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Soccer Results Sat 15th Oct

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CLERIHAN SCHOOLBOYS FC

U13A LEAGUE CAHIR PARK 3 CLERIHAN 1

The u13A squad went down to a surprise defeat in Cahir and , after their exit from the SFAI cup , have yet to kick-start their season. Shane Hickey gave Clerihan the lead after 10 minutes but Cahir were back on level terms within a few minutes. Despite creating plenty of chances , Clerihan lacked the killer instinct in front of goal and went into the half-time break on a 1-1 scoreline. Any hopes that Clerihan would pick it up in the second half were dashed when Cahir scored within minutes of the restart. The home side killed the game off with a third goal and Clerihan could find no way through a good Cahir defence. On a disappointing day , Conor Horan was very solid in defence but there was a lack of creativity in midfield and poor finishing in attack.

U13B LEAGUE CLERIHAN 0 BURNCOURT CELTIC 2

Despite the defeat , this was a tremendous effort from the u13B squad and a huge improvement on their opening game in this league. Clerihan suffered the worst possible start when the defence stood still to allow a Burncourt attacker hit a half-volley to the net from 12 metres within 2 minutes. This was to be the only slip-up from a defence that went on to give a great display. Both full-backs, John Mulcahy and Daniel Browne were immense while , in the centre , Cathal Maloney and Cathal Ryan have rarely played better than this. Behind them , Michael Cleary gave a wonderful performance with a string of great saves. Clerihan’s man-of-the-match Kevin Freier was unlucky not to level matters after a great run through the defence while Christopher Brabston looked certain to do so only to see his effort come back off the post and into the goalie’s arms. It was 1-0 to Burncourt at half-time and , ten minutes into the second half , they grabbed a second to make the game safe. However , Clerihan never gave up and everybody ran themselves into the ground in an effort to pull a goal back. Seamus McMahon had a brilliant game and must be the most improved player in the club at the moment.

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U12 SFAI CUP CLERIHAN 6 COURTOWN HIBS (WEXFORD) 0

The U12s safely negotiated their second round SFAI cup tie on Saturday with a comprehensive victory over Wexford outfit , Courtown Hibs. Sean Cotter had scored the all-important opening goal in Carlow in the previous round and once again settled Clerihan nerves when he finished brilliantly after being put through by Seamus McMahon after just five minutes. Rian Quigley got on the end of a Callum Meagher delivery to grab the second before Callum himself sent a free-kick all the way to the net. A fine solo effort from Rian Quigley gave Clerihan a 4-0 half time lead. The second half saw Clerihan continue to dominate with Rian Quigley adding two more to his tally , one in particular a brilliant strike from wide on the left of the penalty area. The home defence had a quiet day but Ben Keating-Hogan was very prominent at right-back while Seamus McMahon and Cathal Ryan both gave excellent displays in midfield.. However, Rian Quigley was the man-of-the-match with four great goals and its on to Dungarvan next for this promising young squad. Finally,we would like to record our appreciation of the work done by the ladies in catering for the visiting team and supporters at the hall after the game.

U14 NSL BIRDHILL 3 CLERIHAN 5

The u14s maintained their unbeaten run with an excellent away win on a difficult pitch in Birdhill. Luke Hahessy gave Clerihan the ideal start when put through by Shane Hickey and made it two after 15 minutes when Tom Sheehan set him up. Sean Maher then volleyed a cross from Luke to the net to give Clerihan a comfortable advantage,just before half-time Shane hickey was fouled in the box but Luke Hahessy failed with the spot kick. With the start of the second half Luke Hahessy wasted no time in completing his hatrick after a well worked corner . Luke then bagged Clerihan’s fifth when he converted a brilliant cross from substitute Keenan Cunningham. Birdhill reduced the arrears when Eoin Power’s great effort was’nt enough to keep out a Birdhill penalty kick. Indeed, Keenan was desperately unlucky not to score himself shortly after when his shot came back off the crossbar. Birdhill did get through for two late goals but Clerihan had made all their substitutions at this stage and lost their shape a little bit , as a consequence. It was another fine display from this squad with Conor Horan outstanding in defence and man-of-the-match Luke Hahessy in super form in attack.

U16 LEAGUE CLERIHAN 1 PEAKE VILLA 5

The U16s slumped to their third home defeat of the season , most of the damage occurring in the first half. Peake Villa found it all so easy to breach the home defence and raced into a 4-0 lead after barely 25 minutes. Clerihan were then awarded a penalty for handball which Rhys McMorrow confidently converted to leave it 1-4 at the interval. Things could only improve in the second half and they certainly did. Many of the Clerihan lads upped the level of their performance significantly and the team , as a whole , played some fine football. Dale Greene had a tremendous half while Rory Maher and Rhys McMorrow dominated the midfield exchanges. However, the attack failed to make any impact and it was the visitors who got through for the only score of the half, a good strike that just evaded the excellent Liam Powell in the Clerihan goal. If the lads could only have played for the full 80 minutes as they did for the final 40, thing might have been different but hopefully the lessons learned will be taken on board.

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U13 SFAI CUP CLERIHAN 1 RAILWAY ATHLETIC ( CAPPOQUIN) 2

There was no joy for the U13s as they made an early exit from the SFAI Cup at the hands of Railway Athletic from Cappoquin. Things looked good early on for Clerihan when Alan O’Donnell sent an unstoppable volley to the net after 5 minutes to take the lead. However, the visitors were awarded a penalty minutes later which they converted to equalise. It appeared a harsh call by the referee against Glenn Cullinane, who was Clerihan’s top defender and who clearly won the ball in the challenge. Chances were few and far between after that as both sides lacked the killer instinct in front of goal. With extra-time looming, Railway Athletic broke through for the winner, an attacker reacting quickest after Eoin Power had made a fine save. Clerihan almost snatched an equaliser from the restart as man-of-the-match Alan O’Donnell played a great ball through to Liam McGrath whose brilliantly struck shot came back off the crossbar and away to safety. It was a disappointing outcome for the lads but their cause was not helped by this being their first game of the season , no league games played at all during September. They will undoubtedly improve for the outing and should be a force in their own league.

U13B LEAGUE CLONMEL CELTIC 8 CLERIHAN 2

This was also the first game played by the U13B squad and the most disappointing aspect was the failure of some players to show, leaving ten to take the field. Each and every one of the ten gave it their all and competed brilliantly in the first half especially. Aaron Doyle , more used to stopping goals than scoring , and Seamus McMahon both got on the scoresheet as Celtic took a 3-2 lead to the half-time break. The extra man really told in the second period as Celtic took over and over-ran the Clerihan defence.Despite the best efforts of goalkeeper James O’Donnell, who made a couple of great saves , the home side added five more goals to give the final scoreline a flattering look. Kevin Freier and Luke Boyle worked their socks off throughout and were Clerihan’s best players while credit to all who stuck at it in difficult circumstances. In fairness to coaches Shaun and Kristian, there will have to be a better commitment forthcoming from those who failed to show.