Newpark shine
Home side edge closer to title
IT WAS far from easy but Newpark moved one step closer to taking the Wexford and District Schoolboys Soccer Under-11 Division 3 title with victory against Shelburne in Ballycarney on Saturday.
The hosts came into the game on a nine-match winning run which included a pair of vital 5-4 victories over nearest challengers New Ross Town B.
They knew that taking the points in this game could give them a chance of wrapping up the league, depending on other results, in midweek.
So it was no surprise that they played with the intensity of champions right from the kick-off. What they might not have expected was the calibre of performance from their gutsy, unyielding opponents Shelburne.
The Ballywilliam boys lost the return game 5-3 earlier in the season but came out with the intention of taking the points off their high-flying opponents. They were truly magnificent, particularly in the second-half, when they had more than enough chances to take the points themselves.
There were few signs of that kind of parity when Newpark burst out of the blocks. Finn Ryan had to be at his best to deny Cormac Casey and Brian Ivors early on, but there was nothing he could do in the seventh minute when Colin Ivors slipped his brother Brian away and the composed Newpark striker finished calmly to the net.
Michael O’Rourke and Conor Rochford both tested Killian Walsh in the hosts’ goal as Shelburne settled into the task. At the other end Casey saw ‘keeper Ryan tip his shot onto the crossbar before Bryan Roban hooked overhead onto the woodwork.
Newpark were probably worthy of a second goal and it came on the stroke of half-time. Roban was creator, rounding defenders at will before firing across goal for Brian Ivors to poke home his second from close range.
The game changed completely when the teams switched to ten-aside after the interval. Shelburne absolutely battered the home goal but, to their credit, the Newpark defence was absolutely exceptional.
The swarms of attacks were bound to tell at some point and the underdogs finally got their reward ten minutes after the resumption when Josh Kavanagh turned on a sixpence and slotted calmly to the Newpark net.
An equaliser looked like a foregone conclusion at that stage but somehow Newpark summoned the will to break. Dylan Byrne did all the work in the build-up and saw his initial shot saved. He was calm enough to square to Jack Jordan and the lively substitute forced the ball over the line for 3-1.
Again Shelburne came back in the energy-sapping sun and they pulled within one again when Ronan Byrne’s clearance cannoned off a defender and rebounded into the goal.
The travelling side continued to press for the equaliser but it never materialised and Newpark were able to maintain their one hundred per cent record.
Newpark United: Killian Walsh; Mikey Quigley, Jay Kavanagh, Cormac Casey (capt.); Bryan Roban, Colin Ivors; Brian Ivors. Subs. (rolling) - Ronan Byrne, Dylan Byrne, Jack Jordan, Cathal Power, Issac Kearney, Blaise Kearney, Codi Nolan, Harry Greenwood, Eoin Kennedy.
Shelburne: Finn Ryan; Daniel Cowman, Jack O’Neill; Michael O’Rourke, Seán Fitzharris, Seán Lynch (capt.); Conor Rochford. Subs. (rolling) - Mark O’Shea, Josh Kavanagh, Adam Kelly.
Referee: Micheál Franklin.
