22 June, 2014
Football Fiesta was witnessed in the sun soaked Midleton Rugby Club last evening.
The U10 and U14/16 girls were put through their paces by their respected mentors @ 07:00 as part of their weekly training program.
At the same time 28 girls from the U8 team challenged 23 girls from Fermoy in a series of very entertaining go-games. This was the very first football match for many of our girls and it was a pleasure to watch. The girls were split into two teams and each team played for a total of 45 mins and one could only smile at the enthusiastic look on the girls faces as they took to the field. Once they figured out which direction they were playing in, they took to their task like a herd of gazelles gliding up and down the pitch. Breaks were the order of the day, mainly for the referees who at times found it difficult to keep up with the pace of the football. After each 15 min period we stopped to gain back our breath before starting off again. A great aspect of this game was the support play where every girl ran with the girl who had the ball. This tactic should serve both teams in the future years in their quest for Trophies.
Team Tigers: Alyx Cahill,Chloe Carr,Roisin Crotty,Sadhbh Hartnett,Malika Hassine,Lilly Kelly,Alannah Magan,Una Murphy,Isabella Nestor,Saoirse Ni Theangana,Ellen O’Neill,Kelly Quirke,Kate Saunderson,
Team Cubs: Lara Geary,Solene Halligon,Amy Keeshan,Erin McLoughlin,Ciara Murphy,Aoife O’Leary,Sinead O’Rourke,Kate O’Sullivan,Aine Ryan,Eabha Stack,Ava Barry,Ciara Ryan D’ardas,Katie Tarrant,Eliana Moroney,Roisin Hayes
At 07:30 the U12 team kicked Round 3 of the East Cork League when they took on a very formidable Na Piarsaigh team. 30 girls lined out for Midleton on the night. The fact that only 15 could start it was a fair achievement by the mentors to get them all game time over the hour. Midleton started briskly but found it difficult to break down a strong Na Piarsaigh defence. At the break Na Piarsaigh stormed in to a 3 goal lead with Midleton failing to score. Everyone agreed that this score line did not match up to what was being witnessed on the field of play and in the second half this sorted itself out with Midleton outscoring their opposition. But it was not to be Midleton’s day with Na Piarsaigh just edging them out at the end. Over all a very entertaining game and the girls are showing improvement with every game they play. Up next is Glanmire on Monday Night.
Team: Rachel Barry,Sadhbh Beausang,Denise Collins,Eabha Collins,Caoimhe Cronin,Leah Daly,Shannon Deady,Lisa Donegan,Mary Duggan,Orla Evans,Misha Daly Harkin,Caoimhe Hartnett,Leah Hogan,Katie Horgan,Megan Kelly,Lucy Kenneally,Heather Kirby,Leah Kirby,Tara McLoughlin,Olivia Madden,Grace Moloney,Ella Murphy,Alice O’Donnell,Amy O’Neill,Kerrie Rohan,Ellen Ryan,Ali Smith,Ella Tarrant,Chloe Walsh
The evening of Fun and Football was rounded off in the Midleton Rugby Club house with the presentation of the 2013 U10 & U12 East Cork League Medals. The U14 girls acted as hosts for this event. A large crowd was present for the presentation of the girls medals, who greeted each recipient with a rapturous round of applause.
Special thanks to Midleton Rugby Club for the use of their facilities for this event.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday June 28th 11.00 to 12.30 at Midleton GAA Club Mixed Boys and Girls Fun Football Blitz for our under age teams up to U12 (Players must be members of either club). This event is in aid of the Mercy Hospital Foundation. We ask Parents of both boys and girls to bring sandwiches, cakes etc on the day. Please come and Support this unique fun event for a very worthy cause.
The 2014 Gaelic Football Summer Camp takes place from the 18th to 22nd of August 10am - 1pm, its open to both girls and boys, for further details contact Camp co ordinator Mags Mc Evoy @ 086/3241929
