MFA Junior Champions Cup 2011/12

[cufc champions]

Im looking forward to the Pike game in Ozier park, we are not as strong as a couple of years back after losing McSharry and Coady but are still competitive and are looking to a big test early on in the season against last years FAI Junior Cup winners. This competiton is probably low down on the list of priorities of both teams but with a potential final in the offing Im expecting a decent compeitive game in 3 weeks time.

[Shilts]

Was the Clonmel Town v Killarney Celtic QF played last weekend?
What was the result?

[balls]

its being played this sunday in clonmel shilts

[Aldo]

Sunday 30-10-2011
1/4 FINAL Result
Clonmel Town 0-0 Killarney Celtic, Killarney Celtic won 4-3 on penalties after extra time.

[balls]

great win for killarney not many teams come out of the complex with a result

[Shilts]

Semi Final

Kinsale v Killarney Celtic
Turners Cross, Cork
Sat 12 November 7.30 PM

[Aldo]

Munster Champions Cup quarterfinal Match Report

Clonmel Town 0 Killarney Celtic 0
(Celtic win 4-3 on penalties after extra time)
This Munster Champions Trophy quarter final started at whirlwind speed with both sides forcing a number of corners.
Stephen Hayes was the first to get a shot on target following one of these but Burke in the Clonmel goal saved easily.
In what would be a pattern for the first half hour the home side broke quickly and Conor Connelly sat up Jimmy Hayes but the Celtic defence got back just in time.
Connolly himself was next to try his luck but David Hayes did well to get in a block.
It was a wide open game at this stage and Packie O’Connor and Hayes combines to set up G Paketarus but his effort was wide.
At the other end Bartlett did very well to smother a Tynon effort and his long ball sent G in but he couldn’t take advantage of the chance.
In the 30th minute Stephen Hayes volleyed over and little did we know what would happen in the next 5 minutes to totally change the game.
Ronan Stanley and Gary Keane had a coming together and the Clonmel Town player kicked out at the Keane as he was walking away. The referee flashed a straight red
to the consternation of the home side. Before they could catch their breath they lost another player when the ‘red mist’ descended on Niall Kelly and he lashed out at Celtic defender to
join Stanley in the early showers.
This should have been the signal for Celtic to dominate and the pushed three up front but Clonmel ended the half with the better chances as Walsh and Connolly went close.
Half time gave Clonmel the break to re organise and this they did admirably. For the rest of normal time the frustrated Celtic who had a distinct lack of clear cut chances against the 9 men.
Celtic did start the second period very brightly with Terrance Moriarty pushing on and getting crosses into the box.
One found Chris Davies lurking but he volleyed over while Moriarty put in a free kick which Burke fumbled but there was no Celtic player on hand to finish.
Clonmel Town had settled at this stage to keep it tight and to try on rare occasions to hit Celtic on the break. Hynes did get in at one stage on the by-line but Bartlett was out smartly to avert the danger.
Celtic made changes with Stephen Devane (who didn’t start as he was feeling ill) and Billy Goulding coming in for Brian Spillane and Chris Davies.
Watson and Moriarty were finding a lot of space on the wings and putting in cross after cross but to the credit of the Clonmel Town back four and keeper they dealt with everything the visitors could throw at them.
Extra time came and went without much change with Clonmel Town creating one good chance when Hynes cross was flicked on to Scully but he shot wide.
Clonmel rang the changes and brought in Levi Walsh and Shane Flynn who had just won a County Minor title at lunch time and they gave fresh energy to a tiring Clonmel side.
For Celtic they did put together one great move at pace – something they should have done a lot more of. Stephen Hayes raided down the right wing, crossed deep to Watson who
knocked it back to the in rushing Peter McCarthy but from ten yards he was not able to keep his shot on target and so onto the dreaded penalties.
Celtic went first with McCarthy scoring. Scully levelled it at 1 a piece but Stephen Hayes put Celtic in front again. Tynan then missed for Clonmel to hand the advantage to Celtic.
Stephen Devane took that advantage to make it 3-1 before Loughnane pulled one back. David Hayes then seemed to change his mind and his kick went just the wrong side of the post
to give Whelan the chance to level matters at 3-3.
Robert Watson showed ice cold nerves to slot home thee final penalty for Celtic meaning Tim Hynes had to score to keep his side in the game.
He hit a decent penalty to Bartlett’s right but the Celtic keeper dived full length to turn the ball around the post to the relief of all in The Hoops!!
Celtic now goes on to meet Kinsale at a Cork venue in the Last 4. They will be very relieved to get over a very well drilled, fit and dangerous Clonmel Town side
that didn’t let the loss of two players affect them. They are used to their narrow pitch and used this to their advantage.
From a Celtic point of view they battled hard and were very tight at the back but did lack a few ideas and some creativity but in Cup competitions it’s only the
result that matters and its Killarney Celtic that will play in the semi final while Clonmel will wonder what might have been.
Killarney Celtic: St Bartlett, Chris Davies, David Hayse,Brian Spillane, Terrence Moriarty, Gary Keane, Packie O’Connor, Robert Watson, Peter McCarthy, G Paketarus, Stephen Hayes.
Subs used: Billy Goulding and Stephen Devane, unused Thomas Templeman and Alex Courtney.
Clonmel Town.
Darren Burke, Adrian Cleere, Derek Loughnane, Raymond Condon, Ronnie Stanley, Tony Scully, Conor Connolly, Eoin Walsh, Timmy Hynes, Martin Tynan, Niall Kelly.
Subs used Shane Flynn and Levi Whelan.

