The U14 girls made the trip to Park Rangers this morning, lining out with only 10 players versus the 11 of Park Rangers players and it was always going to be an uphill battle . But the girls who have been growing as a team over the last couple of games didn’t let it phase them and only a very eagle eyed person would have spotted the deficit in playing personnel such was the girls movements and effort in this game . Mia started between the sticks with the always consistent Ciara O Keeffe along Katie , Grace and Ellie standing guard in front of her in the back four and each of them putting in a solid performance . Kayla, Luiseach and Eimear took in the midfield and did their best to stop the surging runs of a Park Rangers team who had only goals in sight . Emily and Kayleigh Smith started up front , with Kayleigh putting in a fantastic performance today, breaking free on a number of occasions , confidence growing every time she takes to the field . Playing without the full eleven , the coaches had to switch positions constantly to keep up with the pace of the game and all players got a taste of what it was like to play in different positions . In the second half Emily stood between the sticks, pulling off some great saves today , allowing Mia to come out and make her mark , and that she most certainly did . She contested every ball that came her way and chased every ball down. Our second half performance was much stronger than the first half and the girls really got stuck in , never once faltering . The great Falla Wall was the man in the middle today and as usual, full of encouragement and compliments for both teams.

A disappointing result and a flat performance from this squad as they finished their league campaign with Kilmacow snatching the three points and reversing the result from a few ago. With the cup starting next week let’s hope today was just a bad day at the office.

If people are feeling a bit fresh tonight, get yourselves out to do the Midnight Walk and help raise funds for River Rescue and the Men’s Shed. Registration takes place in the GAA complex beforehand.

The very best of luck to all kids in Mooncoin schools celebrating their first Holy Communion tomorrow. Fingers crossed for the rain to stay away.

Tomorrow:
U12 home to Kilmacow,
kick off 10.30am
Sunday:
U14 girls away to Park Rangers,
kick off 11am
Best of luck to both sides and if at all possible, get out and support your local kid’s teams.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Friday evening there is a celebration/appreciation party for Vicky Phelan being held in Mooncoin Parish Hall from 7.30-9pm. This gathering gives the people of Mooncoin the chance to come and acknowledge the great work Vicky has done as part of the Cervical Cancer Campaign and also to wish her well. Refreshments will be served on the night and everyone is welcome to attend so please share this post and have a big crowd there to give Vicky the appreciation she so richly deserves.
As our club was founded by Vicky’s two uncles Matty and Ned Kelly, we encourage all our members to attend this event and show our support to Vicky.

The lads played their final league game of the season and clinched the three points. Rudi gave them the lead with a neat finish with Kieran Fagan netting another two before half time. Kieran completed his hat trick early in the second half to finish the scoring. The lads have finished with 37 points from 16 games. This total may not be enough with St Paul’s and Kilmacow still to play games, waiting game starts now. Man of the match tonight was Adrian Daly for an all action performance.

Last night we had 4 or 5 unwanted visitors at our new development in Suir Crescent where a small fire was started at the side of the old dressing rooms and also a large number of stones were thrown out on to the proposed playing pitches and also at neighbouring properties in Suir Crescent, along with empty alcohol cans being dumped . Thankfully, a number of residents were vigilant enough to contact both the club and the gardai before any further damage was done.
The culprits, both male and female and aged 15-17, fled the scene towards the Grange road once the gardai arrived. This development is a work in progress and all going well it will be open for use this time next year. We would ask all to respect the new development at all times and also ask all parents to bring this incident to the attention of their teenage kids to make them aware of such goings on. We ask all people to share this post and show people what some teenagers get up to on a Sunday night.
Big thanks to the residents in Suir Crescent for their help both last night and today.

Big well done to the Waterford u12 girls squad who performed brilliantly in a tournament in Cork today in scorching conditions. A special well done to our own Mia Ponce De Leon who done really well and kept two clean sheets.