FAI Junior Cup 2012/13

[Hollywood Hogan]

Anyone info on ballymun??? Are they much good this season, pike are not same side from two years ago and missing their centre half Sunday aswell. Ballymun at 5/1 could be value

[js79]

Anyone info on ballymun??? Are they much good this season, pike are not same side from two years ago and missing their centre half Sunday aswell. Ballymun at 5/1 could be value
Don't think Ballymun will be up to much,not the force they used to,pike will be to strong for them.imo

[Fairkop]

with the two favourites,pike and sherrif,kept apart in the draw things are set up nicely.if there is an ..easy..draw at this stage pike surely have it.sherrif,s game looks tough enough.

[tricksey]

No easy games at this stage lads all on the day

[littlebray]

Full fixtures for QFs:

Saturday 23 March
Ballinasloe Town FC v Kilbarrack United, Curragh Grounds 6.30pm

Sunday 24 March
Pike Rovers v Ballymun United, Pike Rovers Complex 1pm
St Kevins Boys v Sheriff YC, Shanowen Road 2.30pm
Carew Park FC v Pearse Celtic, Carew Park 3pm

[hotspur]

with the two favourites,pike and sherrif,kept apart in the draw things are set up nicely.if there is an ..easy..draw at this stage pike surely have it.sherrif,s game looks tough enough.
Would you not think the AUL would be stronger than the Cork AUL.after all Ballymun are previous winners and finalists.just a thought. :rolleyes:

[tricksey]

Would you not think the AUL would be stronger than the Cork AUL.after all Ballymun are previous winners and finalists.just a thought. :rolleyes:
Your dead right the cork aul would be the weakest of what's left in the competition

[Kane]

Noooo...cork aul is a lot stronger than the Roscommon premier....for ballinasloe it's comparable to Celtic playing in weak league and then entering champions league...it's a massive step up!

[stelling]

Kilbarrack will win it by 2r3 goals no doubt about it.

Wow is all i can say to that post.....Wow

[deadly man]

Is the draw made for the semi finals yet

[prawnsandwich2]

Would you not think the AUL would be stronger than the Cork AUL.after all Ballymun are previous winners and finalists.just a thought. :rolleyes:

i think his point was,that of the two favourites(pike and sheriff),pike got the easier draw.
i am sure that everyone would agree(no disrespect to pearse) that overall,carew got the easier of the four 1/4 final draws.

[prawnsandwich2]

Don't think Ballymun will be up to much,not the force they used to,pike will be to strong for them.imo

terrible weather now for the last couple of days,and forcast to continue.
have ye made any contingency plans,in the event that yere pitch is deemed unplayable js???

[js79]

terrible weather now for the last couple
of days,and forcast to continue.
have ye made any contingency plans,in the event that yere pitch is deemed unplayable js???

We have the Aviva on stand by,,,

[prawnsandwich2]

We have the Aviva on stand by,,,

now now

[tricksey]

Fair play to paddy powers with the betting first and anytime scorers in all games

[KUFCMan]

The quarter final game of St.Kevins Boys v Sheriff YC has been provisionally moved to 5.00pm this Sunday on the Hartstown Allweather pitch. Further updates to follow.Taken from AUL WEBSITE

Ballinasloe V KUFC goes ahead tonite at 630pm following a precautionary inspection at 1130am this morning!

[fintin]

Anyone info on ballymun??? Are they much good this season, pike are not same side from two years ago and missing their centre half Sunday aswell. Ballymun at 5/1 could be value

Played them this season. Not great TBH. Mid - table in the Premier A is about where they are at. I'd expect Pike to win by two or three. Ballymun play a good counter attack game but rely heavily on their two up top. We got at their full backs very easy and they were prone to errors at the back by messing about with the ball.

[prawnsandwich2]

The quarter final game of St.Kevins Boys v Sheriff YC has been provisionally moved to 5.00pm this Sunday on the Hartstown Allweather pitch. Further updates to follow.Taken from AUL WEBSITE

Ballinasloe V KUFC goes ahead tonite at 630pm following a precautionary inspection at 1130am this morning!
lokks like sheriff caught a break there,in terms of the playing surface

[KUFCMan]

Good news from Limerick, Pike v Ballymun - Game On. Tomorrow at 1pm. Bring it on
From Ballymun Utd Twitter!

[KUFCMan]

LATEST

Ballinasloe 0-1 KUFC
Scorer Mark Mooney(PEN)
1ST MIN

[KUFCMan]

Latest
Ballinasloe 0-2 Kufc
Keith Kirwan header

[KUFCMan]

HALF TIME

Ballinasloe 0-2 KUFC

[js79]

HALF TIME


Ballinasloe 0-2 KUFC
Looks like yere in control of that one kufc man,was expecting more from ballinasloe,, are they good???

[KUFCMan]

LATEST

Ballinasloe 1-2 KUFC
Ballinasloe on top now!

[KUFCMan]

RESULT

Ballinasloe 1-2 KUFC

[KUFCMan]

RESULT

Ballinasloe 1-2 KUFC

A real game of 2 halves tonite with KUFC dominating the 1st half and should maybe have pulled away but didnt.out of the blocks straight away and got a pen for a foul in the 1st min and scored 1-0.A 2nd goal followed after 15 mins and we were in control but couldnt get a third to kill the game.Whatever their manager said at half time worked as they were a different team after the break.They brought on a tall lad up front and he made a big differnce and they pulled 1 back on about 57 mins and thru everything at us for the rest of the half but we held on!

[Longshanks]

Congrats KUFCMan first team into semis
Unlucky Badker et al, win the Connacht now

[KUFCMan]

LATEST

Pike Rovers 1-0 Ballymun

Pike scored after 5 mins but Ballymun on top since ,hitting the crossbar and testing Pike keeper.

