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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/

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.

https://eastgateengineering.com/

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.

https://eastgateengineering.com/

New Academy Sponsor

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Mooncoin Celtic AFC are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with the award winning Eastgate Engineering who are privately owned by Mooncoin man David Brennan. Eastgate Engineering will be the main academy sponsor for the next three years and the Eastgate Engineering name and logo will be very prominent on signage in Suir Crescent and on the academy kid’s jerseys for all their games in the coming years while also sponsoring our weekly Player of the Week awards.
Eastgate Engineering are to the forefront in the renewable energy industry and are always looking to shape a greener future for generations to come and as a club, we are delighted to be supported by Eastgate Engineering. A massive thank you to all involved in Eastgate Engineering and to David Brennan for coming down to our academy session for the sponsorship launch with the kids. We were very lucky to have one of our founding members Matty Kelly present with one of the original jerseys from 1968 to show the original colours and Matty was delighted to see the original style of black and green stripes returning as our home club strip. A number of the photos shown are of David and others sitting in one of the dugouts which were also kindly sponsored by Eastgate Engineering a couple of years ago.
Finally, a massive well done to our Academy player of the week winners: Oisin, Daniel, Fia and Mikey 🏆⚽️🏆⚽️

https://eastgateengineering.com/

Thats a wrap

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Last Saturday we wrapped up our academy sessions for 2023 with a visit from the big man in the red suit, Santa Claus himself. Huge excitement among all the kids and some of the adults. We return in the new year.

Dixie Dribblers

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Big well done to this week’s Dixie Dribblers Academy Player of the Week winners, Óisín D and Orlaith O’H. Big numbers again this morning in cold but dry conditions. As always, big thank you to all our academy coaches for their time and effort.

Mooncoin Celtic Academy kicks off

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Sun shining on a Saturday morning in early October and our ever growing academy restarted under a new title with the late Tom ‘Dixie’ Conway being remembered with the new name of Mooncoin Celtic Dixie Dribbers Academy and being kindly being sponsored by Blanchfields Centra, Hr Delahunty Solicitors and Watmór Construction and Civil Ltd.
Tom ‘Dixie’ Conway was one of the men who kickstarted schoolboys soccer in the club back in the 70s and put huge hours in to providing soccer for so many kids in our club. The club were delighted when the Conway family gave the OK for honouring Tom in such a manner. His son Brendan and daughter Jacqueline were present this morning to mark the occasion with a nice few photos. Great fun was had for the hour with happy faces going home. Our two player of the week winners Tomás D and Cathal W were presented with their trophies by new academy Co-ordinator Celina Kinsella who had things running very smoothly throughout. Big thank you to all that helped this morning and we look forward to seeing all the stars of our Dixie Dribblers Academy next week.

Mooncoin Celtic Soccer Marathon 2023

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Last Sunday we held our annual soccer marathon which was followed by our end of season awards. A big crowd came through our new gates and enjoyed a lovely sunny afternoon with plenty of fun had among coaches and players in all games and cross bar challenges. We finished with our player of the year awards for season 2022 /2023. A big thanks to everyone that helped set up for the day, Wild Willow Coffee Trailer for pitching up for the day and our two chefs Adam Cunningham and Mark Quinn for running the BBQ. Thanks must go to Mondo’s Takeaway for sponsoring our crossbar challenge prizes. Final thanks goes to everyone that sponsored our Soccer Marathon, it was very much appreciated.