Far From Win Top of Table Clash

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic opened up this division last Wednesday with an excellent performance and a good win over table toppers Racing Club. With the game evenly poised 2-2 at half time, The Far From boys ran riot in the 2^nd half with 4 unanswered goals. The pace and finishing of Pat O’Regan was too much for the Racing as O’Regan ended up with a hatrick.

Douglas Mortgage joined Racing at the top, but remain 2^nd on goal difference after a hard fought 2-0 over The Bons. John Mullarky with a fine 2^nd half strike to seal it for Douglas. Jim Walsh and Eoin Carroll were again in good form for the winners.

Cork Celtic enjoyed their first win by the narrowest of margins, over CUH.

Calvin McCarthy scored a hatrick for Celtic while a Rory Barry blockbuster kept CUH in touch. Gavin Summers was man of the match for CUH and was unlucky to be on the losing side.

Wednesday Division 2

Newcomers the Crew came off 2^nd best against Balaga Tonga who remain level at the top with Golden Oldies who had a 4-0 win over Dynamo Tonduff. The Balaga lads had a little too much class in their side with Rob Rose and Philip Sweetman very much involved and amoungst the goals.

Willie Coveney, Cillian Hogan and Eoin Cotter were on the mark in the 2^nd half for the Oldies. Dave Murphy fought hard for Tonduff who did well in the 1st half but could not hold Cotter & company in the 2^nd half.

Boca Seniors got a hammering from Multiple Scorgasams, whose best players were Ian Cotter and Kieran Buckley. Fiachra O Driscoll scored some fine goals in the 2^nd half for Bocas to make the score a bit more respectable, but the Scoregasams had taken their foot of the gas.

Dan Williams gave a fine performance for Hit or Miss  who overcame the Pink Panthers 6-4 in a very entertaining game. Cian Tisdale was in excellent for the Panthers who have yet to get off the mark in the division but are certainly improving with each week.

At the half way stage, Division 2 looks like a 2 horse race between Balaga Tonga and the Golden Oldies for honours.

  

Wednesday Divison 3

Rosies held off the Average Joes and secured their 2^nd win in a row with a 3-2 win. Rosies seem to have a real find in their new centre forward Martin Higgins, who was again in form and scored two 2^nd half goals to secure the points for Rosies.

MP O’Sullivans remain top as they eased past Fritzl Palace. The very lively Clive Cremin with 4 well taken goals. Alan Forde ran this game form midfield for O’Sullivans.

Michael Keohane scored 2 headers and a tremendous volley to help Gowlacticos beat Sub Standard Liege. They were always in control despite the efforts of Patrick Coleman who tried hardest for Liege.

The Baggios who are in third spot in this division won again also, beating a hard working Bank of New York team by 6-4. Phil Mohally with a 2^nd half hatrick proving the difference between these 2 sides.

This division looks like its between the current top 3 teams for honours this season.

Great Rosies Comeback

Wednesday Divison 3

Best performance of the evening goes to Rosies who were 3 goals down at half time to Sub Standard Liege and looked dead and buried. But the experienced Carrigaline boys battled hard in the 2^nd half and Martin Higgins scored a great hatrick to draw level with 20 minutes still to play. This game ebbed and flowed from end to end and neither side deserved to lose, but Rosies had the momentum and scored a late winner through Mark Cunningham. James Mealey was best for Liege.

The Baggios continued their good form with a brilliant win over Fritzl Palace. Pedro Oliveros with a great drive with 2 minutes to go to win it for the Baggios who also came from behind to win 2-1.

MP O Sullivan stay top as they beat BNYM FC. The bankers were punished for a hand ball that resulted in a penalty, that was duly dispatched by the impressive Alan Forde. Clive Cremin was also in good form for O’Sullivans

Another late goal by Wojtek earned the Average Joes a deserved draw 2-2 against the Gowlacticos. Alan O Donovan led the battling Joes from midfield and was also on the scoresheet. Ray O’Brien and Michael Keohane were on the mark for Gowlacticos

Wednesday Division 2

Multiple Scorgasams  played all the best football in their 6-2 win over Hit & Miss. Ian Cotter  being a major contributor to their victory while Kieran Buckley scored a marvellous individual goal.

