School Boys/Girls and Junior League Football in South Kilkenny
All in Mooncoin Celtic wish the Waterford Schoolgirls Gaynor Cup squad, Coaches and our own Hannah Dobbyn the very best of luck as the Gaynor Cup kicks off tomorrow in UL in Limerick. This squad have been busy preparing with months and will have high hopes of going far in this prestigious competition.
What a day to celebrate girls soccer with the hosting of our first U11 Girls Tournament with the Watmór Cup on offer for the winners. 16 teams split in to four groups of 4 teams and 24 group games starting at 9.45 were played out with thrills and spills a plenty. Quarter finals followed with the dreaded penalties coming in to play with Southend and Ferrybank unfortunately exiting the competition in shootouts, Mooncoin Celtic and Ballinroad were also knocked out in the quarter finals. Tipperary outfit Clonmel Town were strong throughout but met a determined Park Rangers out fit in the semi final who met Villa in the final after Villa beat Tramore in the other semi final tie. The Champions League music blared out as both teams entered the pitch and a tense game followed with Villa edging it 2-1 and taking home the Watmór Perpetual Cup. Beatrice Lynch of Park Rangers picked up the player of the tournament award which was kindly Sponsored by Sheridan’s Trophies.
A truly amazing morning to see 160 girls showcasing all that is good about soccer, fun and lots of it.
We have to thank Kilkenny County Council for their help with a Community Event Grant which helped cover the running costs for the day. Also, thanks to Watmór Construction and Civil LTD for their continued support for the club. Thank you must go to all that helped with parking, setting up today and clean up afterwards. No ref…no game, we were very lucky to have four volunteers give their time to make sure it ran smoothly and ref 31 games between them. DJ Scoosh deserves a 👏 for her usual entertainment and of course a wee bit of drama along the way. Thank you to Sonya of Wild Willow Coffee for parking up and ensuring all were catered for on a sunny morning. A final thank you to all participating clubs, their supporters, their coaches and most importantly the young girls who played this morning.
Hope to see you all again next year.
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Participants:
Kilmacow FC
Portlaw United FC
Ballyduff AFC
Villa FC
Park Rangers FC
Tramore AFC
Southend United FC
Clonmel Town FC Ferrybank FC
Ballinroad FC
St Joseph’s AFC
Carrick United FC
U11D Cup Semi final Result
Ferrybank 2
Mooncoin Celtic 4
A fast start and a quick fire goal from Tadhg M set the boys on their way with further goals from Oodhran, Liam and John Joe sends the boys through to the cup final on bank holiday Monday against Ballinroad in Tramore.
U12 Cup Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Dungarvan 1
A tight game with very little between the teams required a second half penalty from Dionos to send them through to the quarter finals. Tom M continued his hot streak with a screamer in the first half.
U12 Cup Quarter final Result
Piltown 0
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A tight derby game which thankfully went our way with both goals coming from Tom M.
Sends the squad through to a home Semi final against Carrick United.
U13A Result
Mooncoin Celtic 1
De la Salle 1
Billy opened the scoring with a first half strike and chances came and went before De la Salle equalised. The lads had a late goal disallowed for offside which could have yielded the three points. Improved performance from all the squad.
U13B Result
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Ferrybank 0
A polished performance with second half goals from Dionos, OG and Tyler sees this squad stay top with three games to go. Park Rangers at home next Saturday to come.
1B League Result
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Southend 0
League leaders came to Suir Crescent on Sunday morning hoping to extend their winning run but met a stubborn home side. Plenty chances for each team but two solid defences and goalkeepers couldn’t be breached.
U16A Girls Result
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Piltown 4
Title chasing Piltown were the visitors on a sunny afternoon and the girls set their stall out early to contain the dangerous piltown attack. Losing Sophie early on to a broken collar bone did not help things but a penalty was tucked away by Lexi to send us one up. Gaynor cup keeper Hannah then saved a penalty and it looked like the girls would get to half time with the lead but two scrappy goals just before half time undone the hard work. An early goal in the second half killed off the game but the girls persevered and put it up to piltown in a physical battle throughout. A sloppy fourth saw piltown take the three points. Much improved by all the girls on duty.
3B League Result
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Piltown 4
A mad game littered with errors saw piltown take the derby honours. Goals on the night from DT McGrath with a double and James Blackmore weren’t enough unfortunately.
