Our Intermediate team are in action this weekend on Saturday evening.

They take on Aughavas is Belcoo at 4.45pm.

We hope to see a large crowd of supporters present for this game.

The clubs Intermediate team won their opening game of the league yesterday evening with a hard fought victory over Gortlettragh in Gortlettragh.

On a perfect evening for football both sides served a very entertaining contest. For most of the game this game was nip and tuck with both sides exchanging scores. Gortlettragh looked like they were going to go in ahead at half as they lead by two points with two minutes left in the half. A goal by Padraig Sweeney put Glenfarne/Kilty into the lead only for Cathal McCrann to ensure the sides went in level at the break on a scoreline of 1-3 to 0-6.

Both sides continued to exchange scores in the early stages of the second before a dominant patch for Gortlettragh go into a two point lead. A well worked point from Padraig Sweeney cut the gap to the minimum. A well taken goal by Shane McLoughlin gave Glenfarne/Kilty a two point lead. With Dermot O’Rourke and Fergal Clancy dominating the midfield, the defence lead by Sean McManus at full back on top and the impressive Padraig Sweeney and Enda Gallagher providing a platform in attack, Glenfarne/Kilty closed out the game for a well deserved victory on a scoreline of 2-7 to 0-12.

Team: Daragh Keaney, John Sheerin, Sean McManus, Stephen Sweeney, Dermot Harkin, Jonathan Keaney, Niall Clancy, Fergal Clancy (0-1), Dermot O’Rourke, Shane McLoughlin (1-0), J.J McDermott (0-1), James Murray, Padraig (1-2) Sweeney, Enda Gallagher (0-3), Diarmuid Clancy.

Our Intermediate team kick off their Division 2 League campaign this Saturday evening.

They play Gortletteragh in Gortletteragh at 4.30pm.

Good luck to Aidy and the lads.

The CCC of Coiste Contae Liatrioma have released the Fixtures Master Plan for 2010.

They have also released the draws for Division’s 1,2,3 and 4 of the All County leagues.

The draw for Division 5 will be released in the coming days.

Our Senior team will be competing in Division 2 while our Junior team will compete in Division 5.

Also released was the Coiste NaOg Master Plan for 2010.

Click here to download 2010 Master Fixture Plan

Click here to download Division 2 Fixtures list for 2010

Click here to download Coiste NaOg Master Fixture Plan for 2010

Cloone 0-11 Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher 0-5

A far more clinical Cloone booked their place in the GWP Intermediate Championship Final when they turned in a powerful display to dispatch Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher with some ease last Sunday evening in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada. The north Leitrim men carried the tag of favourites into the game after a series of impressive displays but it was an unheralded Cloone who dominated this game and deservedly booked their place in the final.

In very difficult conditions and the wind behind them, Cloone didn’t seem to have done enough when leading by four points at the break but they turned in a great defensive display, limiting Glenfarne/Kilty to just two seconds half points.

Yet they will also thank their lucky stars that keeper Kieran Casey made a wonderful save 13 minutes from time from Padraig Sweeney’s spot-kick while Seamus McCaffrey, surely a contender for man of the match with a tireless display, brought off an equally impressive save earlier in the half from Fergal Clancy.

Had either of those shots hit the back of the net, one felt that Glenfarne/Kilty would have really taken off but with Cloone’s resistance stopping them in their tracks, the north Leitrim men never looked like amassing the scores they so desperately needed.

That was down to the fact that Cloone felt comfortable in leaving Damien O’Donnell & Mark Creegan in attack, the speedy duo causing the Glenfarne back-line no end of problems and ensuring that the north Leitrim side were never really able to attack with the abandon they needed.

Donal Brennan and Mickey Lohan probably got through as much work in the second half in defence as they did in attack but it was all hands to the till and they made vital contributions to the cause.

With McCaffrey so impressive for Cloone, Aidan Mulvey led a strong defence that never really looked like coughing up clear cut scoring chances.

Glenfarne/Kilty will feel they never got enough from their attack but most of their players played too deep, meaning that any Glenfarne attacker who got the ball was often severely isolated and without real support.

The north Leitrim men battled away but they lacked the little bit of know-how that Cloone demonstrated so ably through-out the semi-final, with Damien O’Donnell an incisive edge that Glenfarne just didn’t have.

Cloone now meet Aughawillan in a final that will have special significance for former Aughawillan great and current Cloone manager Gerry Flanagan as he attempts to get one over on his club-mates, adding greatly to the whole occasion.

Donal Brennan opened the scoring, set up by a good second minute run from Mark Beirne.

Michael Magurie’s 40-yard free attempt at a reply went wide but a Padraig Sweeney free had the sides level once more after five minutes.

Damien O’Donnell swung over a great effort from the left wing to edge Cloone back in front but again Glenfarne hit back when Sweeney converted his second free of the day.

Cloone, however, were beginning to look dominant but a wide apiece from Brennan and O’Donnell didn’t help, Brennan also getting booked for dissent as Fergal Clancy converted the free.

That was the high point for Glenfarne/Kilty as Cloone started to get on top with the hard running of O’Donnell, McCaffrey and Brennan causing the north Leitrim men real problems.

O’Donnell scored a great effort from the right corner after a Brennan pass while Seamus McCaffrey saw a shot deflected out for a fifty on 18 minutes, a placed ball that was duly thumped over the bar by Mark Beirne.

