News
14/02/2016
Well done to Orlagh Farmer who lined out in the Wing back position for Cork's defeat over Tyrone.
Full Time score was Cork 2-21, Tyrone 1-03.
All groups will return to training on Monday Night.
We welcome back the U10's to the Hockey pitch from 7-8 pm. Here they will join the U12's to U16. Our Junior Ladies will continue their core training from 7.30 to 8.30 pm.
The U8's are in the Community Centre from 6-7 pm.
Dates for your diaries :
March 5th is our annual Social Night in Midleton Gaa Club.
March 20th is our Fun Bingo night in the Gaa Club where everyone is welcome to join us for some delicious prizes.
15/12/2014
Sprits were high as there was a Christmas feel to training at Midleton Ladies Football Club last Monday night. Christmas hats and Jumpers replaced the usual training gear as the Year came to a close. Keep an eye on Facebook and twitter for the return dates in January. All our underage players will receive a text message with a date to return to indoor training at the Community Centre. U10 players upwards will return to the hockey pitch at Midleton College.
Midleton Ladies Football Club would like to wish all our Members and their Famlies a very Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year. We look forward to seeing all the girls in January 2015.
We would like to take this opportunity to Thank all the Parents for their support throughout the year.
Midleton Ladies Football Club Awards and Social Night will take place on January 3rd 2015 in Midleton GAA Club from 7-10 pm. Tickets are €5 per Family and can be purchased by contacting the Club Phone on 087-3481925. We are hoping for a great night to celebrate the great year that we have had so all support would be greatly appreciated.
1/12/14
Last Sunday the Midleton Ladies U14 team brought the East Cork Football 2014 season to a close with a great win over a very good Fermoy team in the East Cork Championship final. Midleton proved the old adage that ‘goals win games’ when they ran out winners on a score line of 6-06 to 3-06 played in the terrific facilities of Kilworth GAA club.
Fermoy fought back gallantly in the second half but the Midleton girls did just enough to keep the Fermoy Girls at bay and add the U14 title to the U16 won the week previously.
The game started with Fermoy doing all the running and settled quickly, racing into a 3 point lead. Midleton had two goal chances only for the Fermoy goalie making two great saves. After 10 minutes Midleton found the back of the Fermoy net with a great team goal worked up from the Midleton backline. This was followed by a well taken point and put us into the lead, a lead we held until the final whistle.
The first half settled into a good game of open football with Fermoy’s attacking play putting us under pressure. Midleton backs played well and Shauna in goal was in great form saving us on more than one occasion. Midleton led by 5 points at the break, but it was a much closer game than the score suggests with both teams getting the same number of scores, it was just that Midleton got the goals.
Half-time 3-2 to 0-6
A few changes at half time steadied the ship and our girls started at a blistering pace finding the Fermoy Goal for the fourth time, putting us eight points up. Fermoy are a good team and they hit a purple patch midway through the second half, bringing the game to Midleton the succeeded in beating the Midleton defence on two rare occasions for two well taken goals bring the score back to 2 points with about 10 minutes remaining. Midleton were determined not to give this one up dug in and took the game back to Fermoy, resulting in another goal. Fermoy had their chances but a combination of super defending and hitting the crossbar left Fermoy with a difficult mountain to climb.
Fair play to Fermoy, they kept going to the end but it was not to be their day. Midleton on the day were that bit stronger and all the midleton collectively as a team ran their socks off and were superb on the day. The U16 win the previous week and the semi-final V Na Piarsaighs also on the previous Sunday gave the girls huge confidence and entered this game with high expectations. For this bunch of girls it was a great return after a very long session, starting in February and finishing on the last day of November.
