Please anyone who has an hour or so to spare in the morning get out to tramore to watch our great u12 team battle it out against our near neighbours kilmacow at 10.30 . They have given there all to get to this final and hopefully they can get the win they deserve tomorrow . The scene is set hon the coin ??

Tomorrow: U12 Cup Final
Mooncoin Celtic v Kilmacow, kick off 10.30
After less than 24 hours since the lads won their semi final, here we are previewing the final. The tired bodies from last night will get little time to recover but come tomorrow morning at 10.30 Derek’s squad will be raring to go.
This will be the clubs first schoolboy cup final since 2011, a long wait but hopefully it will be worth it on what will be a proud but emotional day.
They face a Kilmacow side who finished second in the league and will be hoping to continue their own clubs successful season where a number of trophies have been secured already at both adult and schoolboy level and they also have an u13 cup final to come aswell.
The two meetings in the league both finished 1-0 to Kilmacow so very little between them on the day. It has been a long season for both management and players since last August. This being Derek Tebays first season in charge, he has moulded a nice group together and even though they finished lowly in the league, they have matched the best of what’s in that league during the season.
This group have worked hard all winter to improve and slowly but surely they are progressing.
As a young group they were dealt a devastating blow when Rocky passed away in April, but this has galvanized them and brought them ever closer with an incredible spirit among the squad. They stood together as a squad at his removal and burial to show maturity beyond their years. Rocky had got involved on the training pitch last October and had become very popular with the group before his untimely death.
Tomorrow, they will give their all again. They would like everyone to come and support them and shout them on as they look to take one last scalp and win the cup.
So please get yourselves out to Tramore for 10.30 in the morning. It’s going to be a cracker. Our Youths defied the odds when they beat Ballinroad to win their cup.
This young squad can repeat the trick, no question.
The very best of luck to both players and management tomorrow.
Fingers crossed the Rock will shine down on us again.
COME ON MOONCOIN CELTIC!

Declan Walsh and Sons are nearly done with their section of the drainage works and await the next stage of slit drains before final works are completed before sowing of the grass. A phenomenal amount of work put in over the last month by the lads. The space created will shock a lot of people who knew the ground of old with the banks all around the pitch and the old hurling pitch fenced in with concrete posts and wire. The club will hold an open morning at the ground in a number of weeks, more details to follow on this. We would like to thank everyone who has helped get the ground to this stage. A lot of work done, a lot more to do.

Nerves a plenty at the start of this semi final as Derek’s young squad faced a Stradbally side who had beaten them twice in the season. A game to remember for all of them as a large crowd from Mooncoin cheered them on. A 50/50 first half with a number of chances created by both sides but Stradbally couldn’t find a way past Jake Moore. The second half had a similar trend with little given by either side with Jake Moore again keeping Stradbally out with save after save. 7 minutes left on the clock and Mooncoin Celtic were awarded a free kick 25 yards out and a masterstroke of a move from Derek Tebay when he beckoned Jake Moore from the goal to take the free kick. Jake stood over the ball with the crowd watching in anticipation. A sweet strike over the wall and nestled in the top corner. Ya couldn’t write it in fairness. The scenes of celebration afterwards will be remembered for a long time.
So now, a cup final awaits on Saturday morning in Tramore against Kilmacow. Kick off 10.30.

Tell everyone to get themselves, their families, their friends and even their dogs out to Tramore as this squad deserve your support on Saturday. One step left.

COME ON MOONCOIN CELTIC!

A superb advertisement for schoolboy cup football in Ashgrove this evening where our u14 squad gave it their all but came a cropper in the dreaded penalty shoot out.
A scoreless first half with both sides cancelling each other out. The second half started a blistering pace and up popped Aaron McLaughlin with a bullet of a goal from 25 yards. The lead was short lived with Paul’s equalizing within 5 minutes. A golden chance fell to Adam Conway with a minute of normal time left put he couldn’t get a proper header on it.

Extra time was only a couple of minutes in when Adam Conway jinxed his way around a couple of Paul’s players to put the boys 2-1 up. The second period started with the boys still on top and Robbie Harrington danced past defenders to make it 3-1. Game over we thought….four minutes on the clock and St Paul’s got a penalty, 3-2. From kick off Paul’s were awarded a free kick just outside the box and hung it up in the top corner. On to the shoot out where Paul’s progressed.

A disappointing outcome but this squad should be proud of the display this evening.

Pubs League Draw 2018

U12 team who beat Stradbally this evening with a wonder strike from goalkeeper Jake Moore. Report to follow.

Our u12s who progressed to the quater final via a tense penalty shoot out against Ballinroad in the cup this evening. Report to follow shortly

U14 result: Portlaw 1 Mooncoin Celtic 1
A fair result for the boys who were short a number of players this evening. Aaron Mcloughlin continued his hot streak with another goal , well done lads