Leonard Gould Cup v Everton in Ballyadam Park on Tuesday 4th June 2013

Carrigtwohill United 3 Everton 1

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 2, Darragh McCann.

Carrigtwohill - inspired by 2 goals from Liam Gosnell - overcame Everton to reach the semi finals of the U14 Leonard Gould Cup at Ballyadam on Tuesday evening. Everton started the game the brighter of the two sides and had a couple of efforts on goal before Carrig got a grip on the game. Kudsai Mhondiwa in Carrig's goal made a couple of good saves in the first 10 minutes which helped to settle the home defence and it was from the back that many of Carrig's best moves started. The opening goal came after 23 minutes, a well delivered pass from Brendan Twomey put Liam Gosnell through on goal and his powerful shot was too strong Everton's keeper. It was a very close game up to half time with both sides playing some great football but Carrig got the all important second goal 2 minutes before the break. Another good move down the left wing forced a corner for Carrig and Liam Gosnell's cross was volleyed to the net by Darragh McCann to put Carrig in control of the game by half time.

 

Carrigtwohill not happy with a 2 goal advantage started the second half in great style and brought the best out of Everton's keeper on a few occasions. Gosnell, Manning and Twomey all came close to making it 3-0 to the home side but they couldn't find a way past the visitor's keeper. Carrig mounted attack after attack and on 55 minutes a fine pass from Philip Dorgan set Liam Gosnell up to score his second goal of the game to make it 3-0. With 2 minutes to go Everton scored a consolation goal from a tap in after a quickly taken free kick. This was another great team performance by Carrig and they were best served on the night by Aaron Pender, Liam Gosnell, Brendan Twomey and Gary O'Brien.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Aaron Pender.

 

 

 

Leonard Gould Cup v Carrigaline United A in Ballea Park on Wednesday 29th May 2013

Carrigaline United A 3 Carrigtwohill United 4

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 2, Brendan Twomey, David Grimes.

Carrigtwohill march on to the quarter finals of the U14 Leonard Gould Cup after a great away win over Carrigaline on Wednesday evening. Carrig were rocked by an early goal after just 5 minutes from a corner but reacted well and  played some great football to get back into the game. After 10 minutes Liam Gosnell hit the crossbar from a free and 5 minutes later he had Carrig level after Billy Manning set him up for a well taken goal. As the game went on Carrig got the better of the home team and Carrigaline can thank their defence and keeper for keeping the sides level.

 

Carrigtwohill came out determined in the second half and were first off the mark when Darragh McCann set Liam Gosnell up to make it 2 - 1 to the visitors. In the next 10 minute spell Carrig added 2 more goals and looked in control of the game. The first came when Brendan Twomey headed in a great cross from David Grimes and 5 minutes later Twomey turned provider for Grimes to head in his cross at the back post to make it 4-1. Carrigaline  to their credit rallied and scored two quick goals to leave the score 4-3 with 3 minutes to play. Having been the better side for most of the game Carrig were deserving winners on the night.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Philip Dorgan.

 

 

 

League v Avondale United A in Beaumont Park on Sunday 26th May 2013

Avondale United A 2 Carrigtwohill United 1

Scorer - Ben O'Leary.

Carrigtwohill travelled to Beaumount Park on Sunday morning and were on the wrong side of a 2-1 score . The home side created the best of the early chances but some great defending by Carrig kept them out. Carrig had their first chance after 10 minutes when Philip Dorgan came close with a shot from the edge of the box. The game continued from end to end for the rest of the first half with both sides creating good openings but the score remained 0-0 at the break with both defences coming out on top.      

