Sunny morning away to Villa was the destination for the u13s first match of the season. Opening 15 minutes was cagey with both sides sussing each other out. 5 minutes later Villa opened the scoring with a cross ball diagonal that the left winger timed his run to hit the ball past Bradley from close range.

In the second half we made a few changes and were stronger going close a couple of times but it wasn’t to be.

A close match ended with lots of Mooncoin pressure but no show for it. Bradley pulled off a couple of excellent saves to keep us fighting till the final whistle.

Our youngest group continued their good form in sunny Suir Crescent with goals galore in the first half with Billy Fielding , TJ Curran, Rueben Owens and Eoin Barden among the goals.

Great start from an eager bunch.

A tight contest with two evenly matched teams going toe to toe in warm conditions in Suir Crescent this morning.

Chances were few and far between as defences and goalkeepers stood firm throughout with Ferrybank nearly nicking it at the end. A solid start for this talented group.

A game of two halves with a dominant first half put in by our girls but try as they might, that elusive breakthrough eluded them. Chance after chance after chance but no finished product. Park Rangers got on top just before half time and continued their period of dominance by scoring the crucial goal from an angled drive.

The away side continued to stay on top but luckily good goalkeeping and the woodwork kept the score at 1-0. As time ticked on, only a half chance came our way and Park Rangers held out for the 3 points.

A disappointing end to the season but the girls can be proud of the debut season in a really competitive league, especially the second half of the season where the younger girls grew in confidence. Plenty of positives to bring on to next season.

After a disappointing season last year Mooncoin U14B made a great start at home to Park Rangers, winning 7-5 in their first game on Saturday.

All players impressed with their skills and determination and played a great attacking game and were unlucky not to score more. Goal scorers were: Cathal Morahan – 1, Finn – 2 and Dylan McGrath – 1. Aoibhe Rees was outstanding and scored a hat trick in her debut appearance and is a great asset to the team.

On Wednesday evening just gone, the message was clear from the off that this young Mooncoin Celtic Ladies side led by Becky Derwin were in Carrick to take the game to a more experienced Carrick side and flew out of the traps in this 1st round fixture.

An unbelievable effort by all involved in the first half in horrendous conditions saw us go close on many occasions and we played some excellent football along the way.

Sommer Grant went closest with a free kick which was just over. Long range shooting was the only option for Carrick and two speculative efforts were converted on 35 minutes and right on half time which was a tough one to swallow. Somehow we found ourselves 2 down at half time but again this bunch picked up the pace and tried everything to get back in to the game but couldn’t breach the Carrick netminder.

A late deflected effort by Carrick put a flattering look on the final score. A huge effort by all involved in conditions which were not pleasant and very difficult to be playing in near darkness for the last 20 minutes.

Best of luck to Carrick in the semi final against Dungarvan and a big well done to referee Paul Butler for keeping the game moving all night.
We are hopeful of playing our final league fixture against Park Rangers in Suir Crescent next week and await confirmation from the fixtures secretary.