Week ending 19/02/12

The Mens B-team played table toppers North End at home on Sunday in there Div 2A league clash. North End are closing in on the title and it showed as they raced into a 2 goal lead inside the first 5 minutes. The lads settled and started to play some nice football with Timmy 'Boulli' Bolger showing some nice touches in midfield and Baz Foley defending well. They tried hard to reduce the arrears but found North End's defense in no mood to give up anything cheaply and North End made sure of the points in the 55th minute when they scored there 3rd goal after a quick counter attack to run out winners. Despite the scoreline the game was very even and if the team can produce performances like that until the end of the season they have a good chance of avoiding relegation.

  

The U18 boys played Forth Celtic away on Saturday but were beaten 5-1. The team was missing alot of regulars and had to call on a number of the U16 panel to play the game and even though they tried hard they were unable to prevent a much bigger Forth Celtic team from collecting the points. Shane Franklin scored Bunclody's goal

The U14 boys lost 4-1 at home against Gorey Celtic in there cup clash last saturday. In a tight first half it was Gorey who took the lead only for Bunclody to equalise through Brandon Kavanagh from a Lee Conroy cross. The second half saw the much bigger Gorey start to take control and they scored 3 more times to run out comfortable winners 

The U10 girls played Glen Celtic at home in the last 16 of the cup last saturday but were unfortunate to lose the game 2-0. Glen Celtic took the lead inside the 1st minute with a well placed shot. The girls tried very hard to come back into the game but could not find the net even though they had plenty of possession with Laoise Kearney & Katie Bates both going close. Glen scored the all important 2nd goal in the last minute to secure there place in the quarter finals but Bunclody Manager Martina Kearney was happy with the teams display and there never give up approach to the game.

Week ending 12/02/12

The Mens A-team played Ferns away in there Premier Division clash on Sunday. In a predictably tight match, with both teams battling hard to get clear of the relegation places, it was Ferns who had the better of the first half and led 1-0 at half-time. Bunclody equalised through a well taken Robert Doran goal early in the second half and the comeback was complete when Christy Atkinson was fouled in the Ferns box and Thomas Byrne made no mistake from the resulting penalty in the 75th minute to give the lads a vital three points and a deserved victory over there close rivals.

The Mens B-team played Gorey Rangers at home in there Div 2A clash on Sunday. In a very entertaining game where both sides created chances, it was Bunclody who took the lead in the 35th minute when Martin Murphy scored with a neat left foot finish. It was all the sweeter as it was his first game back after a long injury lay-off. A minute later Ross Wilson doubled Bunclody's lead when his shot took a deflection and found the back of the net. Gorey rallied and put Bunclody under pressure and were rewarded when they reduced the arrears to 2-1 from a corner just before half-time. Gorey sensed that the lads were getting tired and pushed hard for an equaliser which duly came in the 55th minute with a close range finish after Franny Reck had initially pulled off a great save. Gorey were now on top with Bunclody starting to struggle for fitness and Franny Reck pulled off a couple of great saves to keep the lads in the game but he was beaten by a thunderous drive in the 75th minute to allow Gorey take the lead for the first time. Bunclody tried hard to respond with Ross Wilson & Anto Doyle going close but it was Gorey Rangers who scored the killer 4th goal in the 84th minute to run out winners.

 

The U9 boys game away against Gorey Rangers was cancelled on saturday due to an unplayable pitch.

Th U10 boys played Camolin at home in the league on saturday but unfortunately lost the game 6-1. Bunclody played extremely well in the first half and were unlucky to be trailing 1-0 at half time. Manager Martin O'Neill made a few changes at half time and the team lost its way a bit  in the second half against a very decent Camolin team conceeding 5 more goals with Ben Furlong scoring for Bunclody.

The U12 boys played away against New Ross Celtic on saturday and came away with an excellant 5-1 victory. An outstanding game from John McCormack saw him score a hat-trick and coupled with goals from Cian Cowman & Ryan MacDonald ensured a deserved victory and keeps the lads top of the table. Manager Greg Donaghy was delighted with the teams performance.

