Tomorrow U12 away to Southend, kick off 10.30

After an emotional couple of weeks for this squad, they will try to get down to business when they travel to face a decent Southend squad. Derek will have little to do to motivate a talented squad.

U14 away to Bohs B, kick off 12.15

A re-run of a fixture from a few weeks back where our lads nicked a 1-0 win which tells us there will be little between them.

Sunday: 4th division away to Dunmore, kick off 11am.

2 wins from 2 in the plate section sets this squad up very nicely with Scoby rolling back the years netting 3 goals in the last 2 games. Another win will be priority on Sunday to put them in pole position with 2 games left.

2b at home to Dungarvan Celtic, kick off 11am. The biggest game for the club in a number of years takes place Sunday morning. After 2 impressive displays against Piltown and Waterford crystal, the lads will hope to complete the job against an improving Dungarvan Celtic. A very impressive league campaign to date with only 5 points dropped will come to a close at 12.45ish on Sunday. Fingers crossed, this squad,who have trained in big numbers all season, will get their rewards.

Support, as always is welcome both home and away.

Preparing the pitch for Sunday mornings big game is groundsman Noel Dobbyn.

u13 home to Bohs, kick off 6.30
At last a run out for Victor and Curtis’s squad. After a long spell without a game, the lads will be grateful just to get a bit of game time. Support as always is welcome in Ashgrove.

A big game for the club knowing a win was the only result to take us towards the league title . A strong cross field wind made playing difficult but we started strong creating a couple of half chances that we didn’t put away .

On 30mins a crystal cross wasn’t dealt with in our defence and crystal went 1-0 up . This was the real kick start we needed an the whole team responded with unbelievable heart and determination , on 34mins we got a corner which was swung in by Ethan Ryan , and in form Johnny kav tucked the ball away at the back post 1–1.

We kept the pressure up and were again rewarded on 41mins when the crystal keeper and defender got in each other’s way and when the ball fell to Kavanagh again he stuck it away to go 2-1 up .

That’s how it stayed until halftime . Strong positive words at half time had the lads pumped up for the second half , we kept pushing forward playing good football .

Kieran o Brien came on for robbie walsh and Daniel synnott came on for joey o Hanlon . We kept pressing and a couple of minutes after the substitutions Kevin Dowley hit a rasper of a shot which came back off the crossbar . A few mins later after some great passing the ball came to wayne kelly who tucked the ball away into the bottom left corner , to everyone’s shock after the ref blew and pointed to the centre circle for kick off he changed his mind and disallowed the goal .

This did not put off the boys in any way and they kept the tempo up , and 5 minutes later after a long goal kick from ross o keeffe , johnny flicked on a header to Kevin Dowley who turned with a great finish over the crystal keeper into the top corner .

Liam walsh came on for Ivan Tobin , We kept dominating an missed another couple of half chances , wayne kelly hitting the crossbar with a free kick on 75 mins .

We held on to the ball well the last 15mins , in the late stages made 2 more changes , eoghan walsh came on for Kevin Dowley and Jamie Moore came on for Johnny Kavanagh . And we saw out the game easily enough .

This squad showed unreal heart and determination to go a goal down knowing a win was the only result to keep us in with hope of winning the league and the boys done themselves and the club unbelievably proud tonight .

Team – ross o keeffe , pj McGrath , jay Sauvage , Ivan Tobin , chris Hanlon , wayne kelly , Joey Hanlon , robbie walsh , Ethan Ryan , Johnny Kavanagh , kevin Dowley . Subs used – Daniel synnott , liam walsh , Kieran o Brien , Jamie Moore , eoghan walsh .

This team now sit 2 points ahead at the top of the table with 1 game to play , against dungarvan Celtic on Sunday morning , knowing that 1 more win will seal the league title . Hope to see everyone there on Sunday for support , best of luck boys and well done.
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17 over 35’s in Ashgrove this evening to welcome park rangers for the second game in the plate competition. Same back four as the last day (Don, Chopper, Thompson and McGrath) performed well especially in the second half. New look midfield Gerry Walsh using his experience to the max and Darragh Beagan with micky Comerford enjoying life on the right wing and froggie back from suspension on the left. Neville and goal machine Scoby started up top. The goal came from a set piece we have been working on in training – cross to the back post and Scoby with a great header to continue his hot scoring streak. We created a few more chances but the finishing left a lot to be desired. Plenty got game time with the introduction of Mick Dwyer, Lee Kelly, Mick ‘golden boots’ Foran and Liam Walsh. We held out in the second half to clinch the three points which sets us up nicely for next three games. Too many good performances to pick a man of the match but if you had to, John McGrath by a nose would clinch it. Great stuff from the veterans

2b away to Waterford Crystal, kick off 6.30pm

Big game for the boys this evening and will look to reclaim top spot going into the last game on Sunday.

