Bohs came to Suir Crescent Sunday and a right battle took place. It was end to end from start to finish with Bohs marginally coming out on top.
A strike from the edge of the box crept in to give Bohs the lead mid way through the first half. A super strike from distance from Ellie Thompson levelled the score after the break.
A great run and clean strike late on sealed the points for Bohs. The result didn’t reflect the battle on the field when a draw may have been fairer.
A quick start saw the lads go one up early on through a tidy Jamie Moore finish from just outside the box after good work by Sean Grace and Kieran Fagan.
With the midfield three of Adam Cunningham, Kevin Conneely and Joey O’Hanlon on top, the pressure was telling with a few corners nearly resulting in a second before Kevin Law nodded home one of Adam Cunningham’s inswingers on 35 minutes to put a little bit of daylight between the two teams.
The second half saw Piltown get back in to the game on the hour mark but that was as good as it got with Kieran Fagan heading home our third from a Sean Grace corner.
This mornings road trip took our u17 Girls team in Rainy cappaquinn .
We didn’t create too many chances in the first half , but our solid defence of Sophie Scahill , Ciara O Keeffe and Eimear Quinn made sure that Cappaquinn didn’t create anything at the other end either .
The introduction of Ella Brennan on the 25 minute mark turned the game on its head and changed the dynamic of the Mooncoin play .
Some stern words and straight talking at half time took immediate effect , a Sarah Walsh through ball after less than a minute in the second half was run onto by Emily Blackmore who steadied herself before shooting home .
Within two minutes the same duo struck again when Emily Lined up for Sarah , who finished to the net …..
Sommer Grant saw two chances go marginally wide as the Mooncoin girls begin to dominate the mid field .
On the 55 minute Mark Mooncoin struck again when a well worked Ella Brennan cross from the corner of the pitch was taken down by Emily who side stepped a defender before shooting to the top right corner .
The fourth of the day came after Ella Brennan found herself on the receiving end of a pass front of goal and she made no mistake in slotting the ball to the back of the net .
Todays game was our third win from three in this league .
Our next fixture is a Munster Cup game in two weeks.
The u17 Munster Cup took Mooncoin all the way to the Rebel county where we took on Wilton FC .
The weather was unpredictable today, but the same could not be said of the Mooncoin Outfit . We pressed from the very beginning and applied pressure all over the field .
On the 15 minute mark we had a stonewall penalty denied after Emily Blackmore was taken down inside the box .. we didn’t need to wait too long to rectify the situation as On the 18 minute mark Molly Long played a beautiful though ball to Emily who went one on one with the Wilton keeper before confidently slotting home ….. within 5 minutes we had hit the net again , when Sommer Grant played a pin point pass to Emily’s feet on the wing , who then passed the defence with some fancy footwork and squared the pass across to Ella Brennan who blasted the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.
Sophie Scahill Niamh Reddy Eimear Quinn and Luiseach O Donohue were rock solid in the defence with Alanah Tobin giving a fine display in goal quenching any hope of a Wilton Goal .
We added a third on the 33 minute mark when Sommer Grant crossed a corner kick that looked to cross the line , but just incase , Sarah Walsh made sure that the ball ended up in the net .
The second half was a livelier affair with both teams going toe to toe with nothing between them . The Game finished with the Visitors 3 goals to the Good and a progression to the next stage .
A special thanks to Rene and Seamus Comerford who subsidised the Bus fare for todays trip .
A wet and windy evening awaited us on our trip to Evergreens Fantastic Facilities in Kilkenny for an u16 SFAI girls game .
It was the girls first game on Astro under light .
We started the game with gusto and made our intentions known from the beginning . Making some very good attacks from the first kick .
Evergreen Were just as eager and made their presence known , with Goal keeper Emily Blackmore called into action on a number of occasions
We drew first blood on the 15 minute mark when Molly Murphy cleared a ball that Sophie Scahill connected with , sending it in over the top where Aoibhe Rees had a shot in goal that was saved and sent to the left wing where an eager Ella Brennan wasted no time in slotting today the net .
Evergreen Equalised within a few minutes and added a second one on the 32 minute mark . We Clawed it back to level in the second half where some got team work between Aoibhe and Ella , resulted in Rees slitting to the net … we held our own for long periods of time , and Molly Murphy , Niamh Did very well in our defence . Saoirse Corcoran put in a fin effort before having to leave the pitch due to an injury .
In the final 15 , Evergreen Pulled away , leaving the final Score at 5-2
An absolute belter of a cup tie between two evenly matched teams and the large crowd present were enthralled throughout the 80 minutes. Gorey went ahead after 10 minutes with a long range effort which evaded Hannah Dobbyn on goal.
The girls were quick to bounce back and a pass from Courtenay O’Shea Power saw Molly Walsh steer home the equaliser. 1 all at half time but the girls flew out of the traps and took a deserved lead again through Molly Walsh after a long kick out from Hannah Dobbyn.
Gorey responded with 10 left on the clock to make it 2-2 before we broke away and Áine O’Sullivan scored to have us in the driving seat. With the clock just tipping 60 minutes Gorey Rangers broke clear to get a last gasp equaliser.
