Limerick Desmond League complete weekend junior soccer round-up

FAI JUNIOR CUP FIRST ROUND:

MOUNTSHANNON CELTIC 0 RATHKEALE 1

Rathkeale travelled to Scarriff on Sunday to play Mountshannon Celtic in the first round of the FAI Junior Cup.

The Desmond side started well and took the game to the hosts from the off with a few mazy Michael Mulcahy runs casing problems for the home defence. A long clearance from keeper Brendan Carmody on ten minutes was controlled well by Chris Carey who was unlucky not to see his strike find the net.

On twenty-three minutes came the games only goal, a delightful Gary Enright free kick came to Darren Jones who read the flight of the ball brilliantly and duly found the net. Unfortunately he dislocated his knee in the process and was replaced by Barry Coleman. From there to the interval Rathkeale had a few half chances while not being troubled defensively.

Into the second half and again the Desmond side dominated possession on a poor pitch. Jack Keogh, a replacement for Jack Geoghegan turned his defender and pinged a ball to Coleman who set up Mulcahy who finished but somehow was judged to be offside.

The O’Shea brothers and Cian Costello dealt with everything at the back while Jack Hennessy and Enright broke everything up in the middle third. Mountshannon had one chance near the end with a speculative effort that hit the bar following a free kick. Overall Rathkeale were by far the better team on the day.

Rathkeale: Brendan Carmody, Alan O’Shea, Cian Costello, Darren Jones, Sean O’Shea, Jack Hennessey, Jack Geoghegan, Gary Enright, Chris Carey, Michael Mulcahy, Jamie Young. Subs Jack Keogh, Thomas McArdle, Mark O’Sullivan, Barry Coleman. Also Aidan O’Shea, Mark White.

Creeves Celtic 3  Tulla United 3, aet,

Creeves Celtic won 5-4 on pens

Plenty of drama in Newbridge on Sunday afternoon in the FAI clash between Creeves Celtic and Clare premier division side Tulla Utd.

It looked like Creeves had an advantage of being at home against a side playing their only their second game of the season. It was the Clare side who held the aces at half time as they led two nil with goals from Dara Ryan and Ayoub Aguerram.

Creeves started well in the second half and James O’Connor, who scored their first goal the previous week against St Itas in the Munster Junior, matched this on Sunday to give his side a life line. This was short-lived as Eoin Hassett restored Tulla’s two goal cushion.

However Creeves showed their resilience and managed to cut the deficit again thanks to Eoin McEnery before Darragh O' Connor equalized to send the tie to extra time. No more goals however and so onto penalties where Creeves came out on top 5-4.

Their penalty scorers being Eoin McEnery, Andrew White, James O’Connor, Kevin Guina and Dave Dunne.

Creeves Celtic: Kevin Mee, Dave Dunne, Kevin Guina, Oisin Ryan, James O’Connor, Andrew White, David Nolan, Eoin McEnery, Seamus Mangan, Darragh O’Connor, Mark Hennessy. Kevin Meade. Subs used Tom Shanahan, Shane Lynch. Also, Tommy Dillane, Cathal McEnery, Niall Cusack.

Askeaton Kilcornan 1 NCW Town 2

The only all-Desmond clash was in Pairc Eas Geitne where Askeaton/Kilcornan entertained Newcastle West Town.

This was a very competitive contest and the first half was evenly contested with only a few half chances for both sides. A very impressive Askeaton-Kilcornan side gave every bit as good as they got up until Town took the lead on fifty seven minutes when Jake Powers shot was deflected away from the home keeper following a Jack Duggan cross.

Town doubled their lead five minutes later with a sublime volley from the edge of the box from Dylan Moloney nestled in the top right hand corner. Askeaton-Kilcornan made a host of changes to try get back into the match and ten minutes later a John McCarthy bullet header from a Ray Kelly corner kick halved the deficit to set up a tense finish. It was end to end for the last ten minutes or so but NCW held on

Askeaton Kilcornan: Killian Fitzgerald, Diarmuid O’ Connor, Evan Costello, John McCarthy, Alan Ryan, Ray Kelly, Matt Moane, Sam Duggan, Mark Murphy, Thomas McCarthy, Seanie Downes. Subs used Colm O’ Flaherty, Yanek Sheehy, Conor McNamara, Shane Long. Also, Stephen Carrig, S Maune, T Harte.

