We travelled down to New Ross this morning for our first game of the season for an 11am kick off in glorious sunshine at the Good Councel college. A good test was given to us which was exactly what we were looking for. The game started at great pace and was end to end until we conceded a penalty in the first half. We equalised shortly after with a well taken goal from Sam Hartwell after a great ball from Stephen Foran. Stephen was unlucky moments later which an absolute thunderbolt from 30 yards hit the crossbar. Sam made it 2-0 nil shortly after from a great long ball from Tom Conway. But Ross Town equalised almost immediately to keep the game ticking. Sam made it 3-2 after a great pass from Adam Conway. Again the men in blue responded. We switched to a 3-5-2 system and it made the difference. Sean Lennon made a run from half way beating 5 or 6 defenders to score a great goal to put us 4-3 up and then another great goal from Sam made it 5-3. Mikey Cronin, Denis Kinsella and Ciara O’Keeffe had a great game in defence. Matthew Morahan has a great second half dropping back deep and leaving off some great passes. He was also very unlucky not to score. Our new Goalkeeper Jonah O’Toole looked the part and pulled off some fine saves throughout and gave a great performance on his debut. Man of the match Sam Hartwell for impressive pace and finishing with 4 goals. But a real stand out performance from Adam Conway on the right wing was great to see. Well done to everyone! Great test for the season ahead.
Last call for entries to Last Man Standing competition
Last call for entries to Last Man Standing competition which starts on Saturday, 90+ entries in to date, big thank you to all that have entered.
€500 up for grabs and it’s up to you to decide how far you go.
The club will be running a Last Man Standing competition, starting on Saturday August 17th. Click on.
u13s travel to Portlaoise
Our u13s travel to Portlaoise tomorrow for the big preseason tournament with teams travelling from all over the country for it. They will be guaranteed 4 games and with a little luck hopefully they will get more and advance to the latter stages. Great experience to be gained for the coming season.
Best of luck tomorrow boys and enjoy.
Registration for all Schoolboys and schoolgirls
Registration for all Schoolboys and schoolgirls teams this Sunday morning 11-12 in Ashgrove. Both PLAYERS AND PARENTS MUST BE PRESENT to sign the forms.
300 Club Monthly Draw Winners
1st Prize €700 Paul O Toole No. 069
2nd Prize €200 JJ Comerford No. 254
3rd Prize €100 Bernadine Gormley No. 287
Sellers Prize Brendan ‘Dixie’ Conway
Thanks to everyone for their continued support!
300 Club Members, the monthly draw
For our 300 Club Members, the monthly draw will take place tonight at 8:30 p.m. in The Royal Oak.
National Football Exhibition
The National Football Exhibition is taking place this week from the 2nd to the 11th, in Waterford City Hall. Admission is free.
Last Man Standing Update
Quick note for anybody that registered an interest in entering the Last Man Standing competition. Due to a gremlin in the system, we are asking anybody that did just to resubmit there name and email address please.
Mooncoin Celtic Pitch Development
U13 FAI Centre of Excellence Squad
Some exciting news to share with everyone this evening….
Young Emily Blackmore has been selected for the u13 FAI Centre of Excellence Squad.
This is a tremendous achievement for Emily who fully deserves her selection as she done extremely well in the Gaynor Cup this year and also excelled at the recent trials.
The fact Emily only turns 12 later this year makes her selection even more remarkable and she can look forward to very exciting times over the next few months and years hopefully. There is a very proud family in Polerone tonight and also a very proud club who are over the moon tonight for this hard working young girl. Absolutely mega Emily, well done young lady.
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