UNDER 12 NORTON CUP
Mungret Regional 2 - Aisling Annacotty 2 (Aisling won 4:3 on penalties)
30th October 2010
Aisling Annacotty advanced to the third round of the SFAI Norton Cup following a hard fought victory over Mungret Regional in Mungret on Saturday.
Played in glorious sunshine but on poor playing conditions both teams served up a highly entertaining game. It was Mungret who settled the quicker and dominated large portions of the first half. Sam Warde on the right flank was a constant thorn in the Aisling defence and after 20 minutes Mungret took a deserved lead when a speculative shot from the edge of the penalty area found the net. Mungret continued to press forward and but from some solid defensive work from Shane Carmody, Daniel Enright and David Power, would have doubled their lead. Fortunately for Aisling however they failed to capitalise on their possession and the score remained one – nil to Mungret at half time.
Mungret continued to press forward from the restart but found Sean Fitzpatrick hard to beat in the Aisling goal. The Aisling keeper made one top class save midway through the half from a Clyde O’Connell shot from inside the penalty area. Shortly afterwards Mungret doubled their lead when a Clyde O’Connell corner was headed home from close range by Darragh Curran. The second goal seemed to spur Aisling to life with Darren Coughlan and man of the match Darran Golden O’Mahoney beginning to dominate the midfield exchanges. With ten minutes remaining Aisling managed to pull one back when Mark O’Dwyer’s left footed shot found the top corner of the net following a Dara Neville free kick.
Aisling now pushed forward in search of an equaliser and were at this stage taking the game to Mungret, who were beginning to tire. With minutes left on the clock Shane Mullins outpaced the Mungret defence, before rounding the keeper and calmly side footing the ball to the back of the net. Soon after, the referee’s whistle sounded to take the game to extra time. With both teams now visibly tiring few chances were created and the game ultimately headed for a penalty shoot out.
Both teams proved accurate from the penalty spot but Sean Fitzpatrick in the Aisling goal made one great save to give Aisling the slender win and set up another all Limerick clash in the third round, this time away to County Limerick side Croom United.
Best for Aisling on the day were Shane Carmody, Daniel Enright and captain Darran Golden O’Mahoney who led by example and covered every blade of grass on the pitch, while for Mungret Sam Warde, Darragh Curran and Clyde O’Connell contributed to a hugely entertaining game.
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LOUGHRAN BRACE SEALS VICTORY FOR AISLING
Under 12 Premier League
Coonagh United 1 - Aisling Annacotty 2
16th October 2010
Played in ideal conditions on Saturday morning in Coonagh this match proved to be a rather one sided affair, although the scoreline might suggest otherwise, with Aisling Annacotty totally out playing their opposition but failing to take their chances on a number of occasions.
Aisling started the stronger and after only ten minutes of play could have been two goals to the good with Darragh O’Leary and Alan Nicholas going close with efforts from inside the box. Aisling continued to apply the pressure and but for a couple of good saves from the Coonagh goal keeper, the match could have been over by half time.
Although dominating possession, Aisling failed to take their chances and were punished when a Coonagh corner was scrambled to the net with the last play of the first half.
Aisling came out a more determined side in the second half and after five minutes were back on level terms when an Eoghan Carew cross from the right was calmly finished by Niall Loughran from inside the six yard box. With man of the match Darran Golden O’Mahoney dominating midfield it was only a matter of time before they took the lead. Again it was Niall Loughran who ran onto a David Power through ball before side footing it past the advancing Coonagh goal keeper. This was Lougran’s second goal of the game and his sixth league goal in four matches.
Aisling continued to dominate with Darren Coughlan and Joseph Lavin causing the defence all sorts of problems. Aisling were nearly made to pay for their missed chances when an Evan Cusack free kick from the edge of the box was well saved by Sean Fitzpatrick in the Aisling goal. This win keeps Aisling in second place in the league two points behind leaders Mungret, who they play in the second round of the National Cup in a fortnight’s time.
Aisling Annacotty: Sean Fitzpatrick, Shane Carmody, Dara Neville, Mark O’Dwyer, David Power, Eoghan Carew, Darran Golden O’Mahoney, Daniel Hession, Niall Loughran, Alan Nicholas, Daragh O’Leary, Darren Coughlan, Daniel Enright, Rory Cusack, Peter Cusack, Joseph Lavin.
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Under 12 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 3 – Corbally United 1
18th September 2010
Aisling Annacotty started this game in determined fashion and found themselves 3 goals to the good with only 15 minutes of the game gone. Corbally to their credit fought back and managed a consolation goal late in the game.
Played in Annacotty on Saturday morning Aisling started brightly and after only 3 minutes took the lead when Niall Loughran’s left footed shot found the net following good build up work from Mark O‘Dwyer and Rory Cusack on the left.
Minutes later Loughran got his second of the match and his fifth goal in four games when he coolly finished a Darragh O’Leary cross from the right hand side. At this stage Aisling were totally on top and it wasn’t long before they added a third goal when Darran Golden O’Mahoney found Darragh O’Leary in space and he calmly side footed the ball past the advancing Corbally goalkeeper.
To their credit Corbally fought back and with Eoin Phelan always a treat on the left and Ewan Murphy battling bravely in midfield they grabbed a consolation goal with ten minutes of the game remaining.
Best for Aisling on the day were Darren Coughlan, Niall Loughran, Sean Fitzpatrick and Joseph Lavin.
Aisling Annacotty: Sean Fitzpatrick, Shane Carmody, Darren Coughlan, David Power, Daniel Enright, Darran Golden O’Mahoney, Mark O’Dwyer, Darragh O’Leary, Dara Neville, Rory Cusack, Niall Loughran, Joseph Lavin, Daniel Hession, Alan Nicholas, Peter Cusack, Eoghan Carew.
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Under 12 Premier League
Aisling Annacotty 3 - Caherdavin Celtic 0
4th September 2010
Aisling Annacotty got their league campaign off to a flying start in the 12A league with a well deserved 3 – 0 victory over a good Caherdavin eleven. Played in Annacotty in perfect conditions, the final score flattered Aisling somewhat, but never the less Aisling deserved the win having dominated large periods of the game. Aisling took time to settle but eventually created a number of chances before a Daragh O’Leary cross was turned into his own goal by the unfortunate Caherdavin defender.
With Darran Golden, Eoghan Carew, Rory Cusack and Darren Coughlan dominating the midfield exchanges, Aisling continued to dominate the first half but failed to add to their lead despite creating a number of chances.
Caherdavin came out a different team in the second half and put the home team under more pressure and came close to scoring on a number of occasions.The Aisling defence however held firm with great performances from Shane Carmody, David Power, Dara Neville and Daniel Enright, together with a solid display from goalkeeper, Sean Fitzpatrick.
Mid way through the second half Aisling increased their lead when another Daragh O’Leary cross caused confusion in the Caherdavin six yard box and the ball was eventually turned into the net by Darren Coughlan.
With five minutes remaining Aisling made the game safe when Niall Loughran turned in a Dara Neville free kick, despite the best efforts of the Caherdavin goalkeeper, who saved the first effort before Loughran made no mistake from the rebound.
Aisling Annacotty: Sean Fitzpatrick, Dara Neville, Shane Carmody, David Power, Daniel Enright, Darran Golden O’Mahoney, Eoghan Carew, Alan Nicholas, Darragh O’Leary, Rory Cusack, Darren Coughlan, Niall Loughran, Joseph Lavin, Daniel Hession, Peter Cusack.
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