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A second half goal rush, which saw Clonmel Town score four times was enough to send the TSDL Champions through to the
Munster Junior Cup quarter final. In truth Limerick Desmond League side Askeaton were no real match for Town, who now face
a mouth watering home tie against neighbours Clonmel Celtic. Town missed a host of gilt edged opportunities before Rory
Kiely finally put them ahead in the 61st minute. Aaron Moroney and a brace from Barry Ryan put the seal on a very comfortable
afternoon for the TSDL side.
As early as the 1st minute a great chance fell to Aaron Moroney after the Askeaton keeper
failed to deal with a Rory Kiely cross. Moroney’s shot was blocked on the line by Mark Fitzgibbon. However in the build up
to the goal, one of the Askeaton defenders suffered a serious wrist injury and the game was held up for 15 minutes whilst
he received treatment. When the game did eventually re start it was practically all one way traffic. Town bombarded the
goal. Dwayne Burns shot over from close range. Tony Scully then saw his header hit the cross bar and from the rebound; his
second header was cleared off the line by Dave Kenrick. Just before half time, Aaron Moroney blazed over from close range
and then Askeaton keeper Danny Fitzgerald pulled off a great save to deny Dwayne Burns.
Town began the second half as
they ended the first. Stephen Ryan played a lovely weighted pass into Dwayne Burns but he shot wide. Tony Scully then combined
well with Ronan Stanley. Scully inch perfect cross was crying out for somebody to finish it to the net but with virtually an
empty net to aim at Aaron Moroney blasted the ball over the bar. Danny Fitzgerad then pulled off another superb save to deny
Tony Scully. The fear amongst the Town contingent was that Town would be punished for all of these missed chances. However
Askeaton never really looked a threat going forward. Their two centre half’s of Moss Kenrick and Mike Fitzgibbon however did
offer stubborn resistance.
In the 61st minute that resistance was finally broken when Rory Kiely kept his cool to shot
from the edge of the box past Danny Fitzgerald. The Askeaton custodian had pulled off a number of great saves but he was
powerless to prevent Kiely’s effort. Six minutes later Aaron Moroney scored a great second goal for Town. He turned beautifully
in the box before curling the ball to the top left hand corner. This made the game safe for Town. Barry Ryan then applied a
neat finish to end of a great Town move. In the 82nd minute the Thurles man raced clear of the Askeaton defence before slipping
the ball past the Fitzgerald to round off a excellent victory for Clonmel Town.
1) Carrick Utd. v St. Michaels FC. 2) Glebe North v Shangan Ath. 3) Killarney Ath. v Clonmel Town 4) Pike Rvs. v Springfield FC 5) Regional v Ballynanty Rvs. 6) Leeside FC v Willow Park FC 7) Kilmallock FC v Castleisland FC 8) Fairview Rgs. v Crumlin Utd or Bath Markievicz FC
Clonmel Town are through to the 7th round of the FAI Junior Cup after knocking out holders Ballymun United 4-3 on
penalties, in the Dr Pat O'Callaghan Sports Complex last Sunday. Town who weren't favourites going into this game,
gave an outstanding display and despite the game being decided on penalties nobody could deny that the better side
went through to an away meeting with Killarney Athletic. This is the second week in a row that Town have won a cup
tie on penalties. Once again Richie Ryan was the hero. He saved after Aaron Moroney saw his effort saved by David
Conroy. The Town custodian then turned around and scored his own penalty.John Shanahan then scored to give Town
match point. Then to the delight of everyone connected with Clonmel Town, Ballymun’s Danny Murphy sent his penalty
wide. It was cruel luck on the young Ballymun player who was the away side’s best player.
There was edginess to
the opening ten minutes of the match. However when both sides settled down, they produced a fascinating game of
football. Tony Scully had the games first real strike on goal. His fierce shot was well gathered by David Conroy. Town
then began to ask further questions of the Dublin side but they found the Ballymun centre half’s Chris Sheridan and
Keith Murray a hard nut to crack. Ian Barnes who was outstanding throughout delivered a wonderful free kick but as the
ball bounced around the penalty box, no Town player could apply the finishing touch. The last ten minutes, Ballymun
began to squeeze the game and although having plenty of the ball the never forced Town custodian Richie Ryan into action.
