FAI U17 Cup 1st Round Saturday 19-10-24
Evergreen V Cahir Park, 2.30pm 2-3
Cahir Park u17’s travelled to Evergreen on Saturday night for their National Cup fixture. Cahir started very strongly and took the lead when Rowan Barrett put Jason Carey through on goal and he slotted home to make it one nil after 10 minutes. Cahir dominated possession and were awarded a free on the edge of the box. Josh Davey stepped up and slotted the ball into the net to make it two nil on 30 minutes. Cahir continued to move the ball around, and on the stroke of half time, Barrett put Josh Davey through on goal and he was taken down and awarded a penalty. Liam Kelly stepped up to slot the ball into the net. 0-3 at half time. Straight from the tip off in the second half, Evergreen piled the pressure on Cahir. Evergreen managed to get a goal back in the 55th minute to make it 1-3. Cahir weathered the storm, but again, were caught on the counter by Evergreen, who got it back to 2-3. This sparked Cahir into gear again. They had several chances to finish the game but were denied by the woodwork and some great goalkeeping. The final whistle blew, and Cahir deserved their win and will face another away trip to Freebooters in the coming weeks.
FAI U17 Cup 2nd Round Saturday 19-10-24
Highview Athletic V Clonmel Celtic, 4.30pm, 1-4
Goals from Cian Fitzgerald, Rian Galko, Filip Dabrowski and Ben Hoare helped Clonmel Celtic progress to round 3 of the FAI U17 Cup with an impressive 4-1 win away to Kilkenny side Highview Athletic. In a game played at a good tempo, Celtic were always in control and ultimately proved too strong for Highview. Fitzgerald and Galko put Celtic in the driving seat and although Athletic pulled one back, Dabrowski and Hoare added two more for the away side to ensure a safe passage to round 3.
Youths Division 1) Saturday 19-10-24
Two Mile Borris V Peake Villa, 2.30pm, M Jordan, 3-1
Youths Division 2) Saturday 19-10-24
Shanbally V Kilsheelan 2-2
On a lovely Sunny day in Burncourt, both teams served up a good game, going for it from the start. In one early exchange, Keelan Williams was played in by Connor English, and he tested the keeper, applying early pressure without getting rewarded. Both Kilsheelan wingers were causing problems and were finding space in behind the defence, and they helped make the breakthrough when Adam Moran hit, what looked like a cross, into the area but the ball sailed into the net to give Kilsheelan the lead. The away side were on top now and were moving the ball around well. However, Shanbally took control in the final 10 minutes of the half and won a number of corners and free kicks. From one free, awarded inside the box when the Kilsheelan keeper was adjudged to have picked the ball up twice, Ruairí Ó Callaghan rolled the ball to Conor English and he smashed the ball to the net to bring the sides level at the break. The second half started the same as the first with both teams going for it. Shanbally had good possession and had Kilsheelan under pressure but couldn’t get another goal, their best chance was from a ball from Daire English to Ruairí O’Callaghan who volleyed it but the keeper made a brilliant save. Kilsheelan then went in front when Daragh Kirwan, who was good all day, jinked past a couple of defenders and his dangerous cross was diverted into the net by a Shanbally defender. Shanbally had to regroup again and pushed for the equaliser, and it eventually came when Sean Sullivan hit a free towards the goal and Ruairí O’Callaghan was first to react to the breaking ball to bring the sides level. The game finished 2-2, a fair result as both teams played some good football.
Galbally V St Michaels, 2.30pm, M Haide, 2-2
In a really competitive game between two evenly matched sides, it was no surprise that this contest ended all square.Galbally opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Tiernan Ryan showed great composure to score. Chances were few and far between for the remaining of the half with defences on top, and it took until the 60th minute for Killian Peters to double Galbally’s lead. This seemed to spur St Michael’s on, and Darragh Breslin continued his fine run of form to half the deficit. With time running out, Breslin showed his quality for a second time to pounce for an equaliser and earn his side a deserved point.
Sunday the 20th October 2024 Premier League
Two Mile Borris V Peake Villa 3pm, M Jordan 0-4
In high winds in Newhill Park, Villa came out on top in this local Derby. Borris had the wind in their favour in the first half but failed to take advantage of it and it was Villa who hit the front in the 40th minute when a cross from the right was finished well by Ronan McGuire. Villa went two up on the stroke of half time when a mistake in defence allowed Eoin O’Dywer through to make it two nil. Borris fought hard to get back into the game against the strong wind but Villa went three up on the hour mark when Pippy Carroll fired home. Eoin O’Dwyer made it four in the 75th minute when his cross ended up in the top corner after getting caught in the high wind.