U18 Girls League Result
Carrick United 2
Mooncoin Celtic 1
A winner deep deep in to injury time for Carrick United saw them crowned league champions. The girls gave it their all back and took an early lead through Katelyn Moore but Carrick equalised with a tidy finish on the half hour. Emily was unlucky with an effort with ten minutes remaining before that late finish secured the title for Carrick. Congratulations to Carrick on the league win.
We held our weekly Eastgate Engineering sponsored Dixie Dribblers Academy session in fine weather and also hosted Piltown in u9 games. Congratulations to player of the week winners TJ, Oisin, Jack, Aria and Gianni 🏆⚽️.
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Good evening All,
Tomorrow one of Mooncoin Celtic’s underage coaches Patrick Dobbyn is part of a twelve person group taking part in a 500km cycle
(8 cyclists ,4 support drivers )
to raise funds for “The Haven Hub Waterford” .
This is a charity based in Waterford and the Mid West that helps with mental health awareness and suicide prevention supports.
If you can help with a donation through the link below and also if possible share the link on your social media pages and Watts App groups that would be greatly appreciated by all involved.
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Our Eastgate Engineering sponsored Dixie Dribblers Academy hosted Piltown AFC academy last Friday evening in glorious sunshine in Suir Crescent. Plenty fun had by all involved. Thanks to Richie and all Piltown coaches for coming down.
Congratulations also to our Eastgate Engineering player of the week winners Daniel, Ben, Cathal, Andrea, Jake & Hugo ⚽️🏆⚽️
U14 Cup Semi final Result
Piltown 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2 (AET)
High drama in piltown last Friday evening when it took a last gasp winner direct from a corner by Kevin to separate the sides. Fionn had scored in normal time but Piltown were full value for forcing the game to extra time. Cup final to come against Villa.
U11D Cup Quarter final
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Bohs 0
Mooncoin Celtic won 3-2 on penalties.
Red hot weather and a red hot game last Saturday morning where it was nail biting stuff from start to finish. Dreaded penalties were required where thankfully we progressed to take on Ferrybank in the semi final.
U13B Result
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Tramore 2
An almighty fright for this title chasing team against a determined Tramore side. Goals from Tyler with two and Dionos secured the points in the baking Sun.
U15 Cup Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Park Rangers 4
A very disappointing first half saw the boys three down at half time but the hurt was evident with how they hit back and possibly could have pushed Park Rangers closer with plenty chances created throughout. Robbie and Naoise
scored on the day.
U12 Boys
Abbeyside 3
Mooncoin Celtic 5
A sunny trip on Monday evening saw the lads extend their unbeaten run to 19 games but will rely on others to stop Tramore winning the league. Super effort all season by all the group. Scorers on Monday were Tom m 2 , Dionos 1, Tom r 1, Ted 1.
U11 Girls Blitz
Our young girls hosted Portlaw, Kilmac and Tramore in hot conditions last Sunday morning and great football was played by all involved.
Ladies Munster Shield Result
Dromore 0
Mooncoin Celtic 1
An Emily Blackmore goal was the difference to send the ladies through to the semi final of this competition. Plenty chances throughout but only one goal which was enough thankfully.
Massive thank you to Giulio’s Takeaway and HR Delahunty Solicitors for their sponsorship towards the transport costs to Cork and Limerick recently for our u17 girls and ladies team.
U16B Girls Result
Southend 2
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Another good win for this bunch of girls with Rebecca taking home the match ball with a hat trick but overall the team were fantastic to pick up the three points.
1B League Result
Kilmacow 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A tense derby in damp conditions was played out with plenty chances for both sides. Eric Conway done the business by stopping a penalty in the first half but couldn’t stop kilmacow taking the lead shortly after half time. A little reshuffle and tweak and Jamie Grace rose highest to nod home a long throw in that was flicked on. With ten minutes to go, another long throw was flicked on and this time Tadhg Derwin smashed home what proved to be the winner. Southend are next up for the boys as they continue to improve.
3B League Result
Ferrybank 1
Mooncoin Celtic 4
A first win for Johnny McGrath’s charges with goals from Tommy Lennon, Adam Cunningham, Lee Freyne and Chris O’Hanlon and a very good squad performance. Piltown are visitors next Wednesday evening in what promises to be a tough game.
A final word of Congratulations to Molly Walsh and coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch and all the Waterford U13 Girls who won the U13 Inter League Shield last Sunday in Evergreen in Kilkenny.
