18/19 October 2008

AUL Div2A Sat : Celtic cruised into the 2nd round of the Elastoplast Shield with a lesson for Darndale Rovers in finishing. Celtic were slow into their stride, but when they got going, there was no stopping them. Odie Fanning hit his first hat-trick of the season to earn the man of the match award.  Dave Hunt and Alan Darcy, yes Darcy again finds the net, were each on the mark, with birthday boy, Lee Hargadon, hitting a rare goal for him, from the penalty spot. 6-0 and bring on the big boys next week in the FAI Junior Cup in the shape of Bluebell Utd. 

LSL Maj1D Sat : Vernon's boys were in flambuoyant mood in their Leinster Junior Cup match against St Josephs Glasthule.  Deco Cunningham scored his first from a rebound after he fluffed the penalty kick.  His second was a peach from 25 yards, hitting a Gerrard-esque shot that looped over the keeper.  Brian Moloney was in the right place at the right time when a clearance rebounded off him into the net.  Cass and Cian Kelliher completed the scoring for Celtic. 5-3.

AUL Div1 Sun :  A stunning 25 yard thunderbolt from Billy Thompson sent Celtic into the 2nd round of the Leinster Junior Cup in Porterstown. Celtic had eased their way into a 2-0 lead with goals from Weah and Steve O'Callaghan.  This was before 2 own goals left them all square at 2-2 at half time. The match was decided by Billy's candidate for goal of the season.  3-2  

AUL Div3 Sun :  Tim and Peter's 100 per cent start remains intact.  4-1.

NDSL 7A:  A fantastic game against Ashbourne with Castleknock going 1 up in the first half with great work from Brian Dalton leading to a goal from Noma Erediauwa. Castleknock missed a penalty early in the second half with Brian Dalton upended in the box and hitting the crossbar with the resulting spot kick. A defensive lapse in the Celtic goal mouth led to a penalty in the second half which Ashbourne converted to set up a thrilling finish. With 4 minutes left Noma Erediauwa was put through by great work from Sam Turner and Sam Hennessy, and Brian Dalton finished with great composure to give Castleknock their first win in the regraded division. Fabulous performance indeed. 2-1

NDSL 7B:

DDSL 8A:

NDSL 8B

NDSL 8C:

NDSL 9A: Tony Rush's team had a marvellous win over a formidable Woodlawn team. R Patton was Celtic's marksmen.  1-0

NDSL 9B:

DDSL 9C: Celtic put in a convincing performance against Malahide Utd in Porterstown with goals from Killian Ronan and Conor Cummins.  Andrew Schmidt's coach took charge for the game and was very impressed with the team's commitment that delivered a great result that was richly deserved. 2-0

NDSL 9D:

NDSL 10A: An amazing game in Balbriggan. It is not often we have to report a referee for not recording the correct score.  But today the poor unfortunate ref forgot her pencil and relied on her memory, not a good idea!  At the finish, it was 5-5. However, the ref had lost count and gave the match to Balbriggan 6-5. Watch this space as we try to wind back the clock.

NDSL 10B:

NDSL 10C:

NDSL 11Prem:  Celtic travelled away to Navan, Co Meath to take on Johnstown FC in the SFAI Under-11Menton Cup. Celtic were in stunning form and Demi Dare who had got the winning goal the previous week against Malahide in the league, hit 5 against their Leinster rivals in this cup game.  Celtic led 3-0 at half-time, but they opened up the throttle in the second half to demolish the opposition. Joining Demi on the scoresheet were Kevin Miller, Brian Whelan, Malachy Tighe and Aidan McGivern.  Man of the match award went to Sean Mulvihill.  9-0. 

DDSL 11B: Comeback of the season was witnessed in Donaghmede when Celtic performed the greatest comeback since Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League Final, when they took ownership of the European Cup having won it 5 times - all you Chelsea supporters, take note, cos you ain't got no history. Sorry back to the script. Nedin Hivacic, Daire Meehan, and Jordan Barnes, struck in the second half to take a share of the points against league leaders Trinity. This was indeed a marvellous way for Celtic to kickstart their season, which had seen them most unlucky in their opening games.  3-3.

NDSL 11C:

NDSL 11D: In very windy conditions at Laurel Lodge, Roy and Bob's team found themselves 3-0 down against Ratoath Harps within the first 20 minutes. However, a very strong comeback performance in the 2nd half should have been rewarded goals with Liam Mulroney, Daniel Hanney, Gavin Keane, Kenan Zunic & Ayoub Mansouri all creating very good goal scoring opportunities. Despite this incessant Castlenock Celtic pressure, Ratoath did manage to break and score a rather fortunate goal. 0-4.

