Dramatic Win For EZY

Thursday Division 1

The Ex Pats Athletic, Ezy FC encounter was a thrilling match. Colin Farmer scored three magnificent goals for the Ex Pats while Steve Dwyer matched his tally for Ezy. Both goal keepers, Bill Henry for the Pats and Arthur O Shea for Ezy were also outstanding, but with five minutes to go it looked like Ezy would take the points when they went tw goals ahead. However The Pats closed the defecit and appeared to have salvaged a point. But the drama wasn’t over yet. Almost straight from the kick off Kevin Garde notched a winner for Ezy. The final score was 6-5 in favour of Ezy FC.

The Go With The Flow, Thirtysomethings match was a tough hard fought encounter. An early goal scored by Luca Gastoldi for The Thirtysomethings was all that separated the sides entering the final fifteen minutes. During this period Go With The Flow were pressing hard and had numberous chances either saved or off target. When John Duggan finally equalised with two minutes remaining it looked like the Passage lads had salvaged a draw. However their celebrations were short lived because Jake McAuliffe scored a fine winner with thirty seconds remaining to give The Thirtysomethings a 2-1 win.

The All Blacks have made a great start to the season and are now top of the table by virtue of their 4-2 win against The Hooligans. Both teams played some great ball but it was obvious from very early that The All Blacks were better organised and were more used to the format. New comers, The Hooligans have some very good players but got caught too far up the pitch at times which allowed The All Blacks a couple of two on ones in front of goal, which the easily converted. Niall Murphy was his usual commanding self in the middle of the pitch for the All Blacks while Aidan O Sullivan scored twice was always dangerous up front. Niall Kingston and Pat O Regan were in the mark for The Hooligans who will be a fine team when they get used to the 7 a side format.

Thursday Division 2

The Whitfords have started this season in the same vein that they finished last season. They had a fine 4-2 win against Men United this week. The first half was an evenly contested affair during which Cameron Espey of The Whitfords and Joe McCarthy of Men United exchanged goals. However The Whitfords dominated the second period. Their off the ball movement and ability to create space for each other was outstanding. Kevin O’ Connell, Jack Russell and Cameron Espey all scored for The Whitfords during this period while Padraig O Riordan replied with a fine long range effort for Men United.

The Sons of Pitches, Red Bull Anascaul match was thrilling encounter. The teams were deadlocked at 2-2  entering the final ten minutes when Diego Garcia scored a fine winner for The Pitches. Infact it was the Spaniard who scored all of the Pitches goals and was a constant thorn, or sword in the Red bull side. Nick McWade was also outstanding for The Bulls and scored a fine goal for his team.

Dillon O Brien was the difference between The JT Specials and Paniceastcork, as he scored three to give Paniceastcork a 3-0 win against JT Specials.

Athletico PTF were flatterd by their 3-0 win against Big Test Icles. Even though Big Test had a lot of possession and chances they failed to score. On the other hand, Athletico made the most of their chances and scored three fine goals through Ken O Connor, Paul Killeen and Ross O Riordan. Paul Killeen was outstanding in defence for the winners.

Great Start For The Priests

Wednesday Div 1

Footy Leagues got off to a bright start for the Summer season in the excellent weather. Cuban Priests also got off to a bright start in life in Division 1 when they beat a new look Racing Club side by 5-4. Llyod Dorgan excellent performance in midfield for the Priests proved decisive and he scored an impressive hatrick to help seal the 3 points. Mark Menton scored a brace for Racing who pushed the Priests all the way.

The Booze Crew look like early season favourites after their impressive demolition job on the Chancers. David Quigley, Andrew Doody and Ian  Stapleton were all in scoring mood and played some excellent football and look like they might be the team to beat if they can keep this side together for the Summer.

The Tools also played some great football as they opened their season with a 5-2 win over Far From Athletic. Ross McCarthy was best for the Tools who should also be contenders for the Division 1 title.

Wednesday Div 2

The ever improving Hit or Miss team also had a good start with a 6-3 win over Novartis. Danny Driscoll and Dan McSweeney were impressive for Hit or Miss who got off to a lucky start with a Novartis own goal.

The Baggios trounced newcomers the Avengers and top the table on goal difference.

Wayne O Callaghan scored 4 times and impressed along with the industrious Alan O’Gorman for the Baggios.