They did force two corners in a row but both were superbly headed away from danger by Raymie Condon. Ballymun started the
second half as the ended the first but once again Town’s defence stood firm. Ronan Stanley and the lion hearted Darren
Burns were superb in the full back positions. Then Town enjoyed their best spell of the match. They dominated possession
of the ball. They forced a number of corners and free kicks. On a few occasions David Conroy was called into action. Tony
Scully and Dwayne Burns both saw stunning strikes go inches the wrong side of the post. In truth Town looked the more
likely side to score. However, with extra time looming, Rory Kiely did well to head a ball off the line. This was the
last real action of the ninety minutes.
In extra time, Clonmel Town produced two great moves that almost yielded a
winner. Adrian Cleere played a lovely weight pass for Ian Barnes. His strike from the edge of the box was brilliantly saved
by Conroy. Then with time almost up Darren Burns produced a wonderful tackle to deny Noel Downey. Aaron Moroney then raced
clear on goal but he pulled his shot just wide. John Hadnett blew his whistle to bring an end to a great cup tie and signal
a penalty shootout to decide the winner. Clonmel Town have a wonderful record in shootouts but so have Ballymun. The first
two penalties for both sides were converted. Town then missed to give the holders the advantage. However Richie Ryan who
hadn’t a save to make in the 120 minutes of match, made a crucial one to swing the shootout back in Town’s favour. After
scoring his own penalty it was all down to Danny Murphy’s penalty. It went the wrong side of the post and sparked off wild
scenes of delight amongst the town players and fans. Clonmel Town have now firmly put their indifferent start to the season
behind them. They gave an outstanding display and were worthy winners of the tie. Town can now look forward to the rest of
the season with confidence, safe in the knowledge that on their day they are still a match for the best teams.
The history of Clonmel Town is populated with wonderful days and last Sunday proved to be yet another one. A
wonderful team display knocked the FAI Junior Cup holders Ballymun out of the competition. Over the 120 minutes
of the tie, Town were the better and more creative side. Every one of the lads showed great courage and determination
and were deserving winners. In the 120 minutes of the tie, Richie Ryan didn't have a save to make. Dwayne Burns, Tony
Scully, Aaron Moroney and Ian Barnes all came close to scoring but unfortunately we could not find away past David
Conroy's goal. It was then on to the lottery of shootouts and for a second week in a row, Town prevailed. Ian Barnes
and Tony Scully both converted before Aaron Moroeny saw his penalty saved. However Richie Ryan saved ballymun's next
kick. Richie then turned around and scored Town's next kick. John Shanahan then kept his cool to give Town match point.
Ballymun missed their next penalty to spark off wild scenes of delight amongst the Town players and fans. We now look
forward to a trip to Killarney Athletic in round seven.
A big thank you for the big turnout of supporters last Sunday.
This support is really appreciated by all the management and players.
The big games just keep on coming. This Saturday our youth team take on Bohemians of Dublin in the FAI Youth Cup quarter final. We would appeal to all our fans to make it up to the complex to support the boys. Over the last couple of seasons our youth teams have been excellent and provided us with some wonderful days, lets hope next Saturday is another one. Kick off is 2pm. Best of luck to Jamie, Jonathan and all the players.
Clonmel Town produced a fantastic display against FAI Junior Cup holders Ballymun Utd on Sunday afternoon to earn an away 7th round tie with Killarney Athletic. Town held their nerve on a penalty shoot out after both sides played out a scoreless 120 minutes. Congratulations to Martin, Paul, Noel and the team, more to follow on this.
Next Sunday Clonmel Town take on holders Ballymun United in the 6th round of the FAI Junior Cup. Kick off in the Dr Pat O'Callaghan Complex is at 2.30pm. This promises to be a cracking tie, so we would ask all our loyal supporters to come and get behind the lads. Come on the Town!!
Our Junior team advanced to the 5th Round of the Munster Junior Cup thanks to a 3-1 penalty shootout victory away at Limerick side Star Rovers last Sunday. Town looked to be heading out of the competition but in the ninetieth minute Niall Kelly managed to control an Ian Barnes cross and his shot deflected over keeper John Ryan to give Town a priceless equaliser. Town won the penalty shootout 3-1. Richie Ryan proved to be the hero saving two penalties, including one that had to be retaken. Please see the TSDL soccer section of the sports supplement for a full report on the match. Well done to Martin, Paul, Noel and all the players one another great win.
Clonmel Towns youths quest for a first ever provincial title continues after a 7-3 win over North Tipperary rivals Nenagh Celtic in the Dr Pat O’Callaghan Sports Complex l last Saturday. This wins now sets up a home quarter final tie with Cobh Ramblers. Town who last season lost out at the semi final stage both in the Munster and FAI were always in control of this tie against a disappointing Nenagh side. Please see the TSDL soccer section of the sports supplement for a full report on the match. Well done to Jamie, Jonathan and all the players.
