McCarthy Wins It For The Specials

Thursday Div 2

Donal McCarthy struck his first ever Footy goal for the JT Specials with just 2 minutes left on the clock to complete a magnificent comeback against Men Utd. United who were winning 2-0 at halftime through 2 Joe McCarthy goals were looking comfortable until Stephen Riordain brought the Specials back into the game with a very well taken volley from a very tight angle. Riordain struck again to make it 2-2 before McCarthy scored with a low drive into the bottom corner to seal a great win.

The Garcia brothers were central to the Sons of Pitches 4-2 over Athletico PTF. Jose Garcia scored twice for the Pitches and his brother Diego was also on the scoresheet. Ken O’Connor tried hardest for his side but his man of the match performance was not enough for Athletico.

Dylan O Brien gave a master class in attacking play and finishing as Panatheastcork comprehensively beat Whitfords. O’Brien scored 5 times in a 9-1 drubbing.

Panatheastcork were too quick for Whitfords and had the youth very much on their side.

Big Test Iciles and Red Bull Anascaul drew 2-2 in an excellent hard fought game. A brace from Scott Stanley for Iciles earning his side a well deserved draw. His equalising goal was a great shot from 12 yards

Thursday Div 1

The All Blacks went top of this division with a well deserved 4-1 over the Ex-Pats. Ezy FC and Thirtysomethings drew 2-2 which suited the All Blacks. Expect a few twists and turns in this league yet with all 5 top teams capable of beating each other.

The ThirthySomethings were 2 nil up through goals from Luca and Killian Deasy,

and with their experience should have seen this one out. But 2 well taken goals by Andrew Daunt were the highlight in a great 2^nd half comeback by Ezy FC.

Rob Healy excellent centre forward play had a big role to play for the All Blacks as they overcame the Ex Pats. Niall Murphy was also excellent for the winners and if they can hold this side together could secure their first Footy title.

Go with the Flow had a walkover against the Hooligans, but the Flow did play a friendly against Wednesday Division 1 leaders Booze Crew. The Crew were too strong in a rather one sided affair where Connor Meade and Ian Stapelton were best for the Crew.

Tools And Crew Draw

Wednesday Div 1

Game of the week was the clash between 2^nd and 3^rd, the Booze Crew and The Tools. This high tempo game had lots of high quality players on show. It ended in a very fair 3-3 draw. Michael Doody was best for the Tools and his team mate, the pacey Colin Hammond always looked dangerous, while the very attack minded play of Connor Mede Ian Stapelton for the Crew were a constant threat for the Tools. Barry Clinton produced a great header from a throw in to equalise for the Crew with a few minutes left.

David Daly played the game of his life when he scored all 6 goals for the Chancers as they came from 2-0 down to win 6-3. All 6 goals came in the 2^nd half, the 2^nd being the pick of the bunch after some quick interplay with Kevin Wilmot.

Cuban Priests stay a point ahead at the top after a walkover against Far From Ath. Their game on the 25^th of July will have a big bearing on where the Title ends up. Tools eyes will be watching closely and they will be hoping for a draw here.

Wednesday Div 2

This Division is hotting up nicely with the first 3 teams all on 16 points. Douglas Mortgage and Balaga Tonga produced a 4-4 thriller, much to the satisfaction of CUH who overcame Nualight to go top.

Cian O Brien scored a hatrick for CUH, who played the counter attacking game to a tee, after they had conceded lots of early possession to Nualight. Kieran Buckley and Stephen Nolan did well for Nualight, but their side lacked penetration when attacking.

Eric Cotter produced a late goal for his hatrick and a deserved share of the spoils for Douglas Mortgage. Balaga Tonga’s Philip Cotter who ran the game in midfield, was the best player on the pitch for the hour.

Hit & Miss, should not be discounted as contenders as they are only 2 points off the leaders. They had a tough 2-2 draw with the fast improving Novartis side. Jurgen Bukowski again impressive for Hit or Miss.

The Baggios who a further point back, easily dispatched the Avengers, with Darragh O’Regan scored 5 times.

Wednesday Div 3

Sub Standard Liege continued their rich vein of form as they easily ousted Real Soso Bad 5-0. Patrick Coleman and goal machine James Mealy were tops for Liege. Mealy now has 27 goals after only 8 games. Real Soso were unlucky early in the game as they hit the post and the crossbar when the game was 0-0.

Dynamo Tonduff had a 5-1 win over Lennons Lemmons. The more organised team coming out on top. Ian Crowley and Deccie O Callaghan who scored a brace were best for Tonduff. The Lemmons were caught on the break too many times with little cover in defence.

Reardons RC moved off the bottom of the table with a good win over FC Coping Badly. The highlight of this game was the superb volley by Martin Halahan for FC Coping as well as the outstanding individual display by Eoghan Killcommyns for Reardons.

