Sunday the 27th October 2024 Premier League
Clonmel Celtic V Clonmel Town 2-0
Two goals from Kyle Cuddy was enough to give Clonmel Celtic all three points in this local derby. With both teams struggling to get a foothold in the game, it was Clonmel Town who had the first real chance when Adam McSharry saw his well struck shot pushed wide of the goal by Fabian Kerton on 15 minutes. Shortly after a good exchange of passes in the middle of the pitch saw Rory O’Dowd’s pass find Kyle Cuddy in the Town penalty area, Cuddy with a good first touch saw his well struck shot go past the Town keeper to put Celtic a goal up on 18 minutes. Chances after that were limited to set-pieces with the Town keeper denying Cian O’Sullivan with a well-timed interception. Going in one down at halftime Town were still in the game and put pressure on Celtic at the start of the second half with a succession of corners but failed to make a breakthrough. As the game opened up Celtic were creating the better chances with Kyle Cuddy drawing a good save from the Town keeper on 75 minutes. Shortly after Kyle Cuddy again proved the difference when he cut in from the left hand side to beat the defender and his powerful right footed shot beat the keeper at his near post to put Celtic 2-0 up as Celtic saw out the final 10 minutes to gather a welcome three points .
Bansha Celtic V Two Mile Borris 2-5
Bansha took the lead on 20 minutes when a shot was deflected into the path of David Finnane who scored from close range. Borris equalised on 35 minutes when Conor Burke scored from 10 yards out, and in an even half, the sides went to the half time break all square. Borris took the lead on 55 minutes when a free from the right looped up into the air and Tommy Maguire headed home. Bansha responded well however and equalised on 60 minutes when a corner deflected off a defender into the net. Borris regained the lead on 65 minutes when a cross into the box was side footed home by Tommy Maguire, it remained that way until five minutes from the end, when following a Bansha corner, Borris broke quickly and Jamie Lee scored from close range. In the last minute, from a Bansha attack, Borris broke and Tommy Maguire completed his hat-trick to round off the scoring.
Cashel Town V Cahir Park 0-0
Cahir started the better and created a couple of half chances in the first 20 minutes but through good goalkeeping and poor finishing failed to score. Cashel came into the game but didn’t really create much in the way of scoring chances. In the second half Cashel were denied by the Cahir keeper when they created chances for James Harding and Eoin Byrne. Overall, a draw was a fair result
Sunday the 27th October 2024 Division 1
Galbally V Tipperary Town 0-1
After an even first half with Galbally shading possession, Ryan Maher capitalised on a defensive error on 44 minutes to give Tipp Town the lead. Conditions were tough in the second half with Liam Carew going close on two occasions for Galbally. In the 75th minute Eric Higgins denied Cathal Flynn the equaliser with an excellent point blank save in the Tipp Town goal. A breakaway attack from Tipp Town in the final minute saw match winner Ryan Maher again hit the post and then referee Paddy Keane sounded the final whistle.
Sunday the 27th October 2024 Division 2
SC&K V Oldbridge 4-1
A game played in rain and heavy conditions, the home side went one up after 15 minutes when Ben Smith met a free kick to head home. The Bridge were level on the half hour when the evergreen Connie Power prodded home to level the sides at half-time. 10 minutes into the second half, Ben Smith restored the home lead with a brilliant finish following great work by Shane Garland. Garland then made it 3-1 on 67 minutes heading home from a corner. On 80 minutes Darren Kirwan rounded off the home win breaking from half way to beat the keeper, as Kilsheelan picked up all three points with an impressive four-one win.
Cashel Town (B) V Ballingarry 0-0
A share of the points was probably a fair result. Cashel hit the crossbar in the first half from a Blake Doyle Carroll shot. Cashel had the best of the first half. Ballingarry created more opportunities in the second half but failed to take advantage of them. In the end, both sides had to be content with a point.
