CSKA Return To Winning Ways

Wednesday Div 1

        Glasgow Septic and CUH played out a highly entertaining game that ended in a 2-2 draw. Conor McArdle scored with a last gasp equaliser for Septic only seconds after Rory Barry scored with a cracking drive from a tight angle for CUH. This seemed like a winner for CUH, but Septic drove on to the final whistle to be rewarded with a deserved point from McArdle’s goal.

      CSKA Tongo were back to winning ways after they beat Fritzl Palace 7-4, but were made to work hard for the win by an industrious Palace side driven on by Mike Wren. Palace who were 5-1 down at one stage in the game never gave up and brought it back to 5-4 with a hatrick by Dan Gallagher. But Joe Dempsey came up with late goals for Tongo to seal the points as Palace pushed forward for the equaliser.

       Hit or Miss were in excellent form showing some excellent teamwork and hard work when they did not have the ball, as they beat Racing 7-3. Fiachra O’Driscoll and Podge Butler were their main men on the night and both players scored a brace each. Paul Richardson was also excellent in midfield for the winners. Peadar Horgan and Jason Lake were best for Racing.

       The impressive Barry Clinton helped the Booze Crew overcome the Baggios 4-2, scoring twice in the process. His second goal was a memorable one, as he volleyed home a clearance from his own goalkeeper. Darragh & Patrick O’Regan always looked dangerous for the Baggios, but the more experienced and polished Booze Crew held out for a win and they may yet have a say in where the title goes.

Wednesday Div 2

Crystal Fallace kept the pressure on league leaders Ac Standard as they outclassed FC Coping Badly. Con Creedon and Pat Regan scored a brace each for Fallace. Both of Regan’s goals were top drawer strikes, both being clinical volleys.

Meanwhile AC Standard hammered The Avengers and stay 4 points clear of  2^nd placed Fallace. Eamonn Kelleher was most impressive for Standard as he scored 4 quality goals and was easily the best player on show in this one sided fixture.

Brian Beale scored an excellent hatrick for Rosies to win a close game that finished 3-2 against the Lemmons. Beale’s 2^nd goal was an absolute peach, as he made a great run and played a neat one two before finishing to break the Lemmons rearguard. The Lemmons were a little unlucky to be on the losing side Shane Brown and Trevor O’Connell were on the scoresheet for the losers.

Ezy Extend Lead

Thursday Division 1

Ezy FC maintained their great start to the season gaining another 3 points after a good win over Footy newcomers Sliabh na mBan. The experienced Seamus Langford and John Browne and Joe McAuliffe had their Sliabh na

mBan side well organised but came up short against a slick Ezy outfit, who had Dave Johnson and Steve Dwyer in great form. Ezy are now 6 points clear and are looking like champions after week 6.

Shane Cahill came up with a late double to give the Boothouse Bingers a 3-2 victory and all 3 points over last seasons champions the All Blacks in a cracking game. The All Blacks were a man short in the first half did well to be 2-1 ahead at halftime. Niall and Brian Murphy were on the score sheet for the All Blacks.

Graham Virgo was back to his best form as he helped the Thirtysomethings to a 5-2 win over the Bandits. The Somethings had a bit too much football in their side for the Bandits who are still getting used to each their in their side.

Keith O’Donoghue scored twice for the Bandits.

Jason Galway came up with a late winner for Apple Exiles as they ousted the Net Busters 3-2 in another closely fought game. The Exiles are now finding their feet in this top division and have not lost in 3 games after losing their first 3 games.

Thursday Division 2

The father and son duo Donagh and Ciaren McArtan hit the net for the Flying Column as they cruised to a 5-0 win over the JT Specials.

Sean O Neill was excellent for O’Higgins FC as they trounced Balaga Tonga 7-1. Balaga were on top for the first 15 minutes but found it hard to break

down a well organised O’Higgins team who ran riot in the 2^nd half. Chris Baker and Colm Nugent both hit a brace of goals as O’Neill helped himself to a hatrick.

An Excellent performance by former Cork Footballer Mark O’Connor in defence for Men Utd was not quite enough for his side as they went down by the odd goal to Whitfords. The experienced of the Whitfords just showing through as Gavin Rosser came up with the winner.

Sons of Pitches stay top after a 4-0 win over Panathieastcork. Alan O’Sullivan was man of the match for the Pitches and the East Cork lads never recovered from conceding 2 early goals.

Hit Or Miss and Glasgow Septic Draw 8-8 Thriller

Wednesday Division 1

An 8-8 thriller was the highlight of last weeks Footy games. Hit or Miss and Glasgow Septic played out this memorable fixture. Fiachra O Driscoll from Hit & Miss and Septic’s Luke Connolly were the main men on show as they both hit 4 goals a piece.

 Joe Dempsey, Philip Cotter and Philip Sweetman all starred for CSKA as they maintained their 5 point gap over CUH. Sweetman continued his remarkable scoring form and hit a hatrick, as did Dempsey. But they were made work all the way by a hard working Booze Crew side that had Martin Deady in top form.

CUH came from a goal down with 5 minutes to go to gain all 3 points in an excellent 4-3 win over Racing. Padraig McGovern was again Racing’s goal scorer. Ivan Weir was on the mark again for the Wilton boys and scored a brace.