The Average Joes are just 2 points off of the top of the table, continued their excellent season with a 5-2 win over Crystal Fallace. Eric Montgomery and Brian Gilhooley both scored twice for the Joes. 

Thirties Win Top Of Table Clash

Thursday Division 1

The top of the table clash between the All Black and The Thirtysomethings started at a blistering pace. Within a couple of minutes Niall Murphy bagged a goal for the Blacks before Luka responded for the Thirtysomethings.  Both teams had numerous chances but it was the Thirties who converted and with twenty minutes remaining they were in control with a 3-1 lead. However when Vinnie Motherway scored a splendid second for the Blacks the momentum was with the Rochestown men. In spite of dominating for the last ten minutes the Blacks couldn’t break down the Thirties defence and ended up on the wrong side of the 3-2 score line.

The Ezy, Go With The Flow encounter was a match of two halves. The first half was an even affair with few but equal opportunities for both sides. Steve Dwyer broke the deadlock after 20 minutes for EZY with a well taken goal but this is all that separated the sides at half time. The second half was dominated by EZY who scored four more goals and went on to win 5-0.

Thursday Division 2

The Whitfords, Big Test Icles match was a very close, hard fought even encounter played in a very sporting manner. It was the Whitfords who scored first when Jesper Pederson scored a super goal. However Vincent Twomey scored an unforgettable goal to equalise with a tremendous strike right into the top corner. With time running out it was the Whitfords who were pressing for a winner but against the run of play Scott Stanley scored for Big Test to give his team their most impressive result so far and to knock The Whitfords off of their perch on the top of the table.

Two other title contenders squared off when Panathieastcork took on Red Bull Anascaul. Both defences dominated through out with neither side creating many opportunities, The sides were deadlocked at 0-0 at half time. It was Mark Moynihan who scored the only goal of the contest to earn a precious three points for his side and move them to the top of the table,

Ken O Connor was outstanding for Athletico PTF in their clash with Men United. This was another hard fought match during which the skill and speed of O Connor was the difference between the sides. Adrian Noonan gave the men from Friars Walk an early lead with a well taken goal.  Some great feats of goal keeping by Nick Duff in combination with the cross bar kept Men United in the hunt. However a super goal by Jan Ostadoff on the stroke of half time earned Athletico a 2-0 lead. Neither team scored in the second half so the final score was 2-0 in favour of Athletico.

Monty Scores Five

Wed Division 3

Eric Montgomery who scored 5 times for the Average Joes proved to be the difference between the sides as beat a dogged FC Coping badly 7-3. John O Brien did well for FC Coping. But the Joe’s midfielder Joe O Sullivan’s influence on the game was immense. League Leaders Sub Standard Liege kept their good season going as they overcame Dynamo Tonduff 5-3. James Mealy’s 4 goal haul proved the difference here. Both goalkeepers were excellent in a very open encounter.

2nd placed Lennons Lemmons were too strong for Real Soso Bad. Justin Banks for the Lemmons was the most impressive player on display for the hour.

Philip Sweetman got the man of the match for Reardons, but his side still went down to Crystal Fallace in a high scoring game. Con Creedon and Aaron Atkinson were best for Fallace, whose side are capable of challenging for honours but need to show more consistency.

Wed Division 1

There were 3 rather easy victories for the top 3 teams in this division now looks like a 3 horse race. Clinical finishing and a solid defensive performance by the Booze Crew put them back in contention. Martin Deady and man of the match and  Ian Stapelton who hit a hatrick, were in top form for the Crew as they eased passed the Chancers.

Racing Club were also well beaten by league leaders the Cuban Priests who had Cian Lucey and the very reliable Ross Flood in top form.

The Tools beat Far From Athletic in another one sided affair. Best for the Tools Michael Doody and Colin Hammond who scored a brace.

Wed Division 2

Stuart Barber and Paul Sherry both scored twice for Hit or Miss as they beat Balaga Tonga 4-1. Some excellent saves from Damien Kennedy in the Balaga Tonga goal prevented the scoreline from looking worse.

Novartis surprised league leaders Douglas Mortgage with an excellent 8-5 victory. Conor Byrd was on song for Novartis, scoring a hatrick. Kevin and Andy Barry were also excellent for the winners here and were also on the scoresheet.

CUH hammered the struggling Avengers and pushes them up to 3^rd spot. Ivan Weir again showed his prowess in front of goal with 4 goals for the Wilton Boys.

Nualight and The Baggios definitely played the game of the week as they drew a cracking game that finished 5-5. Liam Ahern scored a hatrick for Nualight, the most important goal being a last minute equaliser. Daniel Lynch was impressive for the Baggios.