The U12 girls played at home against Bree in the last 16 of the cup on saturday and secured a very good 4-1 victory to move on to the quarter finals of the competition. The girls took the lead in the 3rd minute when Britney Conroy raced on to Niamh Kinsella's through ball and slotted past the goal keeper. Even with the conditions challenging, both teams were playing some good football with defenders from both teams playing really well to limit any opportunities. Bunclody went 2-0 up just before half time when Kelli Maguire found the net with a close range finish after a mistake from the Bree goalkeeper. Bree made it 2-1 early in the second half when Bunclody failed to clear there lines and Amy Long made them pay with a well taken finish. From the restart Bunclody started to take control with Shannon Plunkett outstanding in defense, Katelynn Murphy winning her midfiel battle and Britney Conroy causing panic every time she got on the ball and it was Bunclody who went 3-1 up when Kelli Maguire scored her second goal of the game after a neat one-two with Lauren Byrne. Britney Conroy scored the 4th with five minutes left to secure the teams passage into the quarter finals.

The U16 girls game away against St. Josephs was cancelled on saturday due to an unplayable pitch

Week ending 05/02/12

The U18 boys played away against kilmore on saturday and came away with an excellant 3-2 victory. The first half saw Kilmore dominate and they were 2-0 up at the break. Bunclody manager John McCormack changed things around at half time bringing on U16 player Shane Franklin up front and partnering him with Shane Healy and moving U16 player Johnno Morris into centre midfield. These changes had a dramatic effect on the game with Shane Franklin making it 2-1 after putting the finishing touch to a lovely 5 man move. Soon after the scores were level when Shane Healy got on the end of Owen Dunnes great cross to score with a great finish. With Kilmore now on the back foot Bunclody sensed the game was there to be won and with 8 minutes remaining the comeback was complete when Daniel Moore scored a 45 yard screamer to win the game. Manager John McCormack was delighted with how the team fought back from being 2-0 down and claimed that Daniel Moores goal was the best strike he has ever seen. A contender for goal of the season.

The U13 boys played Tombrack at home on saturday and secured a very good 7-0 victory. After a tight first half, Bunclody lead 1-0 courtesy of a Peader Cowman goal. The second half saw the team turn on the style with Peader Cowman scoring two more goals to net a hat-trick and goals from Darren Doyle (2), Edward Dunbar & Eddie Black saw the team run out comfortable 7-0 winners which moves them top of the U14 Div 3A table although Wexford Albion have a game in hand. Manager Barry Murphy was delighted with the teams performance.

The U11 boys played away to Oylegate last saturday but were beaten 6-4 in a high scoring and exciting game. The conditions were very challenging with heavy rainfall prior to kick off, making the pitch very soft underfoot and difficult to play good football on. Bunclody went 1-0 down when Andrew Skelly mis-judged a speculative shot which crept into the net rather than go wide. Oylegate went 2-0 from a corner and Andrew Skelly pulled off a number of great saves to keep his team in the game. Bunclody pulled a goal back just before half time when Cole Fitzgerald went on a mazy run and finished sweetly to the net. Olygate went 3-1 up minutes from the restart after a defensive mix up. Bunclody pulled it back to 3-2 when a long ball played forward was deflected into his own net by an unlucky Olygate defender. From the kick off Olygate scored there 4th after another long ball was deverted into his own net by Love Holmqvist who up to then had been very solid at the back for Bunclody. Olygate scored there 5th soon after from another long ball to make it 5-2 and the game seem as good as over but Bunclody found some resolve and scored twice in quick sucession through Adam Byrne & Cole Fitzgerald to make it 5-4 with minutes remaining. Bunclody pressed hard for the equaliser but it was Olygate who broke free on the counter attack and a cross from deep sailed into the Bunclody net to make the final score 6-4 to Olygate in a very entertaining game  

Week ending 28/01/12

The U12 girls played St Leonards away in the 1st round of the U12 cup on saturday and came away with a very good 6-2 victory. The girls made tough work of the game in the first half with some wayward shooting and alot of misplaced passes and only led 1-0 at the break through a well taken Britney Conroy goal. They improved in the second half and started to find there passing and went 2-0 up when Britney Conroy scored again after a lovely through ball from Kelli Maguire. Katelynn Murphy was now winning her midfield battle and Kelli Maguire put the girls 3-0 up before St. Leonards pulled a goal back. St. Leonards now started to press in search of more goals but it was Bunclody who found the net with Britney Conroy scoring twice more and Kelli Maguire adding another before St. Leonards scored there second goal with a couple of minutes left but Bunclody ran out comfortable 6-2 winners and progress to round 2.

