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History Made as Our Ladies Team Become the First in the Club to Reach a Munster Final!

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History Made as Our Ladies Team Become the First in the Club to Reach a Munster Final!
On Friday night, our Ladies team made history, becoming the first ever from the club to reach a Munster Final after a dramatic and hard-fought victory away to Tulla in the *Munster Shield Semi Final* .

Through sheer determination, passion, and hard work, this group has grown into something truly special.
Despite being the stronger side from the outset, we found ourselves 2-0 down inside the opening 30 minutes. But in true Mooncoin spirit, the girls refused to drop their heads. Their desire to fight back was relentless. Wave after wave of pressure followed, and their efforts were finally rewarded in the 55th minute when a free kick from Becky Connaughton was spilled by the Tulla goalkeeper, and Emily Blackmore reacted quickest to slot home and put us back in the game.
From that moment on, the belief and work ethic of the team were unmistakable. Every player dug deep. With just five minutes left on the clock, that belief paid off—Emily threaded a perfectly timed through ball to Ella Brennan, who made no mistake and hammered home the equaliser. Mooncoin had fought their way back. And were rewarded with a chance to build on that with extra time .

As the match went into extra time, legs were tired, but hearts were strong. The girls, now full of confidence, continued to push forward. Their persistence paid off again when Ella’s corner caused chaos in the box and Becky got the decisive touch to put us ahead for the first time in the match.

Tulla weren’t done yet, and it took a fantastic low save from Abbie Hassett to keep our lead intact. But Mooncoin kept pushing. Our fourth came when another excellent corner from Ella found Shauna Mullowney at the back post, who showed great composure to tee up Hannah Carroll—who unleashed a stunning strike from outside the box to score her first goal for this Ladies Team. And what a time to get it!
It was a phenomenal team performance—one built on fight, heart, and unshakable determination. Every player left everything on the pitch. The desire to win and the work rate shown throughout proved why this group of players have earned their place in a Munster Final.
We now await the winners of the other semi-final between Aisling Annacotty and Riverstown .  Preparation is well and truly underway and the squad was back training last night .  The Munster finals will take place on July 13th .

Big weekend ahead

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A big weekend for the club with two Munster Semi Finals and our u13B side in action on Saturday morning hoping to clinch the league.

Friday evening sees our Ladies team head to Clare for a 7.30 kick off against Tulla Utd with the place in the Munster Shield Final on offer.

Saturday sees our second u13 squad head to Southend knowing a win will clinch the league. They’ve been in terrific form throughout the season and will do everything to get their hands on the title.

Sunday
Carrigaline are the visitors on Sunday at 2pm for the u17 Girls Munster Shield semi final where the girls will be aiming to upset the odds and get to the final.

Please get out and support our sides this weekend

Weekly Review

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U12 Cup Semi Final Result
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Carrick United 2
A sluggish start saw this team two down early on and they left themselves too much to do against a dogged Carrick side. Disappointing result but a positive season put in by a big squad.

U13A Result
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Carrick United 5
Short a lot of regulars for one reason or another saw Carrick clock up the goals and take the three points.

U13B Result
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Park Rangers 1
Goals from Billy, Seanie and Dionis secured the three points on offer to put this squad within touching distance of the league title.

Mooncoin Celtic 0
De la Salle 0
First played second with the squad knowing a win would be enough to clinch the league but a solid De la Salle team held out after a titanic battle.

U13B Cup Quarter final Result
Villa 1
Mooncoin Celtic 4
A slow start in breezy conditions saw villa take a deserved lead before Seanie and Lexi put the lads ahead. Two excellent finishes from Billy in the second half secured a semi final slot.

U13B Cup Semi final Result
Mooncoin Celtic 6
Piltown 1
A damp evening for a derby game with both teams cagey from the off. Dionis opened the scoring before piltown deservedly equalised. Billy put us ahead before half time and the second half saw further goals from Seanie,Shay, Billy and Shane secured a place against Ballyduff in the cup final.

U11D Cup Final
Ballinroad 0
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Ballinroad win 3-0 on penalties.
A bright morning in Tramore saw an even game played out with plenty chances for both sides. Extra time saw no goals and on to dreaded penalties and unfortunately Ballinroad came out on top.

1B League Result
Ballinroad 1
Mooncoin Celtic 0
First defeat of the season for this squad with Ballinroad deservedly taking the three points.

3B League Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Seaview Celtic 0
A richly deserved three points for Johnny’s lads with two second half goals from Adam Walsh and Kieran Fagan securing the three points.

U14 Cup Final Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Villa 1 (AET)
Drama of the highest order last Saturday evening in Tramore with young Jack T climbing highest to head a last second equaliser to send the crowd wild. Further drama was to follow in extra time with Ali battling to send Aaron D through to slide home the winner and win the Cup. Well deserved win for a good bunch of boys.

U16 Girls Result
Tramore 7
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Title chasing Tramore proved too strong despite us taking an early lead through Anna R and having a few chances early on . A lot of this squad are under age again next season so experience gathered this season should stand to them. Congratulations to Tramore who deservedly won the League.

