Fixtures w/e 20th Dec (not incl Schoolboys):
Seniors at home to Fanad United (Donegal) in FAI Cup, Sunday 20th December, 12.00 p.m.
Juniors away to Kanturk in the league, Gurteenard, Saturday 19th December, 2.00 p.m.
Youths away to Passage in the FAI Cup, Passage, Saturday 19th December, 2.00 p.m.
U17s away to Lakewood Athletic in the league, Ovens, Sunday 20th December, 2.00 p.m.
U16 Schoolgirls at home to Park United in the league, Regional Park, Sunday 20th December, 2.00 p.m.
U14 Schoolboys
Umbro U14 National (Goodison) Cup 4th Round
Avondale Park
Avondale United 1 – 3 Ballincollig
A great team performance saw Ballincollig go through to the next round of the national cup. On a tricky narrow pitch the ‘Collig battled hard for a well deserved win. David McCarthy opened the scoring from the penalty spot after only five minutes and David Walsh added a second half way through the half after a great passing move between six players. Then the hosts got back in the game to make it a nervous last quarter only for man of the match Shane Dineen again to finish a sweeping move. While everyone battled hard on the day, Mark Prendergast, Dylan Kerstein, Alex Marshall and Dara Flanagan didn’t put a foot wrong.
U12A Schoolboys sponsored by Automania
CSL Umbro U12 Leagues Division 6
Regional Park, Sunday 13th December
Ballincollig A 5 – 1 Mayfield United A
Ballincollig secured all three points in this top of the table clash against Mayfield. Ballincollig started brightly and were two goals up at half time after Jason Murray and Stephen Falvey found the net. The second half started much the same with Ballincollig creating many of the chances with Mark O’Sullivan and Peter Kelleher nearly finding the net. The Mayfield keeper was determined to keep his side in the game though and produced good saves to deny Ballincollig on several occasions. Despite the best efforts of Alan Hennessy in goal Mayfield did pull one back. However with Jack Hoey and Killian Derwin mastering the defence they made sure this was the only goal Mayfield would get. Super sub Christopher Buckley finished off the fight left in Mayfield with two goals within 10 minutes to make sure that ‘Collig went back to top of the table. The best goal was still to come when Cameron Lucey ran with the ball from his own box skipping past the opposition and firing past the Mayfield Keeper. This was a great team performance. Best on the day were Rian Fitzgerald, Darragh Kelly, Gavin Lane, Aaron Roche, Sean Murphy and Colm Crowley. Keep up the good work lads
Youths Team
Daly Industrial Supplies-Stihl League 1
Gurteenard, Saturday 12th December 2009, 2.00 p.m.
Kanturk 1 – 1 Ballincollig
Ballincollig made the long journey to North Cork with the bare eleven players but will feel that they should have gotten all three points in a game they dominated for long periods. Ballincollig outplayed the opposition completely in the first half but the rustiness of not having played a competitive match in six weeks was telling. Numerous chances were missed before Donal Murphy scored with an excellent strike from the left hand side. The second half continued like the first with Ballincollig constantly on the attack and playing some nice football but without having a cutting edge up front. With 20 minutes to go the inevitable happened and Kanturk equalised with a scrappy goal from inside the box. Ballincollig pushed hard for the remainder of the match but could not find a winner.
U18 Womens
CWSSL Evening Echo U18 Women’s Cup 1st Round
Ardrath Park, Sunday 13th December 2009, 10.30 a.m.
Youghal United 2 – 4 Ballincollig
A convincing win for Ballincollig on an away trip to the coast sees them into the next round of the Cup. Ballincollig dominated the game with Brea O’Callaghan and Zoe Murphy doing the best for the green on the day. The scorers were Patricia Murphy, Stephanie Murphy, Wendy Cahill and Amy Wilson. Ballincollig await the draw for the next round feeling good about the possibility of a Cup run this season.
O35s’ Team
MSL Beamish Stout Over 35s’ Premier League
Corinthians Park, Friday 11th December 2009
Corinthians 0 – 1 Ballincollig
A good win for the ’Collig that sees them keep the pressure on the league leaders and keep themselves in contention. Colm Hogan might have had to clear the ball off the line but Ballincollig were full value for their win.
