Kirk goal is the ‘Quay’ in great Shamrocks win
QUAY CELTIC SHAMROCKS 1 2
SHAMROCKS in the one meaningful attack they mounted in the first half took the lead as Quay dominated play that was concentrated at the visitors end in this under-13 game at Clancy Park.
Stout defending kept Quay at bay. Then in the opening minutes of the second period Shamrocks showed more in attack than in the entire first period only to waste two good opportunities to take a strong grip on the game and Quay made them pay as Eoin McGuire equalised.
However, Quay lacked a cutting edge in attack and very rarely threatened the Shamrocks goal with the visitors goalkeeper Ryan Rice Martin hardly called into action.
This opened the way for Shamrocks to nab the decisive goal midway through the period, and it was a fine opportunist effort by Aodhan Kirk who was fastest to re-act as their other scorer DD Reilly headed the ball over the home defence from the edge of the 18 yard line. Kirk fastened onto it as it dropped to smash it past the helpless Quay custodian from eight yards.
The diminutive and tricky Cathal Cochran could have wrapped up victory shortly after as Reilly once again fashioned a clear-cut chance as he drove the ball low across the face of the Quay goal but Cochran all alone at the back post couldn’t turn it into the gaping net.
This afforded Quay the opportunity to snatch a last gasp equaliser when Shay Downey on an isolated occasion was set free inside the visitors’ penalty box to the left of goal. But he dithered which allowed a Shamrocks defender to partially block and deflect his shot into the waiting hands of his goalkeeper.
For all their possession in the first half Quay could made no real inroads into the Shamrocks defence, and were rocked by a jinking run by Sean Connolly who beat two players down the right and the home side failed to clear his cross and conceded a penalty.
DD Reilly calmly stroked the spot kick low inside the left hand bottom post after just five minutes.
Kevin Teather free in space close to goal from a cross by Eoin McGuire couldn’t convert Quay’s best opening.
Suddenly on the resumption of play after the break Shamrocks cut loose twice through the heart of the Quay defence in the matter of minutes. Matthew McArdle was put through by Sean Connolly for his shot to be pushed away by Conor Crawley, who also was well positioned inside his post to foil DD Reilly at the end of a driving run into the home box.
A long range free by the home side’s Liam O’Hanlon was pushed away for a corner kick from which Shamrocks had a let off, but six minutes into the half Quay drew level.
In the end Shamrocks merited victory if only for the fact that they carried more thrust in attack, along with a resolute defence.
QUAY: Connor Crawley, Bobby Nesbitt, Andrew Begley, Liam O’Hanlon, Connor Rock’s David Ekeeruok tackles Oisin Morrow, Muirhevnamor.
McKenna, Kevin Teather, Oisin McBride, Luke O’Connell, Finn Conlon, Greg Shannon, Eoin Mc Guire, Patrick Sherry, Shay Downey. Manager, Aidan McBride.
SHAMROCKS: Ryan Rice Martin, Jack Callan, Cillian McArdle, Farouq Ibrihim, Connor Callan, Jack O’Shaughnessy, Andrew McKay, Cathal Cochran, Ben Wall, Matthew McArdle, DD Reilly, Aodhan Kirk, Sean Connolly, Oisin Nash, Joel Sebastain. Manager, Brian O’Shaughnessy.