 

Carrig started brightly in the second half and had the home defence scrambling for cover from the kick off but it was Avondale who took the lead against the run of play with a speculative shot from out the field. Carrig mounted attack after attack in an effort to claw back a goal and dominated the second half. On 45 minutes Philip Dorgan had the ball in the net and 5 minutes later Gary O'Brien scored another perfectly good goal but amasingly the ref disallowed both goals. Dispite this set back Carrig threw everything at the Avondale goal and continued to battle on in search of an equaliser. Carrig's captain Ben O'Leary leading by example had a great game in midfield and was unlucky with a good effort after 50 minutes. For all their good work Carrig were 2 down when Avondale scored after the visitors failed to deal with a corner. Carrig camped in Avondale's half for the rest of the match and the threatened goal came when Ben O'Leary scored direct from a corner. Carrig worked tirelessly for a second goal but failed to nab an equaliser.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Ben O'Leary.

 

 

 

League v  Richmond in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 19th May 2013

Carrigtwohill United 7   Richmond 0

Scorers - L Gosnell, D Grimes, B Twomey, B Manning, B O' Leary, G O'Brien, P Dorgan.

Carrigtwohill were presented with the U14 division 5 league trophy on Sunday morning at Ballyadam after another very convincing performance beating Richmond 7-0. Carrig were worthy winners on the day and right from the first whistle they were on the attack. Their first goal came after 5 minutes thanks to a well taken Liam Gosnell goal. 3minutes later Richmond's keeper made a good save from another Liam Gosnell shot and David Grimes followed up to neatly score Carrig's second goal. In the next 15 minutes Carrig created plenty of chances and they should have added 3 goals in this passage of play. Having seen so many chances pass them by Carrig upped the pressure with Brendan Twomey scoring a great header from a Liam Gosnell corner. Then Brendan picked out Billy Manning with a great cross field pass and his shot from the edge of the box gave the keeper no chance to make it 4-0 in Carrig's favour on the stroke of half time.        

 

Carrig continued to dominate after the interval and were 5-0 up after 40 minutes. Ben O'Leary broke down the left cut inside the defender and hammered a great low shot to the corner of the net. To their credit Richmond didn't give up the fight and came close with a couple of efforts but were denuded by some great defending by Aaron Pender, Kevin Coady  and John Hyde. 5-0 became 6-0 when Gary O'Brien lobbed the keeper from outside the box with a great shot. In the closing stages of the game Carrig won a corner Ben O'Leary  played a short corner to David Grimes and his cross was volleyed to the net by Philip Dorgan to make it 7-0. Carrig remain unbeaten in the league with one game to play.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Dylan McCann

League v Leeds in Ballyadam Park on Friday 10th May 2013

Carrigtwohill United 7 Leeds 0

Scorers - Billy Manning 2, Philip Dorgan 2, Liam Gosnell, Brendan Twomey, Darragh McCann.

Carrigtwohill U14's were crowned DIVISION 5 CHAMPIONS on Friday night after a very comfortable 7 - 0 win over fierce rivals Leeds at Ballyadam. It was a different story when the two sides met before Christmas and Carrig came away with a hard earned  2-1 win. Carrig started the game knowing that a draw would guarantee them the league and from the first whistle the lads took control of the game and showed  their dominance when they scored after only four minutes. A well taken Liam Gosnell corner was powerfully headed to the net by Billy Manning. Unseasonably wintery and windy conditions failed to deter Carrig from producing great football and but for some last ditch tackles and great goalkeeping by Leeds they would have been well ahead. After 20 minutes Darragh McCann hit the crossbar with a great shot but Carrig had to wait until the 34th minute to score their second goal. John Hyde picked the ball up in mid field and passed to Billy Manning to score his second goal of the match as the ref blew for half time.  

 

Having played with a strong wind in the first half Carrig came out very determined in the second half. The lads continued to keep the ball on the ground and were rewarded when Philip Dorgan opened the scoring in the second half to make it 3-0. The rain eased off but Carrig remained relentless and went 4-0 up after 40 minutes when Liam Gosnell made the most of some poor Leeds defending to curl the ball past the stranded Leeds keeper. Carrig were 5-0 up when the Leeds keeper spilled the ball from another Liam Gosnell shot and Philip Dorgan slipped in to side foot the ball to the net for his second goal. Then after another great passage of play James Doyle crossed the ball for Brendan Twomey to make it 6-0. As the game was winding down Darragh McCann wrapped up a great evening for Carrig by grabbing a 7th goal 2 minutes from time. This was another great team performance and as it has been all season the whole panel played their part in a great win. Congratulations lads on winning the league you have been a credit to yourselves and your club.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Darragh McCann

 

 

 

League v Midleton A in Ballyadam Park on Tuesday 7th May 2013

Carrigtwohill United 8 Midleton A 1

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 2, Philip Dorgan 2, David Grimes, Gary O' Brien, Brendan Twomey, OG.