Full-time Score 6-6 to 3-6
Panel: Shauna Horgan, Ciara Stack, Abby Quirke, Kate Dineen, Erin Nagle, Roisin O’Callaghan, Laura O’Leary, Deirdre Corcoran, Molly Beausang (Captain), Rhea Buckely, Kari McEvoy, Sarah Murphy, Orla Fleming, Susan Roche, Aoife Franklin, Gillian Mulcahy, Katie Ryan, Courtney English, Lizzie Phiri, Rayanna Power, Aine O’Neill, Sadhbh Beausang, Lucy Kenneally, Ellen Ryan
Scorers: Molly Beausang 1-5, Kari McEvoy 1-0, Orla Fleming 2-0, Erin Nagle 1-0, Rhea Buckley 1-0, Susan Roche 0-1
AGM
On Thursday 27th Midleton Ladies Football Club held their annual AGM. It must be noted that it was very poorly attended considering the amount of members that we currently have. As a result it was very difficult to discuss items on the agenda, one of those being membership for the coming year. We were however able to fill the Club Officers Positions. It was decided to hold a Meeting on January 29th 2015 when we hope to have a better turnout to conclude opening business. Many thanks to those who did attend the meeting and to those who sent their apologies. Your Support is greatly appreciated.
Club Officers for 2015 are as follows:
President: Neilus Horgan
Chairman: Paddy Corcoran
Vice Chair: To be Confirmed
Secretary: Mairead Beausang
Vice Sec: Mags McEvoy
Treasure: Martin Carr
Vice Treas: Tracy Saunderson
PRO: Tracy Saunderson
Assist PRO: Carol Bailey
Management Team Mentors:
Under 8: Tracy Saunderson, Ber Kelly, Martin Carr, Ann-Marie O’Sullivan, Gillian Fitzgerald Murphy, Marie Magan
Under 10: Niall McCarthy, Conor Murray, Marcella Scanlon
Under 12: Ger Collins, Brona Halligon, Tony McLoughlin, Karen Harkin, Ray Evans
Under 14: Breda Kelleher, Vincent O’Neill
Under 16: Paddy Corcoran, Carol Bailey, Mairead Beausang, Kevin Roche
Minor / Junior: Willie Madden, Ian O’Brien, Philip Moore
24/11/14
Midleton return to winning ways.
Last Saturday in the U16 East Cork Final Midleton played Watergrasshill in Watergrasshill in a pulsating game. Midleton came out on top on the by a single point. Final score 4-5 to 15 points.
Having to play without some of our regular starters this game was never going to be an easy task. WGH started the stronger and were first to reregister a score, before Midleton settled into the game and after ten minutes scored a fantastic goal followed by a point. This formed the pattern of play for the duration of the game. Midleton getting a goal, Watergrasshill pulling it back again with points, Midleton getting back a goal and The Hill pulling it back again. Score at half-time 3-2 to 0-10. There was one decisive moment in the second half, when Kate-Mary dived the width of the goal to stop the ball on the line. If that went in it could have been a different result at the final whistle.
This was one of the best games of football played at this grade this year and with the heavy underfoot conditions it was a credit to both teams to serve up such a wonderful free flowing game. At this time of year it is very unusual for a team to score 16 points (at any level) and still come out second best. This was mainly to do with the never give up attitude of the Midleton girls and a resounding rear guard display in the last 15 mins. The Hill put us under extreme pressure in the last 15 mins but the girls rose to the occasion and were determined not to let this one go. To single out a single girl would be an injustice to the rest of the team as each and every one gave it their all and gave us an incredible hour of ladies football. Great way to end the year.
Midleton v Watergrasshill full-time score 4-5 to 0-15.
Scores for Midleton: Michaela McCann 1-2, Susan Roche 1-0, Chloe Sigerson 2-3
Panel: Kate-Mary Cullinane, Robyn Scannell, Lisa Ahern, Laura O’Leary, Roisin O’Callaghan, Kari McEvoy, Deirdre Corcoran, Molly Beausang, Tara O’Keeffe, Dionne Carroll, Chloe Sigerson, Sarah Kelly, Michaela McCann, Susan Roche, Shauna Horgan, Rhea Buckley, Aoife Franklin, Aine O’Neill, Courtney English, Rayanna Power, Kate Dineen, Gillian Mulcahy.
