Tag: Millstreet Celtic Soccer Club

Back: John Buckley, Jeremiah Keating, Denis Hickey, Jerry O’Brien, Martin Kelleher, Kevin McCarthy, Danny Sheehan. Front: Fergal Collins, Richard Burke, James Burke, Thomas Murphy, John Noel O’Leary, Tim Kiely ^[1]

We beat Grangevale 5-1 in the town park to ensure our survival in division 1 for next season. We were poor in the 1st half and went behind in the 20th min. Chances were hard to come by until in the 45th min Shane Dineen won the ball in the tackle and fed Donagh Murphy. Murphy played a ball into the feet of Paul Dawson who controlled it well and fired home at the near post. The goal gave us a bit lift and we took the lead 5 mins into the 2nd half. Dineen played in Tadhg Collins who held off the defender and finished well. We had a number of chances after that but had to wait until the 75th min to get the third. A long ball sent Collins clear again and he slotted home for his 2nd if the day. Just 5 mins later he [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 5 Grangevale 1”

We beat greenmount 5-2 away yesterday (5th May) to boost out chances of survival in 1A. We started poorly and were punished when they took the lead after 15 mins. We started creating chances after that and made it 1-1 in the 25th min. A Tim Kiely free kick found Tadhg Collins who finished in style with the outside if the boot. We were on top now and went ahead 10 mins later. Adrian o Connor played a pass into the feet of Collins who turned and chipped it into the path of Brian Murphy who made no mistake with the finish. They got one back 10 mins into the 2nd half and had us under pressure for another 10 mins. After 65 mins though, Murphy went on a great run up the right and was fouled out side the box. From the resulting free [read more …] “Greenmount 2 Millstreet Celtic 5”

We progressed to the semi final of the County Cup with a 2-1 win away to Riverstick – Brooklodge yesterday afternoon (Sunday April 7th). The 1st half saw us playing into a very strong wind but some very solid defending gave us a decent half time platform at 0-0. Right from the kickoff in the 2nd half we were pushing them back and created a couple of early chances for Tadhg Collins and Brian Murphy. In the 60th min Eamon O Keeffe’s low cross just missed the outstretched leg of Collins after an excellent team move. We were well on top now and in the 70th min we forced the first of a number of corners which eventually led to the opener. Brian Murphy swung over the corner which was met by the head of Michael Murphy to give us the lead. We kept the pressure on their defense and were rewarded again 10 mins late. Michael Murphy robbed a defender of possession and fed the ball through to Collins who controlled the pass before [read more …] “Riverstick/Brooklodge 1 – Millstreet Celtic 2”

We lost 2-0 at home to Richmond this afternoon. We were very sloppy for the first 20 mins and gave up two good chances which forced good saves from Piotr Oziast. After that we found our feet and started creating chances. Michael Murphy set Tadhg Collins clear and his first time shot went just wide. Minutes later Brian Murphy sent a ball acorrs the box to Collins but his shot was straight at the keeper. Despite this pressure it was Richmond who took the lead on 30 mins. We responded by creating another couple of good chances before half time but couldn’t convert. The second half saw us spend the majority of the time attacking and Richmond looking to break. Collins had shot blocked early in the half before Brian Murphy and Donagh Murphy had shots off target. Collins was through on goal with 20 to go but his lobbed effort went just wide. With 10 mins to go we were awarded a penalty when Collins was bundled over in the box but Tim Kiely saw his shot saved. Richmond got a second on the break with a couple of mins to go so seal the points. Best for us on the day were Oisin Murphy and Donagh Murphy. – by Tim Kiely

We lost 3-1 at home to Buttevant yesterday morning. We started well and had a couple of good chances in the first 15 mins but Tadhg Collins shot just wide and headed over shortly after. The game was pretty even possession wise but we were creating the better chances and almost took the lead on 30 mins. Collins forced a good save from the keeper after being put through by Andrew Roche and a defender got back to clear. We went behind shortly into the 2nd half when we conceded a penalty. The kick was saved but the rebound fell to a Buttevant player. We got back level after 60 mins when Donagh Murphy clipped over a cross for his brother Michael to finish from close range. The game ebbed and flowed after that but we were the ones caught out and gave away 2 soft goals to hand the points to Buttevant. Best for us on the day were Donagh Murphy and Brian Murphy.