Congratulations to Tony Scully who was presented with the 2010 Annerville Sports Award for Soccer in Hotel Minela last Saturday evening. Tony has been pivotal to Town's success over the past decade or so. Everyone at the club are delighted for him, well done to Tony.
For the second week in a row Clonmel Town's youth produced a wonderful display to book their place in the 5th round of the FAI Youth Cup. A trip to Waterford Bohemians was always going to be a tricky assignment but once again the team dug deep and produced another fantastic display. 110 minutes of football failed to produce a goal and it was on to the lottery of penalties. Goalkeeper Evan Comerford was once again the hero. Evan saved three out of four penalties to ensure a 3-1 victory. Our reward is a home tie in round five. Well done to Jamie, Jonathan and all on the players on yet another fantastic result.
The Junior team had to come from a goal down to secure all three points away to Rock Rovers last Sunday. Deerpark is always a tough place to go and this game proved no different. Rock hit the front when they scored from a corner kick. Town were unable to find a first half equaliser and went into the break a goal down. Town up the pace in the second half and in the 65th minute Niall Kelly equalised with a stunning strike from 25 yards. Ten minutes later Barry Ryan cut in from the wing and drilled the ball past the keeper for a 2-1 lead. Barry wrapped up all the points with a well taken goal.
Our Junior team had a superb extra time victory over Donegal outfit Redcastle United last
Sunday. Goals from Tony Scully and Barry Ryan secured our safe passage to round six and the
last 32 of this most prestigious tournament.
The first fifteen minutes of the first half
was a pretty even affair, but from there after it was only one team who looked the most likely
to score. That said, despite dominating possession Clonmel Town didn’t carve out to many openings
in the first half to trouble Redcastle custodian Gerard Crossan. Town did create a few half
chances. In the 26th minute James O’Sullivan combined well with Tony Scully before delivering
a super ball which Barry Murphy just failed to get on the end of. Ian Barnes then saw a shot
well saved before right in half time Barry Ryan shot just wide after a lovely pass from Stephen
Ryan.
Town really upped the pressure in the second half and really asked some questions of
the excellent Redcastle defence. In the 54th minute Tony Scully played a lovely ball into the
path of Ian Barnes who shot just wide. Two minutes later only last gasps tackle from Cathal
Faulkner denied Barry Murphy a shot on goal. Aaron Moroney was introduced by Town and he almost
had an immediate effect. Tony Scully beat three players before pulling the ball back to Moroney,
his wonderful strike brought a superb save out of Crossan. With John Shanahan and Raymie Condon
looking comfortable at the back, Town never looked like conceding but after failing to breach the
defence at the other end it was on to extra time.
The first period was only four minutes
old when the excellent Stephen Ryan was upended in the box. Annerville award winner Tony Scully
kept his composure and struck the games opening goal. Town then invited Redcastle to try and penetrate
their defence. Once again Town looked comfortable and with two minutes remaining Barry Ryan did
brilliantly to beat two defenders before cutting in from the right wing and drilling the ball low
past Crossan to seal victory for Clonmel Town.
Our Youth team are through to the 4th round of the Munster Junior Cup after a nerve racking penalty shootout victory over St Michaels. The game finished 0-0 after extra time, so it was on to the dreaded penalties. Goalkeeper Evan Comerford was the hero of the day, saving two before scoring the crucial penalty. Well done to Jamie, Jonathan and all the players on a fine victory. Next Sunday the youths travel to Waterford to play Bohemians for a place in the 5th round of the FAI Youth cup. This is a huge game so we would ask as many of our loyal supporters to try and make the trip to Waterford to get behind the lads.
Clonmel Town FC are delighted to announce that we have opened a club shop for Christmas. The
shop will stock a wide variety of club clothing including replica kits, jackets and tracksuits
etc. The shop will be open in the complex on Saturdays between 3-5 for the next three Saturdays
(Nov 14th, 21st and 28th) and on Sunday Morning between 11 and 12 noon (Nov 15th, 22nd and 29th).
We would ask all parents to place their orders early to give "Santa" plenty of time and to avoid
any disappointment when he arrives on Christmas morning. So please come along and place your orders.
