Connaught Cup 2011/12

[Longshanks]

Yeah, I suppose with win over Yeats utd - top of Sligo/L league tussle, Boyle should be in a good position.

Although relatively early -- would you predict quarter-finalists?

I had a look at the draw and make it out as:

Manulla/NUIG v Cartron/Dysart
(erris/oughterard)/Urluar v Mervue/Castlerea
Salthill/Moore v (erris/oughterard)/Hibs
S&F/(St Bernards/Ballinrobe) v (Ballymote/Ballina)/(MCR/City)
Ballinasloe/Achill v Boyle/Barna
(Renmore/Cloonfad)/(Westport/Corrib R) v (Carbury/East)/(Corrib C/Coolera)
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore/Cliffoney
St Johns/Athenry v St Pats/Manor

so my guess at quarter finalists would be:

Manulla
Mervue
Hibs
City
Ballinasloe
Corrib Rangers
Roscommon
Athenry

care to make a guess yourself??

[shellyriver]

Cheers Mate

Don't really know enough to give informed tip but seriously thanks for the above listing.

Personally I would like to see Castlerea and Boyle go through [I'd agreed that Mervue and Ballinasloe are favourites]. I would go along with fancing City. I wonder if Carbury might overcome Corrib Rangers?

My club is St Johns so obviously, whilst Athenry are big favourites, I am hoping for a big upset here. It's like the game will be played on grass at Cuilbeg, Carraroe the lads are looking forward to it already.

[Longshanks]

Shield Result:

Moy Villa 1 Ballygawley Celtic 3

pitch was barely playable and hardly even marked. dont think Moy Villa were too interested in it to be honest, they only had 10 players. Ballygawley butchered at least 3 2 on 1, one 3 on 1 and even a 4 on 1. If we had our shooting boots on it could've been 8 or 9 although Moy Villa could have got 1 or 2 more.

[shellyriver]

City battered MCR 7-1!

[Longshanks]

Well Shelly are ye all set for the visit of the champions??

Carbury beat East 3 - 1
St Bernards beat Ballinrobe 7 - 1
Cloonfad beat Renmore 1 - 0

I make the draw:

Manulla/NUIG v Cartron/Dysart
(erris/oughterard)/Urluar v Mervue/Castlerea
Salthill/Moore v (erris/oughterard)/Hibs
S&F/St Bernards v (Ballymote/Ballina)/City
Ballinasloe/Achill v Boyle/Barna
Cloonfa)/(Westport/Corrib R) v Carbury/(Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore/Cliffoney
St Johns/Athenry v St Pats/Manor

Shield:

Leitrim Villa 8 - 6 Glenview Stars, all goals from open play
Clew Bay Utd 1 - 4 Loughrea

Quarters are:
Colemanstown v Real Tubber
Leitirm Villa v Ballygawley
Medtronic v Ballyheane
Mulranny v Loughrea

[shellyriver]

Well Shelly are ye all set for the visit of the champions??


Cheers Longshanks, yeah looking forward to the game, going to take place at new Astro Turf in Cleveragh, should suit our more passing game.

Saw that Athenry, got beat by Milford in Donegal, they are now just in this Cup -- don't think they are in running for Premier in Galway.

Our lads are mostly kids, win or lose, it should be a good experience anyways. We have lost a few key guys due to emigration in last weeks but squad still strong enough.

Glad to see Carbury get through -- along with Ballymote in FAI Junior.

[sligoman]

My club is St Johns so obviously, whilst Athenry are big favourites, I am hoping for a big upset here. It's like the game will be played on grass at Cuilbeg, Carraroe the lads are looking forward to it already.When is this game?

[Longshanks]

When is this game?

Connacht Junior Cup 4th Round K.O. 2pm
Boyle Celtic v Barna/Furbo
St Patrick’s v Manor Rangers
Carbury FC v Corrib Celtic
Cartron Utd v Dysart
St John’s Sligo v Athenry Astro Cleveragh

[Longshanks]

Connacht Junior Cup - Fixtures



Time

Team 1

vs

Team 2

Venue

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22/01/2012



11:00

Oughterard

vs

Hibernian

Oughterard

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Venue : Oughterard



14:00

Boyle Celtic

vs

Barna Furbo

Celtic Park Boyle

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Venue : Celtic Park Boyle



14:00

Carbury FC

vs

Corrib Celtic

Lisheen Raysboro Co Sligo

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Venue : Lisheen Raysboro Co Sligo



