Under 16 League Sat 5th Nov

St Kevins v Clerihan 11.00

Under 14 National Cup Sat 5th Nov

Clerihan v Ballinroad (Dungarvan) 11.00

Under 12 National Cup Sat 5th Nov

Dungarvan V Clerihan 10.30

Under 10A League Sun 6th Nov

Clerihan V Peake Villa 11.00

CLERIHAN SCHOOLBOYS FC

U13 LEAGUE CLERIHAN 3 PEAKE VILLA 0

The U13s bounced back from a couple of recent defeats with a well-deserved victory over Peake Villa. Conditions were very difficult with driving wind and rain but Clerihan still managed to play some good football , especially in the first half. Daniel Fitzpatrick took the ball out of defence on 15 minutes , skipped past a couple of challenges before playing a lovely pass to Luke Delahunty , who smashed a wonderful shot to the net from the edge of the penalty area. The visitors pushed on in search of an equaliser but were caught on the break as Aaron Blanche kept his cool and beat the advancing goalkeeper from close range. The second half was dominated by Clerihan but the only addition to the scoreline was another good finish from Aaron Blanche after Shane Hickey had been fouled and the referee applied the advantage. This was a welcome three points and should get their season really up and running. Man-of-the-match for Clerihan was Daniel Fitzpatrick at centre-back with a strong , composed performance.

U13B LEAGUE MOYGLASS 4 CLERIHAN 0

A disappointing display from this squad who failed to build on the promise shown in their last game against stronger opposition. The defence was all at sea in the early stages , allowing a Moyglass attacker to shoot unchallenged to the roof of the net. When Michael Cleary made a good save after 20 minutes , nobody reacted and a Moyglass forward put the rebound to the net. The second period was even more one-sided as the Clerihan midfield were completely over-run by their opponents. The third goal arrived early in the half and another good save from Michael Cleary was returned to the net for the fourth , as all the defenders stood still. The final scoreline would undoubtedly have been greater but for a man-of-the-match display from John Mulcahy at left-back and excellent goalkeeping from the over-worked Michael Cleary. It was disappointing to see that Clerihan never worked the Moyglass goalkeeper with too many players taking extra touches instead of playing the ball to better-placed colleagues.

U10 LEAGUE CLONMEL TOWN B 2 CLERIHAN 6

After weeks of training , the U10s kicked off their league with a good win in Clonmel. It was very apparent in the early stages that these lads hadn’t played a match for some time , with many unaware of the duties of their positions. An exception was Micheal Quinlan who tracked back time after time to cut out danger. As they settled , Clerihan began to move the ball better and Liam Mulcahy opened the scoring after 10 minutes. There followed the best two goals of the day , two wonderful strikes from Cathal O’Mahoney to the roof of the net for a 3-0 lead. Town pulled a goal back before the interval , an excellent finish after the Clerihan defence was pulled all over the place. The second period was highlighted by a fine hat-trick from Daragh Hurley after improved approach play from Clerihan. Jack Fitzpatrick was unlucky to deflect a shot into his own net as he tried to clear to give Town a second. Overall it was a good display which , hopefully , can be carried on into next weeks home tie against Peake Villa.

U9 BLITZ

The U9s had their first blitz of the season with games against Gortnahoe and Clonmel Town. It is a learning curve for these very young lads , who will improve by getting these games on a regular basis. On the day , the Clerihan lads found things tough, going down 1-6 to Gortnahoe with Evan Kiely the Clerihan goalscorer. A much-improved effort against Clonmel Town was not enough to prevent a similar outcome with Danny Dunne scoring a fine goal for Clerihan. Credit must go to the lads for their whole-hearted efforts which will get their rewards in the months ahead. The Clerihan squad on the day was Kieran O’Donnell, Donncha Keeley , Aran Larkin , Danny Dunne , Killian O’Keeffe , Hugh Fitzgerald and Evan Kiely.