When the PRO is reporting he generally has to accept whatever he’s told about the game by a manager, as he can’t be in half a dozen places at once. Bearing that in mind, the goal must be credited to Anthony Hogan who curled a rocket into the top corner from thirty yards out having beaten six of the Corinthians players on a run from his own six-yard box. Or it might have been that his goal was a tap in inside the six-yard box. It was a bad line on the phone call…
Hogan’s goal came in the first half and Ballincollig played against the wind for the second half but held up well. John Kelleher in goal dealt comfortably with everything that came his way and Ballincollig were full value for the win.
Junior Team sponsored by Four Star Pizza
Murphy’s Irish Stout AUL Premier A
Monard, Saturday 12th December 2009, 2.00 p.m.
Blackstone Rovers 5 – 0 Ballincollig
This game could have had several score lines and while Blackstone on balance deserved their win, the manner in which it was achieved left both teams extremely frustrated.
Ballincollig dominated the opening fifteen minutes. Michael Gallahue had the keeper scurrying with a long range free kick that flashed past the post and Tim Brennan had a free header on the back post from a corner. The home team found their way into the game though and it was on the 21st minute they took the lead. A ball played down the right hand side over the fullback had protests of offside from the Ballincollig players but it was to no avail as the ball was finished well into the corner. You got the feeling it wasn’t going to be Ballincollig’s day due to the circumstances of the next goal.
Blackstone collected the ball in midfield and played it to their striker. It was at knee height. As he attempted to control the ball he slipped and fell only for it to hit him on the chest and fall neatly for his teammate. The striker picked himself up and pushed on. Another poor ball was played to him in the air. It bounced on his backside, hit his hip and fell neatly past the centre-half for him to finish into the corner. It had to be seen to be believed. Despite their misfortune, Ballincollig kept fighting and should have had a goal just before the half time whistle. Joe Buggy chased a ball down and found himself with the keeper to beat on the left wing. He was forced wide but managed to beat the keeper and get his shot off from the tightest of angles. The ball rolled across the face of the goal and, agonizingly for Ballincollig, the wrong side of the far post.
Feeling they should at least be on level terms Ballincollig went in at half time still in the game and with a lot to play for. The Rovers were determined to push this game beyond the visitors though and nearly did so immediately after the second half whistle. Despite the calls of offside the striker was through on goal. He tried the lob but John Kelleher, who made some great saves throughout the game, managed to get a hand to it. Michael Gallahue chasing back got the ball off the line and Ballincollig were still in it.
The remainder of the match was filled with controversy as both sides were protesting the decisions of the referee. Blackstone were awarded three goals. One of which had suspicions of offside and one from a corner that was given when it went out off a Blackstone player. They had a perfectly legitimate goal disallowed for reasons that escaped everyone who was watching. Ballincollig’s David Rath had a goal disallowed for offside as did Stephen Lynch and Lynch also went close in the final few minutes with a shot at the edge of the box when Steven Day had set him up from a Ballincollig corner.
The score line tells one story but the truth is that Ballincollig deserved a bit more respect than it would appear. Best for Ballincollig on the day were John Kelleher in goal with Michael Gallahue and David Murphy also playing well.
Ballincollig Seniors face Fanad United from Donegal in the 3rd round of the FAI Intermediate Cup. Fanad United have a fine pedigree in this competition having won it twice in their history and they won’t be planning to make the trip back up empty handed. Come down and support your team on Sunday at 12.00 p.m. in the Farm.
Fixtures w/e 6th December (not incl. Schoolboys):
Seniors at home to Fanad United (Donegal) in FAI Intermediate Cup 3rd Round, The Farm, Sunday 6th December, 12.00 p.m.
Youths at home to Passage in FAI Youth Cup 3rd Round, Regional Park, Saturday 5th December, 2.00 p.m.
U17s away to Lakewood Athletic in the league, Ovens, Sunday 6th December, 2.00 p.m.
U16 Schoolgirls at home to Glounthane United in the league, Regional Park, Sunday 6th December, 1.00 p.m.
Congratulations to Carel Tiofack on his recent performances with the Irish U16 Schoolboys against the Czech Republic and also to Amy Wilson on her recent performance with the Irish U17 Women’s team against Northern Ireland. Both players are a credit to their club and their country.
You can read the reports on Carel’s games. Check out the 2-1 result here and you can check out the 3 – 3 result here. Amy’s game finished 1- 1 and no write up was available at the time of posting.
