Enniskillen Rangers' second-half scoring to seal Irish Junior Cup past Cleary Celtic

Enniskillen Rangers celebrate success by 2-0 in the fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup final against Cleary Celtic at Dungannon's Stangmore Park. (Photo by Irish FA)Enniskillen Rangers celebrate success by 2-0 in the fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup final against Cleary Celtic at Dungannon's Stangmore Park. (Photo by Irish FA)
Enniskillen Rangers celebrate success by 2-0 in the fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup final against Cleary Celtic at Dungannon's Stangmore Park. (Photo by Irish FA)
William Burleigh and Jason Keenan found the net after the break to help Enniskillen Rangers secure the fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup at Stangmore Park.

Success by 2-0 left Rangers of the Fermanagh and Western League with a fifth triumph in the knockout competition at the expense of a Cleary Celtic side arriving on Friday night in Dungannon in search of debut delight.

Burleigh, who has previously lifted the cup as club captain, stepped off the sidelines and on to the scoresheet on 72 minutes off Mark Cutler’s cross against the Carnbane League opposition.

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The decisive second goal arrived off Keenan’s success in converting after Nathan Khan steered the ball back into the danger area.

CLEARY CELTIC: Goodwill, Lavery, Donaghy, Quinn, Coulter, O'Doherty, O'Reilly, M.Hughes, Barr, Monaghan, S.Hughes, Lennon, McCabe, Marks, Walker, McAllister.

ENNISKILLEN RANGERS: Peden, White, Palmer, Browne, McManus, Robinson, Cutler, Khan, Keenan, Smith, Rainey, Byrne, McClure, Beattie, Burleigh, Johnston

And the Northern Amateur Football League’s Clarence Cup final was won by Derriaghy with a 3-1 defeat of Drumaness Mills.

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Peter Brannigan was the sole Drumaness scorer, with Daniel Bell sent off at 3-0.

Curtis Black opened the scoring on 10 minutes before Ryan Leetch and Nicholas Napier extended the advantage.

Also, Oxford Sunnyside had Marcio Soares on the scoresheet during victory across the Mid-Ulster Football Association’s Marshall Cup showdown against Fivemiletown United.

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