Another three points on the board tonight after a very tough and physical game from a determined Tramore outfit .
We got off to a flyer when Emily Blackmore took a long range shot that sailed to the top left corner on the 4 minute mark . The game flowed for the next 40 minutes, with both teams having very good passages of play . Eimear Quinn was superb in defence this evening and calmly came to our rescue when the need arose flanked by Niamh , Gracie, and Kate . Backed up as always by Abbie Hassett between the posts . They made things very difficult for Tramore to break down in the first half . We had chances before the break but didn’t capitalise on any of them . Sommer and Hannah linked up very well in the middle and sprayed plenty of ball for Ciara Ross and Ella to run onto . Both teams went toe to toe in the second half and it was deadlock between the two teams approaching the half way mark when some wonderful passing saw us work the ball up the pitch from Gracie in defence to space in the middle , where Emily set Ciara Ross up for a superb finish from a very tight angle. Tramore reacted, and some sloppy defending from us allowed them back into the game. On the 78 minute, Emily Blackmore rattled the net for a second time when she converted a free kick . But within 5 minutes, Tramore again struck back and kept themselves in the game . Up stepped Sarah Walsh to slot home to give us some breathing space, and we saw the game out on a scoreline 4-2. Superb work girls
U11D Cup Result Mooncoin Celtic 0 Villa 2 (AET) Absolute heartbreak for this squad as two goals in the final moments of extra time saw Villa progress. A brilliant match which swung from end to end all the way through but no goals in normal time. Both sides had chances in extra time before Villa broke away and won it. Best of luck to Villa in the next round.
U13C Cup Result Mooncoin Celtic 1 Villa 0 A Richard D goal was to be the difference in Suir Crescent as Villa exited the cup with their first defeat of the season. A very tight game throughout but we head for a semi final awaiting the winners of Tramore or Dungarvan.
U15C League Result Mooncoin Celtic 1 Carrick United 6 Disappointing result for this squad who never got going against a more physical Carrick side. Cathal got our goal on the day.
U14 Girls Result Mooncoin Celtic 5 Bohs 0 Please see previous report and photos of the girls celebrating their league win.
FAI Ladies Junior Shield Killenaule/Moyglass 5 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Our young Ladies side travelled to face strong Tipperary side Killenaule and the stronger more physical side won out on the day in warm conditions.
U12A League Result Southend 2 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A trip to league favourites was on the menu for the boys on Monday evening with the hope of extending their good run. A scrappy first goal saw Southend on top before an excellent finish from distance set the boys back but the second half saw a different approach with Southend defending in numbers. We pulled a goal back through Ryan but too little too late.
U12D League Result Mooncoin Celtic 5 Ballyduff 1 Another good win to extend the unbeaten run to 7 games with goals from Shay, Seanie, Pete with 2 and Billy. Keep it going boys.
U12B Girls Cup Semi final Southend 4 Mooncoin Celtic 1 A disappointing result for this ever improving group who have made huge strides since the start of the season. Molly got the goal on the night against a good Southend team. Best of luck to Southend in the final.
U14B League Result Mooncoin Celtic 5 Bohs 3 A cracking game in Suir Crescent on Tuesday as Bohs visited Mooncoin u14s. We started quickly and after a couple of minutes Shane got his first goal of the season with the ball just crossing the line. After more pressure, Cathal scored from a free kick in to the corner of the net. Shane had a good chance to get his second, but put it wide. Undeterred he cooly scored the harder chance shortly after. We knew Bohs would come back at us in the 2nd half and they scored the next goal. Cathal scored a wonder free kick from around halfway which gave the keeper no chance. The game opened up and Bohs got 2 good goals to up the pressure. Cathal had the last word and hit a bullet shot to complete his hat trick with the final score 5-3.
U11G Cup Result Ferrybank 5 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Our youngest U11 side exited the cup on Wednesday evening against a stronger Ferrybank side.
U18 Girls League Result Mooncoin Celtic 4 Tramore 2 A very physical battle was played out in sunny conditions in Suir Crescent on Wednesday evening with plenty of goalmouth action throughout. Goals by Emily Blackmore with 2, Sarah Walsh and Ciara Ross saw the three points secured and set up a grandstand finish in this league with two huge games coming up.
U16C Cup Result Seaview Celtic 5 Mooncoin Celtic 4 A last minute winner from Seaview was the way this side ended their season but they put up one hell of a fight throughout the 80 minutes in annestown. At one point they led 3-1 but Seaview dug deep and went through in the end. Goals on the night from Emmet with two and two from the hard working Marcos was not enough to see them through.
