Set out below are summaries sent to the Irish Daily Star for their weekly roundups during the season, along with some other information pieces.
22/02/2012: Reports from 18/02/2012
FC Ailesbury joined Glasnaoin, Sandyford Utd and Trinity Corinthians in the semi-finals of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup when they scored four goals without reply against St Anne's Utd. Garret Redmond (2), Anto Walsh and Eoin Bennis provided the firepower.
Stedfast Utd progressed to the third round of the Richard Knight Cup with a 4 - 1 defeat of Div 1 highfliers Brookfield Celtic. The winners tally came from Jimmy McGrath (2), Killian Long and Nick Nolan with Robbie Williams getting the consolation for Brookfield.
Brookfield Celtic 2nds had better luck and are in the last four of the Sidney Bedlow Cup after a 5 - 0 victory over Grant City. Brian Kehoe (2), Stephen Usher, Eamon Bolger and Darren Doyle found the net for Brookfield who are joined in the semis by Phoenix Athletic where Barry Pollard scored the only goal of their game against Stedfast Utd 3rds. Castle Celtic 3rds are also in the hat but they needed extra time and penalties to ease past Glasnaoin 4 - 3 while Lazio's reward for beating Kill Celtic on penalties is a quarter final clash away to Chapelizod.
Harding had a good 3 - 0 win over Seaview Celtic in Div 1 which will keep them dreaming of a late surge for honours. Josse Dorleijn got a goal in either half with Eoin O'Cinneide's piledriver from the edge of the box doubling the lead just after the interval. Garret Crowley and Eoin McMahon were on the scoresheet for Brayzil 2nds in a surprise 2 – 1 win over Ashwood FC.
In Div 3, Siemens had a great start against Arthur Griffith Park when Hugh O'Connor headed home after 15 minutes from a John Lanigan corner. Ten minutes later, Joe O' Boyle worked through to have a one on one with the keeper and the prolific O'Boyle made no mistake. AGP did manage to pull one back on 75 minutes when Patrick Grattan scored but Siemens held on for a valuable three points.
Cloncastle Utd are at the right end of the 3A table and added another victory with the 2 - 0 defeat of Finsbury Park. Alan Carney scored a wonderful free kick in the first half from 25 yards and turned provider in the second half when his cross was tapped in by Peter Alexander.
Ballymount Celtic went on the rampage against Harding 2nds in Div 3B with Justin McGrane and Gary Armstrong both recording hat-tricks. Elsewhere, Anto Francis and Azz Nerson had a brace each in Chapelizod's 6 - 0 win over Harding 2nds.
15/02/2012: Reports from 11/02/2012
Trinity Corinthians travelled to Clonmel on Sunday (12/02/2012) hoping to get beyond the last 16 stage of the FAI Junior Cup against a strong Clonmel Celtic side. They had a great start when Kenny Hills gave them the lead on 20 minutes and they maintained this advantage until the break. The half-time team talk for the Tipperary side had the desired effect and they hit back with three goals on 55, 60 and 78 minutes to run out deserving winners. Trinity will have their mettle tested again this weekend when they travel to Premier table-toppers Clontarf Athletic.
Derek Keogh set Sandyford Utd on the way with the only goal of the first half in their Div 2 tussle with local rivals Balally Celtic. He added a second ten minutes after the re-start with Kieran Treacy contributing the third with about fifteen minutes remaining. Balally's man of the match was former league keeper Martin Curran who thwarted Sandyford for much of the game.
Sporting Metro went top of Div 2A with a well earned 2 - 0 away defeat of Greystones Utd. Both goals came from midfielder Mark O'Rourke with the first set up through excellent pressure from Graham Devlin allowing O'Rourke to drive home from 25 yards. Both sides were containing each other very well which presented few opportunities for the goalscorers. However, in the second half, O'Rourke again managed to find a little space and drilled a shot from outside the box which slipped through the hands of the Greystones netminder and rolled into the net. Towards the end, the game was stopped as Metro's Stephen O'Neill picked up a leg injury but his side held on for the victory.
09/02/2012: Reports from 04/02/2012
Glasnaoin proved a little too wily for Moorfield and booked their place in the semi-finals of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup coming through on a 4-0 scoreline. John Costello weighed in with a hat-trick with Adrian Whelan adding the fourth. In between, keeper Willie Wyley saved a penalty to deny Moorfield a consolation goal. Elsewhere, goals from Andy Galligan and Mark Gunning for Ardmore Rovers really threw the gauntlet down to Trinity Corinthians who needed a goal from Kenny Hills in the last 5 minutes to advance. Aaron Cameron and Stuart Woods had scored earlier for the winners. Sandyford Utd are already in the draw and will be joined by the winners of FC Ailesbury/St Anne's Utd in the last four.
In the 3rd round of the MMI Cup, Castle Celtic held on for a 4 – 3 defeat of Glen Oaks. The winning marksmen were Stephen O'Brien, Sean Buckley, Sean Downes and Stephen Lawlor.
Brookfield Celtic still have a share of top spot in Div 1 despite been held to a 3 - 3 draw with Harding. Ian McWilliams (2) and Darren Moore were on the scoresheet to deny San Marino ( 5 - 0 victory over Seaview Celtic) pole position on their own. St Canice's are getting closer to the top and had the maximum return with a 5 - 3 win over Schalke Rovers. The winners tally came from Paul Currivan (3), Kevin Cox and Tadgh Maher.
