Bandits Robbed

Thursday Division 1

The match of the evening was a thriller between Bandits United and Ex Pats Athletic. The Bandits, who are under performing this season had a terrible start and conceded three goals in the first 15 minutes. It looked like a white wash was on the cards. However by half time the lads from North Kerry were back on level terms. The teams were still dead locked with minutes left when Joe Sweeney scored a well taken goal and stole the points for the Pats. Ciaran O Brian was outstanding for The Bandits and contributed three goals.

It looked like The All Blacks were going to record their first win of the season against The Thirtysomethings, who haven’t lost yet this season when they were ahead with 5 minutes remaining. However two late well taken goals by Graham Virgo and Jake McAuliffe scuppered any chances of a shock result and kept The Magpies joint top of the division.

The Booze Crew had an emphatic 6-0 against United. The first half was evenly fought, but four goals early in the second half secured the points for the lads from The Navy. Ian Stapleton was in great form and scored four for the Crew.

The Unknowns are improving with every match and are now hot favourites to win this division. They had another convincing win this week against Pity The Fool. Gordon Lynch continued his goal fest and notched four this week to bring his total for the season to 21.

Thursday Division 2

BNY came from behind to twice and were all square with Apple Exiles with ten minutes to go. However Cormac Long broke the Bankers hearts when he scored the winner for Apple with a fine goal during a magnificent encounter which neither team deserved to loose.

Despite dominating the possession, The Whitfords had to come from behind to draw with a determined TA Sheehans team. Chris Foley and Darren Ronan scored three great goals for Sheehans from their only real chances in the match before Jesper Peterson scored the late equaliser.

The Net Busters had too much power and youth in their ranks to be troubled by The Flying Column. Alex Daly and Jake Smith tormented the Barrack Street lads throughout.

Sean Tobin was again in outstanding form for Bank of NY. He scored three very early goals and put the result of their encounter against JT Specials beyond before The Specials realised what hit them.

Thursday Division 3

Panicyaikos and The 49ers played a very sporting and enjoyable match that was won by the 49ers 8-4. The goal of the match was scored by MVP, Colin Irwin early in the game.

CPL FC were a little too strong for South City in a match, the result of which was never in doubt. Alan Jordan and Rory Walsh scored a hat trick a piece for CPL.

Wednesday Division 2

An under strength douglasmortgage.ie lost further ground this week when they were defeated by a rejuvenated Rosies. Despite trailing 0-2 early in the match, Rosies deserved to win 4-2. Anton Bercy was outstanding for The Carrigaline men and scored a fine hat trick.

Far From Athletic continued their assault with a hard fought win against a dogged Bons team. It looked like the Bons might take the honours when they recovered an early two goal deficit. However, Far From were able to reverse the momentum and eventually won 4-2. The high light was a spectacular volley scored by Dave Kelleher for the Bons.

Joe Dempsey was immense for Balaga during their 5-2 win against Sons of Pitches. The goal of the match was scored by Eoghan Kennedy for Balaga and set up by Joe Dempsey.

CUH moved three points clear at the top of the division following a comprehensive win against Club Redz. Ivan Weir continues to score freely for the Wilton lads and bagged four this week. Sean Sheehan and Cathal Sullivan notched a brace each for CUH.

Wednesday Division 1

Padraig McGovern was in great form for Racing Club and scored an impressive five goals during their comprehensive win against Match.com. Pat O Connell and Brian Atkinson scored two a piece for Match.com.

Marcan Korona was outstanding between the sticks for The Refugees during their match against QEF Global. Robert Kriegak bagged four for the Poles while Ryan Nolan and Ray Keating notched a brace each for QEF.

The Kids defeated a gallant Dynamo Tonduff to maintain their hundred per cent record. Colin Hammond and Brian Wise were in a different class for the Kids and scored bags of goals.

Temple Inn were very impressive against O Donovan Electrical. Man of the match, Tim Connolly was outstanding and frustrated O Donovans with marvellous saves throughout. Kevin Garda and David Johnson both scored hat tricks for Temple.