A cracking game in Suir Crescent tonight as Bohs visited Mooncoin u14s. We started quickly and after a couple of minutes Shane got his first goal of the season with the ball just crossing the line. After more pressure, Cathal scored from a freekick in to the corner of the net. Shane had a good chance to get his second, but put it wide. Undeterred he cooly scored the harder chance shortly after. We knew Bohs would come back at us in the 2nd half and they scored the next goal. Cathal scored a wonder free kick from around halfway which gave the keeper no chance. The game opened up and Bohs got 2 good goals to up the pressure. Cathal had the last word and hit a bullet shot to complete his hat trick with the final score 5-3.
A sunny Sunday May morning in Suir Crescent before a large home crowd, who were hoping to see our girls clinch the very first girls league title for the club and our girls did not disappoint. From the off, the girls responded to a very emotional team talk beforehand to fly out of the traps and fired in some super team goals in the opening half. After some changes at half time, they kept the pressure on and clinched the league title in style. A brilliant league campaign was capped off with the winners medals and League trophy being presented by Pete Roche of the Waterford Schoolgirls League Committee. The girls were beyond excited and really enjoyed the post match celebrations with pizza and minerals which were sponsored by Bounce Land Inflatables and kindly delivered by Mondo’s Takeaway. We had one of our founding members Matty Kelly present this morning to witness the win and Matty shared some very kind words with the girls afterwards before posing for a nice team photo. A massive well done to all the girls and coaches involved for their hard work and commitment over the last 10 months. The final word on a historic day for our girls section is to the late Kate Corcoran, who is never far from our thoughts and we are sure Kate was smiling down on our young stars today. This league title is dedicated to the Late Kate Corcoran. 💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵
U11D League Result Mooncoin Celtic 0 Dungarvan United 4 A flattering scoreline as this game could well have been a 2-2 draw but credit to Dungarvan who took their chances and punished our mistakes.
U12 Girls League Mooncoin Celtic 1 Villa 2 A fantastic performance from our u12 girls against the league leaders Villa last Sunday in Suir Crescent. From the off we put the Villa defence under some pressure scoring the opening goal with a great strike from Aoibhe V. Excellent pressure on the ball in all areas of the pitch had the score at 1-1 at half time. In the second half we passed the ball brilliantly and created numerous chances, with Maria running at their defence time and time again. We were unlucky to concede a second in this half and didn’t deserve to come away with no points.
1B League Result Waterford Crystal 5 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Our young adult side finished their league campaign with a defeat away to a very good Crystal outfit. Plenty of chances created but unfortunately no finished product while Crystal punished us with clinical finishes.
1st Division Cup Result Southend United 3 Mooncoin Celtic 2 Best performance of the season by the boys against 1A side Southend who will have aspirations for winning the cup. Kieran Fagan had us 1 up on 15 minutes with an excellent finish but Southend nudged ahead with two good finishes on 25 and 30 minutes. Right on half time, Kieran Fagan equalised with a very tidy finish from a brilliant ball from Ryan Carroll. Disciplined shape and patience was required for the second period but tired legs would catch up with us as Southend got the winner with 10 minutes to go. Proud performance by all 11 on duty who matched the higher league outfit for long periods.
U19 Girls Munster Semi Final Result Park Rangers 4 Mooncoin Celtic 2 Park Rangers were full value for the win in this one with our girls second best throughout and deservedly head to a Munster Final. The girls did lead 2-1 at one point through Sommer Grant and Emily Blackmore but the girls from Faithlegg powered ahead to earn a place against Holycross in the final. Best of luck to Park Rangers in the Munster Final.
U17 Girls FAI Shield Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 North End 4 After Extra time. A rip roaring match on a bank holiday Monday saw a very good North End side advance to the last 8. North End took the lead midway through the opening half and this kick started the girls into action with an Emily Blackmore equaliser and from there the girls matched North End all the way. Ella Brennan put us 2-1 up with 20 minutes to go and it looked like we were going through with our defence and Sadhbh Kirwan on goal brilliant throughout but the pressure told with North End scoring with a header from a corner. Extra time was required to separate the girls and the tired legs caught up on our girls as a goal in each half by a very good North End striker saw them advance to the quarter finals. Brilliant advertisement for girls soccer.
U12A League Result Carrick United 1 Mooncoin Celtic 3 The boys continued their good form with another win, this time away to Carrick in Coolnamuck. Ryan continued his own good spell with a hat trick on the day.
U12A League Result Mooncoin Celtic 1 Bohs 0 Ryan was again the man to do the business with a last minute header to continue this side’s resurgence in a very competitive league.
U12D League Result Ferrybank 1 Mooncoin Celtic 1 Missing a couple of regulars the lads were held to a 1 all draw in Ferrybank with Seanie M scoring the goal.
U12D League Result De la Salle 1 Mooncoin Celtic 4 Back to winning ways and a very good performance for all on duty with goals from Pete, Shay, Seanie and Billy securing the three points for a team who are finishing the season strongly.
