Bohs bow out of the FAI Junior Cup
WICKLOW TOWN WEXFORD BOHS 4 2 THE third round of the FAI Junior Cup saw Wexford Bohs travel to Finlay Park in Wicklow to face in form side Wicklow Town.
Wexford Bohs started brightest of the two teams, challenging Wicklow from the very first whistle and desperate to get an early goal to put them ahead.
An early chance on the eleventh minute came to Wexford right-back Ryan Byrne when he received an excellent through ball from Dermot Flood, but his first touch let him down and the loose ball was smothered by the Wicklow Town number one.
The chances kept coming from Bohs early on in the first-half, and they almost got a breakthrough when centre-back Evan Dunbar produced an excellent long ball and picked out Seán Pailing, who took the ball down beautifully onto his chest and unleashed the shot, but his effort went narrowly over the bar.
Pailing often found himself isolated up front on his own but Wexford’s number ten kept battling for every ball that came in his direction.
Although Bohemians were doing all the attacking in the first quarter of the game, it came all too easy for Wicklow defenders Lenny Carton and Ian Brannigan, who were mopping up everything that came their way in the back line.
While Bohs were concentrating on taking the game to their opponents and attacking, they let their defensive duties slide and on the 16th minute they found themselves a goal down.
Midfielder Richard ‘Chico’ Murphy took his chance and opened the scoring when striker Gareth Murphy won a spilled ball, rounded the ’keeper and squared it to Chico who, with an open goal, could not miss.
Wexford Bohs were now even more determined to go on the attack and equalise, and almost did so on the 22nd minute when another through ball found Pailing with acres of space.
He looked like he could beat Wicklow Town defender Lenny Carton for pace, but a last-minute tackle saw the ball safely trickle back to Turner.
Disaster struck again for the travelling side inside the 25th minute when a rebounded free-kick for Wicklow Town came to the feet of ‘Chico’ Murphy who calmly slotted home for his second of the game.
Murphy was looking for a third to complete his hat-trick a few minutes later when he hit an excellent bending free-kick from just outside the box, but the shot was tipped over the bar by the ’keeper.
Bohs found hope in the 40th minute when a long ball from the hands of the Wexford ’keeper caught out the Wicklow Town defence and Pailing capitalised, taking the ball on the half-volley first time and putting it into the back of the net.
Wexford Bohemians kept pushing, clearly looking to get an equaliser before the end of the half.
A few too many long balls over the top were leaving the Wexford attackers frustrated, but just on the 45-minute mark a late challenge in the box on Pailing resulted in the away team being awarded a penalty kick, which was taken and converted by the same player.
The teams went into the break sharing the scoreline of 2-2, with one player on each team chasing a hat-trick.
The second-half started completely opposite to how the first period had begun, with the Wicklow side taking the game to Wexford Bohs and looking for a goal to put them ahead.
After many attacks from Wicklow Town, the Wexford side’s defence crumbled ten minutes into the second-half when a shot by John Carton rebounded off a Wexford defender and flew into the air, and when the ball landed Gareth Murphy reacted the quickest.
The Wicklow striker, with a touch that was almost Ronaldo-esque, flicked the ball around the ’keeper and into the left corner of the net, putting his side 3-2 up.
The Wexford side were desperately trying to get back into the game, hitting long balls over the top hoping that in-form striker Pailing would get on the end of one, but it was on the 76th minute that disaster struck for Bohemians.
A miscommunication between the two Wexford centre-backs cost their side a goal when again Wicklow Town striker Murphy tackled well to pick up a loose ball, round the goalkeeper and this time slotted home himself, making the score 4-2.
