Iorras Aontaithe in excellent form in the cold January air
Erris Manager Martin McIntyre & Gareth O’Malley working out the logistics of it all.
Erris United progressed to the forth round of the Connaught cup at home to Ballyglass in this third round encounter on Sunday 18th with Jason Boylan scoring a first half hat-trick on a 5-3 final score-line. Iorras were totally dominant in the opening half with Brendan Nallan putting Iorras in front on 3 minutes with a well taken free from out-side the area. Jason Boylan made it 2-0 on 6minutes slotting home with a neat finish from the edge of the box , Sean Gaughan the provider. The on 30 minutes Boylan scored his second after the Ballyglass Keeper failed to hold on to a Brendan Nallan free.
Jason Boylan, hat-trick hero
Gary Boylan now of Sligo Rovers keeping a close eye of his old Club.
Five minutes later Jason Boylan scored his third with a good finish despite the close attentions of two defenders.
In the second half Ballyglass pulled one back on 63 minutes with a Alan McHugh header from close range. But Jason Boylan was on the score sheet again two minutes later after latching on to a Gareth O’Malley pass. Ballyglass scored two further goals on 84 minutes by Danny Mahan and Alan Plunkett in injury time.
Iorras Manager Martin McIntyre was very happy with the out come.
Erris Utd: Shane Nallan, Padraic Doherty, Brendan Nallan, Eamon Carey, Michael Meenaghan: Sean Gaughan, Kyle Holmes, Mickie Togher, Thomas Murphy: Jason Boylan Garth O’Malley. Sub’s Used- Tom Ivan for Thomas Murphy (62M), Ryan Ruddy for Garth O’Malley (63M), Stephen Nallan for Padraic Doherty (64M).
Iorras Aontaithe have been drawn away to Salthill Devon in round four on a date to be announced.