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All in Mooncoin Celtic wish the Waterford Schoolgirls Development squads the very best of luck in their All Ireland finals this weekend at u12 and u13 level
We have Molly Walsh,who is having a great season with several club teams, involved with the u13 squad with coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch part of the coaching team.
U12 Boys
Johnville 0
Mooncoin Celtic 4
Another good away win for this squad with goals coming from Shane with 2, Ted and Tom M.
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Kilmac 0
A goal from Tom M separated these two sides with very little between them on the night
Mooncoin Celtic 4
Villa 0
A convincing win at home with goals from Ted (2) , Shane and Tom M again on the score sheet to secure three points. 18 games unbeaten and sitting second to Tramore with two games to go.
U11D Cup Result
Kilmacow 0
Mooncoin Celtic 3
A derby cup match resulted in a great squad performance with goals from oodhran,John Joe and Tadhg seeing the boys through to face Bohs.
U12 Girls Cup Final
Ballyduff 1
Mooncoin Celtic 0
A tense tight game was won by a bigger Ballyduff side which left our girls heartbroken but they can be very proud of the performance in front of a large crowd. Big thank you to the Rose of Mooncoin for their after match sponsorship for the girls.
U17 Girls Munster Shield Quarter Final
Lakewood 0
Mooncoin Celtic 1 (AET)
Ella Brennan was the hero in this tight knock out of game with her finish with minutes to go in extra time. Home semi final in a few weeks to come.
U14 Boys Cup
Tramore 0
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Another tight game which was settled with a single goal. A finish from Ritchie H was the difference and sends the boys through to the semi final against Piltown.
U13B Result
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Ballyduff 1
Tyler gave this squad a first half lead but Ballyduff grew in to the game and deservedly equalised from the penalty spot to secure a point. Still on top of the table with 5 games to go.
U13A
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Tramore 4
A very disappointing result and flat performance with Tramore having things wrapped up by half time.
U18 Girls Cup Semi final Result
Tramore 3
Mooncoin Celtic 2(AET)
A cracking cup tie between two good sides in warm conditions and it went right to the end of extra time. Emily Blackmore and Sophie Phelan got our goals but it was Tramore who advance. This squad are still in the mix for the league so fingers crossed their day will come soon. Best of luck to Tramore in the Final.
1B League Result
Ferrybank 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A quick start by Ferrybank saw them lead after just 4 minutes against our young side who huffed and puffed throughout the first half and got a scrappy equaliser through Tommy Lennon just on half time. A much better second half saw us dominate with the winner eventually coming through Jason Sauvage after great work by DT McGrath. Three points gained and on to another away game against Kilmacow on Tuesday to come.
Finally, our Dixie Dribblers Academy which is kindly Sponsored by Eastgate Engineering travelled to Ballyduff last Sunday and enjoyed games in glorious weather. Well done to all involved and Celina Kinsella,our Academy coordinator for organising it
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U17 Girls
This morning, our u17 girls boarded a bus bound for Ovens. Co. Cork to play Lakewood Athletic in the Munster Shield quarter final. Our opponents are a premier team in the Cork league, but that didn’t faze our girls. In glorious sunshine, both teams gave everything on the pitch.
Full-time came and the deadlock hadn’t been broken. Extra time was called for, deep into the second half Amy was scratching her head trying to pick girls out to take penalties and with only 5 minutes remaining Ella Brennan got in front of her marker to face the goalie and casually chipped her to see the ball nestle in the back of the goal. Our girls held out to take their deserved place in the Semi Final.
Every girl that took part gave 100% and we as coaches are immensely proud of them.
Match day squad:
S Kirwan, A Hassett, M O’Keeffe, S Scahill, K Moore, M Murphy, A Rees, S Phelan, A Reddy, E Brennan, S Phelan, K Byrne, M Quinn, A Connery and B Vereker.
April Monthly Draw for our 300 Club takes place tomorrow morning at 11am and will be Live on Facebook.
Following a dramatic end to the first game in Mooncoin 10 days previously, these two sets of players served up and absolute belter of a game and unfortunately there had to be a loser . Maria D got the all important goal to decide the tie. A massive thank you to all involved in getting this game replayed and hats off to Villa FC for their sportsmanship on the first day and agreeing to the game being replayed.
The girls progress to tomorrow afternoon’s final in WorkLab Connors Park against League champs Ballyduff. We are urging all involved in the club to get yourselves in to the final to cheer on the girls. Kick off 3:15pm
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