Extra Panel who couldn’t make game: Lizzie Phiri, Abby Quirke, Charlie Moore, Katie Ryan, Ciara Stack.
The following day (Sunday) it was the turn of the U14 members of the panel to travel to Na Piarsaigh for the replay of the U14 East Cork Championship Semi Final. This was another pulsating contest and our girls with their confidence high from the day before put in a great shift and came out on top of a very bruising encounter. Final Score Midleton 5-6 Na Piarsaighs 2-3.
Scorers: Molly Beausang 1-2, Kari McEvoy 1-0, Deirdre Corcoran 1-1, Susan Roche 0-2, Rhea Buckley 0-1, Sarah Murphy 1-0, Orla Fleming 1-0
Panel: Shauna Horgan, Ciara Stack, Abby Quirke, Laura O’Leary, Erin Nagle, Roisin O’Callaghan, Kate Dineen, Deirdre Corcoran, Molly Beausang, Kari McEvoy, Rhea Buckley, Sarah Murphy, Rayanna Power, Susan Roche, Aoife Franklin, Orla Fleming, Gillian Mulcahy, Courtney English, Katie Ryan, Aine O’Neill, Sadhbh Beausang, Lucy Kenneally, Ellen Ryan
Next up and final game of the season (that started last February) is the U 14 East Cork Final against Fermoy (in Fermoy) Sunday 30th Nov. Keep an eye on Midleton Facebook page for details of this match.
12/11/2014
Midleton Ladies Football AGM is scheduled to take place on Thursday November 27th at 8pm in Midleton GAA Club. We would ask that a Parent from each family attend to represent your daughter. Anyone looking to become more involved is more than welcome, be it coaching a team or help on the committee. We all have one aim and that is to provide a football club for the girls going forward based on fun and participation. For us to achieve this we need more people to help. Come along to the AGM. Your daughter needs you to give them your support.
Many Thanks,
Paddy Corcoran
Club Chairman.
On Thursday last Gaelscoil Midleton qualified for the Sciath Na Scoil Final in Pairc Ui Rinn. A number of Midleton Ladies Football Girls were involved with the team. Unfortunately the result did not go their way but Girls you should all hold your heads high. It was an incredible achievement to reach the final and the team put in 100% in horrendous conditions. The team lined out as follows:
Megan Ni Cheallaigh, Eabha Ni Choileain, Ali Nic Ghabhann, Amy Ni Neill, Lia Ni Bhriain Molly Nic Suibhne, Chloe Breathnach, Amy Breathnach, Leah Ni Ogain, Kim Ni Mhorain, Vivienne Ni Ghliasain, Caoimhe Ni Mhuiri, Treasa Ni Ghadhra, Emma Nic Ghiolla Phadraig, Caoimhe Ni Chroinin, Reema Nic Ghiollarnath, Alannah Ni She, Selena Ni Riordain Hernandez, Jill Ni Chonnachtain, Ellie Ni Choileain, Alex Ni Riada , Emma Domeney, Ciara Ni Neachtain, Rebecca Ni Chrualaioch, Lily Ni Chonchur,Leah Ni Luineachain.
Upcoming Fixtures:
November 12th (Wednesday) U16’s V Watergrasshill in the East Cork Football Final under lights in Killeagh
November 16th (Sunday) U14’s Semi Final Replay v Na Piarsaigh in Na Pairsaigh at 2pm
Best of luck to all the girls and their mentors in the matches.
Training Continues at Midleton Hockey Pitch at 7-8pm for U10-U16 and at Midleton Community Centre (Gaelscoil) for our U8’s.
