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arate the teams and it was on to extra time, with time running out Cian Leonard popped up with the all important winner to give the lads a well-deserved victory.
Up next was the 13As and they added the Premier Cup to their Premier Shield to make it two from two as they defeated a spirited Newtown side 3-1.
Willoughby Woods, Jordan Younger and Sean O’Meara hit the Rovers goal and they will be hoping to go on now and claim the Premier League title and complete the treble.
Another team who will be seeking to claim a treble is our 12As, they added the Premier Cup to the Premier Shield when they defeated Aughrim 3-0, goals from Kai Fitzsimons, Louis Malcolmson and Oscar Malcolmson now means they have two in the bag as they go in search of the league title over the next couple of weeks.
Congratulations to all three teams on their success.
Our under-13 girls defeated Cambridge 2-1 with goals from Molly Sweeney and Aoife Caffrey.
The under-15As went down 5-1 away to St Anthonys under-16s. The lads never really got going in this game. Deano Doran nabbed his second goal of the season and his second in as many games.
Well our Last Man Standing competition came to an end at the weekend, Senior manager Greg Dunne claimed the title of Last Man Standing champion and, more importantly, the €500 prize.
His selection, Chelsea, easily saw off Everton winning 3-0 while the other three players exited the competition when two players picked Crystal Palace and they went down 2-0 to Burnley.
Past winner Anthony Earls went out when his selection Southampton could only manage a scoreless draw. A big congratulations to Greg on his win, also we would like to thank everyone who took part in our competition, your continuous support is very much appreciated. three outstanding saves during the game, Andrew Waters who was excellent in defence, Josh Odlum was pulling the strings in midfield while Ryan Smillie worked tirelessly up front.
The rest of the winning team were, Ciaran Mangan, Stephen Doran, Ben Moran, Alex Byrne, Andrew McMahon, Alex Kelly, Steven Coughlan, Sean Douglas and Josh Kennedy.
Well done also to their coach Stephen Nolan.
Unfortunately for the second week running our under-13s had to play second best to Wicklow Rovers ‘A’ in a final, this time the cup final.
The game played in difficult conditions produced chances for both teams with Bobby Dowling having the best one for Newtown.
Shortly before half-time, Rovers took the lead and early in the second half two quickfire goals gave Rovers control of the game.
To give them their due the Newtown never gave up and for the second week running Shane Dunleavy scored for Newtown with a fine strike from distance.
It wasn’t to be however and Rovers held on to take the cup and well done to them.
Disappointment for our team but they can be proud of their display despite the result.
They must remember that two years ago they were playing in Division 3 so they have made giant strides.
On the day the squad was Ryan Clarke, Rebecca Gillan, Laragh Davis, Jason Carthy, Shane Dunleavy, Shane Synnott, Marcel Kocajda, Darragh Heffernan, Fionn O’Reilly, Bobby Dowling, Martin Kelly, Simon Plant, Sam Gillan, Luke Breen and Bogdan Rusu. Well done to their coaches Dave McGuirk and John Dunleavy.
In the rest of the week’s action our under-8s were left with no game after their opposition failed to appear.
The under-9s played two games, on Thursday they hosted Roundwood and they played out a series of close game where among the players who starred were Kacey Kelly, Eva and Pat Carey and Max Roche.
On Sunday morning they played away to Greystones ‘D’ and after a great game, Aidan Heffernan, William Valentine and Mikey Synnott all found the net.
Best players on the day were Albie Chance, Frank Lang, Dylan Dunleavy and Luke Turley.
The under-10s played a high scoring game with Coolboy Rangers despite losing 5-7.
There was a first ever goal for Rose Tynan Kelly and goals for Jake Robertson (2), Cormac Chance and Jack Daly. On the day the Newtown team tried hard but it was just one of those days.
The under-11s won 5-3 away to Enniskerry Red where Mason Melia and Keira Farrelly both scored twice and an own goal completed their total. Best for Newtown were Hannah Martin, Aaron Hackett and Iggy Szpilka.
The following are the fixtures for the weekend of May 3 to 7:
Under-8s away to Roundwood, ko to be confirmed.
Under-9s away to Arklow United, ko to be confirmed.
Under-10s away to St. Anthonys Yellow, ko to be confirmed.
Under-11s at home to Aughrim Rangers, ko Thursday at 7pm.
Under-11s WDSL Academy trials (players born in 2006) at Saturday, May 6.
Under-13s fixture to be confirmed; Under-15s fixture to be confirmed.
(FIXTURES AND KO TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE).
We are hoping to have a ladies team competing in the Dublin Women’s Soccer League but we need to recruit a number of new players as emigration etc has seriously depleted our squad.
If you are 16 or over and are interested in playing please give Hughie a call at 087 6987653 for further details.
If we don’t get a good response we’ll have to knock the team on the head for this season, which would be a pity, so fingers crossed.
We have four players from the club celebrating a birthday in the coming week and they are Ryan McDonald and John Turley from the under-8s, Patrick Martin from the under-10s and Ryan McGuirk from the under-15s.