Both defences were on top as Golden Oldies and Balaga Tonga played out a 1-1 draw in a very tense top of the table clash. The Oldies deserved their late equaliser.

Boca Seniors had a good win over The Pink Panthers who are struggling to find their feet. Fiachra O’Driscoll with a hatrick was the star man for the Bocas, while Adrian and Ronan Duggan were also played well.

  

Wednesday Division 1

Padraig McGovern continued to be Racing Club’s top marksman as he scored a very impressive tally of 6 goals as his team beat Cork Celtic 8-3. This game was tighter than the scoreline suggests but Racing were too strong in the end with Noonan and Lake in top form.

Douglas Mortgage were 2 nil down  to CUH who started with a high tempo, but could not maintain it. With the very organised Jim Walsh at the back for Douglas, they came back to win 5-3. John Mullarky also in impressive form for Douglas.

Far From Ath continued their good run of  form with a comprehensive win over The Bons. Pat & Darragh O’Regan were on the mark for Far From. Aaron Atkinson was man of the match in midfield and set up 3 goals.

Thursday Division 1

The Cow Tippers  left it a bit late as they came close to an amazing comeback after going 4 goals down to the 30 Somethings. Shane O’Donoghue with an early brace for the Somethings, put them in the driving seat. Steve Dwyer and Kevin Garde led the Tippers impressive 2^nd half response, but the experienced 30 Somethings held out for the 3 points.

Emanuel led the way for the OS Naventages as they beat the Ex Pats 5-3 in an excellent game. With the game tied at 3-3, the Portuguese outfit remained patient and playing some excellent football. Tim O’Connor was in fine form for Pats while Paulo was amoungst the goals for OS.

The Nets Busters continued their dramatic improvement as they had a big win over a decent All Blacks team. Niall O’Leary scored a hatrick  and along with Paul and John Sexton in excellent form they had too much firepower for the All Blacks.

Thursday Division 2

Novartis also continued their winning streak with a very impressive 4-0 win over the Boothouse Bingers and closed the gap on the Bingers in the process. Eogan O’Rahilly was in tremendous form for the Novartis and scored all 4 goals. The best goal was saved until the end with a great strike from Rahilly to round off a comprehensive victory

A Rory |Walsh hatrick led the way for Sporting CPL as they beat the Bank of New York in a high scoring encounter to stretch their lead at the top of the table. Sean Tobin was excellent for the Bankers but his side were always 2nd best on the night.

The Rovers had their first win of the season with a 4-2 win over Sons of Pitches, to lift them of the bottom of the table. John Roche was in great for for the Rovers and was central to all their goals, 2 of which were finished well by Ken Leahy. Dale McVay scored a brace for the Pitches.

The Bandits beat them Athletico PTF 2-1 in a game where defences were on top. Kieran O’Brien was excellent for the Bandits, and they just about deserved their win

Thursday Division 3

South City earned another valuable win as they beat the leaders Panicaikos 4-3 in a surprise result. Stephen Healy scored a brace for City as they worked very hard for these 3 points. This result opens up this division.

The Flying Column also stayed in touch and had their biggest win in a while when they beat JT Specials. Fabrice Fortune and Martin Hurley with a brace a piece for the Column

2 late goals from Arjan earned the Apple Exiles a point who came from 4-1 down against Whitfords in a cracking game. With both teams fully committed it was a fair result. Kevin O Connell was best for Whitfords who remain in 2nd place.

Bons, Celtic Thriller Ends 5-5

Wednesday Division 1

The Bons and Cork Celtic played out a cracking 5-5 draw. The better organised Bons team did well to come back from 4-1 down to go 5-4 ahead. Jimmy Riordain was again in superb for the Bons, while Calvin McCarthy was in great form for Celtic and scored 2 great goals for a side with lots of talent, but just need to organise themselves a bit better to achieve some wins.

