BROOKEBORO .......................... 2-9

TEEMORE ................................. 1-8

Brookeboro registered their first win of the campaign when they scored a good win over Teemore and in doing so they sent last season's league finalists spinning to their second defeat of what was a dismal weekend for the Shamrocks.

A forceful midfield display from John Mellarkey was the pivotal factor in shaping this Brookeboro success and in the second half especially, Mellarkey ruled matters decisively in the middle of the park.

First half exchanges had been well enough balanced the teams going in at the break level on four points each. The reliable duo of Niall Rooney and Kieran Donnelly had picked up the home side's scores with John Fitzpatrick, Declan Fitzpatrick an Sean Curry among those who had answered for Teemore.

In the third quarter it was again to be fairly enough shared exchanges but towards the threequarter mark it was Brookeboro who managed to raise the level of their performance with Mellarkey now driving them forward.

A shot rebounded off the Teemore woodwork and Thomas McElroy was on hand to rifle home a goal which gave Brookeboro a comfort edge. They were to go on from this with Niall Rooney latching on to a through ball to shoot home the team's second goal.

Teemore did have a goal in reply, Sean Curry finding the net but this came far too late to influence the final result and Brookeboro were well worth their highly welcome win.

For Teemore, for whom Barry Owens made a substitute appearance, Hugh Brady had his moments and there was support from Declan O'Reilly and Joey Donegan. For Brookeboro, Shane McGeehan was a leading figure and Ciaran Moane did well in the corner forward slot.

Referee Martin Higgins Lisnaskea.

Tempo make

it a double

TEMPO .................................... 1-9

ST PATRICKS ........................... 0-9

Tempo made it a double over the weekend, following up their Friday evening away victory with this one goal success over visiting St Patrick's. The Donagh team were to make most of the initial running and they looked the brighter side over most of the opening thirty minutes.

They were soon off the mark, Fergal Reilly lofting over a point within a few seconds of the throw in to give them a lead which was not to be surrendered until quite late in the contest. Three more St Patrick's points were added on before the end of the first quarter though Tempo did reply with a score from Daryl Keenan and a polished individual score from centre half Declan Campbell.

St Patrick's had lined out without Eamon Maguire, this being balanced out by the absence of Ryan Keenan for Tempo. The home side however were to suffer a further blow with the early departure of Daryl Keenan with a facial injury.

Pat Cadden had a fifth point for St Patrick's but his side were also guilty of tossing several shots wide and in the end this inaccuracy was to be punished. Still they were to go at the break leading by five to three in a contest which was failing to ignite to any great degree.

Cadden knocked over the first point on the resumption but that was as good as it got for St Patrick's who were to falter over the remaining period. Tempo were lifting the pace of their game and a three point strike from Brian Jackson hauled them level.

Gary Maguire who was to be one of the major figures in the St Patrick's attack put his side ahead again, Jackson levelled before Shane McDermott again edged the visitors in front with ten minutes left.

Those ten minutes were to dictated by ever improving Tempo. Eamon Maguire who had now appeared did have a St Patrick's point but the crunch score was to be the game's only goal, appropriately enough slotted home by Tempo's full forward Bernard Rogers who once again had an impressive match.

Referee Harry Traynor Maguiresbridge.

Newtownbutler cruise home

NEWTOWNBUTLER .................. 2-15

LISNASKEA ............................ 0-10

This was a derby fixture which didn't live up to the expected billing of being a hard fought tussle. Newtown were much the better side and more or less had the issue wrapped up at the interval, by which stage they had romped nine points in front.

The Emmett's cause was a forlorn one by that juncture and on the changeover, though they did manage a more regular stream of scores there was no suggestion that they could make serious inroads into the sizeable First Fermanagh's lead.

The contest was all done and dusted long before the end and this was a very subdued effort from the losing side. They were much dependent on the place kicking of Daniel Kille with Mark Little adding to the tally and Brian Og Maguire tried hard for them further back in their lineout.

For Newtownbutler, Paul O'Brien was an emphatic figure in the half back line and did trojan work with Ryan Carson putting in a stout display in the middle of the park and up front James Connolly looked particularly quick.

Colm Monaghan who has been much to the forefront in the Newtown score tally of late shot home his side's opening goal and shortly before the break Frank Mulligan added the second, this score leaving the limp opposition well adrift.

Lots of Newtown points clipped over in the second half with a wide swathe of players contributing and in the end it was a fairly facile success for the current county champions.

Referee Alan Parkinson