Division 1 FL: Nemo Rangers narrowly hold off St Michael's to keep final hopes alive

St Michael's led at the break but couldn't hang on as they fall to Division 2 for 2026

Nemo Rangers 0-16 (0-0-16) v St Michael’s 2-7 (2-1-5)

If ever there was a case of a team having no luck, it’s surely St Michael’s. Another McCarthy Insurance Football League Division 1 fixture, another agonisingly narrow defeat. This time at the hands of Nemo Rangers in Trabeg on Thursday evening.

Scorers for Nemo Rangers: C Horgan 0-8 (0-5 f), K Fulignati, D O’Leary (f), K Histon, S Burke, B O’Neill, S Cronin, B Murphy, C O’Donovan 0-1 each.

Scorers for St Michael’s: E Hegarty (1-0 pen) L O’Sullivan 1-1 each, K Hegarty 0-2 (tp) L O’Herlihy (f), E Buckley, A Hennessy 0-1 each.

NEMO RANGERS: D O’Leary; E Nation, M Hill, C Moore; K Histon, S Cronin (c), K Fulignati; B Murphy, B Cripps; A Cronin, C Kiely, B O’Neill; R Hogan, C Horgan, C O’Donovan.

Subs: S Burke for Kiely (15 inj), A McGowen for Cronin (37), J Coogan for Hogan (41).

ST MICHAEL’S: M O’Connell; L Carroll, A O’Callaghan, D Corkery (c); K Hegarty, E Hegarty, L Fogarty; E Hickey, B Cain; D O’Sullivan, A Hennessy, L O’Sullivan; D Cremin, L O’Herlihy, E Buckley.

Subs: J Ryan for O’Herlihy (12 inj), T Murphy for Corkery (18 inj), M Carroll for Hennessy (47 inj), O McCarthy for Fogarty (52), A Nolan for Buckley (53).

Referee: James Regan (Lough Rovers)

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