Happy birthday lads from everyone at Newtown Juniors F.C.
Our latest Last Man Standing competition may be going into Week 7, but then again it may not.
Going into the Monday night game (Watford vs Liverpool) seven of the ten players who were still standing have bitten the dust leaving the three players who had selected Liverpool biting their nails in pursuit of the €465 prize.
Watch this space! Many thanks to everyone for their continued support.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors F.C., please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Lotto - There was no jackpot winner on April 30. Numbers drawn were 3, 15, 19, and 26. €30 lucky dip winners Sean Quinn c/o D. Crinion, B. McKenna C/o M. Duffy, David Loughrey c/o Hibo, Liz Dunne c/o V. Walsh, S. Quinn c/o BW on line. Next week’s jackpot is €9,425.
Lotto tickets can be purchased in the club shop at home games or you can play the Bray Wanderers Lotto on line at our website www. braywanderersfc.ie.
Lotto tickets are also printed on the rear of match tickets. Simply fill in the ticket and drop it into the club shop at home games.
Fixtures - Bray Wanderers are at home to St. Patricks Athletic on Friday, May 5. Kick off at the Carlisle Grounds is 7.45pm.
Supporters can now purchase Bray Wanderers match tickets in advance online at http://braywanderersfc.ie/tickets-info/. Simply print off your match ticket at home and avoid queues on match night.
Tickets can also be purchased online by using any mobile/tablet devices and can be presented directly at the turnstiles on your mobile/tablet device with no printing of tickets required. Ticket prices for the 2017 season are adults €15, students/OAPS €10, children under 12 €5. Students should note that proof of student ID will be requested upon entry at the stiles.
Underage teams - The under-19s are away to Cork City on Saturday, May 6. Kick off in Bishopstown is 2.00pm.
The under-17s drew 1-1 with Waterford last Sunday.Jake Ellis scored for Wanderers.
The under-17s are away to Wexford on Sunday, May 6. Kick off in Ferrycarrig Park is 3.00pm
Supporters bus to Finn Harps - The next away game is against Finn Harps on May 12.
The Seagulls club will run a bus to this game subject to demand. Seats can be booked by text to 087 9968969.
Bus will depart 1.30pm from the Carlisle Grounds. Fares for Seagulls Club members are adults €25, student (Age 15-17) €15, schoolchild (under 15) €10. Non- club members €5 extra.
Family Festival of Fun - At the St Patrick’s Athletic Match on May 5, 2017 in the Carlisle Grounds we are launching our first Family Festival of Fun. Gates open at 530pm and we welcome fans young and not so young to come early to the Carlisle to join in the fun. This festival is supported by the FAI.
We will have a – a Mascot race between current hero Rocky J and his dad Rocky snr.
We will also have four fabulous inflatables from the FAI with competitions to score goals and prizes galore. There will also be award winning food available from our gourmet chipper as well as an ice cream van. Face painting will be available too. Balloon making will also be in place.
The skill competitions include a Speed Kicking Challenge where you find out how fast you can kick a ball in MPH by kicking into our interactive speed cage. We have a Distance Kicking Challenge where our digital radar and display screen can tell how far you can kick a ball in meters. Then there is a Target Accuracy Cage which is the ultimate dead ball accuracy challenge where participants must select each of 5 target areas and aim to hit them. Finally we have a Goal Keeper reaction challenge. This is a lights reaction challenge that tests hand – eye coordination and is used in Manchester United and Chelsea Football clubs.
The season is in its second week and our Division 4 team maintained their good start to the season picking up five points away to Lerne where Michael Sullivan and Bob Neilson produced the goods on a cold and wet night in Drumcondra.
Division 6 made their competitive debut away to Westmanstown but the locals proved too strong on the night.
The three Vets teams were in action on Thursday last with Vets 1 going down to Leinster in Rathmines and Vets 2 going down by six shots in Crumlin.
Vets 3 took all the points on offer at home to Blackrock where Frankie Byrne had an outstanding game and Dean Kenny played his last bowl and then rushed to the train station to catch his connection to Arklow. Dedicated or what!
The ladies took home two points from their visit to Kenilworth and in the Saturday league the ladies defeated Blackrock.
Also on Saturday, our men’s Division 1 team took home five points from Railway Union and the Division 2 team got one point at home against a very strong Kenilworth team.
This coming week sees all the teams in action with Division 4 at home to Greenhills on Tuesday night, Division 6 at home to Shankill on Wednesday night and all three vets teams playing at home on Thursday morning. against Dun Laoghaire, Herbert Park and Shankill.
So come on down and see the rink full to the brim with 48 bowlers.
Next Saturday sees Division 1 at home to Meath and Division 2 making the short trip to Shankill.
Both ladies teams are in action with Division 1 at home to Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday afternoon and the Saturday morning team away to Shankill.
Congrats to Paddy Pegman on being the first winner in the new club lotto.
The draws for the various internal competitions have been made and are posted on the notice boards.