Very disappointing display from the lads this morning with Villa deservedly taking the three points. Some very poor mistakes were to prove costly with Villa 4 up at the break. They knocked in number 5 just after half time with another defensive error proving costly. We pulled a goal back through Kieran Fagan but a bad day all round.

Good performance by all on duty this morning. Some excellent goals throughout especially Jamie Moore’s late finish from 40 yards.
Goalscorers for Mooncoin Celtic :
Ryan Carroll 2, Jason Halloran 2, Adam Conway, Jason Sauvage and Jamie Moore.
Villa at home next Sunday in Suir Crescent at 11am.

Ladies League Result
Benfica 6
Mooncoin Celtic 0
The curtain came down on the season at the RSC back pitches this evening and Benfica showed why they are in contention for a possible double with a ruthless performance against our young side. The girls on duty this evening battled throughout the game. Tough season for our young squad against top opposition with plenty of positives to take for all players. Big thank you as always to supporters for cheering on the girls.

From the off our young ladies side set their stall out to frustrate Benfica for as long as possible and try catch them on the break. Our young back 4 were superb throughout the first half and really limited Benfica to long range shots. A lapse on 15 minutes was the only downside when a run from deep by the Benfica winger resulted in the opener. The whole midfield and Caoimhe Power up top done huge work throughout the first half and deserved more for their efforts. 1 nil at half time. A similar plan for the second half was set out but an early goal from a corner put a bit of daylight between the teams. A late third goal by Benfica saw them progress but a huge sense of pride in the disciplined performance by our young starting side with an average age of just 19. Best of luck to Benfica in the Cup final. Big thank you to all the supporters today throughout the game.

Suir Cresent is ready for tomorrow afternoon’s Ladies Cup Semi final against Benfica with kick off at 3pm. Both pitches in Suir Crescent are in splendid condition and are a source of great pride and a huge amount of thanks must go to chief groundsman Noel Dobbyn, whose meticulous standards keep our fabulous ground looking and playing so well. Our ladies would love support tomorrow so pop down and lend your support, we’ll even have a bit of new spectator fencing to lean on to save your back.