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.
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
With games coming thick and fast for all teams we’ll start with our Eastgate Engineering Dixie Dribblers Academy which was held in glorious sunshine and at last our kids got an Easter treat after a couple of weeks. Congratulations to the Eastgate Engineering player of the week winners, Ollie, Orlaith, Rian and Louis.
Ladies Munster Shield Peake Villa 0 Mooncoin Celtic 4 After only playing Wednesday evening,our ladies had a trip to Tipp and flew out of the blocks with goals from Emily Blackmore, Ella Brennan and Becky Derwin sending the girls through to the last 8.
U13A Boys Mooncoin Celtic 2 Piltown 4 Two up at half time in this one but piltown capitalised on a couple of defensive lapses to clinch the points on offer.
Dungarvan 1 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A solid performance from everyone on duty and a good point secured in sunny dungarvan.
U13B Park Rangers 0 Mooncoin Celtic 5 Goals from Seanie,Molly 2, Dionos and Tyler saw three good points secured.
Piltown 0 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A first half strike from Billy saw three points in the bag but not without a scare or two as Piltown were the better side throughout.
U11A Cup Mooncoin Celtic 1 Carrick Utd 6 1-1 at half time with Oisin getting our goal set this game up for a big second half but that did not materialise as Carrick rattled in 5 without reply.
U11F Cup Dungarvan 2 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Our youngest group faced league winners in the cup semi final and a deflected effort and long range finish sent Dungarvan through.
U12 Boys De la Salle 0 Mooncoin Celtic 2 Three away points secured with goals coming from Shay and Tom M.
Piltown 0 Mooncoin Celtic 3 A scoreless first half saw a few shaky moments but goals from Ted,Shay and Tom M secured the points on Bank holiday Monday.
U16A Girls Cup Semi final Villa 4 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A very poor first half saw villa 3 up at half time but a stern talk saw life injected in to the girls with Mollie pulling a goal back before we missed a penalty which would have given us a grandstand finish but villa notched their 4th with minutes to go.
U16B Girls Mooncoin Celtic 2 Piltown 0 A first win for this group and richly deserved. Two goals from Rebecca saw three points on the board.
U11D League Mooncoin Celtic 1 Waterford Crystal 0 A narrow win saw the lads take three points and finish in 3rd place and they’ll look forward to the cup after a decent league campaign. Oodhran got the winner yesterday.
U15 Boys Mooncoin Celtic 2 Piltown 2 We welcomed piltown to Suir Crescent looking to maintain their 100% win record but the boys set out their stall from the off and Conor and Samuel with his first ever goal saw them lead but a long range free kick just before half time saw piltown go in to the second half in confident mood but the boys stood firm before a long range effort from piltown saw the points shared in an entertaining derby.
U14 Boys Mooncoin Celtic 5 Ballyduff 2 The lads finished their league campaign with another win and will head in to the cup in confident mood.
3B League Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 Villa 3 A very disappointing result where the lads will know they should have got the three points on offer. Two poor mistakes saw them two nil down before James Blackmore pulled a goal back with a penalty but another defensive lapse saw villa score but back we came with Adam Cunningham scoring and we still created chances to get a point but it wasn’t to be.
1B League Result Waterford Crystal 0 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Two points definitely dropped here with plenty chances created but no finished product in front of goal with Tadhg Derwin, Stephen Wall, James Delahunty, James Blackmore,Danny West and Alex Kennedy all going close. Still unbeaten after 5 games and another clean sheet are the positives.
Final word to two of our goalkeepers who were representing Waterford recently. In a pre Gaynor cup tournament, Hannah Dobbyn was on duty in Clare where Waterford finished 5th of 12 teams in a very competitive competition. Up in Sligo, Bradley Nolan kept goal in the U15 Development Final but unfortunately they were beaten 3 nil on the day. Well done Bradley and Hannah, two keepers with big futures.