Goals from Kenneth Nunn and Dave O'Brien earned Balally Celtic a share of the spoils with Stedfast Utd 2nds in Div 2. Derek Keogh hit a four-timer for Sandyford Utd in the 7 - 2 defeat of Lazio with Danny O'Hare (2) and Conor Morgan also chipping in.
In a Div 3 table topper, Grant City and Siemens shared four goals which allowed Brookfield Celtic move to the top after their decisive victory over Dollymount, scoring four goals in each half. Two first half goals gave Grant a great start - Andrew McGovern (10) and Mick McCaffrey (40) - but a Nicholas Hudson free-kick on 80 minutes opened the door for Siemens. With five minutes remaining, Paolo Cassiro grabbed the equaliser for the visitors. Dave McMahon and Peter O'Callaghan found the net for Glasnaoin 2nds in the 2 - 0 defeat of Dundrum Town to ensure their side are still snapping on the heels of the leaders. Paddy Thompson's header on 70 minutes from Sean Gleeson's cross almost got the three points for CMH in Div 3B but Clontarf Athletic 3rds managed to score from a breakaway with two minutes left. Elsewhere, Chapelizod were 5 - 0 up against Castle Celtic 3rds at the interval and yet they just managed to hang on and win 6 - 5!! Anto Francis (3), Ian Farrell (2) and Keith McDonnell netted for the winners and new leaders of Div 3B.
03/02/2012: Highlights from 28/01/2012
Robbie Williams was on a different stage as he was on hand to notch Brookfield Celtic's first goal against Strand Utd in the opening round of the Richard Knight Cup and the lead was doubled when Ian McWilliams added a second to put Brookfield through to the next round. Stedfast Utd overcame a two goal deficit to deny Seaview Celtic on a 4-2 scoreline with the winning tally coming from Killian Long, Nick Nolan, Pat O'Brien and Paul Mulligan. Clontarf Athletic needed extra time and penalties to see off the challenge of San Marino. After a scoreless first half, Clontarf went ahead when Stephen Kearney ran on to a through ball and neatly sidefooted past the advancing San Marino keeper Paul O'Donnell. The Div 1 side got back in to the game when Derek Preston reacted the quickest to a long ball over the Clontarf defence to lob the keeper for the equalizer. No further goals ensued. Both sides had converted four penalties when Clontarf's netminder Alan Sheringham stopped San Marino's fifth effort from John Shanahan and it fell to Adrian Eustace to stroke home the decisive spot-kick to send Clontarf in to Round 2.
In the Premier, Trinity Corinthians were kept at bay for 45 minutes by a resolute Sportslink side before goals from Kenny Hills and Tobias Gerigk earned another valuable three points. Elsewhere, a goal from David Hughes yielded a point for Ardmore Rovers in their 1 - 1 draw with Glasnaoin.
Sandyford Utd paid for their heroics last week when they lost their unbeaten league record in Div 2 in a nine goal thriller to St Mary's. Robbie Best, Ciaran Wynne (2), Dave Gould and an "og" snatched a welcome three points for the Crumlin side. Maurice Whelan and David O'Brien were on the mark for Balally Celtic in the 2 - 0 victory over Sandford Athletic.
In Div 3, Siemens had to work hard to get the maximum return from their tie against Phoenix Athletic with all the goals coming in the second half. Gareth Pepper netted for Phoenix but goals from Joe O'Boyle and John Hannigan got the win for Siemens who move ahead of Grant City after their 2 - 4 loss to Dundrum Town . AFC Justice are also in the mix with their 2 - 1 defeat of Castle Celtic 2nds. Dave Fennelly and Billy Prout were on the side of Justice despite the best efforts of Dillon Brown for Castle. Ben Rubatell earned Three Trout Rovers another point with a 1-1 draw against Glasnaoin 2nds.
3B leaders Chapelizod had to rely on the free-scoring Anto Francis to salvage a draw against Stedfast Utd 3rds whose goal came from Brian Gallagher.
30/01/2012: Richard Knight Cup kicks off; First round ties decided
Saturday saw 6 of the 8 first round ties in the Richard Knight Cup played, with Division 1 team St. Canice’s Utd.’s 3-1 win over Premier Division Amber Celtic perhaps the most notable result.
Elsewhere, Sandyford Utd. lost their first league game of the season, going down 4-5 to St. Mary’s in Division 2, after 12 wins and 1 draw in their opening 13 games.
As usual, full details will appear in Tuesday’s Irish Daily Star, before being posted on this website later. In the meantime, results can be viewed on Aertel page 449.
27/01/2012: Reports from 21/012012; Sandyford Utd. reach Challenge Cup semi-finals
Sandyford Utd must have thought their goose was cooked when Declan Murtagh fired Terenure ahead in the first minute of their Nivea For Men Challenge Cup quarter-final. The Premier side quickly got in to their stride and were shading the first half when Leon Devitt netted for Sandyford on the half-hour. The game ebbed and flowed with neither side able to gain the
advantage in normal and extra time. The penalty shoot-out was dramatic as Sandyford keeper Dave Frewen managed to save three in-a-row from Ross Dawson, Peter Moran and Nigel O'Hara to put his side through as Kieron Treacy, Chris Fennell and Lee Doyle converted the homeside's spotkicks.
Colm McLoughlin, James Pitts and Conor Flannery all found the back of the net for Ardmore Rovers in their Premier 3 - 1 win over FC Ailesbury.
