A valiant and ferocious effort put in by this Young Mooncoin team this evening in sunny Tramore.
The work Rate across the board tonight was testimony to the girls and how far they have come . They left every ounce of themselves on the pitch.
We took the lead twice through Sommer Grant , once in the first half and again in the second half . But alas it was not to be , as Park Rangers equalised and nipped the winner with 10 minutes left on the Clock.
Stand out performances in the Mooncoin Jersey tonight were Ciara O Keeffe , Sommer Grant and Niamh Reddy .
Tonight’s game brings the curtains down on what has been a fantastic season for these young ladies .
A slick looking Benfica team with a wealth of experience took on our new ladies team on the back pitch in the RSC on what was a very hot evening. From the off, our young ladies were pinned back but restricted Benfica to long range shooting and held out until the half hour mark when a dodgy offside was ignored to see Benfica 1 up. The girls settled and battled gamely and went in 1 down at half time.
The second half saw a similar pattern with a couple of early goals coupled with some tired legs of our own, eventually saw Benfica win 5-0.
A baptism of fire for a very young side who finished the game with all girls under the age of 20. They stuck to the game plan of frustrating Benfica and with games coming thick and fast, they will learn very quickly to adapt to the quicker games. Well done ladies, young and old. Big thanks to the large crowd who popped in to support too.
Carrick V Mooncoin was the u16 cup semi final fixture ,,, and with teams that finished joint second on the league table , it was always going to be a battle .
Both teams went at this game with the prize of a Cup final at the forefront of their minds .
Mooncoin put it up to Carrick . Our previous meeting had been a one way affair , and our girl made sure that , that wasn’t the case again last night .
Carrick pressed from the beginning and our defence worked very hard to keep them at bay . Mooncoin pressed equally and saw a chance to score come and go .
Carrick took the lead mid way through the half , but Mooncoin battled and stuck together and brought it to the break still at 1-0 .
The second half was just as epic as the first half. It was end to end stuff . With Carrick scoring their second goal on the mid way mark of the second half . That goal ultimately putting the game beyond our reach .
Carrick move on to a Cup final, and last nights game brought the curtains down on what has been a fantastic season for this u16 Mooncoin Team .
This match was a credit to both teams with some excellent football on display throughout. Park Rangers, who had won 5 and drawn 2 of their previous 7 matches, took the lead in the first half.
Mooncoin regrouped and pushed hard for an equaliser which eventually came before halftime direct from a corner by Saoirse Mackey. Mooncoin dominated the second half with wave after wave of attacks which were defended resolutely by Park.
Park Rangers grabbed a lead very much against the run of play from an excellent corner which was finished off from close in. Lexi subsequently fired home an excellent goal to bring the game level. We continued to dominate and play some excellent football but a winner was not forthcoming.
The Park Rangers keeper was by far the busier and pulled off some excellent saves to keep her team in it.
The match ended tied at 2-2 and a further 20 minutes of extra time could not break the deadlock.
Penalties loomed but the girls had confidence in Hannah in goal and the penalty practice in recent weeks paid off when Anna Reddy scored the first penalty, followed by Hannah saving 3 and scoring 1, which resulted in a 2-1 win to us. This was a real team effort from all of the girls.
U12 boys lost 4-1 away to Stradbally in the quarter final of the cup this evening,
Stradbally were clinical with their chances in the first half and were 2 nil up at half time. They then scored an unstoppable goal which you just had to admire and applaud.
We scored a good goal next with Ethan Owens heading home from Robbie Sutton’s cross.
We had some momentum and pushed hard for the next goal but we got caught out at the back.
The scoreline of 4-1 did not reflect the effort the lads put in throughout. Best of luck to Stradbally in the semi-final.
We met League Champions Ballinroad in the much anticipated cup final. Mooncoin put Ballinroad under a lot of pressure in the first half and had enough chances to take the game. But it was Ballinroad who took a 1-0 lead into half time after a shot from distance took a wild deflection and spun in off the post.
2 sloppy early second half goals put the game well into Ballinroad’s favour. As Mooncoin pushed for a lifeline in the game it was Ballinroad who struck on the counter attack putting the game beyond us.
4-0 turned out to be the final score but not a true reflection on the game. Congratulations to Ballinroad on an impressive league and cup double, showing they were the best team in the division all season.
The Mooncoin lads can hold their heads high and the future is bright for this great bunch.
A glorious morning to play football away to Bohs in the preliminary round of the Cup.
It was a fabulous knock out game that saw both sides have chances and both keepers denying goal scoring opportunities.
After 60 minutes it was goalless and 20 minutes of extra time commenced. We took an early advantage in the first period, Robbie played in Shane who dummied and created space to get his goal which he deserved.
The whole bench was used and all players kept going to secure the win and move on to the QF.
Special mention to the defenders, Canice, Naoise, Fintan, Charlie, and Will in goals who fought hard for our first clean sheet of the season, over 80 minutes!
Cup semi finals are a nervy affair and when its a visit to your near neighbours even more is at stake.
Thursdsy evening saw us take the field in Kildalton. The 1st half was an even affair with both sides wrestling for control.
We had the best of the play and restricted Piltown to a long ball game. We played some nice football and it payed dividends when Robbie finished from close range to see us in front .
The lead only lasted for a few minutes as Piltown equalised from a corner. We hit the front just before the break as some fantastic work by Robbie saw him loft a beautiful ball onto the head of Marti and we hit the break 2.1 up.
We had a strong wind at our backs for the second period and we pinned Piltown back for the majority of the half. A fantastic run by Aidan resulted in a right footed shot low to the net from a tight angle.
From here on in there was only one winner from here as Robbie added a second after a mistake in the Piltown defence , followed by an Aidan header. The match was reaching a conclusion when a fantastic run by Liam had him beating 3 players and hitting and hitting a rasper only to see it saved with Jimmy showing quick reflexes to strike from close range shooting high into the net.
A fantastic squad performance sending us through to next weeks final against the winners of Tramore & Ballyduff.
We are heading into our last game of the season with the double in sight with the league already captured. Goals : Robbie x 2, Aidan x2, Marti, Jimmy.
Mom: Aidan who turned the game on its head and Jimmy with his all round attitude tonight and all season.
The action never stops in Suir Crescent these days, today Garry Flood Landscapes was on site for the sanding and shockwaving of the pitches. This is vital maintenance work that will help maintain the playing surface to a very high standard every year.
This type of work along with other maintenance work would not be possible without your support through our 50-50 draw which is held every fortnight, so please keep supporting our Ladies Committee and purchase a 50-50 envelope in any local business or online.
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