WICKLOW ROVERS
The senior men went down to 2-0 at home to Parkvilla at the Whitegates last Friday night.
The lads had a lot of possession in this game but lacked a cutting edge in the final third.
Both teams struggled to create a clear cut opening in the first period which resulted with the sides going in at the break scoreless.
The Navan side went in front midway through the second half which was a lead they never relinquished. They actually added a second goal in injury time.
The under-17s were under strength when they went down 5-4 away to Firhouse Carmel, Stephen Finlay slammed home two goals from penalty kicks with Stuart Cox and Jack Evans adding one apiece.
Saturday’s junior action saw our under-11As take on Aughrim in their first leg of the under-12 Premier cup semi-final. In a tight encounter the sides go into the return leg next week tied at 1-1, Rovers went in front when Jack Macklin curled in his corner kick for his sixth goal of the season.
The away side levelled matters in the closing stages of the game in what was a tight game with both defences giving very little away.
In the other semi-final at this age group our 12As take a narrow 1-0 lead into their second leg after they defeated local neighbours Wicklow Town in the Whitegates.
This was another tight game with no quarter given and typical of a local derby. The all-important goal came when Ross McCrea fired home a free kick for his third of the season and gives the lads a lead to defend next week.
The under-15Bs went goal crazy firing 10 past Greystones Utd without reply. Nathan Sullivan smashed home an incredible seven goals, the second game this season where he has hit seven. Thomas O’Neill, Michael Ryan and Sean Leonard all notched one a piece as the lads ran out comfortable 10-0 winners.
Our 16As came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with Greystones Utd, winning 4-3 in the Rocky Road. Singles from Luke Whyte, Sean Leonard, Shane Lincoln and Nathan Sullivan ensured all three points stayed in Wicklow.
The 16Bs recorded an excellent 3-2 Premier Cup quarter-final win over Ashford Rovers, Nacho Garcia hit a brace to bring his tally to 13 for the season with Javier Rodriguez nabbing a single to bring his total for the campaign to 12 and book the lads place in the semi-final.
On Sunday the 12Bs were in clinical form when they defeated Greystones 5-0 in the first leg of their cup semifinal at the Whitegates.
This leaves the lads with one foot in the final, Charlie Phelan netted twice to move onto 13 in the scoring charts while Ian Kavanagh, Ryan McConnell and Peter Dunne all added singles in a fantastic all round team performance.
The under-13 girls went down narrowly to unbeaten Enniskerry losing 1-0, in what was a great advert for girls football this was a game that the girls could have and probably should have got something from. They put in a great shift with every player impressing.
Our 13As unbeaten run in local competition still continues when they drew 1-1 away to Carnew in the first leg of their premier cup semi-final.
Jordan Younger fired home his 17th goal of the season to leave this tie finely poised for the return leg in Wicklow next weekend.
The 13Bs recorded an excellent 6-0 win over Arklow Town, they had six different goal scorers on the day with Zach Callery, Tim Hastie, Ruadhrai Kelly, Zach Harris, Luke Dunne and Rory Hannon all hitting the back of the net.
The 14Cs went down to an 8-1 defeat away to Greystones in the first leg of their Premier Cup semi-final, Adam Shepherd scored their consolation goal against a strong Greystones outfit.
The 15As went down 5-1 to local rivals Wicklow Town in their cup semi-final, the lads never got going in this game. Tom O’Shea nabbed their goal.
After round five of our Last Man Standing competition we are now left with nine players to battle it out for the title. Chelsea’s defeat to Crystal Palace saw 34 players make their exit, 11 players went out on Southampton, three went out on Man Utd with two going out with both West Ham and Swansea which meant we lost 52 players in round five. At the time of going to print selections for round six will have been confirmed and posted on our club website as round six is a midweek programme.
The club are running an Easter Camp from Tuesday, April 18, to Friday, April 21. It runs from 10 am to 2 pm daily in the Whitegates. The cost of the camp is €45, a ball will be given to all participants at the start of the camp and a medal will be presented on the final day. There is also a reduced rate for two or more kids from the same family.
Registration forms can be picked up at the Saturday morning academy, from any committee member or alternatively you can download a form on the club website at www. wicklowrovers.com.
Check out club Facebook page and club website for more details.