Douglas Mortgage also started with 3 points after beating Balaga Tonga 3-1. The experienced Jim Walsh led the way for Mortgage. Eoin Kennedy replied for Balaga.

Nualight and CUH played out a very entertaining 2 all draw. This division looks like it will be very tight and should go down to the wire.

Wednesday Div 3

Footy newcomers Lennons Lemmons and seasoned Footy campaigners

Dynamo Tonduff played the game of the week that finished in a 4 all draw. Justin Banks scored his 2^nd goal of the evening late in the game and the Lemmons thought they had sealed the 3 points until last seasons MVP winner Dave Murphy stepped up with a last gasp equaliser for Tonduff.

Paul Bartlett scored the goal of the week for the Average Joes as they beat Crystal Fallace bay the odd goal. Joe O Sullivan scored twice for the Joes.

James Mealy was in scoring mood for Sub Standard Liege as they trounced Real Soso Bad. If Liege can finally learn how to defend they will be favourites for this division as they have a very attacking team and are capable of scoring lots of goals.

A last minute goal from Alan Murray sealed a point for Reardons against FC Coping Badly. Philip Sweetman was best for Reardons and Martin Hallahane was man of the match after his Hatrick for Coping Badly

Korona Closing In On Title

Wednesday Div 1

League leaders Korona had a narrow win 6-5 over Racing Club in a very attacking game. This win puts the Polish lads within touching distance of another Footy title, and now all they need is a point in their remaining fixture against the Celts. Kris Pawlik was again excellent for Korona, as was goalkeeper Marcin Korona who made some excellent first half saves to keep Korona in the tie. Peter Fitzmaurice scored an excellent hatrick for an under strength Racing team who competed very well on the night.

The Celts gave their best performance of the season when they trounced Far From Athletic 5-2. Aaron O Sullivan was best for the Celts who put in an excellent team performance. John Doherty continued his excellent season for the winners as he also contributed largely in their win.

Wednesday Div 2

The Cuban Priests again proved that they were by far the strongest team in division 2 as they trounced Douglas Mortgage. Stephen O Donovan was best this week for the Priests and scored a hatrick as did Ben Ryan. The challenge of division 1 awaits the Priests if they are up for it.

Balaga Tonga had a superb 6-5 win over CUH in a very entertaining game. Philip Sweetman was Balaga’s star man and showed some class finishing in front of goal scoring 4 times. Rory Barry and Mark Foley each replied for CUH with a brace of gaols each.

Nualight played the better football and deserved their 7-5 win over Hit or Miss. Kieran Buckley scored a beautiful goal to seal the win late on for Nualight. Paul Richardson was again Hit or Miss’s best player and scored a hatrick  Jack Maguire was also in top form for Nualight who are now in pole position to finish runners up as they are 2 points ahead of CUH going into the last fixture against the Wilton lads.

Wednesday Division 3

The Baggios had an excellent 6-2 win over already crowned champions M&P O’Sullivans. Daniel Lynch was brilliant between the sticks for O’Sullivans who were very much under strength on the night and saved the score from being a cricket score. Dave Murphy proved to be the difference between the sides as he was excellent in midfield for Dynamo Tonduff as they overcame Real Soso Bad by a 4-1 scoreline.

FC Coping Badly coped very well with Kurtz Wallopers as they beat then convincingly 9-3. Martin Hallahan was best for Coping and scored a hatrick as did his team mates Rob Dwyer and John O’Brien.

Wednesday Div 4

Rosies kept the pressure on Fritzl Palace with a win over the Average Joes and this pressure worked as Palace dropped a point in their tie with Crystal Fallace. This now means that Rosies, who are level on points with Fritzl Palace, but are behind on the head to head goal difference, must take all 3 points in their remaining game and hope that the Inbetweeners take something from their tie with Rosies in the last series of games on Wednesday. Dave O’Rourke scored a beauty for Average Joes, but were outclassed by Rosies who had top scorer Martin Higgins again amongst the goals.

Fritzl Palace did well to come back from 3-1 down and left it until the last minute to draw level with a goal from Declan Cussons. This crucial goal was a great for boost for Fritzl Palace who should do the business next week against the Inbetweeners to win this division.

The inconsistent Sub Standard Liege put in their best performance of the season with a big win over the Inbetweeners.  James Mealy and Phil Wade each with a hatful of goals for Liege.

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.