U14B League Result De la Salle 1 Mooncoin Celtic 3 This side’s good run continued on bank Holiday Monday with an away win in a ground where you get nothing easy. Cathal M got two on the day with James H getting on the scoresheet too. Good three points for the boys.
U10 Girls Our U10 girls took part in an end of season blitz in Piltown with three other clubs and plenty of exciting talent was on show throughout the day. Big well done to the Waterford Schoolgirls League for organising these blitzes across the day.
Bank holiday Monday saw the u14 boys travel to De la Salle. An even first half looked like being scoreless until DLS broke and clinically slotted home. Mooncoin lads have plenty of resilience lately and were level early in the second half when Cathal latched on to a good through ball and slotted it past the keeper. More pressure resulted in James scrambling home a cross into the back of the goal from close range. DLS equalised with an unstoppable goal from long range. Heads didn’t drop and we pushed for a winner and Cathal won a penalty in the final minute. He picked himself up to calmly score and make sure this bunch of lads got their first win in Williamstown and deserved 3 points.
Last Sunday, our u10s travelled to Highview Athletic in Grauigenamanagh for a tournament in glorious sunshine. Our three teams performed very well with one getting to the Cup semi final and another was beaten in the plate final. All the boys really enjoyed the day and behaviour was impeccable throughout. Big thank you to Paul and all in Highview for their hospitality throughout the day.
After a wet and miserable Thursday, Tramore was the venue for the visit of Mooncoin u14s. Tramore started the brightest and with only 2 minutes on the clock, they scored the opener from distance which left Bradley with no chance. Mooncoin settled and started playing better football. Small tactical change at halftime paid off early in the second half with Cathal curling in his shot to the corner of the goal. He followed that up with a second shortly after with a goal from a free kick outside the box that powered its way through lots of bodies. Very little split the teams for the rest of the match, a slippy ball making control difficult. Mooncoin held on for the deserved win with a great team effort after going behind early on.
Mooncoin Celtic 1 Carrick 2 A great finish from Reuben had the boys one up at half time and they were in confident mood going out in the second half. Two lapses in concentration saw two goals in a few minutes conceded but we still had chances to get level but carrick hung on for the three points.
U11E League Result Mooncoin Celtic 0 Ballinroad 5 A very strong Ballinroad side had way too much for our boys and rattled in early goals to put the game to bed early.
U11G League Result Mooncoin Celtic 1 Johnville 6 For the second week in a row we faced a bigger Johnville side who dominated throughout. Henry got our goal to continue his good season.
U14 Girls Result Mooncoin Celtic 2 Dungarvan United 0 A huge win in their quest for league honours and early goals through Lexi and an OG saw us go in half time on top. A lacklustre second half saw very little goalmouth action but most importantly the three points were secured.
U12A League Result Mooncoin Celtic 3 Tramore 2 League leaders came to Suir Crescent on Monday evening and a right battle took place between two evenly matched sides. It was ding doing all the way from minute one when Ryan struck right up until Ryan popped up with a last minute winner. Will hammered home a penalty too.
U12D League Result Bohs 0 Mooncoin Celtic 7 Another good win for this side who are moving along nicely. Goalscorers on the day were, Shay, Max, Dylan, Pete, Oisín, Seanie and Billy.
U18 Girls League Result Mooncoin Celtic 3 Villa 2 A sloppy first half saw Villa head in 1 up at half time despite us having a few chances but the girls pulled themselves together and second half goals from Emily Blackmore and two from Sarah Walsh secured the three points. Big win again and three games to come in what will be another close run league.
Last Sunday, our u10s travelled to Highview Athletic in Grauigenamanagh for a tournament in glorious sunshine. Our three teams performed very well with one getting to the Cup semi final and another was beaten in the Plate final. All the boys really enjoyed the day and behaviour was impeccable throughout. Big thank you to Paul and all in Highview for their hospitality throughout the day.
The first of the summer sun shone as we took on Villa in the u18s league . We had spells in the first half where we played very well. However, we rued missed opportunities. Villa scored on the 15 mins mark when we failed to clear a contested ball . We went in at half time 1-0 down , and the girls took over the half-time talk and discussed how they could improve . We took to the pitch for the second half , determined to play better than we had been and 2 mins in Sarah Walsh finished a good move to make things square and then she was on hand yet again to finish an Ella Brennan corner to the back of the net . Villa continued to pile on the pressure . Hannah Carroll and Sommer Grant battled hard in the middle of the pitch with Molly Long and Ella Brennan working tirelessly on the wing. With 25mins of the 2nd half gone, Emily Blackmore added to our tally when she got free from a tackle and finished to the bottom corner of the net. 12 minutes from the end, Villa struck back to make it 3-2 and set up for a nail biting finish . 5 minutes from time, Villa looked destined to equalise ….. but Abbie Hassett denied their effort with an amazing save . Well done to the girls , who were rewarded with all three points tonight .
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