Clover Tournament
Our young academy boys kindly Sponsored by Eastgate Engineering took part in the Ferrybank Clover Tournament which was run by the evergreen Mick Mullowney who continues to do a marvellous job every year. Lots of fun was had by the boys with them getting a win in their third game after two defeats.

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Inaugural U11 Girls Tournament

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What a day to celebrate girls soccer with the hosting of our first U11 Girls Tournament with the Watmór Cup on offer for the winners. 16 teams split in to four groups of 4 teams and 24 group games starting at 9.45 were played out with thrills and spills a plenty. Quarter finals followed with the dreaded penalties coming in to play with Southend and Ferrybank unfortunately exiting the competition in shootouts, Mooncoin Celtic and Ballinroad were also knocked out in the quarter finals. Tipperary outfit Clonmel Town were strong throughout but met a determined Park Rangers out fit in the semi final who met Villa in the final after Villa beat Tramore in the other semi final tie. The Champions League music blared out as both teams entered the pitch and a tense game followed with Villa edging it 2-1 and taking home the Watmór Perpetual Cup. Beatrice Lynch of Park Rangers picked up the player of the tournament award which was kindly Sponsored by Sheridan’s Trophies.
A truly amazing morning to see 160 girls showcasing all that is good about soccer, fun and lots of it.
We have to thank Kilkenny County Council for their help with a Community Event Grant which helped cover the running costs for the day. Also, thanks to Watmór Construction and Civil LTD for their continued support for the club. Thank you must go to all that helped with parking, setting up today and clean up afterwards. No ref…no game, we were very lucky to have four volunteers give their time to make sure it ran smoothly and ref 31 games between them. DJ Scoosh deserves a 👏 for her usual entertainment and of course a wee bit of drama along the way. Thank you to Sonya of Wild Willow Coffee for parking up and ensuring all were catered for on a sunny morning. A final thank you to all participating clubs, their supporters, their coaches and most importantly the young girls who played this morning.
Hope to see you all again next year.

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Participants:
Kilmacow FC
Portlaw United FC
Ballyduff AFC
Villa FC
Park Rangers FC
Tramore AFC
Southend United FC
Clonmel Town FC Ferrybank FC
Ballinroad FC
St Joseph’s AFC
Carrick United FC

Weekly Review

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Our Eastgate Engineering sponsored Dixie Dribblers Academy hosted Piltown AFC academy last Friday evening in glorious sunshine in Suir Crescent. Plenty fun had by all involved. Thanks to Richie and all Piltown coaches for coming down.

Congratulations also to our Eastgate Engineering player of the week winners Daniel, Ben, Cathal, Andrea, Jake & Hugo ⚽️🏆⚽️

U14 Cup Semi final Result
Piltown 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2 (AET)
High drama in piltown last Friday evening when it took a last gasp winner direct from a corner by Kevin to separate the sides. Fionn had scored in normal time but Piltown were full value for forcing the game to extra time. Cup final to come against Villa.

U11D Cup Quarter final
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Bohs 0
Mooncoin Celtic won 3-2 on penalties.
Red hot weather and a red hot game last Saturday morning where it was nail biting stuff from start to finish. Dreaded penalties were required where thankfully we progressed to take on Ferrybank in the semi final.

U13B Result
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Tramore 2
An almighty fright for this title chasing team against a determined Tramore side. Goals from Tyler with two and Dionos secured the points in the baking Sun.

U15 Cup Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Park Rangers 4
A very disappointing first half saw the boys three down at half time but the hurt was evident with how they hit back and possibly could have pushed Park Rangers closer with plenty chances created throughout. Robbie and Naoise
scored on the day.

U12 Boys
Abbeyside 3
Mooncoin Celtic 5
A sunny trip on Monday evening saw the lads extend their unbeaten run to 19 games but will rely on others to stop Tramore winning the league. Super effort all season by all the group. Scorers on Monday were Tom m 2 , Dionos 1, Tom r 1, Ted 1.

U11 Girls Blitz
Our young girls hosted Portlaw, Kilmac and Tramore in hot conditions last Sunday morning and great football was played by all involved.

Ladies Munster Shield Result
Dromore 0
Mooncoin Celtic 1
An Emily Blackmore goal was the difference to send the ladies through to the semi final of this competition. Plenty chances throughout but only one goal which was enough thankfully.
Massive thank you to Giulio’s Takeaway and HR Delahunty Solicitors for their sponsorship towards the transport costs to Cork and Limerick recently for our u17 girls and ladies team.

U16B Girls Result
Southend 2
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Another good win for this bunch of girls with Rebecca taking home the match ball with a hat trick but overall the team were fantastic to pick up the three points.

1B League Result
Kilmacow 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A tense derby in damp conditions was played out with plenty chances for both sides. Eric Conway done the business by stopping a penalty in the first half but couldn’t stop kilmacow taking the lead shortly after half time. A little reshuffle and tweak and Jamie Grace rose highest to nod home a long throw in that was flicked on. With ten minutes to go, another long throw was flicked on and this time Tadhg Derwin smashed home what proved to be the winner. Southend are next up for the boys as they continue to improve.

