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Weekly Review

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U14 Boys
Portlaw 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A late late winner from Ali keeps the boys on the coat tails of Ballinroad at the top of the table. Aaron had put them ahead but portlaw equalised with a screamer with 10 minutes remaining before Ali saved the day.

U11D League
Ballinroad 0
Mooncoin Celtic 5
A trip to Ballinroad to face the league leaders last Saturday yielded three points with a hat trick from Donncha and one each for John Joe and James.

U11E Cup
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Tramore 2 AET
Mooncoin Celtic won 3-2 on penalties.
A rip roaring cup tie was played out in glorious conditions in Suir Crescent with the dreaded shoot out having to separate the two teams. Jim equalised late on in normal time with a cracker of a free kick to force extra time where we again went behind before Eric scrambled home a last minute finish. Jim, Liam and Charlie stuck their penalties away to see us through to next Saturday’s semi final away to Bohs.

U11F Cup
Ballinroad 2
Mooncoin Celtic 2 AET
Mooncoin Celtic won 4-2 on penalties.
Another cracking cup tie saw a penalty shootout take place. Two goals from the inform Jake was not enough to win the game but up stepped Henry, Jake, Callum and Kieran to bury their penalties to send the lads through to the semi final next Saturday away to Dungarvan.

1B League
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Tycor 1
A third consecutive draw keeps the lads unbeaten after 4 games but they’ll be cursing their poor finishing throughout. Tycor scored with a scrappy finish on half time but the pressure eventually paid off with free kick from James Blackmore squeezing over the line with 6 minutes to go. Good performances on the day from centre back pairing Cillian Dobbyn and Stephen Wall and a non stop 90 minutes from Kevin Sweeney.

U12 Girls Cup
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Kilmacow 2 AET
Mooncoin Celtic won 3-2 on penalties.
Another penalty shootout win after a cracking game where Sarah got a brace but it wasn’t enough as Robyn, Summer and Annie scored in the shootout to send the girls through.

U16B Girls Cup
Tramore 2
Mooncoin Celtic 2 AET
Tramore won 3-2 on penalties.
Yes, another cup tie and another penalty shootout but this time we were on the wrong end of it. Goals from Rebecca and Molly during the game forced this all the way and even three penalties saved by Antonina was not enough as Tramore go through. This group have been improving hugely with every game and deserve huge credit for a great performance.

Ladies Winter League
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Park Rangers 1
Two evenly matched sides shared the points on offer with Ella Brennan scoring with a brilliant finish in the first half before Park Rangers forced an equaliser in the second half.
All in Mooncoin Celtic wish a speedy recovery to the Park Rangers player who suffered a bad injury in the first half.

U12 Boys
Carrick Utd 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A tight tough battle on a sunny Monday evening saw three points secured with a brace from Shane securing all three points as the lads keep the pressure on Tramore at the top.

U11A Friendly
Clonmel Celtic 0
Mooncoin Celtic 4
A run out for this group after several weeks without a game and they dusted off the cob webs with goals from Oisin, Edmund, Reuben and Adam.

U15B League
Piltown 6
Mooncoin Celtic 0
A disappointing result for the boys who are finding it hard to get results this season. Piltown showed their class and displayed why they are champions elect.

Eastgate Engineering Sponsored Dixie Dribblers Academy
We held our weekly session last Saturday morning and great fun was had with the Eastgate Engineering player of the week winners Reuben, Eoghan,Sophia and Alex taking home the awards. Great to see the big numbers every Saturday with Celina and her team making sure the sessions are fun and enjoyable for all the boys and girls.

https://eastgateengineering.com/

Remembering Rocky

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Today marks 7 years since this colourful character left us. Coach Rocky who played a big role in the development of so many kids playing soccer in Mooncoin over the years. Still missed around the club, the village and especially walking up and down that hill to the Heights with shades on and a smile and a wave and the odd funny comment for those he came across.

Weekly Review

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U12 Boys
Tramore 0
Mooncoin Celtic 0
A visit to league leaders Tramore was the test for the boys last Wednesday and they did everything bar score as they looked to close the gap on the seaside outfit.

Villa 1
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Three points secured thanks to goals from Charlie, Jack and Shay on a sunny Monday evening.

U11B
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Bohs 1
This group continued their fine form with three points secured through goals from Tadhg with two and Donncha.

U13A
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Dungarvan United 1
A much improved performance by all the squad with a deflected effort being the difference between the two teams.

U13B
Mooncoin Celtic 3
St Saviour’s 1
This squad returned to the top of the table with a hard fought win against a determined Saviours outfit. Goals from Tyler, Shay and an OG saw three points secured.

U15 Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Ballinroad 3
A much improved performance from the squad against Ballinroad. Naoise got our goal on the day.

3B League
Tycor 2
Mooncoin Celtic 0
A visit to a much fancied Tycor outfit saw the boys put in a tremendous effort from start to finish but two goals just before half time was the difference. Their task was made harder when reduced to ten men in the first half.

U10 Girls Blitz
On Sunday morning in glorious conditions we hosted Ballyduff, Ballinroad and Dungarvan in an U10 blitz with plenty of action throughout from all the teams.

On Saturday morning, we held our Dixie Dribblers Academy which is kindly sponsored by Eastgate Engineering in sunny Suir Crescent and congratulations to this week’s player of the week winners Pearl, Benny, Joseph and Dylan.

