We welcomed Lakewood from Cork to Suir Crescent for a Munster semi final and an absolute cracker of a match was played out.

15 seconds on the clock and Lakewood were celebrating the opener. Our girls quickly settled and started getting on top and were rewarded when Emily Blackmore hit a superb half volley from 25 yards out on the 15 minute mark.

Half time came with the score staying the same thanks to a wonder save from Alannah Tobin just on half time. Lakewood broke early in the second period and scored a good goal to steal ahead but back came our girls when Ella Brennan headed home the equaliser to wild celebrations. Extra time looked likely with little between the two sides but a long ball out of defence sent the lakewood number 9 clear and she slipped in a 3rd goal with 2 minutes left on the clock.

On the full time whistle, a corner was poked home to send Lakewood through to the Munster final. Hugely disappointing result but what a brilliant performance from all 11 on duty with outstanding games put in by all. Best of luck to Lakewood in the final.

Ethan captained the side today and the lads showed a great attitude and work rate against Tramore.

They came close on occasion and the delivery from set pieces was exceptional from Tadhg, TJ and Ethan throughout. In the end the difference was that Tramore were more clinical with their finishing and the lads were punished for small lapses especially late on as they pushed forward for a goal.

They got one at least with the last kick of the game when Dylan had a tap in after a parried shot from the opposition keeper. A disappointing result after some fine individual performances. 4-1 final score.

An unfortunate start from the lads saw them 4-1 down at half time today. A much improved second half saw them get plenty chances but it wasn’t to be. They also defended very well when put under pressure.

The scoreline doesn’t reflect how the lads played today so we are going to stay positive heading into the next game.

Liam was captain against a very physical Villa side today and the boys were really up for the fight first half creating plenty of chances through Tom, Billy, Donncha and Liam.

Villa had chances of their own however and took the lead through a fortuitous goal however. The boys responded immediately with Tom finishing from close range after great wingplay down the left from Billy.

A disappointing opening to the second half saw the lads concede 2 preventable goals and they struggled to get into the game thereafter. 3-1 to the visitors.

A tight game in windy conditions was played out this afternoon and one goal was always going to be the difference between the two sides.

Carrick with their tricky forwards were always dangerous in the first half and Tyler Kelly was excellent with his handling throughout the first period when the pressure was on.

Second half saw our boys stamp their authority on the game and a superb finish from Ryan Sutton was to prove to be the winner. Excellent squad performance again with all contributing to a good win.

A very off colour performance by all Sunday was punished by a slick Bohs outfit who are steamrolling all in their way.

Six poor mistakes were to prove costly, three in each half were the story of the game. Credit to Bohs for some good finishes throughout, best of luck to Bohs in the next round.

We travelled to Kilmac and found Alaska Park to be windier than usual. Playing with the wind we edged the first 15 mins and when Jamie C picked up a ball on left edge of the box he made no mistake with a great strike to put us ahead.

We dominated the midfield with Liam, Conor and Oisin in control and a ball out to the right found Cathal who cut inside to finish low to the net. 2 up at the break , we faced the gale for the 2nd 40 minutes.

Both teams fought to get on top when a deft pass from Cathal found Jamie G he raced clear to calmly finish. Kilmac threw everything at us and with 15 mins left they capitalised on a mistake to get 1 back. But the defence of Alex,Jack,Luke, Mattie and Tadhg on goal were not going to be beaten again.

A fantastic performance from 1 to 11 saw us bring the 3 points home. Well done team and coaches.

Goals Jamie C, Cathal, Jamie G

Mom. Liam who covered every blade of grass.

Special mention . Jamie G ran all day and was a constant threat.

A tough one to swallow for the lads today as they led twice in the game and even hit the woodwork in the second half but it wasn’t to be as the ref awarded two goals to Ferrybank, both of which appeared to be offside.

Aaron scored as usual from a free kick in the first half and Harry’s goal was a nice finish at the second time of asking. The signs are encouraging if performances continue like the one today.

A scrappy goal after some great wing play down Portlaw’s left decided this encounter. In spite of the goal the lads worked and defended extremely well against a big physical side and deserved far more than they got.

The U14’s welcomed local rivals Piltown AFC to Suir Crescent this afternoon. Piltown opened the scoring early in the first half with a shot Bradley could do nothing about. The two teams had plenty of scoring chances and just before half time Ryan Byrne equalised with a superb goal into the top corner!

Piltown kept coming at us and eventually got a second goal mid-way through the second half. Both teams kept pushing forward but unfortunately it wasn’t to be our day. It was a very close game, not much between the teams in the end. Mollie Murphy was outstanding in the defence and Ryan Byrne, Ben Dawson, Cathal & Bradley also had a great game.

Final score Mooncoin 1 – 2 Piltown.