School Boys/Girls and Junior League Football in South Kilkenny
Delighted to be able to wish the very best of luck to all in the Waterford Schoolgirls development squad as they take on Mayo in the Gaynor Plate final on Saturday.
And of course special mention to the Mooncoin players Emily, Ella and Aoibhe and the Mooncoin coaches involved Victor, Dick and Derek.
Of note the match can be watched live on the SFAI Facebook page.
The 2022 Gaynor Cup at U14 level will be run over June 7th – 11th in the University of Limerick and all here at MCFC would like to wish the whole Waterford U14 Development squad the best of luck.
With special mention for Mooncoin girls, Emily, Elle and Aoibhe and the Mooncoin coaches involved Victor, Dick and Derek.
A beautiful sunny evening in Suir Crescent was the scene for our final academy session of the season.
Ice cream enjoyed by all boys, girls and coaches as well as a little bit of soccer. Hope to see all academy kids back on the 25th June for our Soccer Marathon and returning for academy sessions in September.
What a night as the Mooncoin Celtic U15s win 4-1 to win the Cup and on the same night are also crowned 2021-22 League Champions.
Double Winners Mooncoin Celtic.
This week saw the final training session for both Marti and Dani before their return home to Spain.
What a season they have had with both the u15 and u16 squads. A league title with the u15s and cup finals with both squads.
They are pictured with their u15 team mates recieving their squad jerseys . We wish them all the best and hope that they come back to visit us soon.
Two fantastic players and two great kids that will be missed by us all.
The MCFC U15 team play in a Cup Final this evening in Tramore at 8:00pm. Please wish them the very best virtually, or even better still get out to Tramore to show the team some support.
Congratulations to Eddie Moore, the winner of our recent Last Man Standing competition.
Eddie is pictured collecting his cheque for €1000 from Catherine Blackmore, Mooncoin Celtic AFC.
Congratulations to Geraldine O’Brien on scooping €272 in last Sunday’s 50 50 draw.
Geraldine is pictured collecting her cheque from Eileen and Catherine from our Ladies Committee.
There are more 50-50 draws to come with draw envelopes available from local businesses and from training sessions.
You can also enter the draw online at https://mooncoinceltic.com/mcfcs-50-50-split-the-pot/
Carrick V Mooncoin was the u16 cup semi final fixture ,,, and with teams that finished joint second on the league table , it was always going to be a battle .
Both teams went at this game with the prize of a Cup final at the forefront of their minds .
Mooncoin put it up to Carrick . Our previous meeting had been a one way affair , and our girl made sure that , that wasn’t the case again last night .
Carrick pressed from the beginning and our defence worked very hard to keep them at bay . Mooncoin pressed equally and saw a chance to score come and go .
Carrick took the lead mid way through the half , but Mooncoin battled and stuck together and brought it to the break still at 1-0 .
The second half was just as epic as the first half. It was end to end stuff . With Carrick scoring their second goal on the mid way mark of the second half . That goal ultimately putting the game beyond our reach .
Carrick move on to a Cup final, and last nights game brought the curtains down on what has been a fantastic season for this u16 Mooncoin Team .
This match was a credit to both teams with some excellent football on display throughout. Park Rangers, who had won 5 and drawn 2 of their previous 7 matches, took the lead in the first half.
Mooncoin regrouped and pushed hard for an equaliser which eventually came before halftime direct from a corner by Saoirse Mackey. Mooncoin dominated the second half with wave after wave of attacks which were defended resolutely by Park.
Park Rangers grabbed a lead very much against the run of play from an excellent corner which was finished off from close in. Lexi subsequently fired home an excellent goal to bring the game level. We continued to dominate and play some excellent football but a winner was not forthcoming.
The Park Rangers keeper was by far the busier and pulled off some excellent saves to keep her team in it.
The match ended tied at 2-2 and a further 20 minutes of extra time could not break the deadlock.
Penalties loomed but the girls had confidence in Hannah in goal and the penalty practice in recent weeks paid off when Anna Reddy scored the first penalty, followed by Hannah saving 3 and scoring 1, which resulted in a 2-1 win to us. This was a real team effort from all of the girls.
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