New players are always welcome. If you think your daughter might like to become involved then bring her along to one of our training sessions
NEWS 28/10/14
Fe 8
Team: Kelly Quirke, Sadhbh Hartnett, Isabella Nestor, Alannah Magan, Aoife O’Leary, Roisin Crotty, Saoirse Tagney, Kate O’Sullivan, Kate Saunderson, Lilly Kelly, Aine Ryan, Roisin Hayes, Alyx Cahill, Sinead O’Rourke
On Saturday Oct 25th on a beautiful Morning our Under 8 Girls were invited to Cloyne to take part in an end of season Blitz. Along with Cloyne we were also competing against Douglas and Nemo. Our girls put on a fantastic display of Football. Hand passing, soloing, kicking but most importantly Teamwork was a sight to behold. There was some excellent scoring by our girls. All the hard work put in training has paid off. Well done girls. We are delighted with how far you have all come. Many Thanks to the Parents who travelled on the morning. Also to the coaches for your encouragement on the sideline; Ber Kelly, Gillian Fitzgerald Murphy, Marie Magan and Tracy Saunderson. We would like to wish the girls who are moving up to Under 10 the very best of luck and to say Farwell to Marcella Scanlon who is moving on as your coach. Thank You Marcella for all your hard work and guidance. We will miss ye all and hope you all have continued success in the game.
Under 8 Football Training will return indoors to the Community Centre on Monday Nov 3rd from 6-7pm. New Players are always welcome.
Midleton Under 14 Girls
Midleton U14 and Na Piarsaigh will have to do it all over again in the Semi Final of the East Cork Campionship as it was all square after extra time. In a highly physical and hard pulsating encounter the Midleton Girls showed true grit and forced a draw. As a team Midleton were outstanding and deserved to be heading into a replay. The venue for the reply will be in Na Piarsaigh’s but a date has yet to be decided. Well done Girls. You all did yourselves and your coaches very proud.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Twitter for updates.
news 5/10/14
U12's contest East Cork league Final.
Under floodlights in Aghada was the venue for the U12 East Cork girls football final. Aghada fresh from their great win over Killshannig in the county final were full of confidence and running. The Midleton girls took the game to them and what a contest ensued. It was nip and tuck up to just before half time when Aghada struck a killer punch in the form of a match turning goal. Goals win matches and this proved the case with this goal. The girls played very well in the second half but couldn’t get the final few scores needed to turn the game in our favour. End result Midleton lost by 4 points. Losing to county champions by two scores is no mean feat, so very well done girls . Also well down to Aghada for a great game and congratulations on your great win in the county.
Team: Amy O’Neill, Megan Kelly, Shannon Deady (0-01), Orla Evans, Grace Moloney, Ellen Ryan, Leah Daly, Sadhbh Beausang (1-03), Ali Smith, Lucy Kenneally, Leah Kirby, Mischa Daly Harkin, Katie Horgan, Eabha Collins, Caoimhe Hartnett, Denise Collins, Lucy Horgan, Vivienne Gleeson, Alice O’Donnell, Ella Tarrant, Leah Hogan, Roisin O’Brien, Tara McLoughlin, Chloe Walsh, Heather Kirby, Lisa Donegan, Kerrie Rohan, Oliva Madden, Rachel Barry, Ella Murphy
The U12's are not finished yet. Next up is the East Cork Championship against Fermoy.
U10 Girls end on a High Note in St Colmans
On Wednesday night last our U10 girls played St Colmans in Shanagarry. Both teams did very well and there has been a huge improvement in the teams since playing each other at the start of the season. Midleton came out on top after a well contested game. Medals and a goodie bag were given to each team as a reward for a great season of games and training.
Midleton team: Jill Connaughton, Ellie Collins, Mia Tarrant, Rebbeca Crowley, Rachael Quirke, Apife Fitzgerald, Lilly Clifton,Amy Murray,Caoimhe Geoghan, Jennifer Meade, Elise Halligan, Aisling McCarthy, Rachael o Meara, Clara Collins.
NEWS 16/9/14
Saturday Last saw our U12 Girls play Kilshannig in an epic battle that saw our girls defeated. Here are some photos taken on the day. Many thanks to Alan Kenneally for taking them for us.
