Celtic seal league with runaway win
Perfect record with one game to go
HOSTS GOREY Celtic wrapped up the Wexford and District Schoolboys Soccer Under-16 Division 4 title in style on Saturday, firing five past New Ross Town to continue their perfect league record.
With one game still to go against closest challengers Bridge Rovers, the Mullaunfin boys have cantered to success with eleven consecutive wins. It’s just desserts for a lot of hard work from the table-toppers, as it’s clear they put a great deal of effort into ending their schoolboy years in style.
They were also determined to get it wrapped up before facing their Castlebridge foes in their final game of the season. They came out of the blocks fast, attacking their visitors from Ross with speed and intent from the first whistle.
Indeed, they had already created a couple of half-chances by the time they took the lead in the sixth minute. A theme of the first-half, Celtic did a lot of work in their opponents’ half but their goals tended to come fairly easily to them.
Caleb Byrne-Murphy netted the first from the edge of the area with an excellent finish low to the right corner. Moments after Barry Levingston thundered a shot off the crossbar, James Doran flighted a 40-yard attempt over Max Hoff to make it 2-0.
The celebrations to Celtic’s second goal proved somewhat muted, except for an overjoyed Doran who seemed a little befuddled by his team-mates’ indifference. Celtic made it three in the 19th minute, and again it was Byrne-Murphy netting, this time from a right-wing free-kick.
New Ross Town had shown little up to this point but they did nearly get themselves back into the game when Adam Williams drifted into the penalty area and flashed a rocket narrowly over the crossbar.
Tiarnan Feeley and Leving- stone both missed the target with half-chances late in the half, while Rob Murphy saw his goalbound volley deflected behind. Still, the home side were plenty comfortable at the interval.
Playing with the elements at their backs, Ross Town battled away early in the second-half without creating much. It was no surprise when Celtic went four up in the 54th minute when Byrne-Murphy squared to Owen Mooney and the substitute attacker found the net at the second attempt.
Gorey began to penetrate the visitors’ defence more and more as the half wore on and only some fine goalkeeping by Max Hoff, and last-gasp defending from Craig McDonald, kept them from running up a bigger win.
However, Gorey did add a fifth in the 66th minute when Levingstone got the rewards for a tireless performance when finishing past Hoff after an excellent George Aldao pass to cap their title-winning display in style.
Gorey Celtic: Garbhan Finn; Rob Murphy, Robert Kelly, Conor Hughes, James Doran; Pádraic Keegan, Ben Morris, Ryan Keogh (capt.); Tiernan Feeley, Barry Levingston, Caleb Byrne-Murphy. Subs. (rolling) - Scott Sutton, Robbie Ballagh, George Aldao, Seán Callaghan, Owen Mooney.
New Ross Town: Max Hoff; Dylan Sinnott (capt.), Sam Sutton, Tomás Asple, Raymond Roche; Justin Carroll, Craig McDonald, Adam Williams; Jamie Butler, Kyron Mylett, Josh Wall. Subs. (rolling) - Dustin de Perio, Marcik Kacprzak.
Referee: Micheál Franklin. Under-11 Division 1A: All Blacks 3, North End 6. Under-11 Division 4: Gorey Celtic B 7, Glynn Barntown B 0. Under-12 Cup quarter-finals: Forth Celtic 2, St. Joseph’s 0; Bunclody 1, Moyne Rangers 2. Under-12 Division 1: Wexford Albion 6, Bridge Rovers 3; Forth Celtic 0, New Ross Town 2; Gorey Rangers 4, Wexford Albion 1. Under-12 Division 1A: Gorey Celtic 5, All Blacks 0; Blackwater 0, Courtown Hibs 1; New Ross Celtic 5, Wexford Celtic 0; North End 6, Courtown Hibs 1; All Blacks 0, Blackwater 8; Gorey Celtic 4, Duncannon 0. Under-12 Division 2: Shamrock Rovers 1, Oylegate United 1; Rosslare Rangers 1, Caim 0; Fastnet Rovers 1, Glynn Barntown 1; St. Cormac’s 2, Enniscorthy Town 0; Oylegate 4, Caim 2; St Cormac’s 0, Glynn Barntown 0; Enniscorthy 0, Fastnet 4. Under-12 Division 2A: Curracloe United 7, Adamstown 0; Ferns United 0, Bunclody 8; Ballymurn Celtic 1, AFC Legia 0; Camolin Celtic 1, Corach Ramblers 8; Curracloe United 3, Ballymurn Celtic 0; Corach Ramblers 6, AFC Legia 1. Under-12 Division 3: New Ross Town B 4, Cushinstown 0; Tombrack 0, Shelburne 1; Curracloe United B 1, Cloughbawn 7; Cloughbawn 4, Forth Celtic B 1.
TUES. MAY 2 (all 6.30 p.m.) Under-11 Division 1A: North End v. New Ross Celtic (D. Donovan); Duncannon v. Gorey Celtic (J. Diskin); Wexford Celtic v. Bridge Rovers (J. Kelly). Under-11 Division 2: St. Cormac’s v. Rosslare Rangers (S. Hadley); Fastnet Rovers v. Rosslare Strand (D. Campion). Under-11 Division 2A: Tombrack v. Oylegate (S. Vardy); Corach Ramblers v. Bunclody (F. Sinnott); Ballymurn Celtic v. Camolin Celtic (K. Dunne). Under-11 Division 3: Newpark v. Forth Celtic C (P. Redmond); Shelburne v. New Ross Town (W. Murphy). Under-11 Division 4: Gorey Celtic v. AFC Legia (O. Morris). Under-13 Division 1: Forth Celtic v. Wexford Celtic (D. Kelly); All Blacks v. Gorey Celtic (D. Dennehy). Under-13 Division 1A: Shamrock Rovers v. Fethard Rangers (M. Kenny). Under-13 Division 2A: Killenagh Wanderers v. Curracloe (A. Foley). Under-15 Division 1: Wexford Albion v. Bree (M. Comiskey). Under-15 Division 2: St. Cormac’s v. New Ross Celtic (K. Murphy). Under-15 Division 2A: Fastnet Rovers v. Rathnure (J. Stafford); Shelburne v. Cloughbawn (B. Holohan).