As the game was coming to a close the players on the travelling team pushed forward to try get something from the game, although with the time remaining and the difference in the scoreline at that stage it would have been nothing more than a consolation goal. The match ended 4-2 to the home side. Commiserations to the Wexford team who battled the whole way through the game and never gave up even when they found themselves two goals down. Schoolboys fixtures Saturday, October 29 U-10 Group A 2016/2017: Forth Celtic Red v. Glynn Barntown Red (10.00); Wexford Albion White v. Bridge Rovers (10.00); North End United v. Glynn-Barntown White (10.00); Wexford Albion Blue v. Curracloe United (10.00); Wexford Celtic idle. U-10 Group B 2016/2017: Corach Ramblers v. Wexford Bohs (10.00); Forth Celtic Blue v. Oylegate United (10.00); Taghmon United v. Rosslare Strand (10.00); All Blacks v. Rosslare Rangers (10.00); Kilmore United v. Adamstown (10.00). U-10 Group C 2016/2017: Cushinstown v. St. Leonards (10.00); Shelburne United v. New Ross Celtic (10.00); Duncannnon Yellow v. New Ross Town Red (10.00); New Ross Town Blue v. Campile United (10.00); Cloughbawn v. Duncannnon Black (10.00). U-10 Group D 2016/2017: Tombrack v. Caim United (10.00); Ballymurn Celtic v. Kilenagh Wanderers (10.00); Blackwater v. St. Cormac’s (10.00); Moyne Rangers v. Bree United (10.00); Shamrock Rovers v. Enniscorthy Town (10.00). U-10 Group E 2016/2017: Gorey Celtic v. Gorey Rangers Black (10.00); Gorey Rangers Red v. St. Joseph’s (10.00); Camolin Celtic v. Ballagh United (10.00); Bunclody v. Courtown Hibs (10.00); Ferns United idle. U-12 SFAI Skechers Cup Round 4: Gorey Rangers v. Dungarvan (12.00, M Hogan); Southend v. Bunclody. U-12 Division 1: New Ross Town v. St. Joseph’s (11.00, P. O’Rourke); Forth Celtic v. Bridge Rovers (11.00, S. Burke); Wexford Albion idle. U-12 Division 1A: Duncannon v. Wexford Celtic (11.00, D. Egan); Blackwater v. Gorey Celtic (11.00, P. Cashman); Courtown Hibs v. All Blacks (11.00, J. Doyle); New Ross Celtic v. North End United (11.00, A. Tobin). U-12 Division 2: Caim United v. Oylegate United (11.00, S. Vardy); Glynn-Barntown v. St. Cormac’s (11.00, J. O’Neill); Fastnet Rovers v. Enniscorthy Town (11.00, D. Campion); Shamrock Rovers v. Rosslare Rangers (1.00, S. Vardy). U-12 Division 2A: Camolin Celtic v. Ferns United (11.00, G. Cleary); Curracloe United v. AFC Legia (11.00, A. Foley); Adamstown v. Corach Ramblers (11.00, W. Murphy); Ballymurn United idle. U-12 Division 3 2005: New Ross Town B v. Cloughbawn (12.15, P. O’Rourke); Cushinstown v. Forth Celtic (11.00, B. Holohan); Curracloe United B v. Shelburne United (12.30, A. Foley); Tombrack United idle. U-12 Division 3A: Glynn-Barntown B v. Adamstown B (1.00, J. O’Neill); Gorey Rangers B v. New Ross Celtic B (11.00, D. Dennehy); Gorey Celtic B v. St. Joseph’s B (11.00, P. Redmond). U-12 Division 4: Forth Celtic C v. Taghmon United (12.30, S. Burke); New Ross Town C v. Rathnure United (2.30, F. Sinnott); Kilmore United v. Stoney Rovers (11.00, L. Doyle); St. Leonards v. Campile United (11.00, J. Cleere). U-14 Division 1: Forth Celtic v. Duncannon (1.45, M. Colfer); North End United v. St Cormac’s (12.30, K. Dunne); Gorey Rangers v. Gorey Celtic (2.00, M. Hogan). U-14 Division 1A: Bridge Rovers v. St. Leonards (1.00, D. Dennehy); Enniscorthy Town v. Bree United (11.00, P. Nolan); Wexford Celtic v. St. Joseph’s (11.00, D. Gaul). U-14 Division 2: All Blacks v. New Ross Town (11.00, D Kelly); Moyne Rangers v. Corach Ramblers (1.00, G. Cleary); New Ross Celtic v. Rosslare Strand (12.30, A Tobin). U-14 Division 2A: Adamstown v. Glynn-Barntown (12.45, W. Murphy); Ferns United v. Kilmore United (11.00, M. Franklin); Courtown Hibs v. Shamrock Rovers (12.30, J. Doyle). U-14 Division 3: Gorey Rangers B v. Tombrack United (1.00, K. Farnyik); Wexford Celtic B v. Gorey Celtic B (12.30, D. Gaul); Newpark v. Ballymurn Celtic (11.00, T. Kearney). U-16 Division 1: Ferns United v. Moyne Rangers (12.30, M. Franklin); Forth Celtic v. Gorey Rangers (3.00, M. Comiskey); Wexford Albion v. North End United (11.00, D. Donovan). U-16 Division 2: Campile United v. Camolin Celtic (12.30, F. Sinnott); St. Cormac’s v. St. Joseph’s (1.00, P. Redmond); Gorey Rangers B v. Enniscorthy Town (2.30, K. Farnyik). U-16 Division 3: Kilmore United v. Rathnure United (12.30, L. Doyle); Bree United v. New Ross Celtic (11.00, H. Morris); St. Leonards v. Cloughbawn (12.30, J. Cleere); Forth Celtic B idle. U-16 Division 4: Corach Ramblers v. New Ross Town (1.00, D. Egan); Curracloe United v. Wexford Celtic (2.00, J. Kelly); Enniscorthy United v. Bridge Rovers (1.00, S. Hadley); Gorey Celtic idle. Schoolboys results U-11 Division 1 2006: Forth Celtic 0, Gorey Rangers 2; Wexford Albion 3, New Ross Town 4; Cloughbawn 8, St. Joseph’s 3. U-11 Division 1A 2006: Bridge Rovers 6, New Ross Celtic 0; Duncannon 0, North End 6; Wexford Celtic 3, Courtown Hibs 2; All Blacks 2, Gorey Celtic 4. U-11 Division 2 2006: Rosslare Strand 2, St. Cormac’s 3; St. Leonards 0, Fastnet Rovers 1; Glynn-Barntown 3, Rosslare Rangers 2; Curracloe United 8, Caim United 2. U-11 Division 2A 2006: Bunclody 2, Fethard Rangers 0; Camolin Celtic 2, Corach Ramblers 0; Oylegate United 6, Ballymurn Celtic 3; Ferns United 5, Tombrack United 3. U-11 Division 3 2006: New Ross Town B 6, Forth Celtic B 2; Campile United 2, Shelbourne United 1; Curracloe United B 0, Bree United 5; New Park United 7, Ajax Athletic 1. U-11 Division 3A 2006: Wexford Bohs 2, Ballagh United 2. U-11 Division 4 2006: Glynn-Barntown B 2, Legia FC 6; Bridge Rovers B 2, Rathnure United 4. SFAI Skechers Cup U-13 Round 3: St. Michael’s 3, Wexford Celtic 4; Gorey Celtic 1, Forth Celtic 2; All Blacks 7, Clerihan 1. U-13 Division 1 2003: 2. U-13 Division 1A 2003: Duncannon 6, Bridge Rovers 1; Gorey Rangers 4, St. Leonards 2. U-13 Division 2 2003: Bunclody 5, Campile United 2; Moyne Rangers 6, St. Cormac’s 0; New Ross Town 8, Rosslare Rangers 0. U-13 Division 2A 2003: Fastnet Rovers 0, Curracloe United 8; Shelbourne United 1, Oylegate United 1. U-13 Division 3 2003: Corach Ramblers 6, Glynn Barntown B 1; Bree United 1, Gorey Celtic B 6; Tombrack United 1, Forth Celtic B 1. U-13 Division 3A 2003: Wexford Celtic B 6, Shamrock Rovers B 3; Camolin Celtic 3, New Ross Town B 3; St. Joseph’s B 5, Gorey Celtic C 3. SFAI Sketchers Cup U-15 Round 3: Wexford Albion 2. SFAI Sketchers Cup U-15 Round 4: Rangers 0. U-15 Division 1 2001: Bree United 1, North End United 3; Forth Celtic 4, Campile United 1. U-15 Division 1A 2001: Ballymurn Celtic 6, Blackwater 0; Corach Ramblers 1, St. Joseph’s 1; Bridge Rovers 3, St. Leonards 0. U-15 Division 2 2001: Glynn-Barntown 1, New Ross Celtic 6; St. Cormac’s 3, Wexford Celtic 