Click HERE for more details
Everybody at Clonmel Town were shocked and deeply saddened at the news of Andrew Walsh's death in such tragic circumstances. Andrew was a fine footballer and an outstanding athlete. He started with Clonmel Town FC as a schoolboy and last season was a popular and valued member of our very successful youth squad. He also made his first team debut last season. The club would like to offer our deepest sympathies to his mother Ann, father Michael who was a schoolboy coach with the club, to his brothers Peter and David and the extended Walsh and Riordan families
The club were delighted with the breaking news this week that they have secured the signatures of Barry Ryan and Barry Murphy, everyone at the club are both looking forward to working with the two lads, Barry Murphy should be available for St Michaels game on Sunday while Barry Ryan is still out of the country but is to return next week.
The Youths began their Youth campaign with a 3-1 home defeat to Cahir Park while the the A team who are still in search for their 1st win of the season drew 2-2 away to Cahir Park, coming from 2-0 down to secure a point, the B team opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Rosegreen in the Shield with Decky O'Brien scoring the all important goal from the penalty spot 5 minutes from time.
Blossom Quinlivan is back at the hot seat as A team Manager of Clonmel Town after agreeing to take over the side following the departure of Charlie McGeever at the end of the season. Bloss is no stranger to sucess most notably having led the club to our only FAI sucess in 1994 at the tender age of 28. We look forward to seeing him back this season and wish him and his assistant Jamie O'Flaherty, who had fantastic success withe the Youth team last year the very best of luck for 2009/10 season.
Everyone at the club would like to wish Paul Scully a speedy recovery following his double leg break against Clonmel Celtic in the Tipperary, Paul suffered the horrific injury in the 2nd half with 20 minutes gone on the clock. Paul has been fantastic for the club since his return from League of Ireland and has been instrumental in Towns record breaking six in a row league titles captaining each one. We all wish him the best of luck and we all cant wait to see him back on the turf of the complex.
Clonmel Town have to win their last remaining two league games to force a play-off after a 3-2 defeat to Peake Villa in the Complex, conceding a last minute goal. Their two remaining games are away to Rock Rovers and home to Old Bridge.
Clonmel Town are into the FAI Junior Cup Semi Final for the first time since 1999 thanks to a fantastic victory over Sherriff YC on penalties in the Complex last Sunday afternoon. After a 0-0 draw AET it all came down to who had the most nerves and with Tony Scully, Aaron Moroney, Michael Coady and Ian Barnes all scoring from the spot it was down to Richie Ryan to send the Town players and supporters wild with excitement with the final and winning penalty after he had saved Sherriff's 4th spot kick. Town now play the winners of Lisselton Rovers or St Peters in the Semi Final in Cahir Park. It was a game that even though Town controlled and had most possesion they were limited to efforts from outside the box finding it hard to break down a very determined Sheriff YC defence with Tony Scully and Aaron Moroney rattling the goalpost in each half. Sheriff still posed a threat but the back four led by the inspirational Robbie Costigan were in no mood to give anything away which meant the game would need to be decided by the dreaded penalty shoot out. Well done to Charlie, Bobba and their team on a great performance.
The B team who have found form of late ground out a hard fought victory over Galbally Utd in Ferryhouse on Sunday morning. Going behind after 20 minutes after a fine strike from Conor Hennebry they kept their heads and pushed for that important equaliser and got their just reward on the stroke of half time as Thomas O'Mahoney stabbed the ball home from a corner. Town started the 2nd half as they left off with Mark Power and O'Mahoney coming very close to putting their side in front. The next goal in this game was always going to be vital and for the 2nd week in a row Stephen O'Reilly got on the end of a ball and diverted the ball past the keeper to put his side in front. Galbally did give Town a scare with minutes to go hitting the post with a free kick but the defence held firm with O'Reilly and Brian Cleary leading from the back. Well done to all involved.
Clonmel Town overcame Cahir Park in the Complex 4-0 on Sunday morning with the 4th and last strike coming from the boot of Aaron Moroney on his long awaited return to football having been out for the whole season, well done to Aaron on his return. Rory Kiely and Stephen Ryan put Town 2-0 up at the break, Ian Barnes added the 3rd until Aaron put the icing on the cake with his 1st of the season. Well done to all involved.
The Youths marched into the FAI Youth Cup Semi Final on Saturday with a fine 4-1 home win over Desmond League side Newcastle West thanks to a hatrick from David McGrath and fantastic strike from Evan McGuire. Well done to Jamie, Jonathan and their side. They now have qualified for both Munster and FAI Youth Semi Finals.