14:00

Manulla

vs

NUI Galway

Carramore

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Venue : Carramore



14:00

Oranmore

vs

St Bernards

Oranmore

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Venue : Oranmore



14:00

Salthill Devon

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Moore United

Drom

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Venue : Drom



14:00

St Johns

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Athenry

Sligo

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Venue : Sligo



14:00

St Patricks

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Manor Rangers

Caherlistrane

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Venue : Caherlistrane



14:00

Straide and Foxford

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Dynamo Blues

Green Road Foxford

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Venue : Green Road Foxford



14:00

Westport United

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Corrib Rangers

Sports Park

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Connacht Junior Cup 4th Round (2pm)
Salthill Devon v Moore Utd
Cartron Utd v Dysart FC
Boyle Celtic v Barna/Furbo
St Patrick’s v Manor Rangers
Carbury FC v Corrib Celtic
Cartron Utd v Dysart
St John’s Sligo v Athenry Astro Cleveragh
Iorras v Urlar

Roscommon playing Oscar Traynor and Ballymote FAI Junior this weekend

[Longshanks]

@Shelly

I like the advertising hoarding ye've put up on the roundabouts for yer game against Athenry. I hope to get in to see a bit of it and then head up to Ballymote for their FAI tie with Carrick

[Round Tower]

Straide and Foxford V Dynamo Blues Connaught Junior cup match on Sunday switched to Milebush Park,Castlebar at the same time.

[achillrover]

any word on when our game is set for?

[shellyriver]

@Shelly

I like the advertising hoarding ye've put up on the roundabouts for yer game against Athenry. I hope to get in to see a bit of it and then head up to Ballymote for their FAI tie with Carrick


Cheers, trying to drum up a bit of interest -- probably will become museum pieces:fighter:

Hang around til half time -- coffee etc being served, whooa!

[Longshanks]

Connacht Shield quarter final result:

Leitrim Villa 2 - Ballygawley 4 aet. (2-2 ft)

[Boots21]

Connaught Shield Quarter-Final
Saturday 21st January
Venue: Cleaveragh Astro-turf pitch

Leitrim Villa 2 - 4 Ballygawley Celtic (aet)

At a cold and windy Cleaveragh Sports ground in Sligo, Leitrim Villa
put up a gutsy but ultimately unsuccessful challenge against Premier
League outfit Ballygawley Celtic in the quarter-finals of the
Connaught Shield. After an even start, Ballygawley took the lead on 20
mins with an unfortunate own goal. Leitrim battled back strongly
however and equalised shortly after through an indirect free kick from
Niall Beirne, then took the lead shortly after following a smart
finish from Eunan Treacy. Just before half time, Ballygawley were
awarded a penalty which was brilliantly saved by Mark Chandler,
allowing Leitrim Villa to go into the break 2-1 up. Following the
restart, it was a nip and tuck affair, with both sides creating
chances until Ballygawley got their equaliser with less than 20 mins
to go. 2-2 remained the final score until full time, with the match
going into extra time. Early into the first ten minutes of extra time,
Ballygawley score their third goal and added a fourth in the second
period. Great all round performance by Leitrim, in a match that could
have gone either way, and we wish Ballygawley the best of luck in the
next round. Next match scheduled is away to Carrick Town on the 29th,
with a 2pm kick-off.

Leitrim Villa team: Mark Chandler, Luke Donnellan, Conor O'Brien, Gino
McPartland, Stephen Sheeran, Niall Beirne, Niall Maxwell, Rafa
Numancek, Brian Gilroy, Alan Gaffney, Eunan Treacy. Subs used: John
Farrell form Brian Gilroy, Luke McTiernan for Alan Gaffney, Enda
Maxwell for Niall Maxwell.

[Billynose]

2/01/2012
Boyle Celtic 3 vs 2 Barna Furbo
Carbury FC 1 vs 3 Corrib Celtic
Manulla 0 vs 1 NUI Galway
Oranmore 1 vs 0 St Bernards
St Patricks 0 vs 2 Manor Rangers
Straide and Foxford 5 vs 4 Dynamo Blues
Westport United 3 vs 1 Corrib Rangers
Salthill Devon 1 vs 0 Moore United

[sligored]

athenry beat st johns 4-0 . What was a good game was spoiled by a refs decision to send off one of the st johns players for nothing. Said it was for violent conduct but even the athenry player said that he didnt touch him(fair play to a sporting athenry team) Was 0-0 after half an hour when red card was given but was not a contest after.
Best of luck to Athenry.