Cashel Town V Clonmel Celtic, 12pm J Lyons 2-2
This was a game played in very difficult conditions where the points were shared. Celtic playing with the strong wind in the first half, took the lead on 18 minutes when Darren Sweeney’s cross got caught on the wind and deceived the Cashel keeper and flew into the corner of the net. Celtic doubled their lead on 35 minutes after a great shot was saved by Gearoid Slattery but Kyle Cuddy was on hand to turn in the rebound. Cashel had a great chance to get back into the game but missed a penalty on 43 minutes. Now playing with the aid of a strong wind the home side got back into the game with a goal on 65 minutes when Blake Doyle Carroll finished well at the back post after a great cross from Jack Fitzpatrick. Five minutes later Kyle Ryan got the equaliser with a volley from eight yards from a great Michael McDermott cross. Cashel had the better of the last 20 minutes but couldn’t find a winner and Celtic held on for a point.
Cahir Park V Clonmel Town, 12pm, P Keane 1-1
This like many other games over the weekend, was in extremely windy conditions but it didn’t prevent Cahir from starting the better of the two teams and creating a number of good opportunities. On 20 minutes their dominance paid off when Willie Dunne headed home from a corner to give them a one nil lead. Town soon found their feet and were level on 38 minutes when Jake French Davis fired home from close range. As the wind and rain got worse, football was more difficult to play and both teams were thwarted more by the weather than each other. Both sides had chances but they couldn’t take them and had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Sunday the 20th October 2024 Division 1
Vee Rovers V Powerstown 1-3
It wasn’t long ago that a trip to Scart to face Vee Rovers was a huge test for the best teams in the TSDL, but the home side’s fortunes have changed dramatically in recent times and finding a win at home is proving a real challenge for Rovers. Powerstown were the opposition on Sunday last and they proved too strong for a youthful Rovers side who gave their all but came up just short. The away side went ahead after just 2 minutes at a windswept Scart when a Rovers defender deflected a shot past the stranded home keeper. Dean Sullivan then struck to level matters, but Rovers failed to avail of the strong wind blowing in their favour and found the Powerstown keeper in top form. Powerstown enjoyed the majority of possession in the second half and two quick-fire goals from Brendan Boland and Simon Ahearne ensured they’d tale all three points back to Clonmel.
Two Mile Borris V Cullen Lattin, 11.30am, J Maguire, 1-2
Borris hosted Cullen Lattin in what could turn out to be a very important game come end of season at it was the visitors who came from behind to take all three points. In awful conditions for football due to the strong breeze, it was Borris who took the lead midway through the first half against the breeze when the prolific Donnacha Troy found the net on 25 minutes. Borris failed to take advantage of the strong breeze in the second half, and it was 1-1 when Mikey O’Brien scored on 63 minutes. It looked like finishing all square, but Cullen got the winner on 77 minutes when after some nice football Thomas o Mahoney finished well. On their second half performance Lattin Cullen were deserved winners.
Sunday the 20th October 2024 Division 2
Cashel Town (B) V SC&K, 3pm, J Lyons 2-1
Cashel got a much required three points after a win over Kilsheelan in terrible conditions. In a scoreless first half, Cashel had the better of the chances but failed to take advantage. Early (55 minutes) in the second half, Kyle Ryan finished nicely from close range . Thomas O Riordan continued his scoring form when he finished a great passing moving. On 87 minutes the visitors pulled back one with great overhead kick from Shane Garland.
Moyglass V Suirside V 3pm, M Freiberg, 3-2
In a tightly contested game that was played in horrendous conditions Suirside started the brighter, and took the lead on two minutes following some clever link-up play that finished with Darragh Cronin finishing neatly into the bottom corner. To their credit, Moyglass responded immediately when Gus Browne put pressure on the away defence and forced an error from the Suirside keeper and when his first effort came back off the post he made no mistake with the second and drew Moyglass level. Suirside regained the lead on 17 minutes when Dario Green bundled the ball home from a corner. Yet again Moyglass responded quickly, and on 20 minutes Brian Delahunty finished from close range from a corner to make it 2-2 at half time. Moyglass had the slight advantage of the elements in the second half and took the lead on 47 minutes when Nathan Barrett skilfully finished from the edge of the area. Both teams created a number of good chances after this, the best falling to Suirside’s Tom Keating when he ran through from midfield but David McCormack in the Moyglass goal pulled off an excellent save to deny him. In what was an excellent defensive performance, Moyglass held on to record a much needed win. Final score 3-2.
St Nicholas v St Michaels (B), 3pm, G Maher, 4-1
St Nicholas started the better and were well on top in the early stages and could have scored with a Jason Sutton effort. However, on 13 minutes Sutton was on hand to score, after Jack Downey skinned the left back before delivering a great cross for Sutton scored to make it 1-0. On 19 minutes St Nicholas doubled their lead from a Tom Flynn corner when Aaron Blanche rose highest to bury his header to the roof of the net. St Michael’s were back in it in the 23rd minute against the run of play when Cian Crowe struck. In the 31st minute, Jack Downey was on hand to give an assist again with a perfect through ball which Jason Sutton finished brilliantly to the corner of the net to make it 3-1. In the second half, St Nicholas were well in control again. They had another good effort saved from Jack Downey. Jason Sutton and Jack Downey linked up very well all day, and really put St Michael’s under pressure at the back. And finally, in the 86th minute, Jason Sutton was fouled and stepped up himself to score the penalty to make it 4-1 to complete his hat-trick.
