Our u11s played Carrick in perfect conditions in Ashgrove this morning. Goals galore from both clubs with excellent displays by our young squads.

Two goals in the 2nd half from Rizgar & Aaron was enough to secure 3pts today in the derby.

After a scrappy 1st half from both teams, Mooncoin settled early in the 2nd & started to take control of the game , chances came & went until Rizgar fired one in from 30+ yards and after that the lads started to relax & play . Aaron McLaughlin added another with 10 minutes left to seal it. Great squad performance well done to all , Man of the match Adrian Daly .

A gutsy display by this group secured a point and if it wasn’t for Derek Tebay on goal it could have been another defeat. 0-0 at half time after a stop start first half. A dodgy penalty decision gave Southend the opportunity but up stepped Derek to stop the penalty.
Southend did take the lead with a neat header but fair play to the lads for battling on and young James Blackmore forced a handball from a defender and up stepped Kieran O’Brien to equalize. Point gained.

Big well done to our local primary schools who took part in the Spar Fai 5-aside regional competitions this week. Carrigeen boys made it through in the Waterford section and the Mooncoin Girls of Scoil Mhuire qualified in the Kilkenny section. Carrigeen girls were very unlucky not to get through, going out on goal difference.Excellent return from both schools. Well done to the teachers for their time and efforts put in to the students in preparation and at the games. Our u15 coach Victor Bailey assisted with Scoil Mhuire girls as they sailed through their group.

U11 home to Carrick, kick off 10.30
U13 away to Carrick, kick off 12.30
U9s away to Dungarvan, kick off 1.30
U15 home to Kilmacow, kick off 2.30
2a home to Southend, kick off 4.30
A busy Saturday ahead with a big game kicking off at 2.30 in the u15 league with a top of the table clash with near neighbours Kilmacow. If at all possible, get down to Ashgrove tomorrow to shout on the boys as they look to close the gap.

Disappointing result for this squad but credit to the lads that played Saturday.

A sunny Sunday afternoon saw Mooncoins U14 Girls travel to the seaside town of Tramore . Mooncoin had two new faces on board In Kayleigh Smith and Ellie Corcoran . With a number of our Girls travelling directly from a Camogie game, the 2pm Kick Off time was a god send . The Mooncoin girls started out very well and the back four of Beth Dunphy, Sadbh Kirwan, Ciara O Keeffe and Ella Bailey held strong . But the surging runs of Tramore eventually broke them down . Mia pulled off some wonderful saves between the sticks and was constantly encouraged by her team mates and support on the sideline. Emily Blackmore , Caoimhe Hartwell , Emer Quinn and Luiseach O Donahue worked well together in the middle of the field and their passing and distribution of the ball to each other on Sunday was amazing. Emily managed to break free on a couple of occasions but a wary Tramore defence hampered her attempts. So much has been learned by this group of young girls since they first came together late last year. Sunday’s Captain Miss Kayla Bolger played her best game , contesting every ball that came her way , and the little dynamo that is Ella Brennan made some fantastic runs down the wing. The introduction of Ellie Corcoran and Sophie Scahill into the defense breathed some life into the game with Sophie making some wonderful clearances and Ellie’s pace and cleverness on the ball was encouraging to watch . Grace Ramasamy covered every blade of grass on the pitch when she was introduced. Mooncoin had a wonderful chance at Goal when Ciara O Keefe made a run from the middle of the field down to the left corner, she spotted Emily Blackmore making her way towards the goal and found her with a beauty of a pass . Emily controlled the ball and made her attempt at goal only to have it cleared by the Tramore defense . The difference in the girls and the progress made was commented by the referee Falla Wall who refereed their very first game a few short months ago. As always, Falla talked both sides through the game with great understanding and encouragement for all.

Our new ground looking splendid underneath the blue skies this morning 👌🏻the surface is going to be something special when its completed ⚽️⚽️

Our u10 girls went toe to toe with a slick Bohs outfit in Ashgrove this afternoon in what turned out to be a very entertaining game for the large crowd watching. The improvement in this squad has been great since a lot of them only started last September and with the majority underage for the next two years, they will only get better and better.