Tomorrow:
U12 away to Seaview Celtic, kick off 10.30
U14 away to Villa, kick off 10.30
Support for both teams is most welcome tomorrow if at all possible.
Sunday:
Youth Cup Quarter Final home to Piltown, kick off 2pm
Support for this team is vital as this bunch of 16 and 17 year olds head in to an important couple of weeks with two trophies up for grabs.

Our U14 Girls team took to the field this evening to take on Ballyduff .
Missing a few players and also missing Master Tacticians Miguel and Padraig ,
Sheila Goulding and Catherine Blackmore and a panel of 12 determined young ladies took to the pitch in search of their first points of the season .
Mooncoin started the game very well and pressed forward at every opportunity with Kayleigh Smith and Eve Dunphy putting the Ballyduff defenders to the test . Eimear Quinn and Ella Brennan fought hard in the middle of the field for every ball sending balls down the wings . Our first goal came from a cleverly placed throw in from Ciara O Keeffe who found the Foot of Emily Blackmore who travelled diagonally with the ball making sure to position herself to slot the ball to the back of the net . 1 Nil Mooncoin . The game was frantic for the next ten minutes with Mooncoin trying to take a hold of the game . Katie Tolan , Ella Bailey , Ellie Corcoran and Sophie Scahill defended and shut down every ball that came their way . Which seemed to be working well, until a Ballyduff player broke onto a through ball and made no mistake putting it to the net . 1 All . Mia Ponce De Leon pulled off some fantastic saves between the sticks this evening. Half time came with the teams in deadlock . It was all still there to be played for . A quick drink and some words of encouragement on the sidelines the girls headed back in for the second half . Georgia Grant replaces Kayleigh Smith in the middle of the field , and made her presence known . There was chances to be had on both sides in the second half with the keepers on both teams coming to the rescue on more than one occasion . Midway through the second half Ella Brennan passed the ball to Ciara O Keeffe who got her foot under it and sent the ball up the field . Emily Blackmore happened upon the ball beating 2 defenders before looking up to see the Ballyduff keeper coming off her line . Emily took another two steps before chipping the ball over the head of the keeper and to the back of the net, 2-1 Mooncoin . Tiredness by this stage was creeping in , but the girls kept plugging away and encouraging each other doing the very best they could . Ballyduff played a lovely ball down the line and a great cross in from the sideline was finished to the goal only narrowly beating Mia. 2 All . Eve Dunphy came close to grabbing the winner this evening and was a constant thorn in the side of Ballyduff defence . The last ten mins saw both teams scramble to get the win and take all three points , but a draw was the outcome . Our girls never gave up this evening , their heads never dropped and their steely determination saw them get the point that they so desperately wanted and without a doubt deserved . Great result and performance by all.

U14 girls home to Ballyduff,
Kick off 6.45
Please get down to Ashgrove to support this young squad as they aim for their first win.

Well well well! Burnley’s heroics tonight have dumped another 9 out of the competition and leaves 10 standing with three rounds of fixtures left.

A sluggish start from the lads had the watching crowd worried with a good Bohs side dominating the early exchanges and they deservedly took the lead with a good strike from distance. Nathan Long also came to the rescue early on. A quick water break shook the lads into life and they got on top with Rudi burying an equalizer.
The second half started as the first finished with Mooncoin dominance and goals from Kieran Fagan (2) , Liam Quinn and Lee Freyne putting a gloss on the scoreline. This puts the lads 3 points clear at the top but with 2 games more played but the pressure will be on the chasing clubs of Kilmacow and St Paul’s who still have to meet before the end of the season. A very exciting finish is on the cards. Man of the match today was the ever reliable Adrian Daly.

Arsenal put paid to another three participants today. 9 are relying on Chelsea tomorrow night against Burnley but the way this weekend has gone I wouldn’t count on Chelsea winning. 19 left standing at the moment which could be 10 by tomorrow night.