Racing Club were too strong for CUH and were rarely troubled by the Wilton boys who just never got going on the night and lost 4-0. Racing defender Jason Lake and midfielder Aidan O Flaherty were in excellent form while the non stop running of man of the match Ed Noonan had a big influence on the outcome of this game.

An excellent performance from the skilful Darragh O’Regan was not enough for Far From Athletic who lost out narrowly to Douglas Mortgage, who stayed in touch with the leaders with 2 Ed Quirke goals from distance.

Wednesday Division 2

Boca Seniors overcame Time to say Goodbye by 7 goals to 6 in the game of the evening. Star Man for The Bocas was Fiachra O’Driscoll who scored 4 goals. Cian McCarthy was best for TTSG, however his team never recovered from conceding a late OG, but neither side deserved to lose in this very high scoring game

The Pink Panthers came out on the wrong side of a 9 goal thriller by the odd goal and were pushing for an equaliser when their goalkeeper who had joined in the last attack in desperation for an equaliser, found the ball at his feet only to shoot just over the bar for the last kick of the game. Dave Murphy was again excellent for Tonduff and had a very influential game.

Killian Hogan and Pat McSweeney were both brilliant for the Golden Oldies as they beat Hit or Miss 6-3. Dan Williams who scored a hatrick, was also in excellent form for H&M, but needed more help from his team in front of goal.

Balaga Tonga came out on top against the Scorgasams, in another tight game, 5-4, but has their keeper Damien Kennedy to thank for a succession of brilliant saves to prevent an equaliser late in the game. Ronan Morgan who tried hardest for the Scorgasams, who were a little unlucky not to get a point.

Wednesday Division 3

Gowlacticos suffered their first defeat, as they went down 4-2 to Fritzl Palace. A brace from Daniel Gallagher helped his side to a good win, however a brilliant save from Mike Wren in the Palace goal was the turning point in the game as his side scored immediately on the break after soaking up some extreme pressure.

MP O’Sullivan now go top on goal difference after a very hard fought win over Sub Standard Liege. Liege wasted some decent 2^nd half chances and conceded a goal from Alan Forde in a goalmouth scramble to go 2-1 down with about 10 minutes left. They pressed for an equaliser but conceded again in the dying seconds to lose 3-1. Some twists and turns should yet appear in this division, perhaps the tightest division of all, with all teams capable of beating each other.

Rosies and BNYM FC got a point each in an excellent football match in a very entertaining 4 all draw. The score was 2-2 with 5 minutes to go and both teams then shared 4 goals that brought the game to a dramatic conclusion. Colin Murphy for Rosies and Kieran Fleming for the Bankers both excelled and both scored twice.

Baggios had a narrow 5-4 victory over the Average Joes. The Joes who lost a player late on to a yellow card for a foul just outside the box and the Baggios drove a nail in the Joes coffin when they scored from the resultant free kick. Alan O Gorman and Pedro were in top form for the Baggios, while Polish man, Wojtek tried hardest for the Joes who had battled hard to come back from 3-0 down.

Thursday Division 1

The Ex Pats and The All Blacks battled to a point a piece after a hard fought 2-2 draw. The Ex Pats keeper made a few great saves early in the 2^nd half after his side were one up at the break. Tim O’Connor was again the Pats goalscorer. Dave Depuis and Killian Hogan were on the mark for the Mount Oval boys.

The Net Busters narrowly beat the 30 Somethings 5-4 in another tight encounter. The more experienced 30 + were one up at the break and looking good, only to concede 5 times after the break. A smashing header by Derry Nagle being the most memorable goal of the evening for the Busters.

Tremendous Comeback By Panicaikos

Thursday Division 3

Panicaikos are 2 points clear after a tremendous comeback against the Flying Column in what turned out to be the game of the night. With the Column 2 up with 5 minutes to go, they conceded an own goal and then Seamus O’Brien scored twice for Panicaikos for a 3-2.

Apple Exiles had a 5-2 win over South City and stay in 2^nd place. A great performance and a hatrick from Ronan Geary helped the Exiles to their 2^nd win in a row.