TUES. APRIL 11 (all 6.30 p.m.) Under-11 Division 1A: New Ross Celtic v. Bridge Rovers A (J. Cleere); North End v. Duncannon (M. Colfer); Courtown Hibs v. Wexford Celtic (P. Redmond); Gorey Celtic v. All Blacks (N. Boland). Under-11 Division 2: Curracloe United v. St Cormac’s (D. Gaul); Caim United v. Glynn Barntown (K. Murphy); Rosslare Rangers v. St. Leonards (G. Jones). Under-11 Division 2A: Bunclody v. Ballymurn Celtic (M. Franklin); Camolin Celtic v. Tombrack United (M. Kenny); Oylegate v. Ferns United (P. O’Rourke). Under-11 Division 3: Shelburne v. Bree United (B. Holohan); Newpark United v. Forth Celtic B (T. Kearney); New Ross Town B v. Ajax Athletic (A. Tobin). Under-11 Division 4: AFC Legia v. Cushinstown (S. Burke); Bridge Rovers B v. Gorey Celtic B (H. Morris); Rathnure v. Gorey Rangers B (D. Egan). Under-13 Cup quarter-final: Bridge Rovers v. Wexford Albion (J. Kelly). Under-13 Division 1: Glynn Barntown v. Forth Celtic A (D. Kelly); St. Joseph’s v. All Blacks (J. O’Neill); Gorey Celtic v. Wexford Celtic (J. Doyle). Under-13 Division 1A: St. Leonards v. Shamrock Rovers (A. Tobin). Under-13 Division 2: Moyne Rangers v. Campile United (A. Foley). Under-13 Division 2A: Fastnet Rovers v. Killenagh (L. Doyle). Under-15 Division 1: Bree United v. Wexford Albion A (S. Hadley); Gorey Rangers v. North End United (K. Dunne). Under-15 Division 2: St. Cormac’s v. New Ross Celtic (M. Hogan); Adamstown v. Duncannon (M. Comiskey). Under-15 Division 2A: Forth Celtic v. Shelburne (D. Donovan); Cloughbawn v. Enniscorthy Town (J. Diskin).
WEDS. APRIL 12 (all 6 p.m.) Under-10 Group A: Curracloe United v. Forth Celtic Red; Wexford Celtic v. Wexford Albion White; Wexford Albion Blue v. North End United; Glynn Barntown Red v. Bridge Rovers. Under-10 Group B: Wexford Bohs v. Corach Ramblers; Oylegate United v. Forth Celtic Blue; Rosslare Strand v. Taghmon United; Rosslare Rangers v. All Blacks. Under-10 Group C: Shelburne v. St. Leonards; Duncannon Yellow v. Cushinstown; New Ross Town Blue v. New Ross Celtic; Cloughbawn v. New Ross Town Red; Duncannon Black v. Campile. Under-10 Group D: Ballymurn Celtic v. Caim United; Blackwater v. Tombrack; Moyne Rangers v. Killenagh; Shamrock Rovers v. St. Cormac’s; Enniscorthy Town v. Bree United. Under-10 Group E: Gorey Rangers Red v. Ferns United; Camolin Celtic v. Gorey Rangers Black; Bunclody v. St. Joseph’s; Courtown Hibs v. Ballagh United.
SAT. APRIL 15 Under-10 Group A (all 10.00): Wexford Albion White v. Curracloe United; North End United v. Forth Celtic Red; Glynn Barntown White v. Wexford Celtic Blue. Under-10 Group B (all 10.00): Wexford Bohs v. Taghmon; Forth Celtic Blue v. All Blacks; Oylegate United v. Adamstown; Rosslare Strand v. Rosslare Rangers. Under-10 Group C (all 10.00): St. Leonards v. Duncannon Yellow; Shelburne v. New Ross Town Blue; Cushinstown v. Cloughbawn; New Ross Celtic v. Duncannon Black; New Ross Town Red v. Campile. Under-10 Group D (all 10.00): Caim v. Blackwater; Ballymurn Celtic v. Moyne Rangers; Tombrack