Wednesday Division 3

The Hit and Miss and Boca Seniors encounter was a testy by fair match that kept the Ref on his toes through out. However Boca Seniors couldn’t defend Dan Williams who was outstanding and scored a hat trick for Hit and Miss.

When Luke McKeon scored a spectacular goal late in the second half it appeared that The Castlematyres were about to win for the second time this season. However their celebrations were scuppered when Garry Cronin equalised for Barstoolona with two minutes remaining. The final score was 3-3.

An under strength Marys Ramblers defended bravely against BNYM FC and were on level terms at half time. The pressure from BNYM finally paid dividends and the Airport Business Park lads eventually won 6-1.

An outstanding chest and volleyed goal scored by Trevor Montgomery was the high light of the Average Joes, Substandard Liege encounter which was won comfortably by the Joes. 

Substandard Defeat League Leaders

Wednesday Division 3

The surprise of the evening was the 9-4 win Substandard Liege had over league leaders and previously undefeated Hit and Miss. This result blows this division wide open. James Mealy and Tony O Donovan were outstanding for the winners and contributed 7 goals between them.

The Boca Seniors and Average Joes encounter was a hard fought but sporting match, the result of which was in doubt up until the 55^th minute.  However, two very late goals by Erik Montgomery and Wostech sealed the win for The Joes. Erik Montgomery, once again was outstanding and scored three goals.

BNYM FC were forced to rue a host of missed opportunities during their encounter against The Castlemartyres when the latter scored a late equaliser against the run of play. Despite BNYM having most of the possession, The Castlemartyres defended valiantly and grabbed their opportunity when Simon McKeon equalised.

Barstoolona have rediscovered their early season form and appear to be scoring for fun at the moment. They had a comfortable win again this week against Marys Ramblers. Garry Cronin and Keith Cotter scored three and two respectively for the winners.

Wednesday Division 2

The prolific Ivan Weir scored a late winner for CUH against a gallant Rosies to propel his side to the top of the division. Despite taking an early lead when man of the match Mark Foley scored after four minutes, CUH found themselves on level terms approaching the final whistle after Paddy Cronin scored a magnificent goal for Rosies. However Weirs winner scuppered any chances of an upset.

Club Redz defied their low league position and defeated the joint leaders douglasmortgage.ie 2-1.  The experienced Club Redz easily coped with the long ball tactics employed by Douglas and deserved their win. Deckie Ahern and Terry Yelverston scored the Redz goals while Graham Hyde responded for Douglas.

Sons of Pitches were denied their second win of the season by a great Bons equaliser in the last minute. Ian Forde and Emil Mucha combined neatly before Ian gave the SOPs keeper no chance with a well struck shot.

Despite falling behind to an early Balaga Tonga goal, Far From Athletic had little difficulty in securing three points. Pat O Regan put in a man of the match performance for Far From and contributed three goals.

Wednesday Division 1

Match.com had their first win of the season against a below strength QEF Global in a lively, competitive match that resulted in a 3-2 win for the East Cork lads. Man of the match, Brian Atkinson scored a brace for the winners.

The sides were dead locked at 3-3 with fifteen minutes remaining during the Racing and Refugees encounter. However The Refugees, who dominated possession, eventually wore the gallant Racing down and scored two late goals for a deserved victory.

League leaders, The Kids put in a superb performance to defeat a stubborn Temple Inn outfit by 5 goals to one. Their was only two goals separating the sides with five minutes remaining but two late goals by John Duggan and Michael Doody ensured victory for the men in black.

douglasmortgage.ie hold out against Balaga

Wednesday Division 2

Douglasmortgage.ie seemed to be cruising to an easy win against FC Balaga Tonga. They lead 4-0 at half time. However three fast goals early in the second period for Tonga ensured an exciting final twenty minutes. Jim Walsh sealed the win for douglasmortgage.ie when he scored his third with 5 minutes remaining.

Two hospital teams, CUH and The Bons conjured up a thriller that ended in victory for CUH. The score was tied at 2-2 with about five minutes left when Cathal O Sullivan scored a marvellous goal to seal the win for CUH and keep them joint top of the table.