Cameron Espey showed all his experience in helping Whitfords to a closely fought 5-3 win over the JT Specials, scoring a brace of goals. Murt O Connor scored a cracking goal for the Specials.                           

Thursday Division 2

Novartis recorded their first win with a 3-1 victory over the Rovers. Sean Stack, Ritchie Hewitt and Tony Wall were all on the scoresheet for the Novartis lads. 3 great individual by Sean Jordan helped Sporting CPL maintain their 100% record with a fine win over Sons of Pitches. The Boothouse Bingers beat the Bandits 5-1 to stay in 2^nd place. David James excelled for the Bingers. Shay Galvin scored a beauty for the bandits for their only goal. Steve Wallace was man of the match for Athletico PTF in their win over the Bank of New York, and scored a cracker at the start of the 2^nd half. Paul Creedon scored a brace for BNY.

Thursday Division 1

30 Somethings scored some cracking early goals and came out on top rather easily against the Ex Pats who are struggling to find some consistency so far this season. Graham Virgo and Luca were on song for the winners who played some excellent football.

Known Quantities had their first win with a comprehensive win over the Net Busters. Goals by Peter Fitzmaurice, Padraig McGovern, Ryan Nolan and man of the match Ed Noonan was enough to secure the Knowns their first points.

Despite 4 gaols from Rob Healy, the All Blacks still came out 2^nd best against Os Naventages in another open game. 7-4 the scoreline. Paulo & Luis were tops for Naventages.

Wednesday Division 1

Racing Club stay top after a hard fought 4-2 win over the Bons. The highlight being a fantastic volley from Racing defender Jason Lake after he controlled a throw in and volleyed it without the ball touching the ground. Douglas Mortgage had too much fire power for Cork Celtic. Celtic had no answers to the superb finishing of both Douglas strikers, John Mullarky and Owen Cahill who both scored hatricks.

Far from Athletic stay in 2^nd place with an excellent 4-1 win over CUH. Aaron Atkinson whose elegant skills shone in the Far From midfield and he was instrumental to their victory.

Wednesday Division 2

Kieran Buckley was the star man for the Multiple Scorgasams, whose hatrick helped his team to a 7-2 win over Dynamo Tonduff. This game was a one sided affair Aaron Maguire also in good form for the Scorgasams. Balaga Tonga also had a good win and stay in contention after a 11- 6 win over the improving Pink Panthers. Philip Cotter ran the game from midfield for Balaga who also had Joe Dempsey and Philip Sweetman in top form and amongst the goals.

Golden Oldies stay top on goal difference after a comprehensive win over the Boca Seniors. Killian Hogan and man of the match John Farrell were the star men for the Oldies. The Bocas improved in the 2^nd half after a poor defensive display in the first half.

Hit & Miss overcame Time to say Goodbye 4-2 in an entertaining game. Peter Sinnott was best for H&M. whose goals came from Dan Williams and Brian Murphy who scored a brace each.

Wednesday Division 3

A suberb volley from Alan Ford for MP O’Sullivans in the opening minutes was enough to win a really tough battle with the Average Joes. Younger legs perhaps the telling factor in this encounter.

Gowlacticos maintained their 3 point lead and 100% record with another victory over the BNY. The highlight here being an excellent header from Barry Fitzgerald late in the game.

2 Brian Beale goals was not enough for the Carrigaline boys as Rosies just came up short against Fritzl Palace and found Mike Wren again in great form who scored a brilliant goal from a tight angle.

The Baggios who are now finding their feet, beat Sub Standard Liege 6-3 in a very open game. Pedro and Phil Mohally with a hatrick a piece. Pedro opened the scoring with a beautiful back heel to set the Baggios on their way to a confident performance.

The Bons Win The Battle Of The Hospitals

Wednesday Division 1

The Bons won the battle of the hospitals when they overcame CUH by the odd goal in a high scoring affair. Jimmy Riordain & James Spiteri were excellent for the Bons while Gavin Summers tried hardest for CUH, who pressed hard for an equaliser but could not break the Bons Defence late in the game.