We made the trip to sun kissed Connors park for the first game in our quest to retain the cup and the lads were forced to dig deep for the win to advance to the quarter finals.
We dominated the opening 15 minutes playing some brilliant football on the immaculate surface but sadly failed to turn possession into any clear chances.
The home side got on top in midfield and forced us on the back foot for the remaining of the half pressuring us into hurried passes and clearences.
We opened the scoring against the run of play when a long clearance upfield seemed destined to land safely in the Villa keepers hands but Lee Tracey chased the lost cause to just get a toe to the ball before the keeper and nudge it into an empty goal.
The home side responded immediately with sweeping moves up the pitch and when a quick ball split our defence the cross to the back post was met by Villa striker for the easiest of finishes for the equaliser.
Few harsh words at half time took a while to sink in as the home side continued to hold the ascendancy in the opening 10 minutes of the second half and took the lead when a brilliantly struck corner made it’s way to the net via the back post .
Not for the first time this season our lads had to go deep into the well to find a way a back and it was a mighty response.
The thoughts of a cup exit spurred the lads into action and a deep cross from the left wing was finished superbly with the coolest of headers by Dan Fewer.
A tactical reshuffle in midfield allowed the lads to play on their terms for the remainder of the game .The passing, chasing and tackling was top quality and the lads efforts were rewarded when Lee forced a defender into a mistake to dispossess him and play a ball across the box and a retreating defender was adjudged to have handled the ball.
Lee made no mistake from the spot by firing high into the net to put us 3.2 ahead .
The remainder of the game was real end to end stuff and some outstanding defending by Padraig Delahunty ensured the Villa attack were denied scoring an equaliser.
A good tough cup game that the home side were unfortunate to lose.
Last league game takes place on Wednesday in Kilmacow at 6.30 , a win will keep us top and force Johnville to win their remaining two games to deny us the title. Our lads have given us some terrific displays of football all season and matured into a serious team so it would be greatly appreciated if we could get as much support as possible in Kilmacow on Wednesday.

When you are in form you are in form and this side go from strength to strength. Today we faced tough opposition who were unbeaten in the league since September of last year St. Paul’s.. 5 wins on the trot sees us climb the table. We put in a performance today which was by far the best this group of players have put in together a little of the track that we went one down here… however starting in Goal where Captain Adam Conway put in another great performance with great aerial presence and communicating with the defence. A defence that kept this strong attacking team at bay all day…. right back Ciara O’Keefe was outstanding. St Paul’s switched players on that side more than twice cause they couldn’t pass her. The same to say for Denis Kinsella at left back who is on fire.. Central defence which is a mean one for any attack were superb today. Mikey Cronin is made a steel and backs out of nothing and was excellent. At his side was Tom Conway who put in his best performance to date and won absolutely everything coming out to meet the ball and breaking down attacks. We played a new three way system in the middle of the park today. Liam Hogan was excellent involved in everything and never put a foot wrong… Work horse Alex Bailey was also outstanding as part of this and too much to handle for the opposition involved in everything and creating many attacks. Lee Freyne made up the three and he was an absolute joy to watch today playing a passing game that was so impressive.. we won a free after St. Paul’s got the opener and Lee Freyne buried it from 40 yards. Some great attacking play involving a hugely impressive Sean Lennon giving a pass to Lee who gave a brilliant ball to Alex Bailey who scored an absolute screamer from 25 yards out. Sam Hartwell playing upfront as the lone striker is giving defences a nightmare since he returned after injury and got our 3rd goal after a great run. Eoin O’Callaghan can’t stop scoring and he made it 4-1 to see us out. Mike O’Keeffe and Emily Blackmore came into the game and added fresh legs towards the end and created many chances seeing off St. Paul’s. Impossible to name a player of the match today as they all deserved it!!…. away to Villa next Saturday which should be a cracker… well done to all and great to see the travelling support.

Due to Bournemouth slipping up and Wolves also not winning we had 9 fallers today.

We travelled to abbeyside on a beautiful sunny morning which was perfect for a game of football. The lads started brightly and dominated from the start. A quick goal by Jamie Croke set the tone and we peppered the home goal . The opener was quickily followed up by a long range effort from centre half Liam Joy. Ben Brennan was like a livewire cutting through their defence at will before crashing home a 3rd. A fourth followed before half time with a Ben shot being turned home by Jamie 4.0 at the break. We continued to press in the second half but playing up the hill the chances werent as plentyful. Anil Ramaswamy curled a fantastic free off the upright half way through the half before Robbie Doherty converted from close range to complete the scoring 5.0.
Solid performance from the entire squad man of the match Ben Brennan.
Seaview away next Saturday in what should be a cracker.
Big thanks to JP Byrne for his common sense approach to refereeing this morning, this man has a big future in the game.