Mullingar Shamrocks Club Notes: 28 May 2018

Radisson Blu Under-14 Football League: Mullingar Shamrocks 8-8 Shandonagh 8-8

An incredible score-line in this sixteen-goal thriller played at Springfield on Sunday evening. Mullingar Shamrocks trailed by 7-4 to 3-4 at the interval but staged a great recovery to reduce the deficit to the minimum with less than ten minutes remaining but Shandonagh responded with two fine points and a penalty goal to establish a six-point lead with the match entering its final stages. However, two great individual goals by Darragh Hughes secured the draw for Shamrocks who had thirty-six players togged out for the occasion.

Darragh Hughes who scored 4-2 was awarded the Subway Sandwich Bar player of the match.

Mullingar Shamrocks: William O’Reilly; Nathan McLoughlin, Conor Kelly, Dylan Carey; Caoilin Walsh, Ben White, Ciaran Kiernan; Rian Adamson, Ruaidhri Hickey; Aaron Russell, Darragh Hughes, Conor Fagan; Jamie Rooney, Shane Ormsby, Adam Boyle. Also: Billy Kavanagh, John Ryan, Enda Keating, William Kelly, Cameron Creevy, Aaron Smith, Óisin Garry, Michael McDonagh, Luke McCabe, Karl Mulhern, Matthew Ryan, Nathan Cornally, Jack O’Brien, Eoin Doran, Oisín Andrews, Ben Egan, Daniel Shaw, Zac Doherty, John McCormack, Ciaran Gowran, Ben Meredith.

Under-10 Blitz

Ella Briody, Anna Clarke, Aoife Cornally, Grace Daly, Niamh Darcy, Grainne Flood, Sarah Ford, Mollie Maguire, Katie Matthews, Abigail Molloy, Arlene O’Herron, Carley O’Herron, Lucy Pierce, Ellen Sheerhan, Breanna Tekumu, Zelie Tekumu, Katie Tully represented Mullingar Shamrocks against The Downs, St Loman’s, St Paul’s and Milltown in the Under-10 LGF Blitz. Thanks to everyone who helped  with the evening especially Terry O’Dowd, Debbie Newman, Danielle Hope, Adrian Buckley and Kevin McCormack as mentors and co-ordinators. A special mention also to our senior players who were referees for the evening, Carole Finch, Áine Melody, Cliodhna Spellman and Niamh Spellman.

LGF Under-14 League: Mullingar Shamrocks 0-3 Killucan 3-10

 We played host to the very powerful 2018 Féile Division 1 winners Killucan in the under-14 league and were well beaten. This was one of those very tough games that make teams stronger and players harder going forward!  The first half was played at great pace and the visitors took advantage of all their opportunities, clocking up 1-4 in the opening quarter but some super defending from all Shamrocks backs kept the score-line manageable until Killucan got two soft goals before the break but not before Molly Byrne put over one of the scores of the night. At the interval Killucan held a 3-6 to 0-1 lead.  Mullingar Shamrocks challenged strongly during the second half but several wides, four shots off the uprights and one penalty miss conspired to undermine their best efforts. The response was great and limited  Killucan to  0-4. The full-time score read 3-10 to 0-4 in favour of our visitors. 

 Mullingar Shamrocks: Alisha McLoughlin, Robin Wrafter, Áine McKenna (capt), Sinead Battle (Phoebe O Halloran),Abby Smith, Anne-Marie O’ Reilly, Leah Glynn (Emily Flynn), Jasmine Haugh, Ellie Sexton O'Sullivan, (Sinead Sweeney) Jolie Aherne, Mia Gilligan(0-1),Katie Starr, Molly Byrne (0-1), Tamara Molloy, Eve Byrne(Ciara Moore)

LGF Under-12 League: Mullingar Shamrocks 1-9 Milltownpass 1-4

 Our girls U12 team lined out for their fourth league match of the season on Thursday evening.  It was a beautiful evening for football and we welcomed Milltownpass to Springfield. Milltownpass started well and with the breeze opened a lead in the first half. At half time the visitors led 1-3 to 2 points. Mullingar Shamrocks regrouped after the break and our defenders tightened up, holding Milltownpass to only one point in the second half.  The midfield and forwards became stronger and took some lovely scores as the game went on, all resulting in a great comeback.  Shamrocks finished the game with a win 1-9 to 1-4. An exciting game played at pace throughout - the girls showed great heart and attitude to overturn a commanding lead and they should be very proud of a wonderful team performance.

 Mullingar Shamrocks:  Brona Moran, Seoidin Thornton, Megan Scally, Jasmine McFarlane-Ginnell, Jagoda Bartosiewicz, Eirin Murray, Aine Creagh, Linda Raeside, Marie McKeogh, Mollie D'Arcy, Sophie Russell, Zara Corroon, Rosie Moffatt, Benedict Lolengola, Ella Moore, Emily Pearce, Sarah Ford, Abigail Molloy, Shauna Russell, Mollie Maguire, Grace Daly.