[Longshanks]

Think this is the draw as it stands:

NUIG v Dysart
(erris/oughterard)/Urluar v Mervue/Castlerea
Salthill v (erris/oughterard)/Hibs
S&F v (Ballymote/Ballina)/City)
Ballinasloe/Achill v Boyle
(Renmore/Cloonfad)/(Westport)v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

[Longshanks]

Shield Quarter final results:

Leitrim Villa 2 - 4 Ballygawley
Colemanstown 0 - 2 Real Tubber
Medtronic 1 - 3 Ballyheane
Mulranny 2 - 5 Loughrea

Semi-Finals:

Real Tubber v Ballygawley
Ballyheane v Loughrea

[Billynose]

Think this is the draw as it stands:

NUIG v Dysart
(erris/??)/Urluar v Mervue/Castlerea
Salthill v Oughterard
S&F v (Ballymote/Ballina)/City)
Ballinasloe/Achill v Boyle
Cloonfad/Westport
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

Corrected a little (i think)

[southern red]

Any dates for shield semis known yet lads ?

[Longshanks]

Dunno yet Southern Red, when the updated Shield draw was released the quarters were down for the 18th/19th Feb and the semis for the 7th/8th April, but as you can see there has not been too much heed passed to them so far.

Which club are you involved with??

[southern red]

Cheers long shanks, i'm with Real Tubber. Planning a weekend in England and trying to avoid a clash
with the semi..

[badker]

Corrected a little (i think)

who meets who in the quarters?

[apo11o]

Ballymote 2-0 Ballina
This game was moved to Ballina.

[swinfordfc]

Think this is a bit updated;

NUIG v Dysart
Errisv v Mervue
Salthill v Oughterard/Hibs
S&F v (Ballymote/City)
Ballinasloe v Boyle
(Renmore/Westport) v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

[fatboyslim]

any idea when next round is

[Billynose]

Oughterard beat hibs so

NUIG v Dysart
Errisv v Mervue
Salthill v Hibs
S&F v Ballymote/City
Ballinasloe v Boyle
Renmore/Westport v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

Think the next round is 18th/19th

[fatboyslim]

where did you get the 18/19th from? is that definite?

[swinfordfc]

Should read like this so .......

NUIG v Dysart
Errisv v Mervue
Salthill v Oughterard
S&F v Ballymote/City
Ballinasloe v Boyle
Renmore/Westport v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

[Longshanks]

where did you get the 18/19th from? is that definite?

@fatboy

joe_denilson posted the updated draw on 7/11/11, post #24 on this thread:

http://www.sportsmanager.ie/uploaded/640/2011Connacht.doc

dunno if that link will work, but as I said earlier the Shield is at the semi stages already but the quarters werent due to be played until 18th/19th feb?!!?

I'd imagine they'd stick to the proposed dates for the Cup as there is no connacht involvement in the FAI and only Roscommon are still in Oscar Traynor

[Longshanks]

Ballymote beat City 4-2 aet.

In the Connacht Cup fourth round it was high drama all the way at Brother Walfrid Park with the clash of two of the Super Leagues big guns. Ballymote Celtic with their youthful blend of talented players was at home to the much more experienced and successful City United. But Cup football as we all know sees reputations count for nought but still City started in stunning form with a goal each from top marksmen Keith Nibbs and Gareth Kelly giving them a two lead at the halfway mark and to the large crowd it looked like game set and match. But the second half held its own shocks ten minutes gone and Glen Mc Cormack of City already on a yellow card fouled Niall Brennan in the area Mc Cormack got his marching orders from referee Paul Kilcoyne and Brennan blasted home past Tony Clarke in the city goals and it was game on. Then on sixty five minutes another rush of blood to the head seen the very talented Gareth Kelly give away a needless penalty and he was next to receive his marching orders city down to nine men and Niall Brennan duly dispatched his second penalty to level the scores. From the restart Clive Sommers made a lunging challenge on Stephen Ross leaving referee Paul Kilcoyne with no option but to dismiss him and this left City with a mountain to climb. The game went into extra time and in the second period Gerry Brennan and Stephen Ross hit two devastating strikes to clinch a fifth round place for Ballymote Celtic on the nineteen of February to either Straide Foxford of Mayo or Dynamo Blues of Galway just reward for the battling Celts.

[swinfordfc]

Updated;

NUIG v Dysart
Erris v Mervue
Salthill v Oughterard
S&F v Ballymote
Ballinasloe v Boyle
Renmore/Westport v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

just renmore v westport and roscommon v moyne villa outstanding

[badker]

How do the quarter finals pan out? Who plays who. Its hard to follow it from original draw.

