Again the weekend games where hit with the cold snap, however we had two teams able to complete their fixtures with the U17′S travelling to Borora on Friday night to play under floodlights. The game finished 1-1.

Our U11 D2 where also away at Raistin Rovers and came away with a impressive 5-0 victory

A busy weekend of Schoolboy football.

The U15D1 continued their winning ways with a 2-1 away win over Parkvilla, The U15D2 with a depleted team lost out to Robinstown away 3-1 , Another away win came courtesy of the U14D1’s who had a resounding 8-0 victory in Athboy. The U14D2 with just the bare 11 players lost out to Kingscourt 6-0

Trim Celtic’s U13D2 team played out a 2-2 draw against local rivals Trim Town/Kilmessan

The U12D1 played Park Celtic Summerhill in the Cup, they progress to the next round with a 2-0 win

Mixed fortunes for the U11′S with the D2 team winning 9-0 against Oldcastle

Our D1 team team where on the wrong side of a 4-2 scoreline  for their first defeat of the season

We had three players involved in the  U15 NECSL squad today which played the Wicklow League, Players involved Dean Courtney, Conor Henebery and Mark Chesser. The match finished 4-1 to the NECSL

A real mixed weekend for our Schoolboys teams…

We had three games in Tully Pk this Saturday with the U13 D2 team playing first and despite a long lay off came out on top against Parkvilla on a scoreline of 2-1…

Next up where the U15 D2’s who were depleted with illness and a school trip, it was a bad time to come up against a strong Delvin side. The match finished 4-1 to Delvin

The final game on Saturday pitted Ron Metcalfe’s U15′S  against St Malachy’s of the DDSL Premier League in the last 36 of the Sfai Cup. In a incident packed game St Malachy’s keeper dislocated his shoulder soon after the kick off, shortly after this Trim took the lead. Trim were leading 2-1 with seconds to go in the game when St Malachy’s equalised and brought the game into extra time which they they took full advantage of and finished 4-2…St Malachy’s keeper is doing ok and is home after getting his shoulder fixed up in Navan Hospital

The U14 D1 team kept up their recent run of good form with a 3-0 win over Athboy Celtic in the MDL

Martin Davidson’s U14 team travelled to Torro with a heavily depleted team in a match which finished 7-2 to Torro

The U12 D3’s where involved in the HSE Cup against Delvin Celtic who where too strong, the result was 6-4 to Delvin

John Sweeney’s U12 team played Virginia in Kells, match finished all square with Dean Egan scoring in a 1-1 draw

On Sunday the U17 team played in Tully pk against Borora Juniors and got back to somewhere near their best form with a 1-1 result

This game was originally fixed for Torro’s ground on Sunday morning 11.15 ko. Their pitch was called off at 9.45 and the game switched to Tully Park for 11.30ko. With both sides striped and ready to start the referee said the pitch was unplayable due to frozen sections on it. The match was then re-fixed for 2.30 in the MDL when eventually this cup game got underway. With Trim missing their Captain Keith Jones and top scorer Derek Donoghue this was always going to be a tough fixture but with strength in dept Trim came through 2-0 winners. Trim started brightly and after 15 mins a super cross by Mark McCormack was met by the head of Conway and the ball flew into the top corner of the net. The first half was scrappy and Trim were lucky to go in at the break 1-0 up. The second half saw Trim showing the good form they have produced this season. Corrigan and Campbell did well in the middle with Newman and McCormack supporting on the wings. Trims defense was so solid that Barry O’Callaghan in the Trim goal enjoyed what must be the quietest half he has ever had as a goalkeeper. With 20 mins remaining a great run by Harte down the left found Paul Gillsenan. His effort was well saved by the Torro keeper but the ball fell to Newman who made no mistake to finish from a tight angle. The biggest cheer of the day was reserved for Dominic Martin who came on as a substitute to make his 30^th year appearance in the Challenge Cup surely something that no other player will achieve. Trim Celtic will now play Glenmuir next Sunday in Tully Park in the second round.

Team: Barry O’Callaghan, Richie Fitzsimons, Mark Gillsenan, Cyril Halton, , Colm Harte, Michael Corrigan, Paul Campbell, Aaron Newman, Keith Peppard, David Conway Mark McCormack

Subs:  Paul Gillsenan for Keith Peppard, Damien McGhee for Aaron Newman, Dominic Martin for David Conway

SFAI CUP ACTION

A great weekend for the Schoolboys as we now have two team’s going forward to the last 36 of the SFAI cup…

First up in Tully Pk on Saturday morning was John Sweeney’s U12’s playing against Kentstown, Trim overcame the hurdle of conceding an early goal to win in impressive style 3-1 with goals from Luke Doyle (2) and James Mc Keown. This was display that was full of commitment and a lot of skill from all the team…They now face Devon Salthill (Galway) in a home fixture which is scheduled for next weekend

Ron Metcalfe’s U15’s were up next in Tully Pk and turned in an equally impressive display against highly fancied Castleknock from the DDSL.