Baggios showed some excellent teamwork and got their first win of the season as they overcame a dogged Fritzl Palace side 7-3. This games highlight was a spectacular overhead kick from Darragh O Regan.

Wednesday Division 2

Rosies were too hot to handle in front of goal for an improving Avengers side. Eoin Moynihan was their top player and was on the mark 4 times. Joe Herrity was best for the Avengers and scored his sides only goal.

Tim O Connor scored the only goal of the game for AC Standard as they beat Crystal Fallace in a very hard fought encounter and should now be favourites to go on and win the division after this win over their main rivals. If Rosies continue their hot streak in front of goal they might also have a say in this division.

A tremendous volley from the ever reliable John O’Brien set FC Coping Badly on their way, who went on to win 4-0 against an under strength Lemmons side. Mark Kennifick was in brillant form and scored a hatrick.

Good Win For All Blacks

Thursday Division 1

John McCarthy was in tip top form for the All Blacks as they overcame their old rivals the Thirtysomethings 4-3. Aaron McGrath came up with a late winner. The industrious Niall Murphy was also excellent for the winners in midfield.

The Net Busters and Footy newcomers Sliabh naMban drew 2-2 in a very exciting encounter. Peter Fitzmaurice was best for Net Busters and came up with the equaliser for his side. Seamus Langford scored twice for Sliabh Na mBan who squandered a two goal lead. Both sides defended well in this game.

Boothouse had an excellent win 3-0 over the Bandits in a game that was much tighter than the scoreline suggests. Cormac Manning opened the scoring for Boothouse with a gem of a shot. Shane Cajhill scored a 2^nd just before the break. The Bandits were a bit unlucky not to score and fought hard in the 2^nd half, but David James sealed the points for Boothouse with a well taken 3^rd goal.

Brian Lyons scored a very late winner for Ezy FC to keep his side top of this division. They beat Apple Exiles 3-2. Ezy would have been heavy favourites going into this game but Apple were excellent on the night and put it up to Ezy who had to work very hard for the win. Ronan Geary and Cormac Long were on the scoresheet for Apple.

Thursday Division 2

2 very tight games in this division saw  Men Utd and Whitfords both win by the odd goal. Men Utd played the game of their lives as they beat Balaga Tonga 6-5 in the game of the week. Damien Carroll was best for Utd and Paul Tobin was unlucky to be on the losing side as he scored all of Balaga’s five goals giving a masterclass in finishing in the process.

Whitfords have Gavin Rosser to thank for coming up with both goals in their sides 2-1 win over O’Higgins FC.

JT Specials and Sons of Pitches played out a tough 3-3 draw. Michael Deasy was man of the match and scored twice for the Pitches. The reliable Steve Riordain scored the Specials’s leveller.

The Flying Column had the biggest win of the evening as they easily ousted Panathieastcork 5-1. Conor O Mahony and Alan Mullery  scored one each and Ciaren McArtan scored a hatrick and produced a man of the match display for the Column.

CSKA Tongo Look Good

Wednesday Div 1

CSKA Tongo look like they will be the team to beat in this division as they overcame a strong Baggios side by 5 goals to 2. Philip Sweetman was again a handful for the Baggios defence as he scored 4 of his sides 5 goals. With Joe Dempsey and Philip Cotter running their midfield, John Duggan marshalling the defence and the reliable Damien Kennedy in goal, this Tongo side will be hard to stop this season.

Racing Club stay 2^nd on goal difference after they also had a fine win, coming from 4-1 down at half time to beat Hit or Miss 7-4 with 6 unanswered goals in the 2^nd half. It was a definite game of 2 halves as Hit or Miss totally dominated the first half and Racing did likewise in the 2^nd. Jurgen Burowski and Paul Richardson were best for Hit or Miss and were on the scoresheet. Edward Noonan and Pedar Horgan and Jason Lake in defence were best for Racing in their 2^nd half revival. Padraig McGovern scored a late brace late to seal 3 important points for Racing.

Cian O’Brien starred for CUH as they beat Fritzl Palace 4-2. Rory DeBarra scored a brace for the Wilton Boys. Sean Stack scored twice for Palace as they battled hard but just came up short against a slick CUH outfit.

Wednesday Div 2

AC Standard had a tough opening half against an Avengers side they would have been expected to dominate. However a cracking volley on the turn from an acute angle from Tim O Connor opened the door for AC Standard who then went on to dominate the 2^nd half. O’Connor’s overall display was excellent and he scored 4 times.

FC Coping Badly and Crystal Fallace played out a hard fought 1-1 draw. John O’Brien scored the opening goal of the game and Robbie Doyle was in brilliant form in goal for Coping Badly but was unable to stop Pat O Regan from scoring a late penalty to earn a share of the spoils for Fallace.

Rosies had a good 4-1 win over the Lemmons. The addition of the young and energetic Dylan O’Brien added to the experienced seasoned campaigners in the Rosies side should pay dividends. Kieran Hurley came up with the killer 3^rd goal for Rosies which sealed the game.

This division should prove to be tight and its hard at this early stage to pick a favourite for the title.