Late report from the weekend in what was a cracking game. Ballyduff raced in to a two goal lead but the lads kept trying to play their way back into the game and they did just that when Conor Holohan and Eoghan Dermody pulled the two goals back but Ballyduff were the victors with a late winner. Coaches were very happy with the performance of all involved.

Our u10 girls also played Railway/Cappoquin yesterday and an excellent hour of football was on show in a very tight game with the girls putting the training to work.

What a performance, and finally a result to match. This has been a long time coming. It was an outstanding exhibition of team play from the very first minute to the very last. Ellie and Eimear bossed the middle of the park. Kayla, Leah, Sophie and Ella kept their shape and limited Cappoquin to very few chances on goal. The defense had learned a lot of lessons from the Villa match – I would love to have a second go at Villa based on this performance. On the few occasions that Cappoquin did get through, Mia was alert and snuffed them out. Mia’s kick-outs have also improved and they provided a springboard for many attacks. Luiseach and Molly worked tirelessly on the wings, pushing forward at every opportunity while tracking back to help out the full backs when the need arose. Up front Emily and Ella put on a show. In the first half they hit the woodwork 3 times in addition to the 3 goals.
We started brightly and were ahead after 5 minutes through a goal from Emily Blackmore. Three minutes later we were 2 up again through Emily after a delightful pass from Ellie Corcoran. On 15 minutes Emily hit the bar, only to hit the post 5 minutes later. Cappoquin had a period of pressure to which the defence was defiant. Emily scored her hat-trick a few minutes before the break, again after latching on to a through ball from Ellie. Ella Brennan hit the post a minute later. The half finished with a period of sustained Cappoquin pressure. They had a narrow miss as well as two corners and were showing signs that they will be a force to be reckoned with in time to come.
The second half started as the first one ended with a corner to Cappoquin. A few minutes later Luiseach played Emily in but the resulting shot went narrowly. The game was put to bed by Emily after a long run from midfield following an excellent pass from Ella Brennan. Ella finally got her her just rewards when she scored from outside of the box. Even though Cappoquin’s heads were down at this stage they still kept battling and our defence had to work non-stop to keep them out. On 50 minutes Luiseach scored her first ever goal and it was one that was richly deserved. 5 minutes later Emily ran straight through the middle to notch up her 5th goal and Ella Brennan rounded off the scoring a minute later. Kate McGrath and Grace Ramasawmy replaced Ellie Corcoran and Emily Blackmore with about 10 minutes remaining and the team kept playing as they had throughout; as a team. This team has always had an excellent work ethic and a willingness to push to the very end. All they lacked was the belief that they could do it; a belief that the coaches have always had. Cappoquin can take a lot of positives from the game, if not the result. We know what it is like to be on the receiving end of such scorelines and it is clear that they have a core group of talented players who will get better and stronger over the next year or two, and who will be able to bring along the other girls to a level that they could not imagine at the moment.

A trip to Williamstown today for an Fai cup game and a step up in class against 1A side
St Joseph’s for this young side .
We hit the ground running in this encounter and the midfield flew into tackles with savage intensity to dominate the early part of the game .
A through ball from Ben Fitzpatrick split the home defence and the cunning Jack Ryan ghosted in behind both centre backs to finish brilliantly high into the net .
Our intense work rate continued for the remainder of the half and the home side found it difficult to settle into any sort of rhythm to cause us any problems .
We went in at half time a goal up and possibly should’ve been further ahead only for a brilliant block by a defender and a few half chances missed.
The home side had the better of the exchanges in the early part of the second half but the young lads dug in and defended and pressed the opposition superbly all over the field .
At this stage a cup upset looked on the cards as St Joseph’s started to empty the bench in an attempt to get back on level terms .
The equaliser came after 65 mins when a mix up in defence allowed a st Joseph’s midfielder with the easiest of finishes.
We got on top again and dominated possession for a spell and forced the opposition into conceding numerous corners and frees around the edge of the box .
Unfortunately when one of our attacks broke down the home side swept up the field and 3 passes later the ball nestled in our goal.
A few changes to get fresh legs on failed to yield the desired effect and the third St Joseph’s goal arrived from the penalty spot after the ref seemed to see a foul on someone.
Decent performance by the lads but a dissapointing result for their efforts on the day .
Hopefully performances like today against better opposition will give these young lads the confidence and belief to keep improving.
Well done to all involved 👏👏

A tired and jaded display from the boys who tried to get going from the off but it wasn’t to be. A dominant first half with numerous corners and free kicks being wasted, the pressure never told and Carrick took the lead with a 50/50 ball ricocheting to the net. A stern half time chat did little to change things and it was Carrick who took their chances to take a deserved three points to keep their 100% record in tact. Kieran Fagan notched the goal today and Jay Langford was the pick of our lot. Disappointing day at the office for the boys but they will bounce back in a couple of weeks and will be a match for any team once fresh.