Cork Celtic secured their first point when they came back from 3 down Shane O Neill was instrumental for Celtic and scored 2 goals. Celtic then did well to hold Athletic to a draw having played the last 8 minutes with only 5 players.

Racing Club overcame Douglas Mortgage in a tight game, the highlight being a beautiful Ryan Nolan goal after a great run and chipped pass from Edward Noonan.

Wednesday Division 2

The 4 league division produced 4 very close games. Newcomers to Footy, The Golden Oldies brought their winning steak to 3 games as they came out on top against Multiple Scorgasams by 7 -5. Defensive errors led to a high scoring game where Owen Cotter and John Farrell capitalised and each bagged a hatrick for the Oldies, and Eoghan Buckley did likewise for the Scorgasams.

John Duggan stood out for Balaga Tonga who won a close battle that finished 4-2 against Hit or Miss. A late Dan Williams yellow card did not help the Hit or Miss cause as Balaga capitalised with 2 late goals.

Dave Murphy excelled for Dynamo Tonduff who beat Boca Seniors 2-1in a game that could have gone either way, while 2 classy Brian O Connor goals for Time to say Goodbye helped them to a 4-3 win over The Pink Panthers

Wednesday Division 3

Fritzl Palace and the Average Joes had a very tough battle that finished in a 2-2 draw. Mike Wren was MVP for the Palace, but a brillant late save by Frank Davis in the Joes Goals earned his team a point.

Gowlacticos maintained their 100% record as they beat the Baggios 4-3 to remain top. Barry Fitzgerald with a great header to win it late in the game

Sub Standard Liege stay in 2^nd place as they have a big win over BNY FC. 4 goals from the ever improving Philip Wade, while Mealy & O’Donovan were also in great form for Liege. Rosies who have yet to secure a point were again beaten 6-1 by MP O Sullivans. Mick Crowley and Clive Cremin were best for O’Sullivans

Thursday Division 1

Ex Pats were clinging to a 4-4 all draw as they came under extreme pressure from The Known Quantities in the last 10 minutes of this encounter, and then they broke clear to score a dramatic last gasp winner. Dan Mannix was star man for the Pats while a Peter Fitzmaurice hatrick was not enough for the Knowns.

Joao Paulo Pereira was in brilliant form as he marshalled his team, the OS Naventages who scored some cracking goals in a 6-3 win over the Net Busters.

The All Blacks and the 30 Somethings provided tremendous entertainment in a 4-4 draw. The 30’s Graham Virgo and Dave Depuis for the Blacks were both in excellent form.

Thursday Division 2

Bank of New York Mellon were 6-1 winners against newcomers the Rovers. A Sean Tobin 2^nd half double strike put the game beyond Rovers.

The Boothouse Bingers and Sons of Pitches played out a 4-4 draw, This game was full of excellent football that was above their division 2 status. David James was in top form for the Bingers while Steve Crowley was again on target for the Pitches and scored a late equaliser.

Novartis again came up short against Athletico PTF who had Ken O Connor in inspiring form and scored with 2 long range efforts.

A late own goal was the difference between CPL and the Bandits. CPL who top the table, winning out 3-2. A brilliant Van Basten like volley from an impossible angle by Robbie Harrington had brought the Bandits level before the late OG.

Thursday Division 3

A Seamus O Brien goal for Panicakios was enough to send them top of the table as they beat Whitfords 1-0. This victory may prove to be pivotal, as both these side are expecting to be in the shake up as the season progresses.

The Flying Column came out on top in this Barrack Street local derby, when they beat South City 5-2. The Column were made work hard for the win as South City battled hard. Two Dan McCarthy goals for the Column sealed the win.

Apple Exiles just about had the better of JT Specials in another cracking  open game that ended 7-5. Despite the Specials going 3-1 up with an early double from John McCarthy, the Exiles responded in style with a double brace from Donal Geary and  Mark Ryan. The pick of these goals being a tremendous volley by Geary.