We beat DeCourcey Albion 2-1 in the town park this morning to advance in the County Cup. The game was very scrappy for the first 15 mins but it was Millstreet that had the opening chance. Paul Dawson played in Tadhg Collins whose shot went just wide. DeCourcey had a penalty awarded 5 mins later but it was put wide. They took the lead shortly after but we almost hit back straight away when Collins went clear again but this time his shot was saved. He wasn’t to be denied a third time though and when a ball from John Cullinane set him clear in the 35th min he drove towards goal and finished with a low drive. We started the second hal well and had a number of early chances to take the lead through strikes from Collins and Eamon O Keeffe. It took us until 12 mins from time to [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 2 DeCourcey Albion 1”

We lost 4-3 to Rathcoole in a topsy turvy game in Rathcoole this afternoon. We started pretty well but conceded 2 in the space of 5 mins just after the 10 min mark. We tried to get back into it but Rathcoole had a number of chances to increase their lead. We got one back in the 30th min though with our first clear chance of the game. Mark Ellis picked up on a loose clearance and drove towards goal. He slipped a pass to John O Mahony but the ball broke free to Oisin Murphy who finished brilliantly. We were getting back into it but were set back by another Rathcoole goal just before the half. We came out much stronger in the 2nd half and started to create a lot more chances. Tadhg Collins put a header over from close range and Ellis was just off target with a shot. We made it 3-2 in the 60th min when a corner broke to Ellis outside the box and his powerful shot found the top corner. We were well on top now and got level 10 mins later.when Collins was sent clear by [read more …] “Rathcoole Rovers 4 Millstreet Celtic 3”

Congratulations to Cian O’Mahony and John Moran who were joint winners of Last Man Standing after Swansea’s defeat last Saturday (Dec 8^th). Both lads will receive a nice pre-Christmas prize of €395 each. We would like to thank everyone for taking part and would like to invite anyone who is interested to participate in the next competition which will begin next weekend. Entries are being taken from any club members and at various locations around town and will need to be in by next Thursday (13th Dec).

The tables of how the competition fared are on this spreadsheet – from Millstreet Celtic Soccer Club

We were beaten 1-0 by Village in the St Michael’s Cup semi final in a hard fought game. We started well and had the first big chance of the game after 20 mins when Tadhg Collins pounces on a loose back pass. He rounded the keeper but this took him a bit wide and his shot was cleared off the line by a defender. Village had chances as well an despite some good goalkeeping by Piotr Oziast, they took the lead after 30 mins. Collins had a good chance to equalize shortly after but his shot from inside the box went just wide. We had a lot of the ball in the 2nd half but Village defended well and restricted us to just one good chance when Mark Ellis broke free but just as he was pulling the trigger, a defender got back to make a great tackle. Village had a number of chances on the break but found Oziast in excellent for to keep them out. It was a tense finish but Village held out to make the final. Best for us on the day were Piotr Oziast, Alan Murphy and Mark Ellis. Report by Tim Kiely

We drew 1-1 with Grangevale this morning after a hard fought game at Grangevale Park. Both teams started well and had early chances, ours falling to Michael Murphy whose strike from the edge of the box whistled just wide. Brian Murphy was causing the Grangevale defence a lot of problems and in the 20th min he beat two defenders and pulled a cross back for Paul Dawson but the finish was off target. Despite a few scares in our own box, we took the lead in the [read more …] “Grangevale 1 Millstreet Celtic 1”

We beat UCC 5-4 in a thrilling match in the town park this morning. We played well for the first 20 mins and had a number of chances through Tadhg Collins, Mark Ellis and Michael Murphy. We failed to convert though and were punished when we went behind 3 mins from half time. We came out quickly in the 2nd half and were ahead after 55 mins following 2 quickfire goals. The first came when Eamon O Keeffe swung over a corner that was well met by the head of Michael Murphy. Straight from the kickoff we won the ball back and went forward. The ball broke to Ellis in the UCC box where he turned and fired left footed to the top corner.The lead didn’t last long though. UCC were back on level terms in the 60th mins and [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 5 UCC A 4”