[Aldo]

Semi Final

Kinsale 1-1 Killarney Celtic,
Killarney Celtic won 5-4 on penalties AET.
Turners Cross, Cork

[cufc champions]

Carrick 1 Pike Rovers 0
Keith Walsh scored for Carrick half way through the first half with a well taken volley. Pike pushed hard second half with their left winger leading the charge with a great display but they could not break down the Carrick defence and when they did get past them, they couldn't beat the excellent Adrian Walsh in goal. Carrick were without John Walsh and two strikers Alan Coady and Glenn Keane. This forced then to play 4-5-1 which worked very well today. Great result for Carrick.

[Mission Bell]

Carrick 1 Pike Rovers 0
Keith Walsh scored for Carrick half way through the first half with a well taken volley. Pike pushed hard second half with their left winger leading the charge with a great display but they could not break down the Carrick defence and when they did get past them, they couldn't beat the excellent Adrian Walsh in goal. Carrick were without John Walsh and two strikers Alan Coady and Glenn Keane. This forced then to play 4-5-1 which worked very well today. Great result for Carrick.

Yes, great performance from the Carrick lads today. With many of last year's Munster Senior Cup winning team departed and minus some regulars it was a major test of the squad.
However there's nothing won yet.

[balls]

great win for carrick, no better team to be the 1st winners of the competion. they will definatly start as favourates in the final. will the final be on in a neutral venue or whats happening

[Second]

Anyone have pike line up

[blinkx]

Anyone have pike line up

Pike : Neville, Ahern, Enright, Mullins, Donovan, Borris, Tierney, Kavanagh, Carroll, Boyle, Moloney

Loving the missing players stuff lads.. I'm sure if Carrick had the 10 or so missing players in the lineup they would have hammered Barcelona never mind Pike..

Getting Serious, Thought Pike were very unlucky not to come out the winners yesterday. Deined by some fantastic keeping. Walsh merits being the Junior National Keeper on this outting alone.

Congratulations to Carrick and best of luck in the final lads.

[cufc champions]

Im under no illusions Pike played the better football, but it was a real case of digging deep for Carrick. There squad is light and not as strong as years gone by, but a win like this will give them a real shot in the arm. We were forced to play a formation we have never played before by losing 2 of our strikers last week. The same two strikers that when combined in the Munster Semi final took the game to Pike from 3-1 down to eventually lead 4-3 and win on pens. Our centre half from last week had to emigrate on Thurday leading a restucting of our back 4. We went to Ozier more in hope of a performance rather than a result but got both. Pike are very very strong and will probably win one of the big two if not both and best of luck to them.

[nononsense]

great win for carrick, no better team to be the 1st winners of the competion. they will definatly start as favourates in the final. will the final be on in a neutral venue or whats happening

My guess is there will be a toss up for home venue.

[the truth]

isnt it amazing that this is the same Adrian Walsh who was villified by Mick Ahern and Declan Considine on a live broadcasting of the MJC Final between Carrick and Fairview some years back. if memory serves me right the comment from Mr. Considine was 'that they would give caps to anyone these days'. poetic justice that those words have come back to haunt him. Adrian Walsh has been the best keeper in junior football over the past 10 years and correctly recognised by Smith as being that !!!!

[cufc champions]

isnt it amazing that this is the same Adrian Walsh who was villified by Mick Ahern and Declan Considine on a live broadcasting of the MJC Final between Carrick and Fairview some years back. if memory serves me right the comment from Mr. Considine was 'that they would give caps to anyone these days'. poetic justice that those words have come back to haunt him. Adrian Walsh has been the best keeper in junior football over the past 10 years and correctly recognised by Smith as being that !!!!

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[Mission Bell]

isnt it amazing that this is the same Adrian Walsh who was villified by Mick Ahern and Declan Considine on a live broadcasting of the MJC Final between Carrick and Fairview some years back. if memory serves me right the comment from Mr. Considine was 'that they would give caps to anyone these days'. poetic justice that those words have come back to haunt him. Adrian Walsh has been the best keeper in junior football over the past 10 years and correctly recognised by Smith as being that !!!!

Fair comment, an excellent keeper and clubman.
Adrian is a highly respected figure within the game and any praise is well merited. I'm sure that anyone who has seen him play will concur.
He has kept goal for Carrick Utd, Waterford Oscar Traynor and Ireland for many years and has had carried his colours and himself with the utmost dignity at all times.
Well done Adrian!!

[mrman]

no sign of the Pike fans, were are they all gone lol

[cufc champions]

Not sure what happened here, normally for home games in Carrick grub is put on in a local pub but with the game on in Waterford City this may have being over looked.