See pictures in the PhotoGallery
Our Junior Ladies lost out to Ferrmoy in the County Final. Hard luck to all the Panel and Management. Final Score Midleton 1-06 Fermoy 4-05
NEWS 8/9/14
JUNIOR LADIES JOURNEY TO THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Round 1:
Watergrasshill 2-12 Midleton 2-10
6th of July 2014 in Watergrasshill GAA
Midleton headed out for their opening fixture against Watergrasshill with great ambitions and great strength in squad with the belief that a place in a County Final was very achievable. Their first fixture did not begin as they had hoped and after a slow start as the team tried to find its feet and positioning, against a well setup Watergrasshill, Midleton found themselves trailing at the break by 6 points.
Midleton regrouped in the 2nd half and slowly clawed back at the Watergrasshill lead however time was against them and at the final whistle Midleton had run out of time as the deficit had been reduced to just 2 points with no time remaining. Midleton had worked hard in the 2nd half and there were great positives to be taken from the 2nd half performance. Nothing to be taken from Watergrasshills great start and solid all round play. They came prepared and finished victorious on this occasion.
Round 2:
Midleton 5-16 Rockbawn 5-12
21st of July 2014 in Lisgoold GAA
Midleton started brighter in the 2nd Round against Rockbawn with an early goal and then exchanged point for point as both teams settled into their positions. Rockbawn however settled faster and caught Midleton with two goals in less than a minute and five goals in total in the 1st half. Midleton were not to be caught again and worked really hard with some skillful hand passing and shooting to reduce the halftime lead to leave Midleton trailing 5-8 to 3-8 at halftime.
Midleton were dominant in the 2nd half as the teams hard work at training, both in defence and attack, since their first round defeat to Watergrasshill started to pay off as their defence grinded Rockbawn down and reduced them to scoring only 4 points in the 2nd half. Midletons forwards were not to be upstaged by their defensive teammates either as they worked really hard and scored 2-8.
Round 3:
Midleton 3-18 Kinsale 1-15
28th of July 2014 in Kinsale GAA
Midletons third round saw them travel to Kinsale to play against another one of the favourites from the group. Both teams were well prepared and a large crowd both home support and those that had travelled with Midleton were making their support heard on the sideline cheering on their respective teams. Midletons play was impressive to watch, from accurate hand and kick passes to pinpoint accuracy with the boot, it was great to watch the progression the team had made and that all that hard work including the circuit training in the early months to the sprints sessions it was clear for everyone present that Midleton were starting to click.
Midleton pushed on in the 2nd half opening up a gap at one stage to a 9 point lead. Kinsale tried hard to fight back but Midletons defence worked extremely hard to keep Kinsales attack out and it paid off. Midleton held on to win by 6 points and came away from a very tough game with a great victory and high on confidence heading into the draw for a quarter final.
Quarter Final:
Midleton 5-10 Naomh Abán 2-07
19th of August 2014 in Midleton GAA
The Quarter Final Draw saw Midleton drawn at home against Naomh Abhán. It was Midletons first outing at their home GAA Club and again their support did not disappoint. A large home crowd came to see the Ladies perform in style. Midleton who were not seen as quick starters in the previous rounds were not hanging around in this game. Their forwards were on fire scoring 1-5 without reply in the first 10 minutes. Naomh Abhán struck their first point with a well worked team effort which required great determination to break down the rock solid defence. There were only 4 scores were in the next 10 minute period which was dominated by two defences that were determined to restrict play. 2 points were scored by Naomh Abhán however Midleton improved their lead by scoring 1 goal and 1 point. The final 10 minutes before half time were dominated by Midleton who held Naomh Abhán scoreless while scoring 2 goals and 2 points.