Clonmel Town marched in to the 7th round of the FAI Junior Cup thanks to a hard earned 1-0 victory over Carberry AFC from Sligo. It was a 1st half strike from David McGrath which decided the tie, Town missed several more chances to go further ahead which made it a tense finish, best on the day for Town were Robbie Costigan, Stephen Ryan, Tony Scully and Eddie O'Brien. The Youth team on Saturday advanced to the last 8 of the Munster Youth Cup thanks to a 3-1 home victory over Tramore with the goals from Evan McGuire, David McGrath and Mark Power, well done to Jamie and his team. The B team game was called off to an unplayable pitch.
Clonmel Town's quest for FAI and Munster glory received a welcome boost with the news of the return of Rory Kiely from Cork City, Rory had a very sucessful period with the U20 side winning the FAI U20 league which finished recently. Well done to Rory and welcome back.
Clonmel Town marched in to the 4th round of the Munster Junior cup with a 3-0 home victory over near neighbours Clonmel Celtic last Sunday. The game was really a tale of two penalties, one saved and one converted by the hosts, which really determined the outcome of this match. Clonmel Town got off to a perfect start when after only five minutes a cross from Michael Coady fell at the feet of Barry Kiely and he provided a neat finish to put the 2006 winners in front. Despite being rocked by this early setback, Celtic settled into the game and ten minutes later they could and possibly should have leveled matters. Paul Kennedy got in between the town centre half’s and did brilliantly to kill a Brian Waters cross, but he took a touch to many and a combination of Richie Ryan and Darren Burns cleared the danger. Two minutes later Jonathan O’Mahoney did brilliantly to save from Tony Scully. Five minutes later Paul Kennedy again wasted a good opportunity to level the match but in the 38th minute he was presented with an even better chance when Celtic were awarded a penalty for an alleged elbow in the box. However Town custodian Richie Ryan made a superb save from Paul Kennedy’s well struck shot. Celtic were made to pay for this guilt edge missed opportunity when five minutes later, Town were awarded a penalty after Jonathan O’Mahoney kicked out at Michael Coady. Tony Scully made no mistake and Town went in two up at the break. In fact if not for a great clearance off the line by Johnny Cagney Town would have gone in further in front. Celtic to their credit tried in the 2nd half to get the goal that would turn the tie back in their favour. Two minutes into the half a defensive mix up let Paul Kennedy in on goal but Richie Ryan did well to clear and Andrew Cosgrave blazed the rebound over the bar. Paul Shanahan then headed over from ten yards when he should have at least hit the target. The longer the second half went on the more Town started to dominate. On 70 minutes Town looked to have made the game safe but Robbie Costigan’s goal was ruled out for a tight offside. Town continued to do more of the pressing and they wrapped up the match when right on full time Darren Burns made the maximum out of a defensive mix up to roll the ball into an empty net and send Town through and a home tie with Nenagh in round four. The score line was harsh on Celtic but Town when presented with goal chances took theirs and Celtic were made to rue a few missed opportunities, especially that 38th minute penalty. This was a hard earned win. Well done to Charlie, Sean and all the players on a great victory.
Its was a mixed weekend for the club last weekend, an understrength Youths side travelled to take on rivals St Michaels and were defeated 2-0, the B team on Sunday travelled to Galbally and were defeated 3-1 with Barry Gibbons on the scoresheet while Sunday afternoon the A team had an easy 6-0 win over Ballincollig in the 5th round of the FAI Junior Cup thanks to two goals each from Barry Kiely and David McGrath and one each from Eddie O'Brien and Ian Barnes, the latter being a penalty. Well done to all.
Clonmel Town's latest player to be nominated for a soccer award is Peter Acheson. 18 year old Peter, a former student of Rockwell College from 2002-2008, came to the fore last season helping the Rep of Ireland Irish Senior Schools team lift the coveted Charity Shield against England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. He is an all-round sportsman playing for Tipperary in both Hurling and Gaelic Football. His performances for school and country have been outstanding and he has been nominated for the FAI Senior Schools International Award for 2008. Like his club-mate Cyril Conran a recipient of the FAI International Junior Award in 1994, Peter would dearly love to follow in his footsteps. All will be revealed on 8th February at the City West Hotel, Dublin when the winners will be announced ‘live’ on television that will be broadcasted by RTE 2. Well done Peter, everyone at the club are proud of your achievements.
Its a busy weekend ahead with both Junior teams and Youth teams in action in big games, on Saturday the Youth team travel to St Michaels for a top of the table clash. On Sunday morning the B team look to extend their good run when they travel to Galbally Utd for a league fixture. On Sunday afternoon the A team play Ballincollig for a place in the 6th round of the FAI Junior Cup. best of luck to all teams.