In Div 1, Seaview Celtic won the toss against Sandyford Rovers and had the advantage of a very strong wind in the first half. Mother Nature became Seaview's 12th man as wave after wave of attack paid dividends and gave the away side a 2 goal lead at the break courtesy of a short range strike by Martin Power and a long range effort from Brian Brady. Sandyford looked to reap the benefit of the wind in the second half but a strong rearguard action lead by skipper Paul Walsh ensured Seaview managed to keep a clean sheet. Vincent Rooney and Eamon Dunne scored in the closing stages to secure maximum return for the visitors.
Maurice Whelan and David O'Brien were the scorers in form for Balally Celtic as they earned a 2 - 2 draw with Glenmalure Rovers in Div 2.
Ardmore Rovers were decisive 6 - 1 victors over St Mary's 2nds in Div 2B thanks to braces from each of Sean Murray, Stephen O'Grady and Ian Short.
Glasnaoin 2nds were comfortable winners over Phoenix Athletic in Div 3 with Mark White, Garry Kiernan (2), Dave McMahon and Ian Webb contributing to the 5 - 1 victory.
Goals from Derek Tipping and Mick McGrail yielded three points for Limekiln as they saw off Kildalkin Ath Youths 2 - 1 in Div 3A.
In 3B, Chapelizod needed a penalty from Ian Farrell to earn a draw against Clontarf Athletic 3rds with Declan Colton's goal helping Ballymount Celtic to share the spoils with Castle Celtic 3rds. Elsewhere, CMH were always in command against Harding 2nds, leading 3-0 at the break and eventually winning 4 - 1. Emlyn Cullen, Derek Deasy and two penalties from Paddy Thompson made the winning tally.
23/01/2012: Sandyford Utd. reach Challenge Cup semi-finals; First win for Three Trout
Highlights from Saturday’s (21/01/2012) programme of matches included Div 2 leaders Sandyford Utd. knocking Premier Division Terenure FC out of the Challenge Cup 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the semi-finals of the competition and Three Trout Rovers recording their first win of the season against Terenure FC 3rds. Unfortunately, Sportslink went out of the LFA Junior Cup, defeated 0-3 in the 4th round.
As usual, full details will appear in Tuesday’s Irish Daily Star, before being posted on this website later.
19/01/2012: 36 League and 2 Cup games played 14/01/2012
Trinity Corinthians have an away trip to Clonmel Celtic on Sunday 12th February as a reward for reaching the last 16 of the FAI Junior Cup after knocking out OLBC from Galway on a 3 – 2 scoreline. Kenny Hills gave them an interval lead but just 5 minutes after the break the Galway side were level. Hills again put Trinity in front only for the Tribesmen to draw level once more and it was left to Conor Reid to force home a late winner for the UCFL side.
A brace from each of Jimmy McGrath and Barry Hannon earned Stedfast Utd maximum return in their Premier clash against Sportslink while Pat McAuley's goal maintained the good run of Terenure at the expense of Brayzil. Goals from Joey Byrne and Simon Roche got VEC a point in the 2-2 draw against Strand Utd.
Robert Shorten hit the only goal of the game as Brookfield Celtic saw off VEC 2nds in Div 1. Ashwood blitzed Strand Utd 2nds with a 5 goal display - Carl Mahon (pen), Ian Fleming, Patrick Brady and Aaron Clarke (2) made up the winning tally.
In Div 2, Kieran Tracey's goal decided the Sandford Athletic/Sandyford Utd game in favour of United while St Mary's had a good 3 - 1 victory over Lazio. Ciaran Wynne (2) and Dave Gould were on the mark for the Crumlin side.
Grant City facilitated the switch from St Anne's for their Div 3 game against Dollymount and looked as if there would be no return for them with the game scoreless at half-time. However, David Guiry (2) and Andy McGovern ensured Grant of top spot. Brookfield Celtic 2nds ran five past Three Trout Rovers courtesy of a hat-trick from Brian Keogh with Darren Doyle and Eamon Bolger making up the rest of the tally.
Wayne Carrig (2), Philly Chitou, Ian Douglas and Aaron Tansey helped Rialto Madrid wipe out the memory of last weeks 5 - 0 defeat by W FC as they completed a 5 - 2 victory over Finsbury Park in Div 3A. A second half goal from Graham Brown gave Kildalkin three points in a tight tussle with near neighbours Springbank while Johnny Byrne's strike for VEC 3rds wasn't enough as his side went 2 - 1 down to Limekiln.
Despite Paddy Thompson hitting the crossbar again - this time from a penalty - CMH went on to defeat Lazio 2nds 5 - 2 in 3B after sharing four first half goals. Derek Deasy (3), Neasan Rowan and Emlyn Cullen all made the scoresheet for the winners. Owen Dunne was the hero for Central FC as his goal earned a win against Harding 2nds and Chapelizod got back to winning ways with a 3 - 1 victory over St Anne's Utd – Anto Francis (2) and Mick McDonnell finding the range this week.
09/01/2012: First weekend in January - 14 games played
Following their win over Trinity Corinthians just before Christmas, Terenure FC began 2012 with another impressive effort, this time beating FC Ailesbury 3 - 0 in the VEC Sportsgrounds. With a number of first choice regulars missing, manager James Claffey was forced to line out in midfield himself and it was Claffey who gave Terenure the lead with a goal in the first half. Winger Conal Weadick doubled Terenure's lead just before the break. Ailesbury pressed Terenure hard in the second half and came close to pulling a goal back on several occasions. However, Terenure made the points safe when Pierce Walsh headed in a cross with about ten minutes remaining.
Leaders Clontarf fell to a surprising 0-3 defeat to Glasnaoin and in the third Premier game played, local Wicklow rivals Brayzil and Ardmore Rovers played out a scoreless draw.