The U16 girls had an excellant 7-0 home win over All Blacks in the U16 cup 1st round on saturday. The team was strenghtened with the return of a few players and they made a big difference as Bunclody controlled the game from start to finish to run out comfortable 7-0 winners with Louise Carton scoring a marvellous four goals and Deborah Murphy scoring a great hat-trick.

The U12 boys played New Ross Town away last saturday and came away with a very good 4-0 win. Goals from Cian Cowman, John McCormack, Ryan McDonald & Bradley Fitzgerald ensured a comfortable victory and moved them 5 points clear of the chasing pack at the top of the table.

Week ending 22/01/12

The U10 girls played Forth Celtic in the 1st round of the cup on saturday and won a very competitive game 1-0. Leah Power scored the all important goal in the 5th minute and although the girls dominated for long periods they could not add to that tally with the Forth Celtic keeper making a couple of great saves to deny Rachel Murphy & Abbey Roche but one goal was enough for the victory they deserved which moves them in to the next round.

  

The U14 girls were not so fortunate when they travelled to play Premier Division leaders Curracloe in the 1st round of the cup but were beaten 6-0. Curracloe settled quickly and were 1-0 up within the first 5 minutes. Bunclody battled back but found the going tough and two quick goals just before half time left Curralcoe leading 3-0 at half time. Again it was Curracloe who started the second half quicker and two goals inside the first 3 minutes of the second half effectively ended the game as a competition and Curracloe rounded off a good performance when they scored there best goal of the game in the last minute to run out confortable winners in a game where to many of the Bunclody team just did not play to there best on the day.

The U13 Boys had an excellant 4-1 away victory over Gorey Rangers 2nd team in the league on saturday. An Eddie Black penalty along with goals from Gearoid Redmond, Steven Kavanagh & Thomas Tobin ensured a deserved victory in a game they dominated.

Week ending 15/01/12

The Mens A-team played New Ross Celtic away in the league last Sunday and came away with a very good 1-1 draw. New Ross took the lead but it was not enough as Bunclody winger Seve Godzina scored with 2 minutes remaining to secure a very good point although it could and probably should have been all 3 points as Bunclody hit the woodwork twice during the game and the New Ross goalkeeper pulled off some great saves to keep his team in it.

The Mens B-team played Fastnet Rovers at home in the league last Sunday but were unlucky to lose the game 3-2. Fastnet went 1-0 up in the 20th minute with a shot from outside the box. They increased there lead in the 60th minute through a defensive error but the lads never gave up and they reduced the arrears in the 70th minute when Chris Kelly found the net. They found the equaliser soon after through a Paul Doyle goal after a lovely through ball from Barry Murphy but Fastnet scored there 3rd goal in the last minute to win the game after a great save from Franny Reck rebounded to the Fastnet attacker and he found the net to win the game

The U12 girls played Bree at home in there Premier Division league match last Saturday and secured an excellant 5-0 victory. They started brightly and put Bree on the back foot from the beginning with Aimee Kavanagh & Shannon Plunkett dominant in defense and Britney Conroy creating havoc in the Bree back line every time she got the ball. They took the lead in the 3rd minute when Britney Conroy scored after a great pass from midfielder Niamh Kinsella put her through on goal. Two more goals from Britney before half time secured her hat-trick and left the team with a commanding 3-0 half time lead which they never looked like giving up although Chloe Moynihan pulled off a couple of great saves at the start of the second half to keep the lead intact before Kelli Maguire scored to put the result beyond any doubt and 9 yr old Laoise Kearney finished the scoring with a great finish after a lovely through ball from Kelli Maguire put her clean through on goal. The team was missing a couple of regulars and had two 10 year olds and a 9 yr old in the team but were still to strong for Bree who were missing a few players themselves on the day.