v. Shamrock Rovers; Killenagh Wanderers v. Enniscorthy Town; St. Cormac’s v. Bree United. Under-10 Group E (all 10.00): Gorey Celtic v. Camolin Celtic; Ferns United v. Bunclody; Gorey Rangers Black v. Courtown Hibs; St. Joseph’s v. Ballagh Utd. Under-12 Division 1 (all 11.00): New Ross Town v. Wexford Albion (P. O’Rourke); Gorey Rangers v. Moyne Rangers (K. Farnyik); Forth Celtic v. St. Joseph’s (M. Comiskey). Under-12 Division 1A (all 11.00): Wexford Celtic v. Courtown Hibs (D. Campion); Blackwater v. New Ross Celtic (A. Foley); Duncannon v. North End United (J. Diskin). Under-12 Division 2 (all 11.00): Caim United v. Glynn Barntown (T. Kearney); Fastnet Rovers v. Oylegate (L. Doyle); Shamrock Rovers v. St. Cormac’s (S. Vardy); Rosslare Rangers v. Enniscorthy Town (D. Kelly). Under-12 Division 2A (all 11.00): Camolin Celtic v. Bunclody (J. Doyle); Adamstown v. Ferns United (M. Colfer); Corach Ramblers v. AFC Legia (J. Cleere). Under-12 Division 3 (all 11.00): Cushinstown v. Shelburne (F. Sinnott); Tombrack United v. Cloughbawn (M. Kenny). Under-12 Division 4 (all 11.00): Rathnure v. St. Leonards (W. Murphy); Kilmore v. Campile (J. Stafford). Under-13 Cup third round: Fethard Rangers v. All Blacks (11.00, E. Molloy). Under-14 Division 1A: Enniscorthy Town v. Wexford Celtic (1.00, D. Donovan); St. Leonards v. Bridge Rovers (11.00, D. Jenkins). Under-16 Division 1: Gorey Rangers v. North End United (1.00, M. Franklin); Forth Celtic v. Moyne Rangers (1.00, J. Kelly). Under-16 Division 3: New Ross Celtic v. Bree United (11.00, A. Tobin); Rathnure v. Kilmore (1.00, D. Egan); Cloughbawn v. St. Leonards (2.00, B. Holohan). Under-16 Division 4: Enniscorthy United v. New Ross Town (11.00, K. Dunne); Bridge Rovers v. Wexford Celtic (11.00, P. Cashman); Curracloe United v. Gorey Celtic (11.00, H. Morris).
TUES. APRIL 18 (all 6.30 p.m.) Under-11 Division 1A: North End v. Courtown Hibs (D. Campion). Under-11 Division 2: Caim United v. Glynn Barntown (J. Doyle); Fastnet Rovers v. St. Leonards (L. Doyle). Under-11 Division 2A: Camolin Celtic v. Fethard Rangers (M. Franklin); Oylegate v. Bunclody (S. Vardy); Ferns v. Corach Ramblers (S. Hadley). Under-13 Division 1: All Blacks v. Wexford Albion (D. Gaul); Wexford Celtic v. St. Joseph’s (G. Jones); Forth Celtic v. Glynn Barntown (D. Donovan). Under-14 Division 3: Ballymurn v. Newpark (J. Kelly). Under-15 Division 1: Gorey Rangers v. Forth Celtic (K. Murphy); Wexford Albion v. Campile (P. Redmond). Under-15 Division 2A: Rathnure v. Gorey Celtic B (B. Holohan); Forth Celtic B v. Cloughbawn (D. Dennehy); Fastnet Rovers v. Curracloe United (D. Jenkins). WEDS. APRIL 19 (6 p.m. unless stated) Under-10 Group B: Forth Celtic Blue v. Rosslare Strand; Corach Ramblers v. Oylegate. Under-10 Group C: New Ross Town Blue v. St. Leonards; Cloughbawn v. Duncannon Yellow; Duncannon Black v. Shelburne; Campile United v. Cushinstown; New Ross Town Red v. New Ross Celtic. Under-10 Group D: Moyne Rangers v. Caim; Shamrock Rovers v. Blackwater; Enniscorthy