A Derby was on offer in our game this evening in what was a fine evening with two evenly matched teams going at it.
An early goal by Jamie Moore saw us sneak ahead and we should really have been further ahead but poor finishing cost us. A belter of a finish by Joey O’Hanlon from 20 yards put a bit of daylight between the teams and it stayed like that until 5 minutes from the end when Piltown pulled a goal back.
A little wasteful throughout but three points on the board, some great performances this by young players Ryan Kelly and Jay Langford along with veterans Kevin Law and Daniel Synnott.
These two sides may be sitting bottom of the league but they served up a cracker in Faithlegg and unfortunately we came out the wrong end of it.
A cagey first half hour saw no goals with Park Rangers on top and they broke the deadlock just after the half hour mark capitalising on sloppy defending.
We did create two great chances before half time with Sarah Walsh and Laura Power going close.
The second half was a tight battle but again some slack defending saw Park Rangers stretch their lead and we thought that was it but this young side dug in and got right back in it with Laura Power scoring from distance to get us back in the game.
Park Rangers got a good 3rd goal to put breathing space between the teams again but back came our girls and a corner that was swung in brilliantly by Sommer Grant, was poked home by Becky Derwin.
What looked like a stone wall penalty to everyone in the ground was turned down when Sommer Grant was hacked down right on the edge of the box but a free kick is all was given. Grace O’Toole then pulled off a brilliant save from a penalty and this spurred the girls on to pile on the pressure right until the final whistle with wave after wave of attack not yielding an equaliser.
Some brilliant deliveries by Becky Derwin could not get past a brilliant Park Rangers goalkeeper in the last 10 minutes.
Defeat but brilliant entertainment and well done to Park Rangers on their win.
Great performance by all in the squad with special mention this evening to Laura Power who got a deserved goal and worked tirelessly throughout.
Congratulations to our most recent 50 50 draw winner Paul Walsh who collected his cheque for €230 from Eileen McGrath of our Ladies Committee and the seller Rebecca Derwin. Rebecca gets €25 for the seller’s prize. Envelopes are available in all local businesses and online for the next draw
The last of our U11 Cup winning team Conall D pictured showcasing his winners medal and proud as punch in his club colours. Well done Conall ! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Baking heat in Tramore this evening on a beautiful carpet of a pitch saw our latest tilt at trying to match the more experienced sides and disappointingly we found ourselves 4 down at the break with soft goals been gifted to Tramore.
We saw a much improved second half by our young side with some excellent goalkeeping by Becky Derwin and strong performances again by Sommer Grant and Aoidheann Lonergan.
So this has taken a little time to sort out but we finally caught up with young Anil and to share with him the award for Most Improved Player at the Boys U14 level for 2022.
The Premier League has started with a bang and so it’s time to get your prediction boots on and show you can beat everyone to the €1,000 prize fund.
It’s simple, just pick the winner of one of the premier league matches each week. If your selection wins, you progress to the next week, lose or draw and you are out!
FIRST PRIZE €1000
Competition will start on August 27th 2022 and is run completely on the Klubfunder website,
Click the link to join the MCFC Last Man Standing competition.
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