Spa hosted Dingle on Sunday afternoon in Rd3 of the Co League Division 6C in horrendous conditions.

Mikey Boland kicked over the first point for Dingle and they were threatening on goal moments later but were denied by a great save from Spa keeper Conor Kerins. Calum Neher opened the Spa account but we didn’t score for the remainder of the half. Declan Devane and David O’Connor added two more for the visitors before Jack O’Sullivan found the net after ten minutes of play for the first Dingle goal.

They came close again shortly after, one shot off the post and another effort flying across the goalmouth. At the water break it was Spa 0-1 Dingle 1-3. Late in the first half Dingle were awarded a penalty, but the shot went just wide of the post. Half time score Spa 0-1 Dingle 1-3.

Dingle had a strong third quarter, kicking eight unanswered points from Mark Evans, Declan Devane (2), Jack O’Sullivan (2), Mikey Boland and substitute Dan Ryan (2) to lead comprehensively by 0-1 to 1-11 at the second half water break.

Calum Neher kicked Spa’s second point late in the game, but Dingle added two more scores from Daragh Ryan and Jack O’Sullivan before Dan Ryan goaled for Dingle with the last kick of the game. 

Final score Spa 0-2 Dingle 2-13.

Spa B are away to Firies B in the penultimate round on July 17th / 18th before playing Fossa B in the final round.

Spa: Conor Kerins, Diarmuid Cahill, Brendan Lynch, Thomas Fleming, Thomas Cronin, Connie Cremin, Conor Brosnan, Michael Kearney, Calum Neher, Conor O’Callaghan, Darren O’Connor, Paul O’Sullivan, Alan O’Sullivan, Andrew Fitzgerald, Keith Myers.

Dingle: David O’Connor, John B Brosnan, Sean óg O’Moráin, Jamie O’Flaherty, Mark Ashe, Gavin Curran, Emmett Farrington, Colm Benny Moriarty, Brian Devane, Mark Evans, John Diony O’Connor, Jack O’Sullivan, Michael Boland, Daragh Ryan, Declan Devane.

Referee: Jimmy O’Shea (Glenflesk)

Photos: Anne Holland