REFEREE: Barry Cumiskey. Sherriff B 0 Glenmuir Utd 3; Balbriggan B 3 Quay Celtic 4; Bay Utd 1 Kells Blackwater 2; Shamrocks 2 Rock Celtic 3; Square Utd 2 Muirhevnamor 1; Dromin Juv 2 Blayney Acad 2 AET Blayney win on penalties; Bellurgan Utd 3 Sherriff A 0; Ardee Celtic v Trim Celtic P; Walshstown 1 Baldoyle 2
Walshstown 3 Bay Utd 5 AET; Dromin Juv 0 Glenmuir Utd 5; Phoenix v Ardee Celtic P; Clonee Utd 2 Rock Celtic 1; Dunshaughlin Y 2 Bellurgan B 3
Quay Celtic 3 Glenmuir Utd 0; Quay Olym 5 Blayney Acad 1; Shamrocks 1 Ardee Celtic 4; Rock Celtic 1 Darndale 4
Rock Celtic 4 Park Celtic 2; Bellurgan Utd 0 Corduff 3; Ardee Celtic 0 Parkville A 1
Ashbourne 2 Ardee Celtic 1; Blayney Acad 1 St Pauls Artane 0; Glenmuir Utd 0 Corduff 6; Quay Celtic 6 Balbriggan 2; Parkville 4 Shamrocks 1
Ardee Celtic 3 DroghedaTown 2 FIXTURES
Quay Celtic Shamrocks, Clancy Pk 6.30 Rockville v Walshstown, Bellew Pk 7.15 Quay Celtic v Bellurgan Utd, Clancy Pk 7.00 Shamrocks v Muirhevnamor, Fatima 10.00; Rock Celtic v Ardee Celtic, Blackrock 10.00; Bellurgan Celtic v Glenmuir Utd, Bellurgan 10.00; Quay Celtic v Blayney Acad, Clancy Pk 10.00; Woodview v Bellurgan Utd, Fair Green 10.00
Glenmuir Celtic v Dromin Juv, Glenmuir Pk 10.00; Redeemer v Rockville, Gorman Pk 11.00; Bay Utd v Glenmuir Ath, Rock Rd 10.00; Quay Ath v Bellurgan Ath, Clancy Pk 11.00; Shamrocks Celtic v Quay Olym, Fatima 11.00
Ardee Celtic v Shamrocks, Ardee 11.00; Bellurgan Utd v Bellurgan Celtic, Bellurgan 11.00; Glenmuir Utd v Rock Celtic, Glenmuir Pk 11.00
Dromin Juv v Bay Utd, Dromin 11.00; Rockville v Ardee Utd, Blackrock 11.00; Quay Olym v Bellurgan Ath, Army Field 11.00 Glenmuir Utd v Ardee Celtic, Glenmuir Pk 12.30; Albion Rvs v Quay Celtic, Monasterboice 12.30; Quay Olym v Rock Celtic, Army Field 12.30; Blayney Acad v Bellurgan Utd, Beech Hill 12.30
Ardee Utd v Grove Rgs, Ardee 12.30; Rockville v Shamrocks, Blackrock 12.30; Walshstown v Bay Utd, Walshstown 12.30; Bellurgan Celtic v St Dominics, Bellurgan 12.30
Ardee Celtic v Dromin Juv, Ardee 2.00; Quay Celtic v Termonfeckin, Army Field 2.00; Rock Celtic v Bellurgan Utd, Blackrock 2.00 Shamrocks v Quay Celtic, Fatima 10.00; Rock Celtic v Woodview, Blackrock 10.00; Ardee Celtic v Glenmuir Utd, Ardee 10.00; Bellurgan Utd v Ardee Utd, Bellurgan 10.00
Ardee Greens v Muirhevnamor, Ardee 11.00; Glenmuir Celtic v Bellurgan Celtic, Glenmuir Pk 10.00; Quay Olym v Rockville, Clancy Pk 10.00
Woodview v Bay Utd, Fair Green 10.00; Quay Ath v Shamrocks Celtic, Clancy Pk 11.00; Dromin Juv v Ardee Utd, Dromin 10.00
Ardee Celtic v Glenmuir Utd, Ardee 11.00; Shamrocks v Bellurgan Utd, Fatima 11.00; Quay Celtic Pictures: Ken Finegan v Rock Celtic, Clancy Pk 11.00; Muirhevnamor v Walshstown, Muirhevnamor 11.00
Woodview v Glenmuir Celtic, Fair Green 11.00; Glasslough Villa v Quay Olym, Glasslough 11.00; Bellurgan Celtic v Blayney Acad, Bellurgan 11.00
Glenmuir Ath v Dromin Juv, Glenmuir Pk 11.00; Redeemer v Bellurgan Ath, Gorman Pk 11.00 U14 Premier
Shamrocks v Ardee Celtic, Fatima 12.30; Quay Olym v Bellurgan Utd, Army Field 12.30; Glenmuir Utd v Quay Celtic, Glenmuir Pk 12.30; Rock Celtic v Dromin Utd, Blackrock 12.30
Walshstown v St Dominics, Walshstown 12.30; Bellurgan Celtic v Woodview, Bellurgan 12.30
Blayney Acad v Quay Celtic, Beech Hill 12 Noon; Bellurgan Utd v Ardee Celtic, Bellurgan 2.00; Bay Utd v Rock Celtic, Rock Rd 2.00; Glenmuir Utd v Termonfeckin, Glenmuir Pk 2.00; Shamrocks v Dromin Juv, Fatima 2.00 Muirhevnamor Celtic v St Dominics, Muirhevnamor 6.30; Shamrocks Celtic v Ardee Ath, Bellew Pk 7.00