4th division home to Park Rangers, kick off 6.30.

After Scobys heroics on Sunday, the lads will hope to continue their run. This game will go ahead subject to a pitch inspection.

We have rescheduled the 20k drop show for Saturday week April 28th at 8pm with a change of venue.

The show will be held in Mooncoin parish hall. Advertisers and sponsors will be notified in the next 24 hours. All tickets purchased for the original show still stand.

We are asking all people to please share this post. Tickets can still be purchased by contacting one of the following:
Michelle O’Hanlon 086 372 3163
Brendan Conway 087 982 8150
Kevin Dobbyn 087 616 7700.

Sticky conditions did not lend kindly to playing football today in what was a scrappy affair in the blowing wind. Scoreless at half time, the boys went out in confident mood but their final ball was letting them down in the second half. With the clock hitting the 90 minute mark and the boys pushing for that winner, Tramore broke clear to get ahead. Deep in injury time again with the lads pushing for a goal, Tramore broke again to kill off the game. A decent performance after a difficult week which the Rock would have been well proud of.

Good win in the local derby v Kilmacow this morning for the veterans. We scored early when Scoby got the ball out his feet from a sweet Jonny Power pass and used the breeze to curl a shot past the keeper to the far top corner. 1 nil. We kept the ball for most of the first half with Don Whelan and Mickey Comerford combining well to create chances to go forward. Kilmacow did manage to equalize through a long ball into the area that caught out Barry Hearne and Chopper. Could have been their second in fairness if not for a fantastic double save by Barry a few minutes earlier. Conditions didn’t help our final ball in the second half and we were nearly settling for a point each til JJ made an inspired call to get Spud off the bench as a third striker. It made sure they had to mark tight which created gaps for late runs from midfield. Exactly what happened with time just up when Gerry Walsh was hacked down in the penalty area to ensure a spot kick after an exquisite through ball from Mickey comerford. Scoby nearly tore the net out of it to give us the start we needed in the plate. Good team performance but it will be more about the squad from here on with games coming thick and fast. Man of the match was the oldest player in the club Gerry Walsh, getting better with age.

Before the games both teams observed a minute silence for our good friend Rocky . And the lads made him proud with a great performance putting last weeks defeat well behind them .

It was a cagey game for the first 15mins in strong winds and heavy rain for most of the game but the opening goal came on 20minutes with good play down the right wing , Ethan crossed in and Johnny kav made no mistake heading us 1-0 in front . We started to really get on top from this point an missed a few good opportunity’s but on 35minutes we went 2-0 up , again good play on the right side Kevin Dowley squared the ball across the box and Kavanagh who slotted into the bottom left corner . 2-0 at halftime .
The second half started as the first had finished with a very high tempo and it didn’t take long for the next goal to come , on 50mins wayne kelly who was a thorn in piltowns side all game played a super ball in from the left wing found Ian synnott who headed home for 3-0. 5minutes later it was 4-0 , Ian synnott was fouled outside the Piltown box and Wayne kelly buried the resulting free kick . With the game won we were always in control but the tempo dropped a little an we made 5 changes . Kevin Dowley , johnny Kavanagh , Ian synnott , Ivan Tobin and Robbie walsh made way for Liam walsh , Jamie Moore , eoghan walsh , joey hanlon and Kieran o Brien . We missed another couple of chances in between and with only a couple of minutes left we gave away a silly penalty , ross o keeffe who was solid as a rock on goal all game saved the penalty . From the goal kick the Piltown keeper came out an passed to Wayne kelly who chipped him nicely to seal a 5-0 victory . A brilliant win in bad conditions leaves this team 2 games and 2 wins away from a league trophey .
Team – Ross o keeffe , Ivan Tobin , chris o Hanlon , pj McGrath , Jason Sauvage , robbie walsh , Ethan Ryan , Wayne kelly , Kevin Dowley , Ian synnott , johnny Kavanagh . Subs used – liam walsh , Jamie Moore , eoghan walsh , joey Hanlon , Kieran o Brien .

Next fixture Wednesday 6.30 away to Waterford crystal . Good luck men