The halftime score was Midleton 4-7 Namoh Abhán 0-3
Midleton cruised through the 2nd half exchanging 1-1 with Naomh Abhán in the first 10 minutes. Again both teams were solid in defence in the next 15 minute period by keeping both sets of forwards scoreless. Midleton cruised for the last 10 minutes knowing the result was all but guaranteed and even a late rally by Naomh Abhán couldn't make a dent in Midletons lead. Midleton were through to the County Semi Final.
Semi Final:
Midleton 3-9 Douglas 3-7
31st of August 2014 in Caherlag (Erins Own GAA)
Midletons final hurdle heading for a County Final placed them into a Semi Final battle against Douglas at Caherlag. Two strong squads turned up with their fans in toe. This match had it all. Some great scoring, some great defending and all round great team work. This match was always going to be tough with great strength shown by defence and attack from both sides. Scores were exchanged and at halftime there was nothing separating the two teams with the scores drawn at 1-4 each.
The 2nd half started with Midleton taking the lead and pushing on, scoring three unanswered points. 2 quick points from Douglas closed the gap back to a 1 point lead however 2 team goals worked all the way from the backs through to the forwards opened Midletons lead to 7 points. Another 2 points pushed Midletons lead to 9 points. With 5 minutes remaining Midleton worked hard restricting Douglas' scoring. Midleton running out eventual winners and into the County Final.
Junior "A" Championship County Final:
Midleton vs. Fermoy at Mayfield
Saturday the 13th of September 2014 at 6pm.
The Team and Management (Ian, Ray, Philip and Willie) would like to thank all their family, friends and supporters for all their best wishes, for attending their games and cheering on the team. It’s great to see such numbers turning up for the matches. Also a big thank you to Paddy Corcoran Ladies Club Chairman and the rest of the Committee for their continued support. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the County Final next Saturday.
Midleton Exit U12 County in Thriller
If anyone is ever looking for a game to show case Ladies Gaelic Football, you need look no further than the fair served up between Midleton and Kilshannig in the U12 county qtr final played in sunny Midleton on Saturday last.
No amount of reporting will do justice to this game and words can’t describe the sheer determination, excitement and overall great football displayed by both teams. This match can only be described with emotion, as it was draining and nail biting to the final whistle.
An exciting contest from the start, Midleton trailed by a single point at half time. 1:0 to 1:1. Midleton’s goal coming from the end of a fine movement that was finished to the net by Lucy Kenneally.
The second half started with Kilshannig extending their lead by 3 points, but Midleton hit back with points of their own to leave the margin at 2 points. Midleton had the chances but luck was not on our side to get the goal the girls so tirelessly looked for. Midleton’s backs were excellent working extremely hard for the entire game, Amy O’Neill in Goal deserves special mention.
Goals win games and this certainly was the case with this game. Killshannig lead most of the second half by 2 points, and we just couldn’t pin that lead back. Midleton’s centre field pairing and forwards worked tirelessly and were very unlucky not to breach their strong defence on a number of occasions. Only one opportunity was all that was needed. But it was Kilshannig who got the break. Four minutes from time they came at us from a breakaway counter attack and got through our defence to raise the green flag. That put 5 points between the teams and time against midleton just couldn’t bring that back.
Final score Kilshannig 2:6, Midleton 1:4
Midleton Panel: Amy O Neill, Leah Hogan, Shannon Deady, Megan Kelly, Ellen Ryan, LIah Daly, Orla Evans,Ali Smith, Sadhbh Beausang, Lucy Kenneally, Denise Collins, Kate Hogan, Mischa Harkin, Eabha Collins, Caoimhe Hartnett. Ella Tarrant, Roisin O'Brien, Ella Murphy, Chloe Walsh, Lisa Donegan, Olivia Madden, Alice O Donnell.
Next up for this team:
East Cork Qtr Final at home against Fermoy B and they have yet to play the Final of the East Cork League.