Sunday the 20th October 2024 Division 3
Donohill & District V Dualla 2-3
In very windy conditions it was Dualla who struck first. They capitalised on a defensive lapse from Donohill FC, finding the back of the net to take an early lead. Donohill FC responded well, pushing forward in search of an equaliser. Their efforts were rewarded when they managed to level the score in the 8th minute showcasing their resilience and attacking intent. With the wind at their backs Donohill kept pushing and took the lead with 30 minutes on the clock. The second half began with Dualla using the wind to their advantage well and quickly getting the equaliser scoring from a corner in the 51st minute. Donohill were under pressure for most of the half with some fine saves from keeper Paul Devlin keeping them in the game. However, they eventually conceded another goal from a corner in the 82nd minute. As the match drew to a close, Donohill FC threw everything forward in a desperate attempt to salvage a point. The final whistle, however, confirmed a hard-fought victory for Dualla.
Burncourt Celtic V Cahir Park 2-6
In a game played in a fierce wind it was Celtic who had the advantage in the first half and on 19 minutes Dylan Fitgerald took made the most of a mix up in the Cahir defence to slot home the opener from 14 yards. The remainder of the first half saw Cahir probing with James Darcy and Andy Fitzpatrick prominent but they found the home side well organised ad difficult to get past. An indirect free kick from 12 yards gave them a great opportunity but they failed to test Marc Cagney in the Burncourt goal. The second half started with Cahir again enjoying a lot of the ball, but they were rocked back when Dylan Ryan, Pa Ryan and Ben Doyle combined to put Robbie O’Brien through and he name no mistake to fire the home side two in front. This sparked Cahir into life and a shot from Zach Keating was only parried by keeper Cagney and Niall Daly was on hand to fire in the rebound to make it 2-1 on 49 minutes. Five minutes later it was level when Zach Keating powered his 20-yard free kick to the net. With the home side reeling Cahir hit the front when Niall Daly headed in a corner to make it 3-2 to the Park. For the next 15 minutes the game was in the melting pot with both sides having chances, Burncourt particularly through Pa Ryan and Jack Slattery but couldn’t find the equaliser. On 74 minutes Cahir made it 4-2 when Daragh Conway pounced on a loose ball just inside the box. With Celtic having to push on to try and get into the game, Andy Fitzpatrick added his sides 5th with a fine strike direct from the corner flag. The last word was left to halftime substitute Niall Daly who completed his hat-trick with a turn and strike from 12 yards to leave the final score 6-2 to Cahir Park.
SC&K (B) V Mullinahone, 12pm, M Freiberg, 1-7
A disappointing result for kilsheelan B side on Sunday morning, falling to defeat against a strong Mullinahone side who picked up their sixth win in as many league games. After an even 15 minutes, the visitors opened the scoring through Rhyen Hicks, before Adam Doyle doubled their lead shortly after. Liam Doyle added a third inside the penalty area minutes before half-time to put Mullinahone into a three-nil lead. The visitors continued their dominance in the second-period, netting a further four through Jamie Hindley and Johnny Lawlor, with Rhyen Hicks and Adam Doyle netting a second each, to round off a strong display against a young Kilsheelan side.
Clonmel Celtic (B) V Rosegreen 1-3
A game played in difficult conditions saw Celtic starting well but unable to convert some good chances. The deadlock was broken on 30 minutes when Jack Aylward found the net from a free kick for the home side. Rosegreen levelled the game on 36 minutes when a ball broke over the top and the TK Ryan finished well to make it 1-1. Celtic were reduced to 10 men on 40 minutes as the first half finished level. Celtic made some adjustments and started the second half brightly but Rosegreen got in front on the hour mark when Ben Young headed home from a corner. Celtic kept trying hard and continued to create chances but were denied by a number of great saves from the Rosegreen keeper. Late on Celtic conceded a penalty and Jonathan Kennedy converted to seal a 3-1 win for the visitors.
Sunday the 20th October 2024 Munster Junior Shield Round 2
Ballingarry V Oldbridge 3pm, J Maguire, 1-4
Old Bridge were aided by a gale force wind in the first half and took full advantage as they pinned the home side deep in their own half in the opening exchanges. The Clonmel side found themselves in front after seven minutes when a corner kick wasn’t dealt with, and the ensuing goal mouth scramble resulted in a Ballingarry player smashing the ball off a teammate which rebounded into the goal. Old Bridge pushed for a second and forced a number of corners before Ballingarry managed to get a foothold in the game and started to create a few half chances of their own. Old Bridge caught the home side on a swift counterattack midway through the first half to double their lead and found themselves three up just before the break with a well struck free kick.
The home side rallied though with the aid of the strong breeze in the second half and after a fine move down the left were awarded a penalty after a handball in the box. Stephen Holohan fired the penalty home to make it 3-1. Ballingarry were now on top and probing for another goal but were dealt a big blow when a mistake at the back was pounced on by the lively Old Bridge attacker and he was brought down in the box and the away side converted the spot kick. Both teams had some half chances in the last 20 minutes, but Old Bridge ran out deserving winners on a scoreline of 4-1.