Extra time saw each side have a few chances but no more goals followed. On on to the dreaded penalty shoot out where 18 penalties were taken with some great saves by each keeper but Gorey came out on top 2-1 on penalties.
Heartbreaking stuff and plenty tears afterwards but a very good performance by everyone involved.
Big thanks to Ashling Dobbyn for overseeing refreshments before, during and after the game and also thank you to all parents for supplying baked goods.
Best of luck to Gorey Rangers in the next round and safe trip home.
Mooncoin welcomed Villa to Breezy Suir Crescent this morning for an 11am Kick Off .
Today was a game of two halves , with both teams going toe to toe for the first half , with very little to seperate them .
After some discussion at half time , and a few words amongst themselves, the girls took to the pitch with determination .
The break came for us 10 mins in when Emily Blackmore took a shot on goal , the villa keeper got to it, but the ball still found its way over the goal line .
Villa had a speedy response and within a couple of minutes had equalised .
This pushed the girls on again , and on the 15 minute mark , Emily Blackmore found herself again in a scoring position , and finished to the net making it two one .
The introduction of Ella Brennan a little earlier really changed the dynamic of the game , as her speed on the wing was proving pivotal for the Home side . Ella was rewarded by finding the net herself on the half way mark .
Our defence was tested on a number of occasions , with Ciara o keeffe making two clearances off the goal line after Alanah Tobin diverted a ball from front of goal . Ellie Corcoran was solid in the middle of the field and a lot of ball was moved through Ellie during todays game .
Luiseach O Donohue was her usual dependable self today and played her part in setting up of the Fourth goal . Passing a ball up the line to Sommer Grant who made no mistake and blasted for back of the net , the villa keeper did well again to deter the effort , but the ball still ended up in the back of the net .
Sommer had seen a long range shot come off the woodwork minutes before .
A well earned win today and three points on the Board .
Last weekend was a very busy one for all our teams involved over two mixed days weather wise, Saturday glorious, Sunday dreadful.
U11A Boys Southend 1 Mooncoin Celtic 0 This side, though depleted, showed signs of true potential and pushed Southend all the way.
U11B Boys Mooncoin Celtic 2 Ferrybank 2 Two up at half time thanks to Ted McLoughlin and Pete Dunphy against a decent Ferrybank team. Unfortunately the second half saw the boys pegged back but can count themselves very unlucky not to have won.
U11C Mooncoin Celtic 4 Villa 1 A tight but frantic first half saw few chances for Mooncoin with Tom Mackey the busier goalie making two saves. It ended with captain for the day Ben Mackey striking into the top corner after Villa had cleared a corner. The second half saw a flurry of goals with Bobby Kinsella, Eoin Barden, Donncha Mackey and Tom Mackey all scoring within ten minutes of the interval. Villa got back into it with a goal soon after. They were denied a second by a save from TJ Curran at full stretch as the ball bounced back off the post. 5-1 to the home team and top of the table with three wins from three.
U15 Boys Bohs 3 Mooncoin Celtic 0 Poor conditions on Sunday for this group and tough Away trip in Poleberry today with a depleted side against a very good drilled Bohs side ended in a 3-0 defeat, all the goals coming in the first half. The score line flatters us really with Bohs having all the possession and chances. Positives from it was the performance from Oisin at the back and the the girls Ella Brennan & Aoibhe Rees who played their hearts out.
U16 Girls Bohemians 1 Mooncoin Celtic 0 A very tight game with little between the sides in what is sure to be a very tight league. One goal was always going to win it and unfortunately Bohs sneaked it.
U12 White Girls Mooncoin Celtic 1 Carrick United 3 Horrendous conditions for this young group but it did not stop these determined girls who put in a performance which deserved more. Emily Fewer got the goal on the day.
U12 Green Girls Mooncoin Celtic 2 Ballyduff 3 A rip roaring game played in shocking conditions again but a big crowd cheered on both teams, Ballyduff just about shaded things but signs of improvement are evident. Lexi Walsh got both goals with one screamer from distance.
Youths Kilmacow 8 Mooncoin Celtic 3 A flattering scoreline with 4 goals from set pieces putting Kilmacow in the driving seat. An Alex Bailey hat trick was the bright note but a disappointing result for the lads.
3rd Division Mooncoin Celtic 1 St Paul’s 4 A fast start from a lively St Paul’s team saw them 4 up on the half hour mark with two screamers giving Bradley McNabb no chance, a blatant push at a corner for another and a defensive mix up costing us. A much improved second half with a mountain of chances saw a penalty penalty miss, a couple of very good saves by the Paul’s keeper before Jamie Moore pulled one back. Poor display overall.
A very good Piltown side who displayed incredible skills and technical ability came to Suir Crescent this afternoon to take on a new look side who are slowly finding their feet in what is sure to be a very competitive league.
Three first half goals had Piltown ahead at half time but the second half was a different story as the girls grew in to the game and could have notched one or two themselves. Piltown scored two good goals in the second half to grab the three points.
Development of this squad is ongoing but good displays from all today gives the coaches confidence going in to next week.
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