The U15′S were always in control and finished the game with 3-0 scoreline

Next up for the lads are St Malachy’s, also from the DDSL next weekend also at home…

NECSL LEAGUE

We had two team’s in action in the league

The U14A team travelled to Navan Town and in a very competitive game played to their full potential to record a 2-1 victory with both goals coming from Stephen Moroney

Meanwhile at the Mdl the U15B  team playing their first game in three months  never got going till the second half of the game…The game finished to 3-2 to Oldcastle

After the recent bad weather some of the Schoolboy teams were back in action this weekend

Both of our U11 team were in action in the U11 HSE NECSL Cup R1. The U11A team travelled to Bailieboro to record the most impressive result of the weekend with a 9-3 scoreline. The U11B team played Enfield in the Mdl proving too strong coming away with a 6-4 result.  Well done to both Adrian and Colum’s team’s

Nick Nally’s U14′S travelled to Kingscourt in the U14 HSE NECSL  Cup R1, another good day at the office with a 6-3 scoreline

On Sunday the U17’s travelled the short distance to Kentstown, it was a forgettable day for the lads who never got going

A 5 star performance from Trim Celtic with Derek Donoghue finding the net 4 times. Trim started brightly and with only 15mins gone a superb cross by Mark McCormack was met by Derek Donoghue who gave Trim an early lead. 5 mins later good work from Aaron Newman down the right and another good delivery was again turned in by Donoghue with a superb header. The second half saw Trim dominate all areas of the pitch and the 3^rd goal was added by David Conway after more good work from Aaron Newman on the right. At the other end Trims keeper Barry O’Callaghan had to make a fine save from a well taken free kick. Donoghue then added his 3^rd and 4^th to finish off the game and give Trim Celtic all 3 points. Trim could have added more with Mark McCormack denied by a good save from the Clones keeper and then the woodwork denied Stephen Farrell. Clones did pull a goal back with the last kick of the game from the penalty spot.

Team: Barry O’Callaghan, Richie Fitzsimons, Mark Gillsenan, Cyril Halton, , Keith Jones, Michael Corrigan, Paul Campbell, Aaron Newman, Derek Donoghue, David Conway Mark McCormack

Subs:  Alan Douglas for David Conway, Stephen Farrell for Mark McCormack, Dominic Martin for Aaron Newman

U12 NECSL Division 1
 
Trim Celtic 1
Kingscourt 1
 
Trim Celtic Scorer  Eoin Sweeney
 
In this exiting and entertaining Under 12 match at Kingscourt’s fabulous all-weather facility the teams shared the points. Without a competitive match for five weeks it took the Trim lads some time to get to the pace of the match. Both teams came close to converting in the first half but with some superb defensive play from Adam Chesser and goalkeeper Lateef Yussuf for Trim the game remained scoreless at the break. Trim were unlucky not to go one up in the early stages of the second half when Eoin Sweeney showed great skill and pace to skip past the Kingscourt defence before crossing in to the six yard box only to see it put behind for a corner. However it was Kingscourt who got on the score sheet first when a mix-up in the Trim defence allowed the Kingscourt striker to nip in and finish to an empty net. Trim continued to push forward and were almost rewarded when James McKeown went on a run from the left showing strength and determination to get past the defence only for his shot to go into the side netting from an acute angle. The pressure eventually paid off when a cross from McKeown found Eoin Sweeney on the edge of the box and Sweeney made no mistake sliding the ball past the advancing keeper. Both teams contributed to and exiting final fifteen minutes with end to end football creating numerous chances with Dean Egan almost grabbing the winner for Trim in the final minutes when McKeown sent a perfect ball into his path on the six yard line only for Egan’s shot to end up in the keepers hands. Best for Trim on the day were goalkeeper Lateef Yussuf with Adam Chesser dominating at the back and James McKeown and Eoin Sweeney excellent up front.    
 
U14 NECSL Division 2
 
Trim Celtic 0
Johnstown 2

A disappointing  performance from Trim who never really got going.  A long time without a game seemed to show and Trim were slow to get going, some early possession by Johnstown had Trim under pressure and kept putting on the pressure as half time loomed .All credit to Trim as they stuck at it and came in at half time 0-0.

 A slow start to the second half by Trim saw them letting in 2 goals in the first 10 minutes. As the game went on Trim came into it more and started to pass the ball better,  pushing forward they started to dominate possession but just could not find the final pass to create an opening.

 The game finished with a 2-0 loss and some harsh lesson’s were learnt by a good Trim team
 
U11 NECSL Division 1
 
Trim Celtic 3
Johnstown 0
 
Trim Celtic Scorers. Mickey Cullen (2) Jack Walsh 1
 
Trim Celtic put in their best performance of the season and were rewarded with a comfortable win, even though a small injury to keeper Paddy Maloney resulted in him having to come off at half time. Jack Walsh scored his goal for the club shortly after entering the field of play, the win was secured when Mickey Cullen scored two well taken goals to add to his impressive tally for the season. Adam Sheehan and Ruairi Shortt were outstanding throughout the game 
 
U12 NECSL Division 3
 
Trim Celtic 2
Parkvilla 6
 
U11 NECSL DIVISION 2
 
Trim Celtic 2
Raistin Rovers 2
  
These are the final fixtures/results before Christmas… Trim Celtic would like to wish all its Players/Mangers/Assistants and most of all the parents who continue to give their support a very Happy Christmas

Another tale of woe due to the continued wet weather, this weekend we had no Schoolboy games played…