In Div 1, Brookfield Celtic needed goals from Ian McWilliams and Morgan Burke to rescue a point in a 2 - 2 draw with Schalke Rovers.
Glasnaoin 2nds took the lead on 15 minutes when Peter O'Callaghan netted in their Div 3 away tie against Siemens and they maintained the lead until the interval. Then, on 49 minutes, Mark Rogers got Siemens back in to the game. The home side upped their game and were rewarded when John Lannigan fired home in the 62th minute to ensure a three point haul for Siemens.
Chapelizod lost their 100% league record in 3B when Ian Farrell's goal was matched by Ardmore Rovers' Stephen O'Grady. Also, in 3B, CMH and St Anne's 2nds cancelled each other out with Paddy Thompson's drive off the crossbar the nearest to what would have been a winning goal.
24/11/2011: Reports from 19/11/2011; Notable Cup victory for Chapelizod
Division 3B side Chapelizod had a great 4 - 3 win over Division 1 outfit Seaview Celtic in the 3rd round of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup with Ian Farrell and Cialan O'Mahoney each contributing a brace. They opened up a two goal advantage before Seaview struck back with three goals to take the lead with ten minutes to go. However, two late strikes ensured a famous win for Chapelizod who are undefeated in their division. Next up for the
underdogs is the undefeated Premier side Terenure.
Evan Kane was all over the pitch for Amber Celtic in their Premier Division tie against leaders Stedfast Utd and for all the right reasons. The No. 9 converted a penalty after four minutes to get Amber off to a great start and the lead was doubled when Andy Brady pounced 15 minutes later. Stedfast re-organised after the half hour mark and started to get more into the game. Amber then lost a player to a double yellow after which Jeff Taylor took advantage to hit back for Stedfast with 15 minutes to go. With time almost up, Kane popped up again - this time as a defender due to the sending off - to clear the ball off the line to secure a valuable three points for Amber. Clontarf Athletic took the maximum return against Sportslink on a 3 – 1 scoreline thanks to the efforts of Steve Kearney, Adrian Eustace and David Hempenstall.
Brookfield Celtic are top of Div 1 after a 2 - 1 away win over St Canice's Utd with Noel O'Reilly and Ian McWilliams on the scoresheet. Elsewhere, Ashwood moved right behind them with a game in hand after their 4 - 2 defeat of Brayzil 2nds. The winning marksmen were Alan Caul (2), Aaron Clarke and Derek Lordan.
Sandyford Utd maintained their unbeaten sequence in Div 2 with a 2 – 1 victory over Clontarf Athletic 2nds courtesy of a double from Derek Keogh. Gonzalo Sanchez also hit a double in Balally Celtic's 2 – 1 re-arranged home tie against Lazio.
In a somewhat messy game, AFC Justice claimed top spot in Div 3 with the 3 - 1 win against Arthur Griffith Park 2nds. Goals from Billy Prout (2) and Dave Lennon ensured Justice benefitted from Phoenix's 5 - 4 reversal against Dundrum Town. Eamon Bolger (2) and Darren Doyle made it a good day for Brookfield Celtic as their 2nds defeated Three Trout Rovers 3-0. Gareth Kiernan was on the mark for Glasnaoin 2nds though the honours were shared when Grant City levelled through a penalty. Siemens ended their losing run with a decisive 7 - 3 result against Terenure 3rds. Mark Rogers hit two ( 14 & 36 mins) in the first half as did captain Joe O'Boyle ( 23 & 40 mins) with Terenure's Matt Dean on 31 minutes taking the blank look off the scoresheet for the first half. Pat McCauley and Robert Furlong threatened to ruin Siemens' day leaving the score at 4 - 3 with twenty minutes left on the clock. O'Boyle came through again to complete a four-timer and Robert Kane added the seventh in the dying seconds.
15/11/2011: Reports from 12/11/2011; LFA Junior Cup successes for UCFL teams
Sportslink fell behind against the run of play to Dingle Utd in their 3rd round tie in the Leinster Junior Cup but Peter Hardiman levelled before the break. Dave Clarke put them ahead on the resumption though Dingle leveled with a penalty and 10 minutes later took the lead. With all their substitutes used, Sportslink threw caution to the wind and the switch of no. 5 Dave Murphy up front worked as he made it 3 - 3. In extra time, Sportslink took control and doubled their score through Adrian Kerins, Dave Murphy and Dave Raftery to wrap up a deserved win. A double from Ian McWilliams yielded Brookfield Celtic a very good 2 – 1 win over Mellowes BDS in the same competition. Also in the LFA Junior Cup, Arthur Griffith Park lost out in a 7 goal thriller to Dundrum FC with their tally coming from Shummer Sakatra (2) and Nabil Jamal.
In the Premier Division, Clontarf Athletic recorded a 3 -2 win over FC Ailesbury thanks to the efforts of Steve Kearney, Mark Duignan and Paul Leahy.
San Marino just shaded Aston Village on a 4 -3 scoreline in a very competitive Division 1 fixture. Niall Hogan, Ross Maybury, Derek Treston and an 'OG' contributed for San Marino with the replies coming from Damien McDonnell, Brian Forde and Eric Jordan.
Ashwood keep mopping up maximum points and were deserved 6 - 0 winners against Sandyford Rovers. The winning marksmen were John Caul (2), SeanEn nis (3) and Jim Ennis.
In Division 2, Stedfast Utd seconds defeated Glenmalure Rovers on a 5-3 scoreline with the goals coming from Finton Fairmichael, Greg Murphy, Tom Gallagher, Emilio Iannacone and Ciaran Fox.
