most half.
McConville, who has simply been appointed as the brand new supervisor of Wicklow, noticed his Inniskeen aspect flirt with hazard earlier than having fun with parity of esteem in the long run.
It took a last-gasp level from Dylan McConnell to maintain Inniskeen’s hopes of creating it into the final eight within the round-robin and now every little thing hinges on subsequent week-end’s fixtures.
Truagh regarded significantly full of life within the opening and led by 0-6 to 0-3 on the half-way stage earlier than extending their benefit to 4 factors (0-8 to 0-4).
However Inniskeen’s preventing qualities had been to face them in good stead and with Andrew Woods, Sean Jones and Donal Meegan exhibiting the best way, they trimmed Truagh’s result in a single level.
Christopher Flood and John McCarron helped to maintain Truagh’s noses in entrance till McConnell stepped up to speed to land the all-important late equaliser that retains his staff’s hopes of creating the quarter-finals alive.
Additionally within the Monaghan soccer championship Scotstown’s higher expertise stood them in good stead in overcoming Aughnamullen by 0-10 to 1-4. Mark McArdle’s excellent aim from a free helped to maintain Aughamullen’s problem within the first-half whereas Darren Geoghegan and Michael Banningan additionally exerted their affect however when Darren Hughes and Shane Carey stepped up to speed after the break Scotstown took management to expire winners.
Within the Donegal senior soccer championship, there have been some spectacular staff performances which auger effectively for the forthcoming quarter-finals. Naomh Conaill maintained their effective kind by beating Gaoth Dobhair by 1-14 to 1-9 whereas Kilcar simply managed to pip a gallant Bundoran aspect by 2-15 to 3-11.
Glenfin completed strongly to beat 4 Masters by 0-14 to 1-8 whereas St Eunan’s defeated MacCumhaills by 1-11 to 0-6. St Michael’s simply managed to fend off St Naul’s in profitable by 0-13 to 0-10 whereas Aodh Rua, Ballyshannon simply managed to pip Milford by 2-9 to 2-8 in a tingling contest.