[KUFCMan]

LATEST
Pike Rovers 1-1 Ballymun
Ballymun equalise with a pen,just half time.

[Eric]

Is there a list of previous winners of this competition available anywhere?

[KUFCMan]

LATEST

Dean Hayden off the Mun sent off!

[KUFCMan]

LATEST

2-1 Pike Rovers

[KUFCMan]

RESULT

Pike Rovers 2-1 Ballymun

Ballymun gave it their best shot but with 10 men it was an uphill battle.

[oldlegs]

Any word on Pearse carew game ??

[AlanOB]

Pike Rovers 2-1 Ballymun

A hard fought victory this afternoon for Pike Rovers, in a game that this Ballymun side will probably look back on with more than a hint of regret.

The home side started strongly, aggressively pressing Ballymun high up the pitch and forcing errors. John Tierney, playing in the centre of midfield, was making intelligent runs to the right flank and it was through this avenue that Pike opened the scoring. Tierney skinned the left back, before crossing into the area. Keith Hartnett, arriving late from midfield, met it with a volley and the ball seemed to float in slow motion into the Ballymun net. I'd say the Titanic went down faster than this goalkeeper did. Dreadful stuff.

Pike continued to dominate possession of the football and for a while it seemed that something of a mismatch was on the cards. Tierney and Hartnett were dominating the centre of the pitch, but despite that, it was notable how few chances the home side were creating. Both wide players were having poor games, and Ryan and Barry upfront were unable to take advantage of a defensive pairing who looked unsure in the extreme. Both centre backs gave away numerous needless free kicks around the area and were often troubled by simple long balls.

Towards the end of the half, Ballymun started to come into the contest. Their number 10 was playing a very intelligent game, nominally positioned behind the striker, but in reality drifting from flank to flank, creating overloads. Just before half time, he popped up on the right wing, where he delivered a low cross into the box, which was met by the no. 8. Pike centre back Conor Moloney fouled him and a penalty was awarded, and converted. 1-1. Moloney had already been booked and it's difficult to say why the referee chose not to dismiss the young Kilmallock native.

The second half began as a much more even contest, with Ballymun growing in confidence. That confidence was to be short lived however as they soon found themselves reduced to ten men, with one of their centre backs dismissed for a second yellow card after a foul on John Tierney. Soon after, Pike had their first clear cut chance of the game. A set piece was poorly cleared, and the ball found its way to Boris Hanrahan, who saw his powerful shot cleared off the line by the Ballymun left winger. Ballymun made a substitution and reorganised, with the number 10 now playing an equally clever role on the right flank, shuttling from this position to central areas to provide an out ball on the counter. This was useful, as predictably, the Dublin side were now starting to get penned in. Inevitably, the winner arrived. Sub Paul Doona, playing on the right wing, received the ball after a dreadful error in possession from Ballymun's substitute right back. He delivered an inch perfect cross for Alan Barry to head home. 2-1.

Ballymun responded by removing their ineffective no. 9 and putting the no. 10 upfront, and almost immediately he had a chance to level. A long clearance deceived Colm Enright. No. 10 got in behind, one-one-one with the keeper Neville, only to fluff his lines. What a chance.

Almost immediately Pike went down the other end and had a one-on-one of their own. Ballymun's left full was positionally suspect, as sub striker John Okoro had drifted right and found himself in acres. He couldn't finish. Sub Pa Moloney was predictably furious that he didn't square it across.

Ballymun threw another man up top but Pike killed the game well from that point on, with most of the action taking place in Ballymun's right corner.

On balance, it was a deserved victory for Pike today, but only just. Some inconsistent refereeing benefited them (Alan Barry was lucky not to incur two bookings too), and they will have to look very closely at the number of clear cut chances that they created, something which was also a problem for them last year (particularly in the home tie against a fairly ordinary Wayside Celtic side, who should have beaten them on the day). They'll be delighted with the win, and rightly so, but question marks remain over their ability to go all the way.

[sportsfan]

carew 1 up. connery

[sportsfan]

2 nil carew

[killer"B"]

what left in that game sportsfan if its not over ???

[Igot2words4ya]

Any word on Pearse carew game ??
3-0 too Carew

[killer"B"]

what left on the clock ???

[js79]

Who between sheriff and kevins??

[MikeBassett]

Who between sheriff and kevins??
0-0 FT
Extra-time on

[KUFCMan]

Pens
2-2 after 4

[KUFCMan]

Sheriff win on pens

[KUFCMan]

Boyles Latest Prices

8-11 Sheriff YC
4 Carew Park
5 Pike Rovers
5 Kilbarrack

[deadly man]

Well done Carew park and pike,great wins for both clubs,does anyone know when the draw for the semi finals are been made?

[barryk]

Tuesday week behind closed doors. You'd wonder why- wouldn't you?

[Fairkop]

cracking results for limericks two reps today though not unexpected,good report on pike game from AOB above,turning point of game imo was the pen for Ballymun,pike defender should have got a yellow which would have been his second.poor game overall,surprised at pikes below par performance.did anyone on here get to carews game?what were Pearse celtic like.?

[prawnsandwich2]

Boyles Latest Prices

8-11 Sheriff YC
4 Carew Park
5 Pike Rovers
5 Kilbarrack

no disrespect to any of the other teams but surely pike should be second favs....
been there done that and all that malarkey.
also,they are a great price at 5/1 ....especially e/w

[Minesapint]

Tuesday week behind closed doors. You'd wonder why- wouldn't you?
Why is it behind closed doors