[Longshanks]

How do the quarter finals pan out? Who plays who. Its hard to follow it from original draw.

@Badker

as far as I can make out, if the last 16 that Swinfordfc posted is correct*, the quarters will be:

NUIG/Dysart v Erris/Mervue
Ballinasloe/Boyle v (Roscommon/Moyne)/Oranmore
S&F/Ballymote v (Renmore/Westport)/Corrib Celtic
Salthill/Oughterard v Athenry/Manor


* 4th round draw was messy, two number 85's and two number 67's

[swinfordfc]

Updated;

Sunday, 19th February

NUIG v Dysart
Erris v Mervue
Salthill v Oughterard
S&F v Ballymote
Ballinasloe v Boyle
Westport v Corrib C
Roscommon/Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

just roscommon v moyne villa outstanding

[Billynose]

Roscommon Town lost 6-1 to Moyne Villa.

NUIG v Dysart
Erris v Mervue
Salthill v Oughterard
S&F v Ballymote
Ballinasloe v Boyle
Westport v Corrib C
Moyne Villa v Oranmore
Athenry v Manor

NUIG/Dysart v Erris/Mervue
Ballinasloe/Boyle v Moyne Villa/Oranmore
S&F/Ballymote v Westport/Corrib Celtic
Salthill/Oughterard v Athenry/Manor

[swinfordfc]

NUIG v Dysart
Erris 0 v Mervue 3
Salthill 5 v Oughterard 4
S&F 2 v Ballymote 1
Ballinasloe 4 v Boyle 0
Westport 4 v Corrib C 1
Moyne Villa 4 v Oranmore 2
Athenry 2 v Manor 0

Which leaves so far in the quarter finals;

NUIG/Dysart v Mervue
Ballinasloe v Moyne Villa
S&F v Westport
Salthill v Athenry

[badker]

Ballinasloe town 4-0 Boyle Celtic

[highland paddy]

Who are favourites now for the Connacht Cup? Athenry, Mervue, Westport? What do peolpe who have seen these teams play think?

[Longshanks]

I'd give Ballinaloe(sorry Badker, kiss of death) a big shout..........

semis look like:

NUIG/Dysart v Mervue V Salthill v Athenry
Ballinasloe v Moyne V S&F v Westport

and I think the first semi has home advantage in the final

Westport would have to win 3 away ties to be Champions, Athenry have all the pedigree and would be worthy favourites, but again they've to negotiate 2 away ties to get to the final

[Blue and Gold]

I would have to agree Longshanks,If Ballinasloe can get past westport I think they will go on to win it out, I don't think Athenry are the force they were last year, Mervue are going strong with an impressive win over iorras but they did not look great against Castlerea,

[Longshanks]

NUIG v Dysart is on this weekend.

any idea when the Cup quarters are fixed for, and the shield semis????

[fatboyslim]

Athenry beat Mervue at the weekend. looks like they had all the old guard back. They will surely have their full squad available for the remainder of Connacht cup. They have to be hot favourites again this year. how many titles will this be for the current team if they win it? really surprised at their league form, they have obviously not shown much interest this year. Westport could have a good chance also

[badker]

Result: NUIG 7-2 Dysart

Quarter Finals
NUIG v Mervue
Ballinasloe v Moyne Villa
S&F v Westport
Salthill v Athenry



Connacht Junior Cup_11/03/2012


11:00
NUI Galway
vs
Mervue Utd



11:00
Salthill Devon
vs
Athenry





14:00
Ballinasloe Town
vs
Moyne Villa



14:00 Foxford vs Westport

[Longshanks]

Shield semi for 11th March:



11/03/2012


14:00
Ballyheane

vs

Loughrea
Semi Final




anyone know anything about either sides?? likely winner?

Other semi is Real Tubber v Ballygawley, no date for it yet? although they've played each other twice in the league recently with Tubber running out comfortable winners on both occassions, 5-0 & 7-2

[Thunderblaster]

Massive game for Westport as they are looking to avenge that 1-0 defeat in thr FAI Junior Cup. If everything falls into place, I think we'll hit the jackpot this afternoon.

[swinfordfc]

Massive game for Westport as they are looking to avenge that 1-0 defeat in thr FAI Junior Cup. If everything falls into place, I think we'll hit the jackpot this afternoon.

Ye did that rather handy .... didn't ye. Tough away semi final though

[swinfordfc]

Quarter Final

S+F Utd 2 Westport Utd 6

[swinfordfc]

Shield semi final

Ballyheane 1 Loughrea 0 .....aet