Whitfords Need Just One Point

Thurs Division 3

Whitfords comprehensively beat Men Utd 7-0 to stay top, 3 points ahead of the Flying Column who were also winners over their Barrack St rivals South City. Cameron Espey and Kevin O’Connell each scored excellent individual goals for the Whitfords who are playing some excellent football as the season concludes.

Alan Mullery was excellent in midfield and last season’s MVP Kieran McArtan scored a hatrick for the Column who were too strong for South City in a one sided game. The hard working and a little unlucky Flying Column team have finished runners on a few occasions now and look to South City to do them a favour against Whitfords next Thursday. Whitfords, with all their experience, should see it out and win their first Footy title.

Cormac Crowley took his 2^nd half goal well, which proved to be the winner for The Sons of Pitches who won 2-1 against the JT Specials. John McCarthy was best for the Specials.

Panicakios made hard work in seeing off the B69ers who battled well with only 6 players. The Niners lost out on a 5-3 scoreline, were the better side for much of the game, but the industrious Dillon O’Brien eventually turned the game in Panicakios’s favour with 2 well taken goals.

Thurs Division 1

Already crowned division 1 champions the 30 Somethings were beaten by 3-2 by Ex Pats. Paul Kilcoyne did most of the damage for the Pats scoring twice. The under strength Somethings were no match for their opponents on the night and the Ex Pats should have won more comprehensively.

EZY FC moved into 2^nd place by beating the All Blacks quite easily and showed some excellent finishing in front of goal, notably from Kevin Garde who was superb and scored 5 goals. Dave Johnson in midfield and Steve Dwyer were also at their best for EZY. Rob Healy and Rory O’Leary were on the score sheet for the All Blacks.

Thurs Division 2

Mark Ryan was best for Apple Exiles as he scored a great hatrick and kept them at the summit of division 2. The Exiles who were 4 nil up at half time, against Athletico PTF conceded twice in the 2^nd half, to goals from Dave Barry and Brian Fleming.

The Net Busters remain 3 points adrift and are looking forward to the final league of the season when they square up to the Apple boys in a game which may yet decide this division, that is if Apple do not slip up next week against the Bandits.

The Bandits won a very exciting game 5-3 against The Barrack Rats. Bandits keeper Quintan Gambore provided the turning point when the game was tied at 3-3, by making 2 spectacular saves. His side went on to score twice more through Malcolm Harte and Seamus Keane to seal the points. The inconsistent, mid table, but very capable Bandits may pose problems for the Exiles next week, depending on their attitude. 

O'Sullivan Inspires Joes

Wednesday Div 4

The Average Joes gave their best performance of the season when they beat the Inbetweeners 5-3 having come back from being 2 nil down. Joe O’Sullivan was in inspiring form as he played in goal in the first half and produced some outstanding saves that kept the Joe’s in the game. He then switched to centre forward for the 2^nd half and scored 4 times. The experienced John O Donovan was also in excellent form for the Joe’s.

Fritzl Palace lost some ground at the top of the table as they also went down to a 5-3 scoreline to the ever improving Sub Standard Liege. Philip Wade was in brilliant form for Liege who are making improvements in defence as the weeks go by, which has now put them into 3^rd place and 4 points of the leaders Palace.

2^nd placed Rosies continued their good season as they outplayed Crystal Fallace and now look forward to their clash with Palace next week. A tie which could decide where the title ends up.

Wednesday Div 3

Colin Gurhy sealed the division 3 title for M&P O’Sullivans for their 2^nd title in a row with a late strike to win a close contest against FC Coping Badly. O’Sullivans showed true grit as they played most of the 2^nd half with only 6 players after a red card. Gavin Ahern was man of the match and was excellent for O’Sullivans when they went a man down. The dependable Jay Nixon was again among the goals and scored a brace. Stuart DePuis also scored twice for Coping Badly.

2^nd placed Dynamo Tonduff and bottom of the table Kurtz Wallopers played out an entertaining 3-3 draw. A beautiful late strike from James Harding gave the Wallopers a deserved share of the spoils. Dave Murphy was again excellent for Tonduff.

Liam Hennessy was star man for the Baggios as he scored 4 times and helped seal the points against Real Soso Bad, who were a little unlucky to lose this pulsating tie despite an excellent performance from Stephen O’Riordain. This game was 0-0 at half time and then defences opened in the 2^nd half as teams got tired. Baggios scoring 5 of the 8, 2^nd half goals.

Wednesday Div 2

The Cuban Priests all but sealed division 2, with an impressive display against Nualight. This high scoring game produced some tremendous finishing, especially from the Priests Llyod Dorgan in the first half. However Nualight gave an excellent 2^nd half display to make the scoreline more respectable.

The Priests who have been by far the best team all season now only need a point to seal the title against CUH on Wednesday.

CUH beat a weakened Douglas Mortage side 5-1. Ivan Weir with a hatrick for the Wilton Boys who had Anthony O’Brien in brilliant form.

