Our trip to abbeyside yielded the 3 pts with a superb team display.

The lads were disappointed with their performance last sunday and turned it around this week to turn in the best 90 mins of the season so far.

Straight from the start they set a high tempo by chasing down every ball and passing with great confidence throughout the team.

The midfield trio were dominating their patch and gave themselves and the front men plenty of chances to get off the mark.

The first goal was scored by Dylan from the penalty spot after Conor sent Dan Cleary through and the centre half stopped his run with a clumsy body check .

Dylan was on the scoresheet again with another penalty after he was flattened himself after a great run through the home defence.

A bit of complacency set in and Abbeyside finished the half the better side and were rewarded when a shot hit the post and got a fortuitous rebound off Darragh .

We started second half with real intent on burying the game as quick as possible and two quick goals in succession by James Delahunty put the game beyond the home side .

Goal number 5 arrived from the ” new boot” of the rampaging Jack Ryan when he rifled a shot to the top corner from the right wing.

A top class performance from all involved today keeps us near the top of the table going into a few weeks break for cup games.

Full time 5 – 1

Big thanks again to the parents for giving up their afternoon getting the lads there .

A rip roaring contest to get the older girls going with impressive displays from all girls from both clubs. Villa raced into a 3 goal lead with our girls getting to grip with the game but back they came with Ciara O’Keeffe burying a free kick before half time.

The second half started slow but goals from Ciara O’Keeffe and Emily Blackmore to level things up but the Villa nicked a winner in the last five minutes.

A brilliant refereeing performance from the great Falla Wall who helped both teams through the contest when required.

A defeat in the end but the smiles afterwards made it seem like a victory. The first step taken in what we are sure will be a great season. Brilliant support on the line for a brilliant performance from all the girls.

Our girls under 10 team kicked off their season against a strong Bohs team who had that little bit more experience than our debutants.

A good game was had by all 12 girls. On to the next one.

From start to finish it looked like only one team was going to take three points here. Dominating from the off, the lads pushed and pushed throughout the game but couldn’t get the breakthrough that they deserved. Chances came and went throughout both halves but no goals.

Goalkeeper Jamie Moore was a spectator for nearly the entire game. Unfortunately on 88 minutes, a free kick across the six yard box ricocheted off a defenders knee and in to give Red Star the lucky break required.

A second breakaway goal right on full time saw three points go to Red Star. The luck is not with the lads at the moment but it will turn. Great squad performance.

Team . J.moore , R.o keeffe , I.tobin , J.o Hanlon , J.sauvage , C.o Hanlon , K.o Brien , P.dalton , C.barnes , E.walsh , D.synnott . Subs : D.tebay , N.mcdonald

After a solid first half the lads went in 1 up through Kieran Fagan. A super penalty save by Nathan Long in the firat half showed the confidence in the group. In the 2nd half another penalty was saved by Nathan but Ferrybank were first to the rebound to equalize.

They kept the pressure on from there and scored what proved to be the winner. Nathan Long was man of the match for his penalty saves.

Tough day at the office with a few regulars missing and their cause not being helped with a red card aswell.

Another odd goal defeat for Derek’s squad in what is a very frustrating run. Ballinroad took their chance well but the lads could not get their game going to get back into it. A bit of work on the training ground will sort this bunch out.

Our u11s entertained St Paul’s in sunny Ashgrove yesterday and showed great skills and passing in an entertaining game. Good progress being showed by this group.

Tomorrow: u11 home to St Paul’s, kick off 10.30
This young squad have been hard at it in training over the last few weeks and will use the midweek competitive training sessions to good effect.
U13 home to Ballinroad, kick off 12.30
High flying Ballinroad visit tomorrow and Derek’s squad will look to get moving up the table
in what is a very tight league.
U15A home to Ferrybank B, kick off 2.30
Three wins from three games have the lads sitting pretty but a stern test awaits with Ferrybank who have been more than a match for the lads over the last few seasons.
2A away to Red Star, kick off 2.00
This squad will look to kick start their season in what is looking like a very tight league of 7 teams.
Sunday: Youths away to Abbeyside, kick off 2pm
The lads will look to keep touch with the leaders in this league and secure three points in Dog Leaf park.
U10 girls away to Bohs, kick off 12 noon
This young group will make their debuts on Sunday and hopefully start a long road playing soccer for the club.
U14 girls home to Villa, kick off 3pm.
A few weeks training under their belts and a few new additions to the squad will make this game very interesting to watch. The girls have impressed coaches over the last few weeks so fingers crossed they go well.
A busy weekend, support as always is most welcome especially for the girls who are kicking off on Sunday.

Our u11 management team of John Hearne, Mick Thompson, Trevor Murphy and Dick Walsh had a busy Sunday morning starting up the mini world cup for the big squad of u11 players.

Great to see all of the kids playing all the games, getting maximum game time.