In Div 3, Eamonn Bolger's strike in the first half left Brookfield Celtic seconds 3 - 1 in arrears at half time against Siemens. A storming 2nd half performance saw them score 3 goals without reply to garner a very satisfactory 3 points. Lee Dillon's strike was complemented by Bolger completing his hat-trick. Grant City went behind early to Arthur Griffith Park's seconds though Ciaran Murphy and David Guiry gave them a 2 - 1 lead at the break. AGP levelled on 80 minutes with Guiry coming in 5 minutes later with the winner for Grant City. Dundrum Town and Glasnaoin seconds were scoreless at half time and goals in the second period from Conor Emerson and Declan Wylie yielded a 2 - 1 dividend for Glasnaoin.
In 3A, Leigh White, Alan Nugent (2) and Patrick Kelly (2) scored in Limekiln's 5 - 3 defeat of Finnsbury Park.
Finally, in Division 3B, the highlight of Chapelizod's 7-1 victory of Harding FC seconds was a 4-timer for Ian Farrell. CMH dealt Ballymount Celtic a blow in their chase for honours despite finishing the game with 8 men! The winners tally came from Graham Brodbin, Paddy Thompson (pen) and Derek Deasy (2). Elsewhere Ardmore Rovers thirds, through the efforts of Jay Farrell (2), Eoin Brett and an "OG" claimed the spoils on a 4 - 3 scoreline against Stedfast Utd 3rds.
12/11/2011: Brief reports from 05/11/2011; Holders out of Challenge Cup
Glasnaoin were decisive 6 - 0 winners over Palmerstown Rangers in the 3rd round of the FAI Junior Cup with the goals coming from Dave Murray (3), John Cosgrove and John Costello (2). Elsewhere, a brace from Ian Kelleher was the highlight of Trinity Corinthians 4 - 0 defeat of Leixlip Town. Terenure also advanced on a 4 - 2 scoreline against Killinarden Athletic. The away side took the lead before a Barry Fagan free kick levelled for Terenure. Conal Weadick then put Terenure ahead with another from Fagan giving them a 3 - 1 interval lead. However, Killinarden got back in to the game when they converted a penalty awarded after Brian Doyle was sent off for a foul inside the box. Despite now playing with 10 men, Terenure held on relatively comfortably and Declan Murtagh made sure of their passage to the next round with a fourth goal 10 minutes from time.
The Nivea For Men Challenge Cup holders, VEC, are out of this year's competition as they lost 5 - 4 to the up and coming Sandyford Utd. Kieran Tracey hit a hat-trick for the winners who's other goals came from Derek Keogh and Lee Doyle. VEC'S tally came from Simon Roche, Marc Doherty and Brian Ward (2). FC Ailesbury looked to be cruising when they had a 2 - 0 lead against Brayzil 2nds at the break but two second half Gar Crowley goals forced the tie in to extra time. The more experienced Premier side added two further goals to progress to the 4th round of the Challenge Cup with the winner's tally coming from Alan Browne, Eoin Bennis (2) and Gar Redmond.
In the MMI Cup, Balally Celtic ran out 4 - 1 victors over Sandford Athletic thanks to the efforts of Patrick Nunn (2), Dave O'Brien and Erwin Pollard.
A brace from Aaron Chambers and Glen Gahan gave Ballymount Celtic a 4-2 away win over Castle Celtic 2nds in the 2nd round of the Sidney Bedlow Cup with Ross Church and Mark Ungomery netting for the hosts.
Nabeel Jamal hit a five-timer as Arthur Griffith Park recorded a 5 – 1 away win over Greystones Utd in Div 2A.
Goals from Declan Wyley, Ian Kavanagh, James Smyth and Jake O'Keeffe earned Glasnaoin 2nds a 4 - 0 victory Siemens in Div 3.
That man Anto Francis was at it again as he nabbed a hat-trick in Chapelizod's 4 - 1 defeat of Ardmore Rovers 3rds in Div 3B.
03/11/2011: Brief reports from Bank Holiday Weekend; 34 matches played
An “og” plus another hat-trick from Anto Francis gave Chapelizod maximum return in their 3B clash against Central FC while Ballymount Celtic kept up their pursuit of the division leaders with a 2 - 0 defeat of Seaview Celtic 2nds. This game was scoreless at the break before Aaron Chambers and Glen Gahan ensured a home victory.
A brace from Dean Hendricks gave Limekiln a 2 – 0 half-time lead against Rialto Madrid in 3A and the striker completed his hat-trick on the resumption to seal a comfortable win.
A first half goal from Ross Church decided the Div 3 tie between Siemens and Castle Celtic 2nds in the away side’s favour though they needed a super performance from goalkeeper Damien Byrne to deny Siemens, particularly in the second half.
Billy Prout and Andy Fleming exchanged scores with Conor Emerson and David Murphy to divide the spoils in the 2 – 2 draw between AFC Justice and Glasnaoin 2nds in Div 3. All the other ties ended in draws with Simon Williams earning Three Trout Rovers a point against an under-strength Dollymount . Mark Kearney, Stephen Ralph, Joey Doyle and David O’Kearney were on the mark for Arthur Griffith Park 2nds in the 4 – 4 goalfest against Terenure 3rds.
Ardmore Rovers 2nds needed two goals from Sean Murray to earn an away draw in 2B against Superfriends with the same scoreline deciding the game between F C Centurions and Sportslink 2nds where the home side scorers were Gordon Eustace and Ian Abbey.