22nd September 2012: We beat Greenmount 5-2 in the town park this morning. They started much better and were ahead after just 4 minutes. We settled a bit after that and were back on level terms in the 20th min. Tadhg Collins outmuscled the defender on the end line and his cross was turned into the net by a Greenmount defender with Adrian O Connor waiting to tap in. The game was even enough after that until 10 mins from half time. Greenmount won a penalty which was well saved by Piotr Oziast. We broke straight from the rebound through Brian Murphy and he fed Collins to fire just wide. Greenmount had two more very good chances before the half but Oziast kept them out brilliantly. In the first few mins of the 2nd half Oziast was called in to action again but then we [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 5 Greenmount 2”

We beat Fairview 1-0 at home in the 2nd round of the St Michael’s Cup this afternoon. This was our first game of the season and it showed for the opening 15 mins of the game when we lost possession a number of times. After that we started to settle and Eric Hickey tested the keeper with a long shot on 20 mins. Hickey had another go 10 mins later only to see the keeper saving well once more. Fairview came forward a few times but the defence and keeper Piotr Oziast were alert to any danger. The 2nd half saw a big improvement in our play and we started to create a lot more chances. Donagh Murphy played a lovely ball through for Tadhg Collins in the 55th min but the defender just got back in time to make a vital block. Collins got his [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 1 Fairview 0”

Barry Lawlor presents the prize of €800 to Frank O’Sullivan, the most recent winner of Millstreet Celtic’s “Last Man Standing” competition. Also included are previous winners Eamon McCaul, Colin Healy and Neil Flahive. A total of €2,050 was awarded over the course of the competitions and we would again like to thank everyone for participating. – from Millstreet Celtic Soccer Club

We got back to winning ways last night with a hard fought 2-1 win over Rathcoole in Cooney Park. Rathcoole got off to a much better start and controlled the first 10 mins before taking the lead on 15 mins. This seemed to kick start us and we started to create chances for Tadhg Collins and Barry Lawlor. We were level after 25 mins when a clever through ball from Chris Cleary found Lawlor in space and he slotted it past the advancing keeper for 1-1. Just 10 mins later we were 2-1 ahead and it was the same combo again. This time Cleary got in down the right and pulled it back for Lawlor to lash home a volley and give us the lead. We almost went 3-1 up in the 60th min when Collins was through on keeper but [read more …] “Rathcoole Rovers 1 Millstreet Celtic 2”

We lost 2-1 at home to Greenmount this morning. They started the game much better than us but we had the first clear chance after 10 mins when Tadhg Collins rounded the keeper but his finish went the wrong side of the post. The rest of the half was pretty tame with neither side going close. The second half was much better by both sides and Greenmount took the lead after 55mins. Collins flashed a shot just over mins later and saw a header go just wide from a corner. We had to wait until the 75th min to get level. The ball broke to Barry Lawlor on the edge of the box and he struck a lovely volley to the bottom corner. We pushed for the winner and Michael Murphy went close with a [read more …] “AUL 1A: Millstreet Celtic 1 Greenmount Rangers 2”

We lost 2-0 at home to Leeside B in the County Cup this morning. We started the game well and saw a lot of the ball without creating too many chances. Leeside came into it after about 20 mins but we had the first good chance. A corner was swung in by Paul Dawson and John Lehane met it on the volley at the back post but it was deflected just wide. 5 mins later Chris Cleary shot wide after a cross from Brian Murphy. Leeside took the lead just before half time when a free kick was pushed on to the bar but fell nicely for their player to slot home. The second half started badly for us when we [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 0 Leeside B 2”