Suirside V St Nicholas 3-3
This was the cliched game of two halves! St Nicholas started much the brighter and dominating in midfield, repeatedly pushed the home side backwards. On 8 minutes James Scanlon went narrowly wide, and a delayed pass found Jack Downey offside as he finished to the net on 10 minutes. Then came the breakthrough, a very neat move down their right-hand side saw Downey once again on his own to emphatically finish to put the away side one up after only 12 minutes. Suirside try as they may simply could not get out of their own half. St Nicholas continued to press and inevitably they were rewarded when a clearing header from a corner found Aaron Blanche, on the edge of the area to shoot through a crowd of players to make it two nil on 24 minutes. Suirside changed things around and came much more into the game as it seemed the away sides energy dropped. Dylan Price broke through the middle and somehow the St Nicholas keeper got a touch to put it onto the crossbar and out for a corner. On 42 minutes a very promising raid down the Suirside left saw Luke O’Brien cross for Dylan Price whose knockdown was met first time by Darragh Cronin who shot narrowly wide and so the half time whistle came. Then came the Suirside onslaught as the home side gained control in midfield and pressed forward. On 53 minutes a piledriver from Jason Coffey brought an excellent save from the St Nicholas keeper, Bradley McNabb. 58 minutes saw a great effort from Gavin Sheehan go narrowly over the top. The home side were rewarded on 62 minutes when Darragh Cronin, excellent all afternoon, calmly finished to make it 2–1. Suirside kept pressing for the equaliser and with St Nicholas replying on counter attacks, a brilliant piece of individual skill saw Sean Daly lob the Suirside keeper from all of 35 yards to restore the away team’s 2 goal cushion on 65 minutes. The home side never gave in and pressed their opponents back and back. Dylan Price raced onto a through ball on 75 minutes and made no mistake to reduce the deficit to a single goal. What a final 15 minutes we had. A very tired St Nicholas outfit were making last ditch tackles and one late effort saw a free kick awarded 10 yards outside the away team’s box. Up stepped Darragh Cronin on 84 minutes to level the game. It then became the Bradley McNabb show when somehow acrobatically saving from Price on 86 minutes and incredibly at point blank on 87 minutes to deny Cronin. One minute into stoppage time St Nicholas’ Cummins arrowed his shot that looked like it was going in only to shave the outside of the post. Suirside were to have one more chance in the final minute of injury time, neatly worked through by Paul Kennedy to Price who shot to the far post only for the man of the match McNabb somehow get a touch onto the inside of the post and Cronin following up flashed the rebound over the top. Both sides will feel they could have won this but over the 90 minutes a draw was probably about right.
St Michaels (B) V Moyglass 2-2
Saints will be disappointed here after having a two-goal lead and conceding twice in the last 5 minutes. Conditions were dreadful with driving rain and a strong wind making control of the ball very difficult. Moyglass had the better of early exchanges with James O’Loughlin being particularly lively on the right flank. Saints found their feet and on 23 minutes Oleg Shershynou saw his effort come back off the post from a Cian Crowe pass and the ball luckily bounced into the hands of keeper David Ryan. Saints took the lead on 26 minutes when Mick Bowes did well on the left to find Alex Webster who made space and saw his effort saved by David Ryan, but he couldn’t hold onto the ball and Jamie Malone was on hand to score the rebound. Chances were few and far between in the bad conditions and just before the break Healy set up McGlinchey who fired over the bar. Faolan Doyle had a fine game in goal for Saints and had to be brave off his line to stop James Morrissey on the hour. Eoin Byrne saw his effort go narrowly over the bar and Morrissey brought another save from Doyle as the game entered its last quarter. Saints looked to have clinched the points on 77 minutes when a deep cross from substitute Anthony Harding fell to Cian Crowe who teed up Mick Bowes who finished well with his left foot to beat David Ryan and make it 2-0. Moyglass made it 2-1 on 83 minutes when the ball broke kindly for James 0’Loughlin and soon afterwards, from free kick, Mick Lacy scored with a flicked header to make it 2-2 to snatch a draw for Moyglass.
FAI Youth Cup Round 2 Sunday 27-10-24
Tramore (Waterford) V Peake Villa 5-2
Peake Villa youths travelled to Tramore to take on the current leaders of the Waterford District Youth League in the FAI Youth Cup and came away with their heads held high, despite a loss. It was an open game from the start with Tramore and Villa having great chances to put their teams in front. However, it was Tramore who broke the deadlock after 35 minutes and they crucially added a second just before half time. Villa came out fighting in the second half and snatched a goal back with a lovely finish from 20 yards out from Cian O Dwyer. Just as it looked like Villa might get back into the game, they conceded almost immediately, and this put the game to bed. Tramore added a fourth before Villa got one back through an own goal. Just on the whistle Tramore added a fifth. Best on the day for Villa were James Lloyd, Leelan Donoghue and substitute Charlie Lawlor making an impact from the bench. The management and players would like to thank Tramore for their hospitality and food after the game.