NDSL 12Prem:

NDSL 12B (CON): Celtic were unable to stop the red tide of Shelbourne in the SFAI Norton Cup.  0-4.

NDSL 12C (JOL): Celtic cruised to a comfortable 4-0 away win v Malahide Utd.  Caolan O'Donnell hit a brace, while Paul O'Donoghue and Kacper Kuzma completed the scoring. Celtic proved the more adept at mastering the wild conditions by the seaside.  4-0

DDSL 12D (PAllen):

NDSL 12Girls: Brian O'Donovan's side were just shaded by Ratoath Harps in the club's first ever game in the Girls' League. They were most unlucky to go down to a single strike.  They look forward to greater things in the future.  Team coach Tony Hanlon was very pleased and was full of praise for the battling qualities of the team.  0-1   

DDSL 13Prem: Stephen Foy's goal earned Celtic a share of the points in their away game v Knocklyon after they had fallen behind to a first half penalty.  1-1

NDSL 13Prem:  Keelan McAnerin opened the scoring for Celtic after 10 mins. But it was Ian Watkins who popped up with 3 mins to go with the winner away to Ashbourne in the SFAI Troy Cup.  Kevin McGovern and Klevis Kubreka were outstanding for Celtic, while Barry Linnane was heroic at the back.  2-1

NDSL 13C (JnHayes): This game was played away to Kinsealy Boys at a windy Malahide Castle.  Celtic, missing six players had all of the play in the first half, with the help of the wind, but couldn't make any of their chances count. The second half was a much more even affair, with both sides having opportunities. Castleknock looked to have secured victory when on-form James Carolan struck with less than ten minutes to play. Agonisingly, Kinsealy got a corner late in injury time and when the ball was crossed in, there was a scramble and the ball just crossed the line. 1:1. Final whistle followed immediately and although the Castleknock boys were disappointed at conceding so late on, they have continued their impressive start to the season.  1-1

NDSL 13D (JnByrne): Robust encounter in Laurel Lodge ends with honours even between Celtic and Ratoath Harps.  2-2.  

NDSL 13E (AlFahy):

NDSL 14Premier: Daylight robbery in Dundalk.  Celtic are robbed by local ref away in Dundalk as they crash out of the SFAI Cup at the hands of Glenmuir.  1-2 

DDSL 14Major: Celtic came from behind in their SFAI All-Ireland Goodson Cup game away to Leicester Celtic.  They were obviously out of sorts, but yet managed to grind out a result in this prestigious Cup. Leicester had gone ahead in the first half, only to be pegged back by Adam Noonan's strike. They remained deadlocked which meant that they went into extra time. It was a super strike by John McGivern that sent the Hoops into the next round.  Shane Dunne and Adam Weafer shared the man of the match award.  It is always a good sign when you play below par and get results. 2-1

NDSL 14C: Ken and Pearse were very pleased with the character of their team at home to Killester. Celtic had gone behind within minutes of the start to a sucker punch.  But they fought their way back with goals from Atif Saied and Owen Goslin to level the game at half time, which was the way it stayed till the end.  Aidan Black was the man of the match.  2-2

NDSL 14Girls: Celtic get their league campaign underway, but unfortunately they faced a  very experienced Rush Athletic team that have been together for a few year.

NDSL 14D: Danny Waters hit Celtic into the lead in the middle of the second half, but they fell for the sucker punch immediately on the restart.  A draw was a fair result.  1-1.

NDSL 15Prem: An Eoin Haughton goal was the difference between Celtic and Portmarnock in Porterstown.  It was a very close affair in a fairly contested game, with the only card being given for what the ref interpreted as the thesbian artistry of a Celtic striker.   1-0

NDSL 15B:

NDSL 15C: Celtic earn share of the points at home to Swords Rovers in Porterstown. Graham Dunne and Robert Dunne were the marksmen for Celtic which keeps them well up the table after the opening games of the season.  2-2

DDSL 16A1:

NDSL 16C: There were goals galore in Raheny, with Celtic coming out on top in an 8 goal thriller away to Grangewoodbine.  Adam Murnane hit a hat trick, while Conor Mooney and Pride Mahia helped themselves to one each.  Celtic had led 3-0 at half time.  5-3

NDSL 17A:

DDSL 18Prem: