Malahide Utd  1  Castleknock Celtic  1

"Celtic desperately unlucky as they exit in the final minute"

Under-14s Thunderr Cup

1st March 2009

Castleknock Celtic can count themselves very unfortunate to be out of the DDSL Under 14 Thunder Cup after losing to the ddsl premier team with the last kick of the match.

Castleknock started very well and took the lead when Stephen Treadwell ran onto a through ball from Adam Noonan to fire in a brilliant left foot shot. The Castleknock midfield of Darragh McCarthy, Adam Noonan and Mark Conroy continued to drive forward and had the Malahide team in all sorts of trouble. But it was the brilliance of Adam Weafer in the Celtic goal that kept them ahead when he made a stunning save to push a shot destined for the top corner around the post.

The turning point of the game came after 30 minutes. Kevin Flanagan sent Treadwell through again, he pushed the ball round the goalkeeper to leave a simple tap in, but in a move that would do Brian O'Driscoll proud, the goalkeeper took Stephen right out of it. The Referee gave a free for what he said was outside the box and then to the total dismay of the travelling supporters, he only booked the goalkeeper. Had Celtic gone two up, it is certain they would have gone on to win. The resultant free kick from Sean Hoare was an excellent one but their goalkeeper made a superb save. Two minutes later their centre forward het a superb chip over Adam Weafer to bring his side level.

The second half was a tight affair. Shane Dunne and Eoghan Bradshaw shone in defence for Castleknock. Celtic did have some chances through Sean Conroy and Stephen Treadwell. While Paul Daly and Stephen Kenna also impressed. With the game looking like extra time a break from Malahide resulted in their midfielder latching on to a breaking ball in the box and firing home low and hard.