Waterford Crystal (Waterford) V Clonmel Town 2-4
Two goals from Shane Hennessy and one each from Mark O’Meara and Sultan Gazelle secured a fantastic away victory for Clonmel Town against Waterford Crystal. Despite missing some regulars, Town put in a great performance to advance to the next round.
Park Rangers (Waterford) V Cahir Park 2-8
Cahir Park travelled to Waterford to take on Park Rangers on a day that never stopped raining from kick off to final whistle. In a game which Cahir Park dominated, the scoring was opened on 11 minutes when Sami Laaksonen finished after a fine run and pull back from Padraig Farrell. Farrell followed with a second assist to set up the second 9 minutes later for Josh Davey. On 28 minutes Josh Davey scored his second of the day to make it 3-0. Davey should have had his hat trick but blazed over when through on goal. Cahir keeper Joseph Devine pulled off a fine reflex close range save to keep Rangers out and keep the momentum with Cahir. To finish off the half Rowan Barrett sent in a low dangerous ball from a free kick on the right with Josh O’Dwyer claiming the final touch from close range to make it 4-0 at half time. The second half continued as the first with Dean Cummins hitting the post a minute after the restart. Josh O’Dwyer scored his second on 62 minutes. Padraig Farrell then converted a penalty on 67 minutes after being pulled down himself in the box to make it 6-0. Substitute Conor Hickey made it 7-0 on 80 minutes after a fine run deep from midfield. Despite the game being over as a contest Park Rangers continued to commit men forward and they got their reward when they scored from a corner with five minutes remaining. With their heads up they followed with a fine strike from 25 yards on 89 minutes to make it 2-7. Conor Hickey then made it 8 in the last minute to leave the final score 2-8.
Youths Division 2) Saturday 26-10-24
Cullen-Latten 2 – 9 Shanbally Utd
Shanbally started the game well and within 20 minutes were 5 nil up with Ruairí ÓCallaghan getting four and Conor English one with both assisting each other along with Harrison Conway and Pa Hennessy getting the other assist. Cullen got one goal back with a shot from distance from Shane O’Brien on 43 minutes to make the half time cuppa a little sweeter. Cullen came at Shanbally at the start of the second half and won a few corners and hit the post from one and scored from Eoin O’Connell on 50 minutes to make it 5-2.
Harry O’Grady and Adam Sullivan were attacking well down the right and along with Jack Sullivan were causing Cullen a lot of problems and English completed his hat-trick with two good goals with great assists from Harry O’Grady. Then to finish the scoring, a great run by Adam Sullivan from full back, saw him cross a fine ball to O’Callaghan to get his fifth of the day Harrison Conway rounded off the scoring with a fine finish before the final whistle.
SC&K V Mullinahone 2-3
In an entertaining game played in front of a large crowd, Kilsheelan went down by the odd goal in five to a strong Mullinahone side. In a quick start to the game, Shane Madigan tested the Mullinahone keeper before Mullinahone opened the scoring with a great strike from just inside the area by Alex Britton. This sparked a period of Mullinahone dominance, and they doubled their lead from a corner, with Colin O’Brien scoring from close range. Kilsheelan rallied and began testing the Mullinahone defence but went in at the break two behind.
They shuffled the pack in the second half to good effect, forcing Mullinahone back and it paid off as Tristan O’Connor struck to get them back in the game. The home side took inspiration from this and with Sean McMenamin and Anthony Boyle driving them on from midfield, they forced a corner from which Gus Nolan nodded home at the back post to draw level. This set up a grandstand finish with both teams going for it, and it was Mullinahone who won it with ten minutes remaining, with Alex Britton adding his second. Kilsheelan never dropped their heads and pushed again for the equaliser, which looked like it had arrived, as Kieran Fanning tapped in from a rebound, but was called offside in what must have been a marginal call. The final whistle went soon after.