Match Reports
Under 11 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 3 : Coonagh United 0
1st April 2011
Aisling continued their recent good form with a hard fought win over a determined Coonagh Side. The home team started brightly and some good work down the right flank by Ciaran Barry created a good chance for Conor Hayes, which narrowly flashed wide. Coonagh, with some fine passing movements on both flanks, threatened to break the deadlock but some fine defending by the ever reliable Cian Mulcahy and David Moloney held the hosts at bay. Eoin O'Shea and Shane Donegan linked up well in midfield and created a good chance for the tirless Sam Burns, which narrowly flashed wide. Conor Nicholas at centre back held firm under some good Coonagh pressure and with Sean Feeney and Cathal Carew on the left side, ensuring that as the half time whistle approached the game remained delicately poised.
The half time introduction for Aisling of Conor Lyons had an immediate impact as almost from the whistle Aisling broke the deadlock when some neat interplay between Lyons and Sam Burns worked an opening for Conor Hayes, whose shot was finshed off to the net by the impressive Eoin O'Shea. Aisling could have added a second after, as a free kick by Cathal Carew from the edge of the was brilliantly turned aside by the impressive Coonagh keeper. A fine run from the middle of the field by Shane Donegan was dispatched to the net with a fine strike to leave the host two up. Not to be undone, Coonagh upped the pressure on the Aisling goal and a wonderful save by the keeper James Regan- Magnier and courageous defending by the Aisling backs ensured that Aisling retained their advantage. Introductions of Conall McAteer, Daniel Minehan, Alex o'Donoghue and Dara Cullimore for the impressive Cian Mulcahy among others,re engerised Aisling and a third goal was added soon after with some nice interplay from midfield, finished with McAteer rounding the keeper to finish to the net. In the dying minutes,Dara Cullimore and Daniel Minehan were called on to make some last gasp tackles to ensure that the hosts retained their advantage and register a fine win against a gallant Coonagh side.
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Under 11 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 5 : Regional United 1
19th March 2011
Hat Trick Hero Hayes Keeps Aisling in Touch
Aisling Annacotty, inspired by a Conor Hayes hat trick ,recorded a fine victroy over a depleted Regional side to keep their title dreams alive. The home side started brightly with some neat interplay between Shane Donegan and Conor Lyons creating a chance for Sam Burns , which narrowly flashed wide. Sean Feeney and Cathal Carew linked up well down the left channel and some neat passing eventually found Ciaran Barry in space , who calmly slotted the ball home to give Aisling the lead. Not to be undone, Regionnal came more into the game and some fine defending by the centre pack pairing of Conor Nicholas and David Moloney ensure that the visitor's chances were kept to the minimum. A fine threaded ball through midfield found a Regional forward in space and he neatly placed his shot beyond the onrushing Aisling keeper James Hallas, to leave the game delicately posied at one all shortly before the break. Almost from the restart, a wonderful strike by Cathal Carew off the cross bar was calmly followed up and dispatched to the net from close range by Eoin O'Shea, to give Aisling the lead as the half time whistle sounded.
Half time introductions of Dara Cullimore and Conor Hayes had an immediate impact as soonafter Aisling added a third, when some neat work by Conor Lyons found Ciaran Barry in space at the back post to convert his second. Regional continued to make life difficult for Aisling and some last gasp tackling by David Moloney and Conor Nicholas with some fine goalkeeping by James Hallas ,kept the visitors at bay. From a superb defence splitting pass by Sean Feeney, Conor Hayes out sprinted the Regionnal defence to latch on to the ball and eventually dispatched a shot to the net at his second attempt for Aisling's fourth, after a fine initial save by the visitor's keeper. With further introductions of Conall McAteer, Alex O'Donoghue and Daniel Minihan again reinvigorating a tiring Aisling team, as Regional continued to press. With some some fine link play, Conor Hayes again found himself through on goal and despite the keeper's best efforts, the ball eventually found its way to the net. As fulltime approached, Hayes again latched onto a through ball and from outside the area unleashed a thunderbolt of a strike to the far top corner of the net, to complete a second half hat trick and give Aisling a well deserved if hard fought victory over a gallant Regional United side.