Our u11s kicked off their season in style with our green group heading to Alaska Park to face a gutsy Kilmac group while our younger Blue group hosted Piltown.
Loads of talent on display in all the games with plenty of goals scored by all.

The 3rd division traveled to st saviours this evening in search of their first win of the season but came away with a draw.
They Dominated the first half with multiple chances squandered and saviours being reduced to long range efforts.
The second half was more of the same with guilt edge chances missed the game turned on its head when the referee to the bemusement of everyone on the field blew for a saviours penalty when Moore came out 1v1 taking the ball and man but the ref saw it differently.
1-0 saviours.
The goal seemed to spurn on the lads and a couple of changes freshened things up and the extra energy let to more chances being created. A great save from Moore with 3 minutes to go proved crucial as we broke from the resulting corner through the middle and clever play from Scholsey allowed Adam Croke in to calmly tuck away a well deserved equalizer.
We pressed for the remaining minutes but couldn’t find the winner.
A great team performance and one deserving of 3 points but it just didn’t go our way.
Man of the match Derek Tebay who done everything up front but score.

Team
Moore
Darrell Collins
Luke O Keeffe
Peter Dunlea
Kipper
Adam Croke
Joey o Hanlon
James Blackmore
Adam Cunningham
Evan Cleary
Derek tebay

Sean cashin
Niall Gallagher
Scholsey
Mikey Ryan

This is a talented team and will not be long before the wins start coming for them.
HON THE COIN 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

Thrilling encounter in Ashgrove this afternoon and an enormous response from the team after being beaten 7–1 by Carrick last week. Better preparation and a few training ground routines seen this bunch come so close to 3 pts today which they only deserved. Carrick were awarded a penalty early in the game which they converted and went 2-0 up with a well worked goal shortly after. A tactical change by introducing Diego Blanco Ibanez seen us turn into a different animal and we matched the Carrick engine and upped it we were by far the better side for the majority of the game and just before half time Lee Freyne responded with a cracking free kick. Minutes after Sam Hartwell converted to Equalize. The momentum was still there after the oranges and Jaffa cakes and with plenty of vitamin C on board we upped it again. Sam converted another great goal but our midfield was on fire at this stage. Adam Conway, Sean Lennon, Alex Bailey and Lee. Liam Hogan played a lovely holding role to be involved in everything. Dylan Conway at right back and Dennis Kinsella at left back turned in great games to where Carrick are at their strongest. Mikey Cronin was solid and made way for Diego in what was a tactical change Alex stepped back in his place and added great composure to the defence. Tom Conway came off injured in the second half and it seemed to upset our momentum and the Carrick forwards took advantage to see out the game with two goals. Ciara O’Keeffe came on in the second half and played a great game. Jonah O’Toole made some great saves and is settling in well since his move from Piltown. Stephen Foran and Matthew Morahan were our substitutes. The squad should be proud of today and we will march on to a great season ahead. Hard luck on the day but a proud performance.

Today:
U15 home to Carrick,
Kick off 2.30
This squad face a strong Carrick side in their second league game today only a couple of weeks after facing the same opposition in their opening fixture.

3rd division away to St Saviours,
Kick off 5pm
Moore’s charges will be looking for their first win against what will surely be a tough Saviours side.

Tomorrow:
Youths home to Carrick,
Kick off 2pm
Unbeaten Carrick come to town tomorrow and the lads will look to build on a good performance against Crystal the last day out.

Support as always is required for all our teams.

Apologies for the late match report from sunday’s derby.
You look at the scoreline and one would think it was an absolute cracker but anyone present would have witnessed a calamity of errors where both teams thought it was Christmas such were the gifts on offer to each other.
Mooncoin Celtic went 1up after Tommy Nolan pounced on a mistake from the Kilmacow keeper to tap in. Kilmacow equalized following a mix up between Blackie and Darragh at the near post. Kilmacow then went 2-1 ahead after a bad throw out from Daragh to Johnny McGrath and Kilmacow pounced. Gerry Walsh then missed a penalty before half time. A cross from Ian Synnott looped over the Kilmacow keeper to make 2-2 and again poor defending let Kilmacow go 3-2 up. Everyone thought that was that but back came the lads with the deadly left foot of Stephen Blackmore rescuing the situation with a corner swinging all the way to the top corner. The old saying lightning never strikes in the same spot twice can be banished in Kilmacow as up stepped Stephen Blackmore who delivered corner number 2 direct to the top corner in the last minute. The Kilmacow keeper will be having nightmares about that left foot for a long time yet. Overall a very poor performance but six points out of six but nothing will be won with a repeat of this showing. Stephen Blackmore with the most famous left foot since Christy Brown is the only player to deserve any credit out of this one, we’ll take points and move on. Special mention and speedy recovery to Neville Synnott who’s glass ankle came back to haunt him after only 10 minutes and also the returning Golden Boots Mick Foran who made his mark late on.