NCW Town: Ethan Kirwin, Jack Duggan, Killian Keogh, Mike O’Keeffe, Leon Barry, Jake Power, Dylan Moloney, Pa Ahern, Tony McCarthy, Prince Moyo, Joey Healy. Subs used Dylan Browne, P Sweeny Noonan, Ciaran Dore, Maurice Lane, Niall McAuliffe. Also Andrew Ruddle, Ryan Moloney.

Referee Eoin Barrett.

Castleisland 5  Breska Rovers 1

Breska Rovers: Freddie Lynch, Tom Clancy, Josh Moloney, Bobby Smith, Sean Healy, Sean Coughlan, Cian McGregor, TJ O’Connor, Karl Buckley, R Kearney, Aaron Flynn. David Hall, Bobby Smith. Sub used T Lynch. Also, Leigh Doolan.

Referee Brian Spillane.

Dromore Utd 1  Bridge Utd 4

Dromore Utd: Martin Neville, Ben Higgins, Cian O’Sullivan, Barry Walsh, Tiernan Meaney, Ryan Kelly, Ciaran Galvin, Ethan Browne, Evin Kelly, Evan Guinane, Eoin Mulvihill. Subs used G Sheehan. Also, Conor Staff, Shaun Barry, Luke O’Keeffe, Ciaran Barry.

Fair Green Celtic 4  Broadford Utd 2

Broadford Utd: Brian Stack, Adam White, Jack Hogan, Jack Pierce, Joe McAuliffe, Adam O’Kelly, Charlie Finn, Sammy Egan, Alan Fitzpatrick, Mark Lynch, Michael Pierce. Subs used, Shane Geary, Alan Power, Adam O’Brien, Danny Mullane, Timmy Brosnan. Also, Dean Prunty.

Listowel Cel 4 Shannonside 3

Shannonside: Stephen Kearney, Aidan O’Malley, Eoin Sheehy, C O’Sullivan, Tomas Keane, Eoin O’Donnell, A O’Sullivan, A Moroney, Robbie O’Donnell, Niall O’Connor, D Costello. Subs David Walsh, L Maune, Alan Moroney, Jack Hayes, I Frawley, Oisin Finucane.

Tralee Dynamos 3  Abbeyfeale Utd 1

Abbeyfeale Utd: Mathew O’Connor, Cillian Cotter, Caleb Martens, Oisin Woulfe, Dylan O’Connor, Eoghan O’Connell, Dylan Murphy, Cathal McCoy, Dylan Quinn, Conor Mullane, Dylan Quirke. Subs used Jamie O’Sullivan, D Digoitis. Also, James O’Connor, K Smith.

FIXTURES

Friday, September 27

Premier Division League Cup Group B

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Ballingarry v Newcastle West Town 7.30pm (P O’Connor)

Saturday, September 28

FAI U17 Cup 1st Rd (et & pens)

Dromore Utd V Inter Kenmare 2pm (M Murphy)

Newcastle West Town V MEK Galaxy 2pm

Tralee Dynamos V Askeaton-Kilcornan 2pm

Killarney Athletic V Ballingarry 2pm

Division League Cup Group A

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Abbeyfeale Utd v Knockaderry 7pm (S Behan)

Sunday, September 29

FAI Youths Cup Preliminary Round (et & pens)

Regional Utd V Broadford Utd 2pm

FAI Junior Cup 1^st Round (et & pens)

Glin Rovers v Ballyheigue Athletic 2pm (P King)

MIG Insurance Munster Junior Shield 1st Round

Dromore Celtic V Dromore Utd B 2pm

Premier Division League Cup Group A

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Rathkeale v Breska Rovers 10am (P O’Connor)

St Itas v Creeves Celtic 10.30am (P O’Donnell)

Division 1 League Cup Group B

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

NCW Town Reserves v Shannonside 10.30am (P King)

Division 2 League Cup Group A

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Rathkeale B v Ballingarry B 12.45pm (E Noonan)

Glin Rovers B v Shountrade (Fixture withdrawn due to Glin FAI fixture)

Division 2 League Cup Group B

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Breska Rovers B v Glantine Mountcollins Utd A 1.30pm (F Walsh)

Division 3 League Cup

Match (Straight to tie breaker penalty shoot-out if the result is a draw after 90 minutes) 

Glantine Mountcollins Utd B v Askeaton-Kilcornan B 1.30pm (in Mountcollins) (P O’Donnell)

Dromore Utd B v Kilcolman Rvs 1.30pm (Provisional)