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Congratulations 🏅

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Congratulations to u12 player Shay Moore who was competing in Estonia over the weekend in a Muay Thai competition and Shay won gold with impressive performances throughout. Congratulations Shay from all in Mooncoin Celtic 🥇

Weekly Review

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We held our Dixie Dribblers Academy which is kindly Sponsored by Eastgate Engineering on Saturday morning with big numbers being put through their paces by our band of coaches. This week’s Eastgate Engineering player of the week award winners were Bobby, Luke, Alex and Sophie.

U12 Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 4
Seaview Celtic 0
Goals on the day from Jack, Ted, Eoghan and Tom M got on the score sheet to secure the three points in a good home win.

U12 Girls
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Carrick Utd 0
Another good win for the girls but they didn’t have it all their own way. Goalscorers were Sarah with two and Maeve as they kept the pressure on Ballyduff at the top of the table.

U16 Girls
Dungarvan United 1
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Try as they might the girls could not find the back of the net and Dungarvan secured all three points with a brilliant finish.

1B League
Seaview Celtic 1
Mooncoin Celtic 1
We saw another away point secured in sunny Annestown in what is always a tough place to go. Our young side battled throughout and an equaliser on 80 minutes by young Emmet Cusack saw a well deserved point secured.

Ladies League
Abbeyside 1
Mooncoin Celtic 4
Newcomers to the league Abbeyside put up a great battle throughout the 90 minutes but goals from Sarah Walsh 2 and Emily Blackmore 2 seen the three points secured in picturesque Abbeyside.

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300 Club Monthly Draw Results

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February
€700 Brian Conway
€300 Rene Comerford
€200 Nuala Ryan
€100 Lee Freyne
€100 Anthony Cuddihy
€100 Trevor Dunphy

March
€700 Michael and Darragh Murphy
€300 Mickey Forde
€200 Stephanie Flannery
€100 Roy Foran
€100 Michael and Sheila O’Keeffe
€100 Mooncoin Celtic Ladies Syndicate 2

Thank you for your continued support, it is very much appreciated.

Weekly Review

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U11D League
Southend 0 Mooncoin Celtic 2
A solid performance from this bunch with goals from Tadhg M and Donncha grabbing the points on offer in wet conditions.

U17 Girls FAI Cup
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Gorey Rangers 2
Wexford opponents arrived on a damp afternoon saw a tough battle played out but it was the Gorey outfit who go through, Ella Brennan got our goal on the day.

3B League
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Tramore 3
A disappointing start for the boys who welcomed a young Tramore outfit to Suir Crescent. They went in 1 down at half time but Tommy Lennon pulled them back in to it early in the second half but a couple of sloppy goals conceded saw Tramore take the points.

Ladies FAI Cup
Benfica 6
Mooncoin Celtic 1
A lightening start by Benfica saw this game done early and the girls couldn’t get back in to the game against the experienced outfit. Emily Blackmore did pull a goal back but disappointing result for the squad.

U11 Girls
Our u11 girls travelled to Carrick for a blitz on Sunday and had great fun in the sun. They are really progressing and improving every week.

Academy
Our Academy 2018 boys who are sponsored by Eastgate Engineering hosted Ballyduff on Sunday morning and some great fun was had by all the boys. Massive thank you as always to Celina and the coaches for organising and overseeing.

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Wednesday

U16A Girls
Piltown 4 Mooncoin Celtic 0
A disappointing result after doing well in the first half with a few chances coming out way but no finished product. Piltown nicked the lead on the stroke of half time and pulled away in the second half despite the efforts of Hannah on goal.

Friday
Our Dixie Dribblers Academy which is kindly Sponsored by Eastgate Engineering and the kids travelled to Carrick United on Friday evening in their new Eastgate Engineering sponsored jerseys to take on the Carrick United academy. Lots of fun was had by all the kids with plenty goals scored, tackles put in and even the odd tooth fell out. Big thank you to Keith Walsh and his crew for hosting us and thanks as always to our own coaches for their time.

Saturday
U12 Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 1
De la Salle 0
A very tense game which was scoreless at half time thanks to a couple of great saves from the visiting keeper. Eventually the deadlock was broken when a long range effort from Shay deceived the keeper and this secured the three points on offer.

U14 Boys
Ballinroad 1
Mooncoin Celtic 3
The lads travelled to west Waterford knowing only a win would do to keep their chances of league glory alive against an unbeaten Ballinroad and the boys duly obliged with their best performance to date with goals from Viktor, Aaron and Ali making sure they stay in the hunt and keep the pressure on Villa and Ballinroad.

Sunday
U16A Girls
Villa 2 Mooncoin Celtic 1
A tight physical battle was played out between two evenly matched teams with Villa taking the lead in to half time but Lexi responded after half time with an equaliser. Plenty chances came and went for both sides but it was Villa who got the winner when a corner was scrambled home. Good performance from the girls who were down a few bodies.

U16B Girls
Park Rangers 5
Mooncoin Celtic 0
After a fantastic effort in the first half and going in at 1-0 down against a team who were top of the B League before the amalgamation, the second half saw the superior Park Rangers pull away.

U12 Girls
Mooncoin Celtic 5
Kilmacow 0
This young group turned on the style in the south Kilkenny derby with goals from Gwen, Maria and a hat trick from Sarah securing the three points.

Ladies Munster Cup
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Ballylanders 2
The girls from the Limerick league secured a passage to round two after a tight game in Suir Crescent. A more experienced side showed how clinical they were with two good goals and closed out the game with a very strong defence.

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