3B League Result
Ferrybank 1
Mooncoin Celtic 4
A first win for Johnny McGrath’s charges with goals from Tommy Lennon, Adam Cunningham, Lee Freyne and Chris O’Hanlon and a very good squad performance. Piltown are visitors next Wednesday evening in what promises to be a tough game.

A final word of Congratulations to Molly Walsh and coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch and all the Waterford U13 Girls who won the U13 Inter League Shield last Sunday in Evergreen in Kilkenny.

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Weekly Round Up

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With games coming thick and fast for all teams we’ll start with our Eastgate Engineering Dixie Dribblers Academy which was held in glorious sunshine and at last our kids got an Easter treat after a couple of weeks. Congratulations to the Eastgate Engineering player of the week winners, Ollie, Orlaith, Rian and Louis.

Ladies Munster Shield
Peake Villa 0
Mooncoin Celtic 4
After only playing Wednesday evening,our ladies had a trip to Tipp and flew out of the blocks with goals from Emily Blackmore, Ella Brennan and Becky Derwin sending the girls through to the last 8.

U13A Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Piltown 4
Two up at half time in this one but piltown capitalised on a couple of defensive lapses to clinch the points on offer.

Dungarvan 1
Mooncoin Celtic 1
A solid performance from everyone on duty and a good point secured in sunny dungarvan.

U13B
Park Rangers 0
Mooncoin Celtic 5
Goals from Seanie,Molly 2, Dionos and Tyler saw three good points secured.

Piltown 0
Mooncoin Celtic 1
A first half strike from Billy saw three points in the bag but not without a scare or two as Piltown were the better side throughout.

U11A Cup
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Carrick Utd 6
1-1 at half time with Oisin getting our goal set this game up for a big second half but that did not materialise as Carrick rattled in 5 without reply.

U11F Cup
Dungarvan 2
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Our youngest group faced league winners in the cup semi final and a deflected effort and long range finish sent Dungarvan through.

U12 Boys
De la Salle 0
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Three away points secured with goals coming from Shay and Tom M.

Piltown 0
Mooncoin Celtic 3
A scoreless first half saw a few shaky moments but goals from Ted,Shay and Tom M secured the points on Bank holiday Monday.

U16A Girls Cup Semi final
Villa 4
Mooncoin Celtic 1
A very poor first half saw villa 3 up at half time but a stern talk saw life injected in to the girls with Mollie pulling a goal back before we missed a penalty which would have given us a grandstand finish but villa notched their 4th with minutes to go.

U16B Girls
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Piltown 0
A first win for this group and richly deserved. Two goals from Rebecca saw three points on the board.

U11D League
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Waterford Crystal 0
A narrow win saw the lads take three points and finish in 3rd place and they’ll look forward to the cup after a decent league campaign. Oodhran got the winner yesterday.

U15 Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Piltown 2
We welcomed piltown to Suir Crescent looking to maintain their 100% win record but the boys set out their stall from the off and Conor and Samuel with his first ever goal saw them lead but a long range free kick just before half time saw piltown go in to the second half in confident mood but the boys stood firm before a long range effort from piltown saw the points shared in an entertaining derby.

U14 Boys
Mooncoin Celtic 5
Ballyduff 2
The lads finished their league campaign with another win and will head in to the cup in confident mood.

3B League Result
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Villa 3
A very disappointing result where the lads will know they should have got the three points on offer. Two poor mistakes saw them two nil down before James Blackmore pulled a goal back with a penalty but another defensive lapse saw villa score but back we came with Adam Cunningham scoring and we still created chances to get a point but it wasn’t to be.

1B League Result
Waterford Crystal 0
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Two points definitely dropped here with plenty chances created but no finished product in front of goal with Tadhg Derwin, Stephen Wall, James Delahunty, James Blackmore,Danny West and Alex Kennedy all going close. Still unbeaten after 5 games and another clean sheet are the positives.

Final word to two of our goalkeepers who were representing Waterford recently. In a pre Gaynor cup tournament, Hannah Dobbyn was on duty in Clare where Waterford finished 5th of 12 teams in a very competitive competition.
Up in Sligo, Bradley Nolan kept goal in the U15 Development Final but unfortunately they were beaten 3 nil on the day.
Well done Bradley and Hannah, two keepers with big futures.

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OG’S

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We posted a photo of our young ladies team in their new playing strip during the week, this photo from many years ago was circulated in the last few days showing the green and black striped jerseys. Can you name all these ladies who donned the club colours in the late 1970s?

PRESEASON TRAINING

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Our adult teams return to training this week for the upcoming season which will kick off in early March. If you are 17 years of age or more and interested in playing, please get in touch through our page.

New Players Required

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With plans in place for a 3rd Division team along with our 1B team for the coming season, there will be a meeting on Tuesday evening in Suir Crescent at 7.30 for any players that may be interested. Please share this post.