In 2A, Arthur Griffith Park had their shooting boots on in the 5 – 3 victory over Granada. The winning marksmen were Shummer Sakatwa (2), Paul O’Kearney (2) and Scott Fitzgerald.
Ashwood FC are keeping up a good pace in Div 1 and wrapped up another three points in a 2 – 1 defeat of Aston Village thanks to the efforts Alan Caul and Jim Ennis.
Brayzil’s keeper Ross Hughes may well have been the catalyst for his side’s 3 – 0 win over VEC in the Premier Division as he made two fine stops when the game was scoreless. However, Ray Jaudzems (2) and David Dutton found the net to give the Wicklow side the honours in a game that was played under lights on Friday last.
In an all Wicklow derby, Ardmore Rovers were decisive winners over their near neighbours, Greystones Utd, in the 3rd round of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup. The winner’s tally came from James Pitts (2), Dean McCready, Craig Flynn, Luke Kinsells and Kevin Fox.
27/10/2011: Reports from Saturday (22/10/2011); Summaries as sent to the Star
Glasnaoin were 3 - 1 down against Tolka Rovers in the 2nd round of the LFA Junior Cup with 20 minutes to go when Dave Murray gave them some inspiration with a lob from 30 yards to add to Adrian Whelan's earlier goal. They were then awarded two free-kicks which were converted by John Costello and Gareth Cosgrove to send them into the hat for the next round. They will be joined by Brayzil who needed extra time and penalties to get past Galty Celtic. Sean O'Brien opened Brayzil's scoring but they needed an "og" in the 93rd minute to force extra time. No further goals ensued and after Ross Hughes saved a penalty, Keith Kelly took the winning spot-kick.
Brayzil 2nds also had a good day defeating Lazio 2 - 1 in the 2nd round of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup thanks to the efforts of Gareth Crowley and Dave Byrne. In Round 3, Balally Celtic overcame Dollymount on a 4 - 3 scoreline - the winning marksmen were Patrick Nunn (2), Donal Neill and Brian Begley.
David Doyle's brace set Castle Celtic on the way as they had a comfortable 4 - 1 win over Sportslink 3rds in the Sidney Bedlow Cup 1st round. Ross Church and Derek Brannigan also scored for the winners with the reply coming from Mick Craig. Chapelizod had a tight 3 - 2 victory over Dundrum Town in round 2 with the winning tally coming from Anto Francis, Ian Farrell and Michael McDonnell. VEC 3rds took the lead on 10 minutes through Aaron Curry and two further second half goals from Sean Fox (70) and Curry again (83) gave the visitors the spoils against a gallant Siemens side.
VEC picked up a valuable three points in the Premier Division when goals from stalwarts Brian Ward (pen) and Joey Byrne gave them a 2 - 1 win over FC Ailesbury.
Ashwood, with goals from Alan Caul, John Caul, Carl Mahon and Aaron Clarke, had to keep to their work to defeat bottom side Strand Utd 2nds 4 - 2 in Div 1.
Damien Fogarty and Ahmed Memnon were on the mark for Sandford Athletic in the 2 - 0 victory over Shielton Athletic in Div 2.
AFC Justice had a 3 - 1 victory over Three Trout Rovers in Div 3 when Stephen Walsh and Shaun McCabe (2) netted.
Highlight of Springbank's 6 - 0 romp against Finsbury Park in 3A was a hat-trick for Jason Masterson who also assisted in a couple of the other goals which were scored by Ian O'Keeffe, John Tierney and Ian Corrigan. Wayne Carrig (2), Andy Fahy and Mick Foran netted in Rialto Madrid's 4 - 1 win over Schalke Rovers 2nds.
Lee Hurley put Ballymount Celtic ahead in the first half in their 3B clash against CMH but needed Aaron Chamber's second half strike to ensure a comfortable finish.
For the second week in a row, Kill Celtic lost at home on a 2 – 1 scoreline. Clontarf Athletic 3rds were the victors after goals from Rob Purdy and Declan Conway negated Owen Beatty's effort for Kill.
19/10/2011: Reports from Saturday (15/10/2011)
Despite regular keeper Mark Fitzgerald being unavailable, Terenure's stand-in keeper Mark Mills - usually a centre forward - helped his side to a 3-1 away win over Portmarnock FC in the 2nd round of the FAI Junior Cup. Ger Barry gave Terenure an interval lead with Pierce Walsh doubling the advantage on resumption. Portmarnock got back to 1-2 and hit the crossbar on 85 minutes before Ross Dawson sealed the win for Terenure. In the same competition, Amber Celtic were 2 nil down to Skerries FC before Dermot Brady's half-time talk fired his men in to action. Thomas Cooney (2), Noel Hanney and Sean Kane found the net to record a famous victory. Trinity Corinthians saw off UCFL opposition with a 2-0 defeat of St Canice's through goals from Graham Pepper and Conor Reid.
Sportslink 3rds took the lead on 8 minutes against Siemens in the LFA Junior Shield and although Joe O'Boyle hit back with a penalty, Sportslink hit three more to leave themselves clear. Siemens had a late rally with goals from Joe O'Reilly and Tom Ward but it wasn't enough on the day. The winning marksmen were Wesley Robinson (2), Ray Graham and Daragh O'Malley.
Paddy Martin and Brian Doyle were on the mark for St Anne's in the 2–0 defeat of Sandford Athletic in the 3rd round of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup.
In the Premier Division, FC Ailesbury recorded a 2-0 victory over Stedfast Utd with a first half goal from Alan Browne and Dermot Grier on the hour mark.
Simon Tracey and Peter Brewer netted for Strand Utd 2nds in a 2-0 win over Seaview Celtic in Div 1.