Beirne then hit a free wide while Mark Creegan shot across the face of the Glenfarne goal after a good move. O’Donnell too saw a shot hit the post but a 23rd minute free from the County panellist got Cloone moving again on the score-board.

Despite another fifty going wide, Cloone started to open a gap with Brennan gathering a quick free to score under pressure while Seamus McCaffrey benefitted from a breaking ball to point with two minutes left in the half.

Cloone could have extended their 0-7 to 0-3 halftime lead but O’Donnell had one shot go wide and another blocked before the break. Unfortunately for him, he opened the second half with a free dropping short.

Glenfarne/Kilty were intent on using the wind and Fergal Clancy lofted a 40-yard free over the Cloone bar on four minutes and Padraig Sweeney followed shortly after with a free after on foul on Michael Maguire as he burst through the centre.

Glenfarne were on a roll but it was stopped in dramatic fashion when a long range free broke loose and Fergal Clancy seemed destined to goal only for Seamus McCaffrey to intercept the ball on the line.

The north Leitrim men were beginning to miss chances with Maguire seeing one free go wide and another blocked while J.J. McDermott had a shot go across goal.

Crucially, Cloone lifted the siege when Donal Brennan’s long ball almost put Damien O’Donnell through on goal. He passed back to Brian Mulvey who set up veteran Mickey Lohan for an excellent point on 12 minutes.

The turning point came five minutes later when Fergal Clancy’s sideline ball was punched across the face of the goal.

Sub Dermot O’Rourke gathered and went to go by his man but was taken down in a collision, referee Thomas Forde awarded the spot-kick.

With the pressure on, Fergal Clancy struck the ball well but Kieran Casey in the Cloone goal was equal to the task, pushing the ball out for a fifty in a vital save as the confidence started to visibly drain from the north Leitrim men.

Michael Maguire put the fifty wide and Cloone lifted the siege when O’Donnell converted a soft enough free on 22 minutes. He repeated the dose four minutes later to put his team five points clear and, in a game where chances were few and far between, it was an enormous gap.

With less than a minute left on the clock, Cloone sealed the win when sub Niall Brennan kept a wild O’Donnell shot in play and worked the ball back to Mark Creegan for a slick point and a place in the Intermediate Final.

Cloone

Kieran Casey, Seamus McCaffrey, Aidan Mulvey, Dara Tiernan, Declan Brennan, Gavin Reynolds, Seamus Maguire, Mark Beirne (0-1), Alan Canning, Donal Brennan (0-2), Mickey Lohan (0-1), Adrian Nicholls, Mark Creegan (0-1), Damien O’Donnell (0-5), Padraig Harte. Subs: Brian Mulvey for Nicholls (41 mins), Niall Brennan for Harte (51 mins).

Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher

Daragh Keaney, Sean McManus, Sean McLoughlin, Stephen Sweeney, John Sheerin, Conor O’Rourke, Jonathan Keaney, Enda Gallagher, Michael Maguire, Fergal Clancy (0-2), J.J. McDermott, Shane McLoughlin, Padraig Sweeney (0-3), Barry McDermott, Diarmuid Clancy. Subs: Dermot O’Rourke for McLoughlin (HT), Declan Sweeney for D. Sweeney (53 mins).

Referee: Thomas Forde

The quarter of the Leitrim Intermediate Championship in which we were due to play Fenagh-St Caillins last week but was postponed due to bad weather has been re-fixed for 5pm this Saturday evening (29th August) in Pairc Sean MacDiarmuida in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Our Division 5 team travel to Aughnasheelin on Sunday afternoon for the next round of the league.

The game throws in at 2pm.

Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher’s intermediate team went down on a scoreline of the 1-13 to 1-11 to Eslin on Sunday in Glenfarne.

In a hard fought and close game Eslin secured victory with two points in the last five minutes despite going a man down following a sending off with ten minutes to go.

Our next game is away to Drumkeerin on Saturday evening next in Drumkeerin at 6.30pm.

Our senior team took on Dromahair on Saturday evening in Round 3 of the Masonite Senior League Division 2. After a very closely contested game Dromahair ended up winning by 0-6 to 0-4.

This was a game dominated by both defences with neither set of forwards getting any freedom at any stage. Played on a good evening for football this games was ultimately decided by two outstanding saves from the Dromahair goalkeeper when certain goals looked on the cards.

The Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher team was as follows:

Daragh Keaney, Sean McManus, Sean McLoughlin, Stephen Sweeney, Dermot Harkin, Conor O’Rourke, Niall Clancy, J.J McDermott, Barry McDermott, Michael Maguire, Fergal Clancy, Shane McLoughlin, Diarmuid Clancy, Declan Sweeney, Padraig Sweeney. Sub: John Sheerin for Dermot Harkin

This weekend is a busy weekend for the club’s two adult teams with derby games against North Leitrim opposition on both Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday evening at 6.00pm we take on Celebrity Bainaisteoir participants Dromahair in an eagerly anticipated Senior League Division Two clash in Dromahair.

On Sunday at 2.30pm we take on reigning Junior C Champions St. Osnatts in another North Leitrim derby in Division 5 of the senior league.

We hope to see a large crowd of supporters at both games.