Munster Junior Cup Greenwood A 1 Douglas Hall 1 (lost 4-3 on pens)

Douglas Hall keeper James O' Brien save the final Greenwood spotter to give his side a 4-3 shoot-out win and send thme into the second round of the Munster Junior Cup. It was hard lines on Greenwood keeper Anthony Hayes. He made some great saves in the second half and also stopped one in the shootout.

The game itself, switched from Moneygourney to Clashduv Road, had ended at 1-1. The Hall took the lead early in the second half and were pegged back late on. Greenwood could have won it in injury time but for a fine save by O'Brien.

Greenwood made the better start and the Hall defence was tested by Mark Kelleher but there was no real danger to O'Brien's goal in this period. Douglas did come close with their first attack, that came in the 25th minute and ended with a Dave Ludzic shot going over the bar. Steve Carroll went close before the end of the first half which ended scoreless.

There was a slow enough start to the second period. Ludzic and opposite number Colin Foley threatened but each was well tackled at the crucial moment. The opening goal wasn't long coming and came from a 54th minute corner, headed home by Donal O' Connell. Hayes was now busy and made saves from Carroll and from Martin Davies.

The Hall failed to push home their advantage and Greenwood seemed to get a second wind for the final quarter and equalised in the 78th minute when subs Michael Cronin and Mark Sweeney combined and Niall Calnan finished past O'Brien. Calnan came close again a few minutes later but , when clean through, drove straight at O'Brien. Hall sub , Brendan Crowe, had a header saved by Hayes. Crowe then fired for goal in the second last minute but Hayes did well to parry and Gavin Draper was unable to profit from the rebound.

An escape at the other end then saw O'Brien make an injury time save from Kelleher to take the game to extra time where nothing much happened, though the Hall had to survive a scramble after Coleman McCarthy headed a Greenwood free down in the box.
Douglas went ahead in the first penalty exchange but Greenwood got back to level before O'Brien dived to his right to save the fifth Greenwood penalty and send his side through on a 4-3 count

Greenwood A: Anthony Hayes , Kevin McCarthy, Ian Foley, Shane Rock, Declan Crowe(C), Keith Murphy, Niall Calnan, Ian Manning, Coleman McCarthy, Colin Foley and MArk Kelleher Subs: Michael Cronin and Mark Sweeney.

U12 National Cup Greenwood 6 Carrigaline 0

Greenwood stormed into the second round of the National Cup on Saturday with a 6-0 demolition of Carrigaline A. Dominating the game from start to finsh, Greenwood ripped their opponents to shreds with their flowing passing movements.

It took the hosts only seven minutes to open the scoring. Leonard Seston threaded a beautiful through-ball to captain Aaron Kelleher, who lobbed the advancing keeper William McCarthy.

At the centre of most of Greenwood's forays forward was the jewel in the crown, midfielder Vasile Dimitru, who had an exceptional game. Dimitru grabbed the second goal in the 27th minute with a stunning half-volley which gave the keeper no chance. Stephen Cotter came close to grabbing a screamer near the end of the half, his 30 yard effort skimmng the top of the cross-bar.

The second half began in the same vein as the first, with Greenwood ploughing forward at every oppurtunity. Carrigaline's Brian Fitzpatrick squandered a good chance when his side caught Greenwood on the break but the chance went abegging. They were made to pay ten minutes into the half.

Sexton collected the ball on the edge of the box and sent it whizzing into the bottom corner, making it 3-0 and efectively ending the game as a contest. Five minutes late the score-line was to become even more emphatic. It was a very sloppy goal on Carrigaline's part, Justin Morgan shooting home after the defence failed to clear Sexton's corner.

It was now all Greenwood and the fifth goal came with eight minutes left to play. After some brilliant work down the right by Aaron Kelleher, he crossed the ball for Leon Russell who finished with ease. With Carrigaline now dead and buried, they conceded a sixth goal four minutes from the end. Following some superb approach play, Dimitru passed to Jordan Itiat who made no mistake from close range.

It was a convincing and sweet victory for an impressive Greenwood who are clearly a force with which to be reckoned.

Greenwood : Brian Kerins, Eric Spillane, Ryan Tobin, Justin Morgan, Ross Ryan, Vasile Dimitru, Leonard Sexton, Stephen Cotter, Aaron Kelleher, Aaron Barry, Aaron Gorman. Subs: Jordan Itiat(37) , Leon Russell(42) , Shane Collins (42)

Forecast Draw Results

The first forecast draw of the season(Sat 6 Sep) was shared by six people with a winning total of 20 points.

The results of the forecast will be posted on the website here every tuesday or wednesday and on the evening echo on thursday nights.

FAI Youth Cup and FAI U17 Cup Draws

The draws for the FAI U17 & Youth Cups have been made

The Youths have been drawn home to Dunbar in the first round
The winners will play at home to Cork City in the second round
First round games to be played on or before W.E.5th October
For the full draw click here


The U17s have been drawn at home in the second round to the winners of Richmond or Leeside/Knockraha.
Second round games to be played on or before W.E.16th November

Munster Youth Cup Draw

The draw for the Munster Youth Cup has also been made

The youths have drawn away to Midleton in the first round.
The winners of this will be at home to Rockmount in the second round.
The winners of the second round clash will be at home to Coachford/Killinardrish or Crosshaven in the third round.

1st Round games to be played on or before 27th / 28th Sept 2008
2nd Round games to be played on or before 1st / 2nd November 2008
3rd Round games to be played on or before 22nd / 23rd November 2008

For the full draw click here

Munster Junior Cup Draw

The draw for the Munster Junior Cup has been made.

Greenwood A have been drawn away to Douglas Hall(AUL) in the first round with the winners playing at home to Carrigaline Utd or Leeside or Postal Celtic in the second round

Greenwood B have been drawn away to Inter City Celtic in the first round with the winners playing away to Blackstone Rovers or Springfield "A" in the second round.

1st Round games to be played on or before 18th / 19th October 2008.
2nd Round games to be played on or before 15th / 16th November 2008.

For the full draw click here

FAI Junior Cup Draw

The draw for the FAI Junior Cup has been made.

Greenwood A have been drawn at home to Crosshaven or Hibernians in the second round.

Greenwood B have been drawn away to Knockavilla in the first round. (Winners at home to Drinagh Rangers in the second round)

First round games must be played on or before weekending 13/14 Sep
Second round games must be played on or before weekending 12/13 Oct

full draw can be found here

Stats - New Website Feature

A new feature has been added to the website which compares teams according to goals scored and conceded.

For more please click here