Gary Scully put Castle Celtic 3rds ahead after 10 minutes in the Div 3B clash against Kill Celtic and they increased their lead on 75 minutes through Craig Buckley. Shane Bergin pulled one back seven minutes later for the hosts who had hoped to get something out of the game.
Ian Farrell, Christopher Cox and Adam Torpey were all on the mark as Ardmore Rovers 3rds defeated FC Centurions 3-0 in Div 2B
05/10/2011: Reports from Saturday (01/10/2011); 21 games played
21 games survived the heavy rain on Friday night and Saturday morning. The following summaries were sent to the Star for publication:
Ardmore Rovers needed extra time to once again see off Clontarf Athletic in a cup competition as Dominic Joyce's goal saw them progress in the LFA Junior Cup on a 1 - 0 scoreline.
Three Trout Rovers took the lead twice against Finsbury Park but the game finished at 2 - 2 and, despite extra time, the penalty shoot out would decide the issue. Trout's keeper Eoin English saved two penalties and even converted one himself though he ended up on the losing side!! Tim Wood (2) and Mark Sweeney (2) exchanged firepower respectively. Arthur Griffith Park 2nds and Dollymount had a nine goal thriller in Div3 with the away side claiming the spoils. Ross Byrne (2), Stephen Ralphand Conor Corboy were on the mark for AGP with Tom Lillis (2), Niall Tobin, Robert Baker and Mick O'Hara scoring for the winners.
CMH made Div 3B league leaders Chapelizod battle all the way to keep their unbeaten league run going and only lost out 2 - 3 in a very tight game. Derek Deasy notched a brace for CMH while Ian Farrell (2) and Anto Francis netted for Chapelizod. Ballymount are also going well in this division and were 3 - 0 up before a goal either side of half-time brought Central FC back into the game. This seemed to spark Ballymount who added another four before the visitors got a consolation goal at the end. The winning marksmen were Shane O'Reilly, Aaron Chambers (2), Sean Grehan (2), Glen Gahan and Mark Maguire.
29/09/2011: Reports from 24/09/2011; LFA Junior Cup kicks off
Despite only leading 1-0 at the break, Brayzil followed through with a decisive second half performance to finish up as 6-2 victors over Donore FC in the first round of the LFA Junior Cup. Ashley McDonagh got them on the road again with the remainder of the tally coming from Ray Jaudzems (2), Dave Duffin (2) and Mark Lawlor.
Also in the LFA Junior Cup, Steve Soye (2) and Kevin O'Flynn put Booterstown in to a comfortable 3-0 lead over Drumcondra FC though they conceded a scrappy goal just before the interval. Drumcondra pushed on in the second half and were rewarded with a deflected shot that found its way to the back of the net. With 20 minutes to go, Drumcondra tied the game which ebbed and flowed though normal and extra time without any more goals. In the resultant penalty shoot out, Booterstown advanced on a 3-1 scoreline.
Nathaniel Fernandes scored just before the interval to leave Harding 2nds trailing Ardmore Rovers 3rds 2-1 in their Div 3B clash. Ten minutes after the re-start, Adrian O'Flaherty equalised for Harding and they went searching for the winner. Ardmore hit back with two goals on the break and looked to have done enough to take all three points. However, Fernandes had other ideas and pulled one back on 80 minutes. With practically the last action of the game, he rounded off his hat-trick with a bullet header to ensure the spoils were shared. Ardmore's marksmen were Graham Hinch, Pete Moran, Andrew Edwards and James Pitts.
Two goals from Dominic Ryle earned a valuable 2 - 1 win for Central over Castle Celtic 3rds in 3B where Paddy Thompson (2), Derek Deasy and Emlyn Cullen were on the mark for CMH in the 4 -1 defeat of Stedfast Utd 3rds.
Goals from Damien O'Toole (2), Wayne Carraig and Philip Chitou earned Rialto Madrid a 4 - 4 draw agaist W FC in Div 3A.
A Maurice Gill goal on 43 minutes put Three Trout Rovers ahead against Siemens in Div 3 though the lead was short-lived as, two minutes later, man-of-the-match Joe O'Boyle was taken down for a penalty which Nicholas Hudson converted. Siemens got the winning goal just three minutes after the resumption when Paulo Cassiro netted. Dollymount had a 2 -1 lead over Dundrum Town after the contributions of Alan Kelly and Craig Henry before a second half equaliser from Barry Dwyer made sure the honours were shared. Mick Horgan got the initial Dundrum goal. Ciaran Murphy hit a brace for Grant City in a tight game against AFC Justice which finished up 3 - 2 to Grant. They needed a winner in the 80th minute from Rory Green. Leroy Turner, Mark Montgomery and Ross Church provided the firepower for Castle Celtic 2nds in the 3-0 defeat of Glasnaoin 2nds.
In Div 2, Sandford Athletic were two down after 48 minutes against Sandyford Utd - Chris Davies and Ricky Jay were the marksmen - and they had to use their experience to eventually salvage a point when Julian Fraser and Liam Slattery brought them level.
Simon McConnell, Dave Brown and Paul O'Toole secured another three points for Strand Utd who defeated VEC on a 3 - 1 scoreline in the Premier Division.15/09/2011.
