Valentine’s Day Massacre 17.02.10
Strand Hotel First Division

Dunree...0 Carn FC...6 (Coyne ’29 ’32 ’58; C. Doherty ’56 ’75 (penalty); McGuinness ’84) by Damian Dowds, Inishowen Independent, at St Egney’s Park CARN'S push for promotion back to the Premier Division continues apace with this six goal hammering of Dunree United on Sunday. After a torrid start to the season when they couldn’t buy a win, in recent weeks Dermot Coyle’s side have beat promotion challengers Rashenny and Carrowmena, and Sunday’s win, combined with Carrowmena dropping points elsewhere, brings places them right in the middle of the promotion shake up. There was little in the opening period that suggested the drubbing to come. Indeed, Dunree started the stronger with Damian Doherty hitting the side netting within three minutes of the start, and Liam Baldrick curling a shot from outside the box that hit the top of the bar.

The Carn defence, however, gradually came to terms with the Dunree threat. The centre halves Kevin Hirrell and Gerard McEleney won header after header and comfortably kept Dunree. Carn’s wide men, Liam Doherty and Dermot Doherty, caused the home defence all kinds of trouble for the afternoon. Dermot created Carn’s first clear-cut chance when he broke in from the left and crossed the ball onto Tiernan Coyne’s forehead but the latter couldn’t keep his shot on target. Dunree still looked dangerous though. Derek Murphy robbed Hirrell in the 20th minute, but keeper Declan O’Donnell came out quickly to close down the angle and put out Murphy’s shot for a corner. Kevin McColgan got up to help the attack

on 27 minutes but his pile driver from outside the box ricocheted off referee Charlie Doherty. Things had been pretty even until Tiernan Coyne hit two goals in three minutes to give Carn a lead they never remotely looked like relinquishing. On 29 minutes, he latched onto a ball inside the D and hit a left footed shot into the postage stamp in the top left corner of Johnny Noone’s net. Three minutes later he had a straightforward tap in at the front post after Dermot Doherty beat a defender and pulled the ball back to the unmarked Number 10. Dunree mustered one more good chance before the break with Derek Murphy putting Kevin McColgan through. McColgan shimmied past his man but his shot flew wide. Dunree came out strongly at the start of the second half, with Murphy forcing McEleney to concede a corner early on and Michael McGlynn scuffed a shot that bobbled just inches wide.

They were made pay for those misses when Liam Doherty sent in a low cross from the right for Cathal Doherty to slide Carn’s third of the day home on 56 minutes. Three minutes later they made it four when Johnny Noone came out of his area but kicked fresh air allowing Tiernan Coyne to slot into the empty net for his hat trick. Kevin McColgan had a couple of pot shots for Dunree just after the hour, but they found themselves five behind when Dermot Doherty danced into the box, beating four defenders before being brought to the ground. Referee Charlie Doherty awarded a spot kick and Cathal Doherty sent Jonathan Noone the wrong way from 12 yards. Michael McGlynn drew a fine fingertip save from Declan O’Donnell on 78 minutes as Carn introduced fresh legs in the form of Brendan Tabb, Patrick McGuinness and Shane Doherty. And just six minutes from full-time a rare goal from Patrick McGuinness made it six for the Carn men. The ball broke to him on the edge of the area and he hammered an unstoppable left footed shot to the

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