Town v. Ballymurn Celtic; Bree Utd v. Tombrack; St. Cormac’s v. Killenagh Wanderers. Under-10 Group E: Bunclody v. Gorey Rangers Red; Courtown Hibs v. Gorey Celtic; Ballagh United v. Ferns; St. Joseph’s v. Gorey Rangers Black. Under-11 Division 1A: Wexford Celtic v. Bridge Rovers (6.30, M. Comiskey). Under-15 Division 3: Wexford Albion B v. Tombrack (6.30, A. Foley). Under-16 Division 3: Cloughbawn v. Rathnure (6.30, F. Sinnott). RESULTS Under-11 Cup quarter-final: North End 1, Forth Celtic 0. Under-11 Division 1: Cloughbawn 7, Wexford Albion 1; Gorey Rangers 0, New Ross Town 1 Under-11 Division 1A: Bridge Rovers 4, Gorey Celtic 0; Duncannon 4, All Blacks 2; New Ross Celtic 5, Wexford Celtic 2. Under-11 Division 2: St. Leonards 1, St. Cormac’s 2; Glynn Barntown 2, Rosslare Strand 2; Curracloe United 5, Fastnet Rovers 0; Caim United 1, Rosslare Rangers 2. Under-11 Division 2A: Fethard Rangers 1, Oylegate 2; Camolin 1, Ferns 4; Bunclody 3, Tombrack 1; Corach Ramblers 1, Ballymurn Celtic 2. Under-11 Division 3: Campile 8, Ajax Athletic 0; Forth Celtic B 1, New Ross Town B 3; Newpark 3, Shelburne 2. Under-11 Division 4: Bridge Rovers B 1, AFC Legia 5; Cushinstown 2, Glynn Barntown B 8; Gorey Celtic B 1, Rathnure 6. Under-12 Cup third round: Enniscorthy Town 0, Moyne Rangers 2. Under-12 Cup quarter-final: Wexford Albion 2, Oylegate 2 (Albion won 5-3 on penalties). Under-12 Division 1A: Courtown Hibs 1, North End 6. Under-12 Division 2: Rosslare Rangers 1, Shamrock Rovers 0. Under-12 Division 2A: Bunclody 4, Corach Ramblers 0; AFC Legia 0, Curracloe 4; Ballymurn Celtic 6, Camolin Celtic 1; Camolin Celtic 0, Curracloe 4. Under-12 Division 3: Shelburne 3, Forth Celtic B 1. Under-12 Division 4: Stoney Rovers 3, Taghmon 0; New Ross Celtic 6, Forth Celtic C 1; New Ross Town C 1, St. Leonards 4. Under-13 Cup third round: Forth Celtic 3, All Blacks 4. Under-13 Cup quarter-finals: St. Leonards 1, Glynn Barntown 3; Shamrock Rovers 1, Wexford Celtic 1 (Celtic won 4-3 on penalties). Under-13 Division 2: Campile United 1, Bunclody 9. Under-13 Division 2A: Shelburne 2, Curracloe 0; Kilmore 2, Killenagh Wanderers 5. Under-13 Division 3: Forth Celtic B 1, Corach Ramblers 2; Gorey Celtic B 7, Glynn Barntown B 0. Under-13 Division 3A: Gorey Celtic C 3, New Ross Town B 6. Under-15 Cup quarter-final: Ballymurn Celtic 3, Bree 2. Under-15 Division 1: Campile 1, Gorey Rangers 4; North End 0, Forth Celtic 2. Under-15 Division 2: New Ross Celtic 8, Camolin Celtic 2; Glynn Barntown 4, Wexford Celtic 2. Under-15 Division 2A: Curracloe 2, Cloughbawn 2; Enniscorthy Town 4, Fastnet Rovers 2; Rathnure 1, Forth Celtic B 0; Shelburne 3, Gorey Celtic B 0. Under-15 Division 3: Gorey Rangers B 2, Kilmore 0. Under-16 Cup quarter-final: Ferns United 5, Cloughbawn 0. Under-16 Division 1: Forth Celtic 0, North End 3. Under-16 Division 2: Forth Celtic B 0, Rathnure Utd 2. Under-16 Division 4: Gorey Celtic 5, Wexford Celtic 1; Corach Ramblers 1, Bridge Rovers 6; Curracloe United 2, Enniscorthy United 1.