The U9 boys played away against Tombrack in Group D of the league last saturday and came away with a 1-1 draw. James Mahon scored the Bunclody goal. The second team also played Tombrack and won the game 2-0 with Aran Dunne scoring both the Bunclody goals.

Week ending 08/01/12

The Mens A-team played Ferns at home in there Premier Division clash on Sunday and came away with a very good 2-2 draw. In a very tight match with chances at a premium it was Ferns who took the lead when there attacker reacted quickest to a loose ball and finished to the net in the 30th minute after an inital great reaction save from goalkeeper Danny. Behind 1-0 at half time Bunclody came out strongly in the second half and were level within 3 minutes of the restart when Maric Wynchek was pulled down in the Ferns penalty box and Timmy Halpin made no mistake from the resulting spot kick to level the match at 1-1. Both teams found clear cut chances hard to come by with defenses on top and Bunclody changed things around when they brought on Ross Nolan & Christy Atkinson for Jason Somers and Barry Mernagh both of whom had put in great shifts with 30 minutes remaining. This gave Bunclody a greater cutting edge up front as Ross Nolan played off the last man superbly and gave the Ferns back line no time to settle and build from the back but it was Ferns who took the lead in the 85th minute when Bunclody lost the ball to easily in midfield and an unfortunate slip by Barty Byrne allowed the Ferns attacker in behind the defense and he scored inside goalkeeper Danny's near post to give Ferns the lead. Bunclody never gave up and had a couple of half chances before Timmy Halpin scored a last minute equaliser after a lovely piece of inter-play between Jonathon Savage & Maric Wynchek saw the ball fall to Timmy and he made no mistake from 3 yards out to score a dramatic and well deserved equaliser.

The Mens B-team played Park Hotspur B-team at home in the 1st round of the Wexford Cup on Sunday but were beaten 3-1. They went 1-0 down in the 1st half before Declan Tobin scored an equaliser. They went 2-1 down midway through the second half when they conceeded a sloppy goal and even though they tried hard to find a way back into the game it was Hotspur who made the game safe when bunclody goalkeeper Frany Reck conceeded a penalty in the last minute which was duly put to the net to put Park Hotspur into the hat for the second round of the cup.

The U10 girls played table toppers Moyne Rangers at home on saturday in the league but were beaten 3-1. Moyne took a 2 goal lead inside the first 10 minutes and it looked extremely ominous for a very young home side that started with two 6yr olds (Kate Moynihan & April Roche) and a 7yr old (Lea power) in the 7 a side game. But great credit to the girls who eventually settled and started to create some chances of there own with Laoise Kearney dominant in the back line and Rachel Murphy & Abbey Roche battling hard in midfield while Shannon Murphy made some great saves in the Bunclody goal. Rachel Murphy reduced the arrears early in the second half  and was unlucky not to score again but Moyne finished strongly and settled the game with a well taken goal but manager Martina Kearney was very happy with this very young teams performance.

The U14 girls enjoyed a very good 7-1 home win over North End on saturday in the league to remain top of the Div 2A league table. Having drawn 1-1 the last time the two teams met, Bunclody were very determined and took the lead in the 15th minute when Britney Conroy latched onto Kate Hendricks through ball and finished to the net. Britney made it 2-0 in the 18th minute when she exchanged a lovely one-two with Ava Slye to score her second goal of the game and her 8th goal of the league campaign. Micheala Farrell made it 3-0 in the 25th minute and Kate Hendrick scored just on half time to leave the girls leading 4-0 at the break. Two more quick goals early in the second half, one from Ava Slye and Kate Hendrick scoring her second of the game and her 11th of the season made it 6-0 before North End scored when a mix up in the home defense allowed Stacey Farrell to chip home to the net with a well placed finish. Rachel Kelly finished the scoring when she won the ball on the edge of the North End box and struck a neat finish to the net in the 62nd minute in a game Bunclody dominated. 

The U13 Boys played Forth Celtic in the 1st round of the Cup on saturday but were defeated 2-0 in a very entertaining game. The U13 boys play in Div 3A of the U14 league while there opponents play in Div 1A and although they battled hard and were unlucky not to score it was Forth Celtics better decisivness in front of goal that was the difference between the teams and ensured that Forth Celtic progress to the next round of the cup.