School Boys/Girls and Junior League Football in South Kilkenny
All in Mooncoin Celtic wish the Waterford Schoolgirls Gaynor Cup squad, Coaches and our own Hannah Dobbyn the very best of luck as the Gaynor Cup kicks off tomorrow in UL in Limerick. This squad have been busy preparing with months and will have high hopes of going far in this prestigious competition.
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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All in Mooncoin Celtic wish the Waterford Schoolgirls Development squads the very best of luck in their All Ireland finals this weekend at u12 and u13 level
We have Molly Walsh,who is having a great season with several club teams, involved with the u13 squad with coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch part of the coaching team.
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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Unfortunately Waterford U14 Girls were defeated in their national shield final by a late winner for Cork Schoolgirls. Our own Hannah Dobbyn captained the side for the day and pulled off several top drawer saves including a world class save with her left leg late on.
We wish to share a bit of exciting news. Our club coach JP Byrne will be joining the coaching ranks with Waterford FC underage girls teams and all in Mooncoin Celtic wish this wonderful character the very best of luck in his new role. He has played a pivotal role in recent years with our girls teams and also with our current u15 boys team. His recruitment for his new role is well deserved as he has shown in all his roles with club and the Waterford u13 Girls Development squad that he has all the attributes to succeed at a higher level. As a club we are sad to lose a big personality , who was always willing to lend a hand with everything and anything over the years but as a club we are also mighty proud.
Ahead of the new season, all in Mooncoin Celtic wish the very best of luck to our two former players Daniel Ponce de Leon and Ethan Owens and all Waterford FC Academy teams. Two talented boys with super attitudes, who both started off in our academy in 2015 & 2016 respectively and worked their socks off every week over the years to elevate themselves to League of Ireland Academy level.
Well done to all four Waterford Schoolgirls Development Squads who were in action over the weekend with our own Molly Walsh involved in the Munster Trophy win with u13s in Limerick, Hannah Dobbyn was part of the victorious u14s at home to Louth in the All Ireland Shield semi final while Sophie Phelan was part of the U16 squad who unfortunately were beaten 2-1. Coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch are also part of the u13 coaching team.
Congratulations to all four Waterford Schoolgirls Development Squads who all had wins over the weekend with our own Molly Walsh involved with u13s in Limerick, Hannah Dobbyn was part of the victorious u14 away to Inishowen while Sophie Phelan was part of the U16 squad who captured a Munster title against Cork. Coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch are part of the u13 coaching team. 👏 Massive well done to all involved.
A massive well done to all involved in the four Waterford Schoolgirls Development squads who completed their group games over the weekend with our own Sophie Phelan at u16, Hannah Dobbyn at u14 was captain for the day against Kilkenny and Molly Walsh with u13s, all getting great experience throughout the group games. Well done also to JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch who are part of the u13 coaching team.
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