Wednesday Div 1

Korona also took a giant step towards division 1 champions once again as they dispatched Far From Athletic rather easily after a tight first half. FFA were quickest out of the blocks as they raced into a 3-1 lead. Wayne O Callaghan with 2 excellent early goals. However Far From had no answer to the powerful Croatian centre forward Romis Ibisi who was central to the Koronas comeback who scored 5 times.

The Tools who moved into 2^nd spot, were also impressive as they beat the Celts 7-2. Eoghan Murphy and Colin Hammond were best for the Tools who gave an excellent all around team performance and kept the ball from their opponents for long periods of the game.

Column Win Battle of Barricka

The Flying Column won the bragging rights in Tom Barry’s pub in Barrack street for the next few months as they beat their fellow drinking buddies the B69ers 3-1. Both teams showed great determination from the start, with the 69ers having most of the possession early on but unable to capitalise on this as they struggled to create an opening the Column defence who lay deep in their own half. French man Fabrice Fortune scored with 2 beauties for the Column and Conor O’Mahony added a third as the Niners chased the game.

Whitfords stay top, 3 points ahead of the Flying Column, after their win over the Specials. Sam Russell and Kevin O Connell were best for Whitfords who are using all their experience, closing in on their first Footy Title.

Cormac Crowley showed some slick finishing as he hit a hatrick for the Sons of Pitches who had a 4-1 win over Men Utd.

Thursday Div 2

The Apple Exiles remain top of the pile as they had an easy  4-1 win over Cordal Rovers. Phelim Barry was best for Apple who stay 3 points ahead of the Net Busters who had a walkover. This league may come down to the last game of the season when the Net Busters take on the Exiles.

Brian Fleming was most impressive for Athletico PTF as the dispatched the Bandits 5-1. Fleming with a very credible 4 goal tally on the night.

Thursday Div 1

Jake McAuliffe scored an impressive hatrick for the 30 Somethings as they beat EZY FC 3-2 in a hard fought game. With the score tied at 2-2 for much of the game McAuliffe struck with a well taken goal to push the Somethings closer to clinching the title. They now only need to win one of their last four games to seal division 1. Steve Dwyer and Dave Johnson tried hardest for EZY but the all round team work of the Somethings helped them to take the points, and add to their impressive record that now reads 10 wins and only 1 loss.

2^nd placed Sporting CPL lost ground on the leaders as they also lost 3-2 to the Ex Pats. The Pats struck with a last minute effort to break CPL hearts as they chased the points to try to keep up with the Somethings. Tim O Connor again proved to be the Pats most valuable player on the night.

Known Quantities continued their good form of late and sealed their 4^th win in the last five games with a big win over the All Blacks. Zoltan scored with a cracking low drive for the pick of the goals for the Knowns as they also had Edward Noonan and Padraig McGovern in top form.

Murphy Outstanding For The Tools

Wednesday Div 1

The Tools also had a good win over Racing Club to stay in the hunt for honours. Kevin Murphy put in an excellent performance for the Tools and worked extremely hard and covered a lot of ground for his side.

Korona maintained their lead at the top of division 1 with a hard fought 4-2 win over the Celts. Marcin Korona was excellent for the Polish lads in goal and made a string of excellent saves. Robert Kriegal scored a late 4^th goal for the Koronas to seal the win.

Next weeks games between the Tools and Korona, and Racing and Far From Athletic could decide the destination of the title.

Wednesday Div 2

John Mullarky scored a brace and was man of the match for Douglas Mortgage as the trounced Balaga Tonga 5-0 in what was a brilliant overall team performance.

Cuban Priests also had a big win over Hit or Miss, but did not have their all own way early in the game as Hit & Miss competed well with Jurgen and Paul Richardson working hard for H&M. Matthew Sheehan was the Priests top player on the night who showed a little too much class for their opponents as the game progressed.

Nualight won the game of the night with a narrow victory over CUH. Kieran McEnery was superb in midfield for Nualight, scoring one and setting up another for his side. But the goal of the season may just fall to Mark Foley of CUH, who scored with a thunderous volley from 20 yards for the highlight of the evening and perhaps many an evening to come.

Wednesday Div 3

Leaders M&P O’Sullivan showed that they are championship material as the came from a goal down to beat Dynamo Tonduff 6-2. Sean O Connell opened the scoring with a clever back heel, but Jay Nixon was too hot to handle for Tonduff as he scored a hatrick to help to help M&P’s to a nine point advantage with 5 games remaining. The Baggios and FC Coping Badly played out an entertaining 3-3 draw. Dave McCarthy produced some excellent finishing for Coping Badly to score a hatrick and earn his side a point.

Kurtz Wallopers replaced Real Soso Bad at the bottom of the table, as Soso Bad beat the Wallopers 4-2. John Reynolds scored twice for Real and was best for the winners in a tight game.

Wednesday Div 4

This week saw the top 2 teams both lose which helps open up this division. Crystal Fallace had a 5-1 win over the Average Joes to move within 6 points of the leaders and into 3^rd position. Liam Hennessy was excellent for Fallace in their win over the Joes.

Rosies had a chance to level on points with Fritzl Palace but lost to the ever improving Sub Standard Liege. Kevin Heelan was excellent for Liege who were 4-1 up but Rosies fought back to narrowly lose 5-4.