UNDER 8 / 10 Festival Blitz
On Saturday Sept 6th Our U8 and U10 Girls were invited to the Ballyphehane Festival Blitz. The U8’s were in a group with Nemo, Ballyphehane and Fermoy. Our girls were outstanding in all games and worked very hard together to get their scores. Great Team work and determination saw them win 2 of their 3 games. Well done to the girls who played. We the coaches were so proud of ye all. The U10’s were also in a group with Nemo,Ballyphehane and Fermoy. Likewise all the girls worked together and their determination showed in all their games. Some fantastic skill was on display and all the hard work put down at training is showing its true colours. Well done to the U8 girls who played with the U10 girls on the morning.
U8 Team:Kate Saunderson, Kate O’Sullivan,Lilly Kelly, Alannah Magan, Katie Tarrant, Amy Keeshan, Emma Keeshan,Ciara Murphy, Chloe Carr, Erin McLoughlin,Solene Halligon,
Alyx Cahill,Aine Ryan
U10 Team: Mia Tarrant, Amy Murray, Jill Connaughton,Aloise Halligon,Kelly Quirke,Milika Hassine,Isabelle Nestor,Saoirse Tagney,Ellen O’Neill,Sadhbh Hartnett
News 25/8/14
On Monday Aug 18th Midleton Ladies Football Club held their annual Football Camp. Boys and Girls from ages 6-12 years registered for a week of fun and games while learning the skills of the game. Under the guidance of Camp Co-Ordinator Charlie McLaughlin they were divided into different groups and were put through their paces head to toe in their O’Neills Kit. Many thanks to all those who helped out in any way to make it a huge success. We are looking forward to next year already.
U12 League Semi-Final Midleton v Glanmire A
Midleton 1-5 Glanmire 3-8
The Midleton U-12 girls travelled to ‘Buck Learys field’ in Glanmire last Friday 22nd August to take on Glanmire in the Semi-final of the East Cork C Football League. The girls put in a sterling performance all through the game and the final score is rough justice on these bunch of very committed and eager girls. It didn’t help our cause that we had no subs on the night so couldn’t introduce fresh legs when needed.
Glanmire settled into the game quickly and took the lead early on. But Midleton soon found their rhythm and began to play some really impressive football. However we found it difficult to break down the Glanmire defence. The first half ended with Glanmire leading comfortably by 3 goals. This game was much tighter than the score board displayed. Midleton were very unlucky on a number of occasions not to rattle the Glanmire net. The breaking ball didn’t go their way.
Words of encouragement by their coach Pa Beausang at half time and a few positional switches steadied the ship. This resulted in a much better defensive display in the second half with Glanmire finding it difficult to get scores. Midleton put a lot of pressure on the Glanmire backs and resulted with a goal and a few points. This gave the girls hope and they grew in confidence as the game went on, but it was not to be their night. The gap at half time was just too great, but Midletons second half performance is certainly something we can build on. These are a great bunch of players and are improving with every game. Thanks to their coaches and parents for their encouraging support on the night.
All is not lost as this result means that they have now qualified for the East Cork D League final against either Aghada or Na Piarsaigh, which will be on in a few weeks time. The rest of the girls will be back for this one and hopefully we can go one step further and bring home some silverware to the clubhouse. We have also qualified for the U12 D County Championship so a lot more to look forward to..
Scores – Sadhbh Beausang 1-2, Ali Smith 0-1, Ella Tarrant 0-1, Eabha Collins 0-1
Team: Orla Evans, Heather Kirby, Shannon Deady, Leah Hogan, Megan Kelly, Leah Daly, Leah Kirby, Sadhbh Beausang, Ali Smith, Alice O’Donnell, Ella Tarrant, Eabha Collins, Lucy Horgan, Misha Daly Harkin, Katie Horgan
Date For your Diary:
East Cork Under 8 Blitz on in Youghal GAA grounds on Saturday the 20th September at
10 am.
News 18/7/2014
Junior A Football Championship v Naomh Aban in Midleton on Tuesday 19th August @ 7.30pm, please support.
News 14/7/2014
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
News 22/6/14
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