CLERIHAN SCHOOLBOYS FC

U14 SFAI CUP CLERIHAN 2 ST. MICHAELS 1

An exciting cup tie played in dreadful weather conditions ended in Clerihan’s favour as the u14s maintained their wonderful start to the season. Driving wind and rain made it very difficult for both sides but , with plenty of quality players on the pitch , the standard of football was excellent. St. Michael’s had the elements behind them in the first half and took the lead after 20 minutes with a clinical strike from 10 metres after the ball had been cut back well from the end-line. Although under plenty of pressure , the Clerihan defence held up well with Eoin O’Donovan doing a really good marking job on the opposing centre-forward. A one goal half-time deficit was not bad considering the conditions and Clerihan immediately set about their task on the resumption. Sean Maher and Aaron Condon began to exert a greater influence in midfield and the equaliser arrived on 10 minutes. Luke Hahessy did brilliantly to take the ball to the end-line and his cut-back was hammered to the net by Shane Hickey from 10 metres. Clerihan went in search of the winner but had to wait until the last minute to grab the victory. With extra-time looming , Conor Horan sent a teasing cross into the penalty area which was missed by all the Michael’s defenders and Aaron Condon arrived at the far post to volley the ball to the roof of the net. There was no chance for the visitors to respond and Clerihan march on to the next round where victory will ensure their participation in the last 32 of this national competition. Great credit is due to the entire squad and their coaches on making it four wins from four games this season, especially in view of the level at which they are competing.

U12A LEAGUE CLERIHAN 1 ST. KEVINS 0

The u12s recorded their third consecutive win in all competitions but they made hard work of disposing of a dogged Kevins outfit. Facing the howling wind and rain , Clerihan made light of the conditions and took the game to their opponents. Some lovely approach play , however , was marred by poor finishing with the visiting goalkeeper not even asked to make a worthwhile save. Liam McGrath was having a fine game on the right of midfield and got on the end of a Rian Quigley cross after 15 minutes to give Clerihan the lead. Clerihan continued to create openings but , for all their possession , had to rely on a brilliant save from Michael Cleary to deny Kevins an equaliser on the stroke of half-time. It was expected that Clerihan would dominate in the second half with the wind and rain at their backs and this they did but without creating anything of note. The team seemed to lose its shape with the introduction of three substitutions and the game petered out to a tame conclusion. The three points will be very welcome on a real winter’s day with John Mulcahy at left-back catching the eye with a great display.

CLERIHAN SCHOOLBOYS FC

U14 SFAI CUP CLERIHAN 2 ST. MICHAELS 1

An exciting cup tie played in dreadful weather conditions ended in Clerihan’s favour as the u14s maintained their wonderful start to the season. Driving wind and rain made it very difficult for both sides but , with plenty of quality players on the pitch , the standard of football was excellent. St. Michael’s had the elements behind them in the first half and took the lead after 20 minutes with a clinical strike from 10 metres after the ball had been cut back well from the end-line. Although under plenty of pressure , the Clerihan defence held up well with Eoin O’Donovan doing a really good marking job on the opposing centre-forward. A one goal half-time deficit was not bad considering the conditions and Clerihan immediately set about their task on the resumption. Sean Maher and Aaron Condon began to exert a greater influence in midfield and the equaliser arrived on 10 minutes. Luke Hahessy did brilliantly to take the ball to the end-line and his cut-back was hammered to the net by Shane Hickey from 10 metres. Clerihan went in search of the winner but had to wait until the last minute to grab the victory. With extra-time looming , Conor Horan sent a teasing cross into the penalty area which was missed by all the Michael’s defenders and Aaron Condon arrived at the far post to volley the ball to the roof of the net. There was no chance for the visitors to respond and Clerihan march on to the next round where victory will ensure their participation in the last 32 of this national competition. Great credit is due to the entire squad and their coaches on making it four wins from four games this season, especially in view of the level at which they are competing.

U12A LEAGUE CLERIHAN 1 ST. KEVINS 0

The u12s recorded their third consecutive win in all competitions but they made hard work of disposing of a dogged Kevins outfit. Facing the howling wind and rain , Clerihan made light of the conditions and took the game to their opponents. Some lovely approach play , however , was marred by poor finishing with the visiting goalkeeper not even asked to make a worthwhile save. Liam McGrath was having a fine game on the right of midfield and got on the end of a Rian Quigley cross after 15 minutes to give Clerihan the lead. Clerihan continued to create openings but , for all their possession , had to rely on a brilliant save from Michael Cleary to deny Kevins an equaliser on the stroke of half-time. It was expected that Clerihan would dominate in the second half with the wind and rain at their backs and this they did but without creating anything of note. The team seemed to lose its shape with the introduction of three substitutions and the game petered out to a tame conclusion. The three points will be very welcome on a real winter’s day with John Mulcahy at left-back catching the eye with a great display.