We drew 1-1 away to Innishvilla today after a hard fought and entertaining game. Innishvilla started the game better and had a couple of half chances which came to nothing. We started to get into the game after 15 mins and had a good period of pressure which saw us create chances for Tadhg Collins and Michael Murphy. We were made to pay for not making the pressure count in the 35th min when they scored with a good strike from outside the box. It took us just 3 mins to get back level though. Murphy picked up a loose ball in midfield and threaded a lovely ball through for Collins to slot home. We started the 2nd half brightly and almost took the lead in the 50th min. Paul Dawson found Collins in the box and his strike was [read more …] “Innishvilla 1 Millstreet Celtic 1”

We beat Richmond 2-1 in the park this morning to record our 8th league win in a row. The game was very scrappy from the start and neither side created any meaningful chances until Barry Lawlor forced an excellent save from the Richmond keeper in the 20th min following a header across the box from Tadhg Collins. Shortly after, Richmond took the lead from a well struck free kick. We were back level withing minutes though through a free kick of our own. Collins took the strike a it took a slight deflection before hitting the net. We were a bit more positive in the 2nd half and had a number of excellent opportunities to take the lead. Trevor O Connor hit the crossbar from a corner and was narrowly off target with another, Collins had one [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 2 Richmond 1”

We beat UCC 4 – 1 in the Mardyke last night to record our 7th straight win in the league. We started the game well and had a chance to take the lead after just 30 seconds. Chris Cleary caught a defender in possession and played in Tadhg Collins who shot just wide. I didn’t take us long to find the opening goal though. In the 10th min Barry Lawlor played Cleary in down the left and his cross to the back post was perfect for Collins to nod home. We were well on top now and almost added a second in the 25th min. The ball broke to Paul Dawson in the area but his shot came back off the post. Cleary picked up on the loose ball and played it back to Michael Murphy whose shot clipped the top of the crossbar. UCC drew level in the 35th min after a defensive mix up and despite having another couple of half chances, we went in at the break level. UCC had a good 5 mins at the start of the 2nd half but after [read more …] “UCC 1 Millstreet Celtic 4”

We beat Richmond 4-3 away from home this morning to record our sixth win in a row. The first 20 mins of the game were very scrappy with both teams finding it hard to find space on a tight pitch. Richmond took the lead in the 30th min after a defensive mistake but we hit back just 5 mins later. Tim Kiely floated in a free kick which was glanced home by Tadhg Collins. Neither side was creating much but another error at the back gave Richmond the lead just before half time. We started the 2nd half in much better fashion and got the equaliser after 55 mins. Paul Dawson released Collins and he out-muscled the defender before firing high into the net. We were well into our stride now and went ahead in the 65th min. Chris Cleary played the ball down the line for Brian Murphy who beat two defenders along the end line before [read more …] “Richmond 3 Millstreet Celtic 4”

We beat Rathcoole on an impressive score line of 4-0 yesterday evening in the St Michaels Cup. We started very well; with almost our first attack, we were awarded a penalty when Michael Murphy was tripped inside the box after making a great run from midfield. Tadgh Collins stepped up and confidently slotted home our opener. Just five minutes later we were up two, when Finbarr Corcoran split the Rathcoole defence with a fantastic long pass to find Brian Murphy who squared the ball to Michael Murphy and he was again hacked down inside the box giving us our second penalty. Collins converted again with a cracking strike to the top of the net to make it two. Late in the [read more …] “Rathcoole Rovers 0 Millstreet Celtic 4”

We beat Dunbar 3-1 this morning to maintain our good run in the league. We dominated the first 15 mins of the game and forced a number of saves from the Dunbar keeper through shots from Tadhg Collins, Michael Murphy and Paul Dawson. In the 20th min we almost took the lead. The Dunbar keeper wandered outside his box to clear the ball which came towards Barry Lawlor inside his own half. Lawlor hit it first time on the volley and it looked to be going all the way only to bounce agonisingly over the bar and deny him what would have been a spectacular goal. We only had to wait another 10 mins for the opener though. Lawlor swung in a corner from the right which broke around the 6 yard box. Dawson had a shot which was blocked but it fell nicely for [read more …] “Millstreet Celtic 3 Dunbar 1”