Coalisland victorious in Ramor Park

Coalisland 4.14 Ramor United 0.7

A depleted Ramor side (minus their county hurlers and footballers) suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of a fit strong Coalisland outfit in this opening South Ulster League match in Virginia. The game was played in a windy and cold setting with a strong Lough Ramor gale blowing.

The first half was even enough. Three points by Ramor's Peter Monaghan and a couple more good scores meant that the half-time score-line read Ramor 0.5 Coalisland 1.6. The visitors goal was a blasting shot from right full forward P Kane.

The superior fitness of Coalisland showed in the second half and really Ramor had no answer to them. A brace of goals from Gerard Toner in this half killed off any chance of a Ramor revival.

Coalisland.
A McCann. S Kerr. B Rafferty. T Hughes. M Nixon. B Earley. N Kerr. S Hampsey. P Laverty. C Bayne. R Thornton. S McNeece. P Kane. G Toner. S Dillon.
Subs. B McShane. R Hughes.

Ramor United.
R Cole. P Fitzsimons. N McHugo. L Reilly. S Gaffney. P Kermath. E Daly. R Fitzsimons. A Reilly. S Reilly. J Lynch. P McNamee. P Monaghan. K Soden. J Brennan.
Subs. T Tynan. R Keating. A Murphy. M Tynan.

Referee. Jim O'Rourke (Monaghan.)