U18 Girls League Mooncoin Celtic 4 Tramore 3 A ding dong battle played out last Wednesday evening saw us secure a crucial three points thanks to goals from Ella, Emily with two and young Sophie Phelan getting on the score sheet too.
U11E Cup Semi Final Result Bohs 2 Mooncoin Celtic 0 A very disappointing result for this squad who gave their all against League champs Bohs in wet conditions. Two long distance shots caught the lads out and try as they might ,they couldn’t get back in to it.
U13A Boys Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 Bohs 1 A first win of the season for this group and long overdue. Two excellent goals saw the three points gladly secured.
U13B Boys Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 Carrick Utd 1 A tight tense game saw Lexi and Dionos get the goals to keep this group top of the table with plenty games still to come.
U15 Boys Result Mooncoin Celtic 0 Dungarvan Utd 4 Flattering scoreline after a huge effort from this group who called upon our u14s to strengthen the squad.
3B League Result Seaview Celtic 2 Mooncoin Celtic 0 A very good display by the boys, but unfortunately it didn’t yield any points but this squad are improving every game. Seaview scored on 70 minutes and with the last kick of the game.
U12 Boys Result Dungarvan Utd 1 Mooncoin Celtic 4 Another 3 points secured with goals from Shay, Charlie,Tom M and Ted. Games running out in the title race but this squad will give everything to try and win it.
U14 Boys Result Mooncoin Celtic 5 Piltown 3 A tight derby on Easter Monday saw three points secured after a nervous few spells in the game. Scorers on the day were Ali, Noel, Paudie, Aaron and Jack.
U16A Girls Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 Tramore 6 League leaders Tramore were the visitors and showed why they are top with some cracking goals. Our girls battled throughout and got two goals back through Sophie and Mollie but three points head to the seaside.
FAI Ladies Shield Park Rangers 0 Mooncoin Celtic 3 A very efficient display with cracking goals from Shauna Mullowney, Becky Connaughton and Ella Brennan sees the girls go through. They have a quick turn around and a trip to thurles on Friday evening against Peake Villa in the Munster Shield.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saturday U11D Mooncoin Celtic 6 Hibs 3 Our youngest u11 group had a good win with Henry,Billy, Kieran and Jake among the goals for this talented bunch. Great experience gained for them throughout the season.
U11C Park Rangers 0 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A second half goal from the ever improving Billy saw three points clinched in a damp Faithlegg. Only one league game left for this bunch ahead of the cup.
U11B Mooncoin Celtic 5 Tramore 0 Donncha, TJ and Tadhg grabbed the goals in a good win for a team who still have a lot of games to play in this league.
U11A Southend 5 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A disappointing result for a ring rusty side who were short a few regulars. Credit to Southend on the day.
U13B Ballyduff 0 Mooncoin Celtic 3 Short a lot of regulars on the day but this side put in a great performance with Shay,Eoin and Max getting the goals to keep them top at the half way mark.
U13A Mooncoin Celtic 0 Southend 5 One of the best u13 sides in the country visited yesterday and although we kept in touch up to half time with the score at 1 nil, Southend turned on the style with 4 second half goals.
U15 Dungarvan 5 Mooncoin Celtic 1 Again a side short many regulars on the day and a big thanks to all u14s that stepped up to help out. Noise got out goal against a decent Dungarvan team.
Sunday U10 Girls Blitz Park Rangers hosted the blitz today and our girls were excellent throughout the three games with the twice weekly sessions paying dividends.
U17 Girls Munster Cup Mooncoin Celtic 4 Midleton 5 (AET) An absolute belter of a cup tie took place in sunny Suir Crescent today with the game ebbing and flowing from start to finish. The Cork outfit came out on top after extra time with a great winner. Goals from Faye Maher 2, Katelyn Moore and Anna Reddy were not enough but the girls can be very proud of their performance today.
A mixed bag of results over the weekend for the 9 teams in action and the three teams that played friendly games too. The highlight of the weekend was our U14 Girls goalkeeper Hannah captaining Waterford Schoolgirls in their National Shield Final, proud day regardless of end result.
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