Aisling: james Hallas, Cian Mulcahy, Conor Nicholas, David Moloney, Sean Feeney, Conor Lyons, Shane Donegan, Ciaran Barry, Cathal Carew, Sam Burns, Eoin O'Shea, Conall McAteer, Dara Cullimore, Alex O'Donoghue, Daniel Minehan, Conor Hayes
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Under 11 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 5 : Shannon Town 0
19th February, 2011
Aisling recorded a fine win over a determined Shannon Town side last Saturday morning in Killonan to keep in touch with the league leaders. Starting brightly, the home side took the initiative to the visitors and after some near early misses their efforts were evetually rewarded, when a fine mazy run down the left flank by Shane Donegan ended with a fine shot to the bottom corner of the net to give Aisling a deserved lead. Not be be undone, Shannon upped their game but fine defending by Dara Cullimore and Conor Nicholas in front of the ever reliable James Regan Magnier in goals ensured that the visitors chances were kept to a minimum. Cian Mulchay and Ciaran Barry linked well on the right flank creating some fine chances, with Aisling's dominance starting to tell. With some fine saves by the Shannon keeper from efforts by Alex O'Donoghue Shane Donegan and Daniel Miniehan, ensured that as half time approached there was the minimum between the teams. Some sterling work up front by Conall McAteer up front kept the visitors on the back foot for the remainder of the half.
Half time introductions of Conor Hayes ,Sam Burns, Cathal Carew and Conor Lyons seemed to rejuvenate a tiring Aisling team, but some heroic Shannon defending continued to deny the home team. Aisling's domince of possession eventually paid dividends when a passing move was finished off with a fine strike to the corner of the net by Cathal Carew for Aisling's second. Further efforts by Sam Burns and Conor Hayes went narrowly close as Aisling continued on the front foot. A third soon followed when a Carew corner was disptached by the impressive Sean Feeney from close range. Shannon Town continued to cause problems on the break for Aisling, but some resolute defending from Conor Nicholas and Cian Mulcahy held them at bay. Eoin O'Shea soon added a fourth with a fine finish from close range and with time almost up he also added a fifth after some neat buildup from Dara Cullimore and Conor Lyons, ended with a superb strike from the edge of the box to the bottom corner of the net.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magnier, Cian Mulcahy, Dara Cullimore, Conor Nicholas, Daniel Minehan, Alex O'Donoghue, Ciaran Barry , Shane Donegan, Eoin O'Shea, Sean Feeney, Conall McAteer, Sam Burns, Conor Lyons, Conor Hayes and Cathal Carew.
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Under 11 Menton Seery Cup Round 3
Aisling Annacotty 6 : Newcastlewest Rovers 0
15th January 2011
Aisling booked their place in Round 4 of the Menton Seery Cup after a comprehensive win over a spirited Newcastlewest Rovers team played in difficult conditions in Killonan last Saturday. Aisling started brightly and had the better chances in the early exchanges,with efforts from Conall McAteer and Eoin O'Shea drawing some fine saves from the visitor's keeper. Aisling's dominance eventually paid dividends when a McAteer shot was parried by the keeper and neatly tucked away by Sam Burns for the games opening goal. The visitors started to come more into the game and resolute defending by the impressive Cathal Carew and Sean Feeney held them at bay. From a superb throughball by David Moloney the oncoming Conor Lyons neatly slipped the ball past the advancing keeper for Aisling's second. As conditions deteriorated further, Aisling's third arrived from some impressive running and neat footwork down the right wing by Shane Donegan and cross was headed home by Conall McAteer shortly before half time. Cian Mulcahy at right back played his usual solid game and Dara Cullimore at centre back were impressive throughout ensuring that chances were kept to a minimum.
Aisling started the second half with the introductions of Ciaran Barry and Alex O'Donoghue for the tiring Cathal Carew and Sam Burns after their herculean first half efforts. With some crisp passing and interchanges , Aisling added a fourth when a defence splitting pass by Alex O'Donoghue allowed Eoin O'Shea to get his just rewards for some tireless running with a near post finish. Not to be undone, the visitors kept up the pressure on the hosts defence and last gasp tackling from David Moloney and Cian Mulcahy ensured that Aisling's goal was not threatened. The Aisling keeper James Regan Magnier made a fine interception on a onrushing Newcastlewest forward to clear the immediate danger and commanded his area throughout. A neat interchange from Shane Donegan and Ciaran Barry found Eoin O'Shea in space and he made no mistake with only the keeper to beat to score his second of the day. With minutes remaining, the introduction of Conor Nicholas for the tiring Conall McAteer nearly had an immediate impact as he just dragged an effort wide of the post. As time was nearly up, a fine penetrating run from deep by Dara Cullimore was finished with a strong shot to the bottom corner to give Aisling a deserved victory against determined visitors in appalling conditions. Next up for Aisling in round 4 of the Cup are Mallow from Cork.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magnier, Cian Mulcahy, Dara Cullimore, David Moloney, Sean Feeney, Conor Lyons, Shane Donegan, Sam Burns, Cathal Carew, Conall McAteer, Eoin O'Shea, Ciaran Barry, Alex O'Donoghue, Conor Nicholas
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Under 11 Premier League
Regional United 0 : Aisling Annacotty 2
20th November 2010
In a keenly fought contest In Regionnal grounds, Aisling, inspired by a man of the match display by goalkeeper James Regan Magnier, returned to winning ways with a a solid victory over the determined hosts. Aisling started the game brightly and took the initative early on, with some determined tackling by Eoin O'Shea and Shane Donegan in the centre of midfield. Conor Lyons and Dara Cullimore linked up well down the right flank, creating a great chance for the ever lively Conor Hayes, which narrowly missed the target. The centre back pairing of David Moloney and Conor Nicholas, while under pressure at times, ensured that Regionals chances were kept to a minimum. While Aisling dominated possession in the first half, they found it difficult to break down a solid and well organised Regionnal team. From a free kick , Cathal Carew went narrowly wide from a tight angle and some great work in the air from Regional snuffed out any further attempts at goal, one in particular from Sam Burns. Daniel Minihan marshalled the left side in determined fashion, with some important interceptions and strong tackling on a dangerous Regional forward line.
The second half started with Aisling again on the front foot with both Sam Burns and Shane Donegan going close to breaking the deadlock. From a free kick won oustide the box, up stepped than man Cathal Carew to unleash a fine strike towards the goalh , which the unfortunate Regional keeper could not reach, to give Aisling the lead. Regional now upped their tempo and came more into the game, dominating the exchanges. They were unlucky not to draw level on a number of ocassions , drawing some fine saves from James Regan Magnier in goals and another opportunity just wide of the post. With the introduction of Sean Feeney and Ciaran Barry for a tiring team , Aisling weathered the storm of Regional pressure and the momenteum starting to swing back in their favour. Further introductions of Conall McAteer , Alex O'Donoghue and Cian Mulcahy eventually paid dividends as from neat work down the right flank and cross by Ciran Barry, Eoin O'Shea slotted home from close range to give Aisling a second goal. Late on Conall McAteer and Sean Feeney had chances to extend their lead further but resolute defending by a fine Regional team denied Aisling.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magnier, Dara Cullimore, David Moloney, Conor Nicholas, Daniel Minehan, Conor Hayes, Shane Donegan, Eoin O'Shea, Cathal Carew, Sam Burns, Conor Hayes, Conall McAteer, Sean Feeney, Ciaran Barry, Niall O'Brien, Cian Mulcahy, Alex O'Donoghue.
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Under 11 Menton Seery National Cup Round 2
Aisling Annacotty 6 : Avenue United 0
6th November 2010
Despite a last minute switch of venue to Killonan due to the pitch in Annacotty being unplayable, Aisling Annacotty comfortably progressed to the next round of the Menton Seery Cup.
From the start a very determined Aisling team took the game to Avenue United and pressed them back with crisp passing and solid tackling.
It seemed only a matter of time before the breakthrough came and the first goal duly arrived after 10 minutes when Conor Nicholas tucked a neat shot past the goalkeeper from close range.
Sam Burns soon added the second from a goalkeeping mistake as Aisling stepped up the pressure. The third goal soon arrived following some neat work by Conor Hayes and Eoin O'Shea which opened up the Avenue defence and Sam Burns again slotted home.
