A different kind of drenched
Academy
U8s CSL Non Competitive League
Ballincollig v Carrigaline
Last weekend, April 24th-25th, our eager under 8s went down to a very wet Regional Park. It was a far cry from the last couple of weekends when we were drenched with sunshine, however we got drenched with the wet stuff this weekend. But this didn’t dampen our spirits, and every one of the spectators thoroughly enjoyed the superb display. Both teams were very evenly matched, but only for the brilliance of Darragh Dorgan in goals who pulled off some great saves, Carrigaline found it very difficult to get the ball past us.
Stephen Wills was our box-to-box player on the day and ran his heart out for his team. Jonathon McLean, Jake Thomas and Isaac again showed their true mettle with some sterling defending and last ditch tackling. James McArdle and Ciara Healy put in a great days work closing down Carrigaline at every opportunity, and Ciara’s pressure paid off when she slotted her first goal for her team.
Paul Cooney and Eoin O Callaghan dominated the midfield area and Eoin pitched in, with two goals of his own. Paul Cooney hit the upright on no less than 3 occasions, but the ball wouldn’t cross the line for him.
Ryan Crowley was superb at the back, but when we switched him to striker, he became our ‘Hat-trick Hero’ banging in 3 goals in quick succession.
It was very hard to pick the man of the match but if it has to go to someone, we must give it to Stephen Wills. He never gave up, he tackled, tracked back and covered the most ground. Well done Stephen.
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