Reports from 10/09/2011:
Siemens will have a home tie against Dollymount in Round 2 of the Nivea For Men Challenge Cup after seeing off a determined challenge from Finsbury Park on a 6 - 3 scoreline. The winning marksmen were Paolo Cotero (2), John Lanigan, Robert Kane, Darren Kane and Jason Flood with the replies coming from Frank Reid, Noel Healy and Paul Van Der Kerkoff. Sean Hughes got the only goal of the game to send VEC 2nds into Round 2 at the expense of AFC Justice and they will now meet St Mary's 2nds. Karl Moran, Jimmy McGrath and Pat O'Brien (2) ensured a 4 - 1 success for last year's runners-up, Stedfast Utd, over Glen Oaks in Round 2 while, in a very tight game, Brayzil just edged past Terenure 2nds thanks to a header from Ashley McDonagh on 30 minutes. FC Ailesbury were too experienced for FC Centurions and had a comfortable 4 - 0 victory to advance through the efforts of Shane Byrne, Anto Walsh and Colm Walsh (2). The holders VEC scrambled a 2 - 1 win over Sporting Metro courtesy of goals from Mick Keating and Phil McHugh.
In the Premier Division, Strand Utd garnered three points against Sportslink with goals from Ronan Munnelly and John Kennedy.
Dave Byrne, Aaron Brack (2) and Gareth Crowley found the net for Brayzil 2nds in their Div 1 away tie against Sandyford Rovers.
The other Sandyford - United - were deserving 5 - 2 winners over Glenmalure Rovers in Div 2.
The winning tally came from Ciaran Tracey (2), Lee Doyle, Rob O'Halloran and Philip Richardson. Stephen O'Grady, Barry Murray and an "og" foiled St Mary's 2nds efforts to put back-to-back home wins as they lost out to Ardmore Rovers 2nds 1 - 3 in Div 2B.
Brookfield Celtic 2nds dominated Dollymount in Div 3 and the highlight of the win was a hat-trick for Garrett Francis.
Scott Masterson, Dermot Smith and Leigh White were on the mark in Div 3A for Limekiln as they shared 6 goals with Riverside Utd while Eoghan Webb and Sean Fox bagged the goals to give VEC 3rds a 2 - 0 victory over KCR in the local derby.
Aaron Chambers is in to double figures for the season already as his five-timer for Ballymount Celtic earned another three points for the club against an overwhelmed Lazio 2nds in 3B.
In the Premier Division, a brace from Emmet O'Brien yielded a 2 - 1 home win for Glasnaoin against Amber Celtic.
St Canice's had a 4 - 1 victory over Sandyford Rovers in Div 1, thanks to the efforts of Graham Walsh (3) and Derek O'Brien. Goals from Ian McWilliam and Darren Doyle netted Brookfield Celtic a 2 - 0 defeat of San Marino while Aaron Brack (2) and David Byrne were on the mark for Brayzil 2nds in the 3 - 2 win over Seaview Celtic.
In 2A, a four-timer from Jason Mulhall set up Castle Celtic for a decisive win over Castle Rovers. Elsewhere, Cliff Gibbons and Summer Sakatwa scored for Arthur Griffith Park in the 2 - 2 draw with Sporting Metro.
F C Centurions got off to a flier against St Mary's 2nds in Div 2B when a Gordon Eustace penalty and an "og" had them 2 - 0 ahead on the half-hour. St Mary's regrouped and were rewarded when Craig Farrell went on to notch up four goals, which aided by a strike from Conor McNally left them in the driving seat as Centurions, who unluckily lost a couple of players to injury, could only add another goal in reply. Moorfield had racked up five goals before Terenure's late consolation goal came and, on this showing, will be strong contenders for honours, come the end of the season. The winning marksmen were John Luby (2), Cyril Carroll (2) and Barry Reid.
AFC Justice added another three points with a hard fought 2 - 1 defeat of Castle Celtic 2nds in Div 3. Billy Prout and David Lennon scored for Justice with the reply coming from Dylan Brown. Dundrum Town took the lead in their away fixture against Siemens through Mick Horgan and held on until Adam Parker levelled the score on 55 minutes. Ten minutes later, the inspirational Joe O'Boyle put Siemens in front with centre half Hugh O'Connor adding a third with a thumping shot from 30 yards. Robert Kane wrapped up the three points with a goal in the dying minutes.
In 3A, Mick McGrail hit a double in Limekiln's 6 - 0 victory over Huddleboard with Alan Nugent, Ger Hogan, Leigh White and an "og" making up the tally. Sportslink 3rds lost out in a nine goal thriller to Finsbury Park despite the efforts of Alan O'Brien, Mick Craig, John Murphy and an "og".
There were plenty of goals in 3B courtesy of White Star Rovers/CMH delivering 10 !! Mark Stewart opened his account for the season with a five-timer with Paddy Thompson and Jimmy Germaine completing CMH's total against White Star's contribution from Darren Roche and Cian O'Reilly (2). Chapelizod are well out of the blocks and Ian Farrell's hat-trick was instrumental in the win over new boys Kill Celtic on a 7 – 2 scoreline. Aidan McDermottroe put Harding 2nds in the lead against Ballymount Celtic and it took a terrific 20 yard strike from Ballymount's no. 10 Declan Colton to tie the game. Harding's keeper Alan Crann had no chance with the screamer but paid the price for waiting for the ball to bounce into the 18 yard box as Aaron Chambers nimbly went past him to put Ballymount in to the lead. However, Ballymount's keeper Keith Daly returned the compliment when he failed to collect a through ball, allowing McDermottroe to hit his second. Aaron Chambers demonstrated why he had the no. 9 shirt as he added two more in the second half with Lee Hurley completing the scoring for Ballymount in what was a well contested game.
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24/11/2011: Reports from 19/11/2011; Notable Cup victory for Chapelizod