Shane Donegan and Cathal Carew were dominating midfield and it came as no surprise when Eoin O'Shea with a crisp right footed shot made it four nil.
Conor Nicholas rounded off the first half scoring when he shot home again from close range to leave the half time score at 5-0.
Aisling made five changes at half time and in the second half only some fine saves and determined defending kept Aisling at bay.
Ciaran Barry and Sean Feeney raided well down both flanks and Conall McAteer led the line well.
Cian Mulcahy, Dara Cullimore, Daniel Minehan and David Moloney made sure that the defence was secure and five minutes from time Conor Lyons drilled a low shot in to the net to make it an even half dozen. Avenue United, to their credit fought very hard but couldn`t find a way past goalkeeper James Regan-Magnier to leave the final score at 6-0 to Aisling Annacotty.
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U11 Menton Seery National Cup
Aisling Annacotty 5 : Killorglin 1
9th October 2010
Played in ideal conditions,Aisling's opening competitive match in this years National Cup ended in a comprehensive victory for the hosts over a spirited Killorglin side. The home side started brightly and with Conor Hayes dazzling runs on the flanks, stretching the Killorglin defence, it wasnt long before Aisling registered their first score. From a great run and cross by the wing wizard , Conor Nicholas pounced with a great turn and shot to the back of the net. With determined tackling in centre midfield and accurate passing from Conor Lyons and Shane Donegan keeping the hosts on the front foot and a second goal followed shortly before half time, when a Cathal Carew cross was neatly converted by the tireless Sam Burns. Killroglin battled gamely and a fine save from their goalkeeper denied Sam Burns, what would have been a superb team goal. Ciaran Barry battled bravely on the left flank and linked up well with his forward line ensuring that the away team were kept entrenched in there own half. David Maloney and Dara Cullimore at centre backs, marshalled the Aisling Defence superbly and kept Killorglin's chances to a minimum. The ever reliable Cian Mulcahy worked tirlessly on the right flank and linked up well with his teammates
Halftime introductions of Daniel Minihan, Eoin O'Shea and Conall Mcateer refreshed a team that was tiring after its first half exertions.The second half started with Killorglin coming more into the game and keeping the Aisling goalkeeper James Regan Magnier on his toes and drawing one fine save in particular. Cathal Carew threaded a fine ball through for Sean Feeney who unleashed a strong shot which came off the post and was nealty dispatched to the net By Ciaran Barry. A fine run from midfield by Eoin O'Shea, who was causing Killorglin all kinds of difficulty with his pace and dribbling mazy runs, ended with him coming narrowly close to getting his name on the scoresheet. The longer the second half went on the more Aisling displayed some neat passing movements and their patience eventually paid dividends when a Niall O'Brien pass was converted by Sean Feney to leave the score four nil. The provider then turned goalscorer as Niall O'Brien struck from a ball won bravely by Conall McAteer in the dying minutes for Aislings fifth. Shane Donegan and Conor Lyons worked tirelessly throughout in midfield and aided by fine tackling from Dara Cullimore David Maloney & Alex O'Donoghue, made life difficult for the away team. Not to be undone, Killorglins efforts were not in vain, as in the dying seconds John O'Donoghue from the away team pounced after some Aisling uncertainty to rewards their efforts. For his tireless running, fine tackling ,accurate set ball delivery and link play, Cathal Carew was Aislings man of the match on the day. Next for Aisling in the National cup is Avenue Utd B at home in early November.
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Under 11 Premier League
Coonagh United 0 : Aisling Annacotty 1
25th September 2010
On a clear morning in Coonagh, played in heavy underfoot conditions, Aisling recorded a determined win against the hosts to keep their unbeaten record for this season intact. Coonagh started the more livelier and seemed to be first to every ball, nevertheless the Aisling defense superbly marshalled by David Moloney and Dara Cullimore with James Regan Magnier in goals kept the hosts chances to a minimum. Midway through the first half ,Asling started to gain the upperhand in this keenly fought contest, with Conor Lyons linking up well with the front two of Sam Burns and Conall McAteer . The longer this game went on the more Aisling dicated the pace with strong interplay on the left side between Cathal Carew and Eoin O’Shea creating chances for Conall McAteer and Cian Mulcahy. With strong and tireless running from the midfield duo of Ciaran Barry and Shane Donegan helping to keep Aisling in a strong position for the rest of the first half.