3; Camolin Celtic 0, Adamstown 6. U-15 Division 2A 2001: Enniscorthy Town 5, Shelbourne United 0; Fastnet Rovers 8, Forth Celtic B2; Cloughbawn 9, Gorey Celtic B 0; Rathnure United 1, Curracloe United 7. U-15 Division 3 2001: Tombrack United 3, St. Joseph’s B 1; Enniscorthy United 7, Wexford Albion B 1. Ladies’ fixtures Wexford Albion 1, St. Joseph’s Bansha 1, Villa 2, Gorey Saturday, October 29 U-12 Premier Division: St. Leonards v. Kilmore United. U-12 Division 1: Moyne Rangers v. All Blacks; Curracloe United v. Gorey Rangers. U-12 Division 2A: Bunclody AFC v. Corach Ramblers; Bree United v. Adamstown FC. U-12 Division 2B: Taghmon United v. Tombrack United; Rosslare Strand v. Wexford Youths; St. Joseph’s v. New Ross Town. U-12 Division 3: Rosslare Rangers v. Bridge Rovers; Ballindaggin 2nds v. Campile United; Cushinstown AFC v. St. Cormac’s. U-12 Division 4: Carnew FC v. Forth Celtic White; Fastnet Rovers v. Wexford Youths B; Shelburne FC v. Bridge Rovers; New Ross Town 2nds v. Aughrim Rangers. U-16 FAI Umbro Cup second round: Bunclody AFC v. Cloughbawn AFC. U-16 Premier 1: Tombrack United v. Courtown Hibs; Shelburne FC v. St. Leonards. U-16 Division 2A: Gorey Rangers v. Forth Celtic; New Ross Town v. Corach Ramblers. U-16 Division 2B: Arklow Town v. Wexford Celtic; Camolin Celtic v. St. Joseph’s; Moyne Rangers v. Carnew FC. Sunday, October 30 Womens Premier Division: Adamstown FC (11.00). Women’s Division 1: Kilmore United v. North End United (11.00); All Blacks v. Corach Ramblers (11.00); Bree United v. Piltown FC (1.30). Women’s Division 2A: St. Leonards v. Cloughbawn AFC (11.00); New Ross Town v. St. Joseph’s (11.00). Women’s Division 2B: Courtown Hibs v. Wexford Bohs (2.00); Seaview United ‘B’ v. Shelburne (11.00); Bunclody AFC v. Rosslare Rangers (11.00). Women’s Division 3: Bridge Rovers v. Ajax Athletic (11.00); Fastnet Rovers v. St. Cormac’s (11.00). Ladies’ results Seaview United v. U-10 Premier Division: Ballindaggin 2, Curracloe United 2; New Ross Town 1, St. Joseph’s 1. U-10 North: Courtown Hibs 2, Bunclody AFC 3; Carnew FC 3, Aughrim Rangers 2; Ferns United 2, Tombrack United 4. U-10 East: Wexford Youths 4, Moyne Rangers 1; Forth Celtic 1, Cloughbawn AFC 0. U-10 South: Fastnet Rovers 3, Kilmore United 1; Corach Ramblers 0, Rosslare Strand 4. U-10 West: Seaview United 1, Cushinstown AFC 0. U-14 Premier Division: Ballindaggin 3, Curracloe United 0. U-14 Division 1: Moyne Rangers 0, Forth Celtic 2; All Blacks 7, Shelburne FC 3; St. Leonards 4, St. Joseph’s 1. U-14 Division 2B: Rosslare Strand 0, Adamstown 8; Bree United 1, New Ross Celtic 2; Arklow Town 2, Aughrim Rangers 3. U-18 11-a-side: Curracloe United 5, Bunclody AFC 3. U-18 seven-a-side: North End United 0, Tombrack United 3; Wexford Celtic 1, Gorey Rangers 5; Bree United 2, St. Leonards 2. Women’s Premier 1 Shield quarter-finals: East End United 5, Adamstown 1; Curracloe United 5, Benfica LFC 3; Seaview United 3, Bree United 0; Ferns United 3, North End United 0. Women’s Divisional Shield second round: 6, Bridge Rovers 4. Women’s Division 1: Ramblers 1. Women’s Division 2A: Cloughbawn AFC 7, St. Joseph’s 2; New Ross Town 3, Camolin Celtic 3. Women’s Division 2B: Arklow Town 0, Courtown Hibs 2; Wexford Bohs 1, Bunclody AFC 5. Women’s Division 3: Ajax Athletic 0, Tombrack United 4; Cushinstown AFC 0, Stoney LFC 3. Shelburne Kilmore United 5, Corach