13/14 December 2008

AUL Div2A Sat : Goals from Odie Fanning, Dave Hunt  Philip Germaine, and Kevin Behan saw Celtic finish off their league programme on a winning note, at home to Swallows FC.  They are in a strong position heading into the Christmas break, having dropped the same number of points (one drawn game) as the league leaders who have played 2 games more.  4-1

LSL Maj1D Sat : FABULOUS win for Celtic in the 4th round of the FAI Junior Cup at home to Glasnaoin. Their season goes from strength to strength.  A single strike from John Byrne who seized on a free kick to the near post, was enough to see off the Northsiders. It was no more than the home side deserved, as they had created a host of chances, which fell to Deco Cunningham and Phil Dillon amongst others. Next stop  is away in the 5th round against the Cup holders, Carrick Utd, who defeated Killester Utd in last season's final. 

AUL Div1 Sun : In a battle in Porterstown Park, Celtic made it into the 5th round of the Leinster Junior Cup with a single goal 10 mins from time. click GOAL Steve O'Callaghan had been pushed rather ugly by the Tymon central defender on the edge of the  box. The resultant free by Kevin Keane was beautifully floated to the far post, perfectly eluding the keeper's reach, where Colm Brady ghosted in to head home from the narrowest of  angles. This was another amazing performance from Celtic who made Tymon look second best throughout. Man of the match was Shane Murphy who was a dynamo on the park. He proved such a nuisance to  the Tymon midfield that they meted out  some rough treatment toward the end that saw his midfield opponent sent for an early "shower". Next round will see Celtic entertain Fort Celtic as the epic continues for Castleknock's senior sides. 1-0

AUL Div3 Sun :

NDSL 7A (Peter Killian) : 

DDSL 8A (P Danaher) :

NDSL 8B (C Jones) : 

NDSL 8C (P Mason) :

NDSL 9A (T Rush) :

NDSL 9B (A Schmidt) :

DDSL 9C (T Molloy) : Celtic's slick passing game made sure that they won out in a very entertaining game in Porterstown, on a 4-0 score line. First half goals from Conall Dillon and Andrew O'Neill had Celtic 2-0 up at half time. Two second half goals from Conall Dillon and Ruairi Patton gave Celtic a well deserved victory going into the Christmas break. Conor Troy was awarded man of the match for his overall commitment and involvement in the 4 goals.  4-0

NDSL 9D (M Steevens) :

NDSL 9E (S Porter) :

NDSL 10A (E Mullen) :

NDSL 10B (L Doyle) :

NDSL 10C (G Grouse) :

NDSL 10D (M Farrell) :

NDSL 11Prem (S Dooley) : Marvellous win for Celtic at home on a very soft pitch that meant that both keepers had to be particularly alert to the ball getting stuck in the mud patches.  This was indeed a very committed performance by every man Jack, and Emma of course, giving it 100 per cent.  Demi Dare's strike in the first half had given Celtic a narrow margin advantage at the break.  They continued their dominance in the second half, but Maynooth were making a real contest and went close themselves on a number of occasions.  With no.1 keeper Stuart Rocca out with flu, Liam Walsh had to step into  the breach between the sticks.  He had to be splendid to ensure a clean sheet, which he did with style. Every shot that was fired at him was put away to safety, and the one ball he didn't hold, he dived at the striker's feet to ensure that he did not concede. Celtic had to withstand a lot of pressure in the final quarter of the game, but with Maynooth firing men forward without caution, Celtic hit their opponents magnificently on the counter attack. Demi Dare went close again, while Ryan O'Donnell sealed victory when he was on hand to strike the second from close range. [ click GOAL]

We can say with certainty that this team has character and get tougher with every game. For sure, Maynooth went away from Porterstown knowing that they had been in a real contest. 2-0

DDSL 11B (A Kelly) :

NDSL 11C (S McLoughlin) :

NDSL 11E (R Barron) :

NDSL 12Prem (F Murphy) :

NDSL 12B (CON/MT) :

NDSL 12C (JOL) :

DDSL 12D (PAllen) :

NDSL 12Girls (BOD) :

DDSL 13Prem (D Hevey) : A battling performance at home by Celtic saw them within minutes of taking all 3 points against St Josephs Boys, who are in second position in the league at present.  Toyeeb had put Celtic ahead half way through the first half, and had the lion's share of the game in that period.

The second half was a different story, with Joeys going close on numerous occasions. They got the ball in the Celtic net only to be ruled offside by the ref who was well placed. But the visitors got their reward for their incessant pressure when they were awarded a penalty in the dying minutes, which was converted with conviction.

The goalscorer Toyeeb showed great  commitment to the cause, as he upped his performance significantly and was deserving of the man of the match award, which he shared with Kyle Turner, who put in another great display.  Patrick Rocca was solid at the back making many decisive headed clearances.  Celtic keeper Stephen Browne also deserves special mention for his many excellent saves to ensure a share of the points.  1-1 a fair result. 

NDSL 13Prem (B Kennedy) :  

NDSL 13C (JnHayes):

NDSL 13D (JnByrne):

NDSL 13E (AlFahy):

NDSL 14Premier (P Slevin):  

DDSL 14Major (D Bradshaw) : 

NDSL 14C (K Leech) :

NDSL 14Girls (PH) :

NDSL 14D (W O Gorman) :

NDSL 15Prem (D Hanlon) :

NDSL 15B (S ODonnchu) :

NDSL 15C (B Smyth) :

DDSL 16A1 (A Waters) :

NDSL 16C (E McGrath) : Celtic went down in the Cup against Maynooth who are in a higher division in Porterstown. The visitors raced into a 2-0 lead, but full credit to Eamonn McGrath's crew who fought back to level the game. But Maynooth's strength came to the fore in the final 10 mins when they hit 2 goals to give them a 4-2 margin.  2-4

NDSL 17A (G Hunt) :

NDSL 17B (T Hanlon) :

DDSL 18Prem (M Fitz) : Whitechurch Utd were the visitors to Porterstown Park on this grey Sunday afternoon. Celtic were good value  for their lead of 1-0 thanks to Cillain Quinn's strike, and they looked a good bet to take all 3 points.  But Whitechuch hit them  with a sucker punch that gave the visitors a share of the spoils and no change at the top, with Celtic in 3rd spot and Utd in 5th.  1-1