With halftime substitutions of Sean Feeney and Conor Nicholas having an immediate impact creating some good chances and both drawing fine saves from the impressive Coonagh goalkeeper. As the half wore on, Aisling had total dominance in possession but found it hard to break down a solid Coonagh defence. With further introductions of Alex O’Donoghue, Daniel Minehan and Niall O’Brien for a tiring team, Aisling went all out for victory. Their persistence eventually paid off, as in the dying minutes from a free kick won by Sam Burns,up stepped Cathal Carew to unleash an unstoppable free kick which the Coonagh keeper could not handle to give the Aisling team a deserved if somewhat difficult victory over a very determined and skilful Coonagh side.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magnier, Cian Mulcahy, Dara Cullmore, David Moloney, Cathal Carew, Eoin O’Shea, Ciaran Barry, Shane Donegan, Conor Lyons, Conall McAteer, Sam Burns, Conor Nicholas, Sean Feeney, Niall O’Brien, Daniel Minehan, Alex O’Donoghue.
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Under 11 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 2 : Corbally 0
13th September 2010
Anyone who doubts the fighting spirit of this Aisling Annacotty u11a team should have been at Annacotty on Monday evening to see them battle against atrocious weather conditions and a very spirited Corbally side to register their 2nd win out of their first 3 outings this year to remain unbeaten in this years campaign. The 1st half saw Aisling playing into fierce wind and rain and although Corbally had probably the better of the early exchanges, it was Aisling who took the lead when a fine cross from Conor Lyons ended up in the back of the Corbally net, with their defence under severe pressure from Sean Feeney and Sam Burns. For the remainder of the half, Aisling put Corbally under a lot of pressure with Sam Burns in particular causing them huge problems with his skilful running at the defence. Aisling's midfield pairing of Shane Donegan and Ciaran Barry fought hard for every ball and Darragh Cullimore and David Moloney mopped up everything that came through aided in no small way by Daniel Minehan and Cathal Carew. As both teams welcomed the half time whistle, it was Aisling who went in 1 - 0 ahead.
Despite playing into a stiff breeze in the 2nd half, it was Corbally who had the better of the first 15 minutes with the Aisling defence under severe pressure at times, but aided by their midfield, the back four held solid and restricted Corbally to some long range efforts which James Regan Magnier dealt with quite easily and slowly Aisling started getting a foothold on the game in the last quarter. Aisling brought on Alex O' Donoghue for Sean Feeney, replaced their tiring captain on the night, Ciaran Barry with Conall McAteer and put the game beyond doubt with a fine finish on the rebound from Sam Burns to make it 2 - 0 when the Corbally keeper failed to hold a fierce shot from Alex O' Donoghue. On the night it was probably scoring the 2nd goal and for his brilliant dribbling, given the conditions, which made Sam Burns man of the match, though in truth the award could have been given to any member of the team, with heroic displays given by the whole team and especially in defence.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magier, Daniel Minehan , David Moloney, Darragh Cullimore, Cathal Carew, Conor Lyons, Shane Donegan, Ciaran Barry (capt), Sean Feeney, Eoin O' Shea, Sam Burns, Alex O' Donoghue, Conor Nicholas, Cian Mulcahy, Conall McAteer.
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Under 11 Premier League
Shannon Town 2 - Aisling Annacotty 7
11th September 2010
A very clinical and energetic display saw Aisling get a comprehensive away win against Shannon Town with a score line of 7 - 2 on Saturday 11th September. Aisling hit the field running from the start and with wingers Conor Lyons and Sean Feeney winning everything and causing Shannon huge problems down the flanks it was no surprise early on when striker Eoin O' Shea latched onto a fine cross from Conor Lyons to give the Shannon keeper no chance from 5 yards out. This was closely followed by a fine display of passing which saw fellow front man Sam Burns score from close range to make it 2-0 to Aisling. With Aisling in total control in midfield and dominating all over the pitch, the 1st half was finished off with further goals from Conor Lyons, a second for Sam Burns and a fine shot from Sean Feeney from 10 yards out to leave Aisling 5 - 0 up at half time.
The Aisling management team of Brendan McAteer, Colm Donegan, Seamus Mulcahy and Terry Cullimore rang the changes at half time with Daniel Minehan, Darragh Cullimore and Alex O' Donoghue replacing Cathal Carew, David Moloney and Ciaran Barry. It was a much closer game in the 2nd half and Shannon got an early goal back on the break, but Aisling settled back down to make it 6 - 1 with a fine strike from Shane Donegan from outside the box. Shannon pulled another goal back before Aisling sent on Conor Nicholas and Niall O' Brien for Shane Donegan and Sam Burns and Niall justified his substitution with a fine poachers goal when the keeper failed to hold a cross from man of the match Conor Lyons. Overall Aisling can be very pleased with their display but they will have far sterner tests throughout the rest of the season and with Corbally and Regional coming up in the next week maybe they'll have a better idea after the next few games of where they are competitively.
Aisling Annacotty: James Regan Magier, Cian Mulcahy, Conall McAteer, David Moloney, Cathal Carew, Conor Lyons, Shane Donegan, Ciaran Barry, Sean Feeney, Eoin O' Shea, Sam Burns,Daniel Minehan, Darragh Cullimore, Alex O' Donoghue, Conor Nicholas, Niall O' Brien.
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Great win for under 11s in Dennehy Brothers Cup
Aisling Annacotty Under 11 team travelled to Tralee to play in the Dennehy Brothers Cup last Saturday.
Leaving from outside Synotts in Annacotty, the 14 boys and their coaches and supporters headed on the rocky road to Tralee.
The weather was ideal as it was cloudy but dry and with some extremely pleasant evening sunshine late in the day.
Our first game would prove to be our hardest against Charleville from Cork. Aisling dominated the first half of the game but the early season's rustiness and wasteful finishing meant that the first half ended scoreless. In the second half Charleville pushed hard but a couple of fine saves from James Halas and fine defending from Dara Cullimore and Conor Lyons kept the Cork team at bay.
Shane Donegan,Conor Hayes and Ciaran Barry commanded the midfield for most of the game. Aisling were unlucky not to win.
Final score nil all , but this was not the last we would see of these particular Corkmen.
Next up were Geraldines from Limerick. A cracking game especially in the first half. Aisling scored the first goal when Alex O'Donoghue tucked away a neat finish. Ciaran Barry added a superb second and Aisling went in to cruise control. But Geraldines showed great spirit and cracked home a goal either side of half time to make it two a piece.
Up stepped Conor Nicholas to score a fine individual score from the kick off to make it 3-2.
Further goals from Cathal Carew with a fine shot from distance and Eoin O'Shea from a rebound from a Shane Donegan strike which struck the post made it a comfortable second half and with better finishing the scoreline could have been more. Niall O'Brien in attack, Alex O'Donoghue in midfield and Cian Mulcahy in defence contributed excellently to the improved performance in the second half.
The final game was against St Brendan's Park proved to be a difficult game.
Yet again Aisling wasted numerous scoring chances and were caught by a breakaway goal.It took a great strike from a Cathal Carew free kick to level the scores just before half time.
Aisling then dominated the second half and great strikes from Eoin O'Shea and Conor Hayes who used his speed to outflank the St Brendan's defence sealed a deserved victory.Sam Burns and Conall McAteer played very well in this game, helping Aisling to control the second half.
As both Aisling Annacotty and Charleville finished level on points the competition rules dictated that a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winners.
Up first for Aisling was Conor Hayes who slotted his penalty away with ease, then Conall McAteer who picked his spot expertly. Then the third up was Sam Burns who confidently stuck his penalty away. James Halas in goals saved two of the first three penalties.
Up stepped Conor Nicholas for penalty number four and Eoin O'Shea for number five but unfortunately neither of them could find the net to win the tournament and the penalty shoot-out went in to sudden death.
Dara Cullimore bravely stepped up and placed the ball right in to the corner.
James Halas saved the next penalty and the trophy was won by Aisling Annacotty and presented to the captain Conor Lyons. Hard luck to Charleville who were gallant opponents.
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