Even though the clash between Rosies and Sons of Pitches ended in a comfortable victory for Rosies, the real story was the performances of two players, Jerry O Reilly of The Pitches and Antoine Bercy of Rosies. Both players illuminated the match with sparkling performances.

The Club Redz and Far From Athletic encounter was an enthralling affair which ended in a 2-2 draw. Deccie Ahern equalised with his second goal of the evening for Club Redz at the death. A draw was a fair result.

Wednesday Division 3

Mick Dowd scored twice in the first half to give BNYM an early lead against Substandard Liege. However Tony O Donovan’s cracking goal just after half time inspired Substandard and they went on to win 6-2.

Dan McSweeney and Darren Morgan were in top form for Hit and Miss during their match against The Castlemartyres, scoring four and three goals respectively. Jim Mellis and Brian O Connell responded for The Martyrs.

Goal Keeper Jerry Coleman made some great saves and was generally outstanding for Marys Ramblers during their contest with The Average Joes. Meanwhile Adrian O Donoghue scored twice for the Ramblers while Wojtek scored a rocket from the half way line for The Joes.

Two excellent goals from Paul O Leary helped Barstoolona to their most impressive win of the season when they defeated Boca Seniors 7-3.  Ian O Connor and William Punch were also on the score card for the winners.

Wednesday Division 1

The Refugees were defeated for the first time in two seasons by The Kids in a very entertaining and feisty top of the table clash. The Refugees were 2-1 ahead late in the first half , but the concession of two great goals in quick succession knocked them out of their stride. The Kids went on to win 5-2.

Kevin Garde scored a brace and put in an outstanding all around performance for Temple Inn when they easily defeated Racing 5-2. However the goal of the match was an outstanding goal scored by Luke Hennessy and set up by Chen for Racing.

Despite being held at 2-2 at half time, QEF dominated the second half as they defeated a sporting Dynamo Tonduff. Danny Meade scored a magnificent hat trick for the winners.

Thursday Division 2

John Fahy notched three points for TA Sheehan when he scored a last minute winner against BNY United. As the final whistle approached, the momentum was with BNY as they had brought the tie back to 3-3 from 3-1. The Fahy winner, which was scored against the run of play, was greeted by great scenes of joy by the lads from TA Sheehan.

The Net Busters maintained their grip on this division with a convincing win over JT Specials. Jake Smith was in top form for the winners and scored a fine hat trick.

Ronan O Neill and Sean Tobin scored two goals a piece for Bank of NY during their 4-2 victory over The Flying Column. However, the goal of the match was scored by Dan McCarthy for the Column when he ghosted between a defender and the keeper for a great headed goal.

Cormac Long of The Apple Exiles scored two late goals to break The Whitfords hearts and win a hard fought encounter by two goals to one. Gavin Roser had given The Whitfords an early lead.

Thursday Division 1

The Unknowns remain undefeated at the top of the division after a hard earned 6-2 win over The Bandits. It looked like an upset was on the cards when Shane Comerford and Louis Docherty scored two early goals for the Bandits but The Unknowns put in a great second half effort and won easily in the end.

Stephen Lynch was in top form between the sticks for The Booze Crew, making a host of spectacular saves, during their encounter against the All Blacks. His performance inspired the Navy lads against an out of luck All Blacks. The Crew won 2-1.

Tim O Connor put The Ex Pats ahead twice but they were pegged back on both occasions by a resilient Pity The Fool. The talking point of the match was the goal scored by The Pity keeper direct from a throw.

United and Thirtysomethings were all square at half time after Jake McAuliffe and Fiachra O Driscoll swapped scores. The Thirtsomethings upped their performance in the second period and eventually won the encounter 6-3.

Thursday Division 3

 Rory Walsh scored a hat trick was the man of the match for CPL FC as they opened their account with a 6-2 win over Panikyaikos. Seamus O Brien scored a brace for the East Cork men.

Robert Cole was outstanding in goal for The 49ers as they easily overcame South City. Mick Ryan bagged a hat trick for the winners.

Unknowns Remain On Top

Thursday Division 1

Despite leading 3-0 half way through the first half,The Unknown Quantities were very fortunate to come from behind to tie with The Thirtysomethings in the top of the table clash. Man of the match, Gordon Lynch scored two fine goals for The Unknowns while Luka scored twice for The Thirtysomethings.

The goal of the night was scored by Paul Richardson of United who hit an unstoppable rocket from the half way line against The Bandits. Despite a late rally, the Bandits were unfortunate not to take a share of the spoils. The final score was 3-2.

Pity The Fool had a comprehensive 6-2 win over The All Blacks. Chris Dennehy put in a man of the match performance for Pity and helped himself to four goals.

New Boys, The Booze Crew had a fine 4-2 win over The Ex Pats in a great match which was illuminated by a couple of spectacular goals scored by Martin Carroll. However the goal of the match was scored by Tom Vaughan of The Pats.

Thursday Division 2

Kilkenny man Sean Tobin scored three and was man of the match for Bank of NY, as they easily defeated Apple Exiles 7-1. Jonathan McSweeney also bagged a hat trick for the winners.

Despite conceding a fine goal to Steve Riordan of JT Specials on the first play of the game, BNY FC won this fixture convincingly. Paul Creedon scored a hat trick for the winners.

Robert Johnson was outstanding for The Whitfords during their 3-0 triumph over The Flying Column. The pick of his stops was his top drawer save from a spectacular 25 yard volley from Dan McCarthy. Gavin Clancy notched two for the winners.

The Net Busters consolidated their position at the top of the table with an emphatic win over new boys TA Sheehan. Jake Smith was in great form for the winners and bagged four goals.

Wednesday Division 2

Far From Athletic and douglasmortgage.ie, both contenders for the title, came face to face and produced a scintillating contest which resulted in a narrow victory for Douglas. The dual was delicately balanced 1-1 at half time, but Brendan O Sullivan secured the points early in the second half for the winners following a great move involving Conor Quirke and Jim Walsh.

Club Redz and Balaga Tonga played out a pulsating 6-6 draw in the game of the evening. It looked like Balaga had secured victory when man of the match Rory Browne scored his fourth goal with minutes remaining. However, Niall Duggan equalised at the death when he was first to react to the loose ball following a good save from a fine Terry Yelverston free kick.

The Bons defeated a resurgent Rosies 6-3 in an entertaining match. James Cooke and Enimucha scored a brace a piece for the winners but the goal of the match was a thunderbolt by Paddy Cronin for Rosies which was struck on the volley.

CUH are improving every week and are now serious contenders for the title. Tom O Brien and Cathal O Sullivan scored four each for the winners. The pick of the goals was Toms fourth, which was a volley from about 20 meters.

Wednesday Division 3

Hit and Miss had a fine 5-2 win over fellow contenders BNYM FC. The high light of this encounter was the chest and volley goal scored by Darren Morgan for the winners. Frank Carley and Mark Kirby scored for BNYM.

The concession of three early goals made a difficult task even more difficult for Marys Ramblers against Boca Seniors. Chris Baker and Paul Cashman scored three each for The Bocas as they won this contest quite easily.

Erik Montgomery scored two superb goals and was generally outstanding for The Average Joes during their 4-0 over Barstoolona

The Castlemartyres, sporting their lovely new strip were looking good when they took an early lead against Substandard Liege. However, Substandard got back on level terms before half time when Brian Connell scored following a great pass from Patrick Hogan. Tony O Donovan scored the winner for Liege early in the second period.

Wednesday Division 1

The top of the table clash between Temple Inn and The Refugees was all square until just before half time when pressure from The Refugees finally paid off and they took a 2-1 lead. The second half  followed a different pattern and the Polish lads won easily enough in the end.

The Kids, Racing Club encounter followed a similar pattern. Racing did very well in the first half and deserved to be on level terms at half time. In the second period The Kids showed their class. Their movement and team work was immense and they scored four unanswered goals to win 6-2

Danny Meade was in top form for QEF and scored a hat full of goals as his team easily dispatched O Donovan Electrical.