WEDS. MAY 3 (all 6.30 p.m.) Under-12 Cup semi-finals: Forth Celtic v. Curracloe (J. O’Neill); Moyne Rangers v. Wexford Albion (M. Franklin). Under-15 Division 3: Wexford Albion B v. Tombrack (S. Burke). Under-16 Division 2: Enniscorthy Town v. Gorey Rangers (K. Dunne).
SAT. MAY 6 (all 11 a.m. unless stated) Under-11 Division 1A: North End v. Bridge Rovers (M. Colfer); Gorey Celtic v. Wexford Celtic (K. Farynik). Under-11 Division 2: Rosslare Rangers v. Rosslare Strand (A. Foley). Under-11 Division 2A: Fethard Rangers v. Bunclody (J. Stafford); Corach Ramblers v. Camolin Celtic (P. O’Rourke). Under-11 Division 3: Campile United v. Bree United (D. Egan). Under-11 Division 4: AFC Legia v. Gorey Rangers B (M. Comiskey); Cushinstown v. Under-12 Division 4: Taghmon 1, New Ross Town C 1; Stoney Rovers 1, Kilmore 3; Rathnure 3, St. Leonards 6; Stoney Rovers 1, St Leonards 7. Under-13 Cup semi-final: Wexford Celtic 4, Wexford Albion 3. Under-13 Division 2A: Curracloe 6, Ferns 3 Under-14 Cup quarter-final: Bridge Rovers 0, Gorey Rangers 6. Under-14 Cup semi-final: Gorey Rangers 2, North End 2 (North End won 4-3 on penalties). Under-14 Division 1: Duncannon 7, Gorey Celtic 2. Under-14 Division 1A: St. Leonards 1, Wexford Celtic 1. Under-14 Division 2: All Blacks 3, Rosslare Strand 4. Under-14 Division 2A: Kilmore 5, Ferns 1. Under-16 Cup semi-finals: Forth Celtic 1, Ferns 0; Gorey Rangers 2, New Ross Celtic 1. Under-16 Division 1: Gorey Rangers 2, Moyne Rangers 0; North End 8, Moyne Rangers 1. Under-16 Division 3: Bree 2, St. Leonards 2; Forth Celtic B 1, Cloughbawn 5. Under-16 Division 4: Curracloe United 0, Bridge Rovers 5; Corach Ramblers 3, Wexford Celtic 7; Gorey Celtic 5, New Ross Town 0. Bridge Rovers B (A. Tobin). Under-13 Division 1: Forth Celtic v. Gorey Celtic (D. Donovan); St. Joseph’s v. All Blacks (D. Dennehy). Under-13 Division 1A: Shamrock Rovers v. Fethard Rangers (P. Cashman). Under-13 Division 2: Campile v. Bunclody (1.00, J. Cleere). Under-13 Division 2A: Oylegate v. Curracloe Unitetd (J. Doyle); Kilmore v. Killenagh Wanderers (E. Molloy). Under-15 Division 1: Wexford Albion v. Gorey Rangers (M. Kenny). Under-15 Division 2: Wexford Celtic v. St. Cormac’s (J. Kelly). Under-15 Division 2A: Gorey Celtic v. Curracloe United (1.00, M. Franklin).
TUES. MAY 9 (all 6.30 p.m.) Under-12 Division 1: New Ross Town v. Forth Celtic (J. Diskin); Bridge Rovers v. Moyne Rangers (H. Morris); Wexford Albion v. Gorey Rangers (P. Redmond). Under-12 Division 1A: Blackwater v. Wexford Celtic (J. Kelly); Courtown Hibs v. Duncannon (J. Doyle); New Ross Celtic v. Gorey Celtic (J. Cleere); North End v. All Blacks (D. Campion). Under-12 Division 2: Oylegate v. Glynn Barntown (P. Cashman); St. Cormac’s v. Fastnet Rovers (S. Hadley); Rosslare Rangers v. Enniscorthy Town (J. O’Neill). Under-12 Division 2A: Adamstown v. Bunclody (G. Cleary); Corach Ramblers v. Curracloe United (D. Egan). Under-12 Division 3: Cloughbawn v. Cushinstown (B. Holohan); Forth Celtic B v. Shelburne (D. Gaul). Under-12 Division 4: Forth Celtic C v. Kilmore (D. Kelly); Campile v. St. Leonards (A. Tobin); Rathnure v. New Ross Town (W. Murphy). WEDS. MAY 10 (6.30 p.m. unless stated) Under-13 Division 1: Wexford Celtic v. Wexford Albion (D. Donovan); Gorey Celtic v. Glynn Barntown (N. Boland); All Blacks v. Forth Celtic (S. Burke). Under-14 Division 1: North End v. Duncannon (7.00, D. Gaul); Gorey Rangers v. St. Cormac’s (M. Franklin). Under-14 Division 1A: Wexford Celtic v. Bridge Rovers (G. Jones).