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.