Carrigtwohill edged closer to claiming the title. Carrig are just one win from claiming the U14 division 5 league title after a convincing 8 - 1 win over local rivals Midleton on Tuesday evening at Ballyadam. Midleton started the better of the two sides and after a mix up in the home defence were a goal up after 10 minutes. This was the spur Carrig needed and they were level 3 minutes later. Aaron Pender burst out of defence and hit a great cross field pass to Liam Gosnell who scored with a well placed shot. Carrig piled on the pressure and were 2-1 up when Philip Dorgan scored a great volley from a Liam Gosnell corner. Carrig's mid-field took control of the game with Billy Manning in the centre of the park at the hub of his sides best attacking moves. We went 3-1 up when Liam Gosnell's shot was saved and deflected to the net by one of one of Midleton's defenders. Then after a great passing move from midfield he  scored his second goal of the game to make it 4-1. Liam had an excellent game on the left side of midfield and his shot off the crossbar was headed home by Philip Dorgan for his second goal. Just before half time Philip passed to David Grimes on the edge of the box to score Carrigs sixth goal.

 

Midleton struggled to deal with a rampant Carrig midfield in the first half and the second half was no different. Carrig had most of the ball but with the game won we're wasteful with a few chances. 15 minutes into the second half Gary O'Brien scored a great goal with another one of his long range shots. Then James Doyle came close with a shot from the edge of the box before Brendan Twomey hammered a close range shot to the net to make it 8-1. On the day the stand out players for Carrigtwohill were Billy Manning, Liam Gosnell, Philip Dorgan and Aaron Pender.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Billy Manning

 

 

League v Cobh Ramblers United in Pat O'Brien Park on Saturday 4th May 2013

Cobh Ramblers 0 Carrigtwohill United 1

Scorer - David Grimes.

Carrig u14's were on the road again on Saturday morning in this top of the table match with Cobh Ramblers. This was always going to be a close game and both sides played their part in a great game. Carrig had the better of the early play and showed why they are top of the league, their passing was accurate and their movement off the ball was great. The lads got the lead they deserved after ten minutes. Billy Manning got the ball in mid field and passed to Philip Dorgan he played the ball to David Grimes on the wing who cut inside a defender and lobbed the keeper from the edge of the box for a great goal. Carrig defended their lead well with Aaron Pender, Darragh McCann, Gary O 'Brien and Kevin Coady all doing a great job limiting Cobh to just two shots in the first half.

 

Both sides started the second half with real intent and for the first ten minutes the game could have been won by either team. But it was Carrig who started to dominate with Brendan Twomey playing well on the wing Cobh's keeper had to be at his best to deny him twice. Ben O 'Leary in Carrig's goal had little to do for most of the game but with ten minutes to go made a great save to keep his team in front. This was a great team performance.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - David Grimes

 

 

 

League v Glounthaune United in Glenmore Park on Tuesday 30th April 2013

Glounthaune United 3 Carrigtwohill United 3

Scorer - Dylan McCann, John Hyde, Gary O Brien.

Our under 14's travelled to Glenmore Park on Tuesday evening to play Glounthaune. Carrig got off to a bad start and were one down straight from the kick off. The lads reacted well and got back into the game when Dylan McCann scored a good goal from the edge of the box. Carrig looked comfortable on the ball with Darragh McCann and Aaron Pender doing well at the back and Billy Manning controlling midfield. Twenty minutes into the game Glounthaune got a lucky goal but their lead was short lived when John Hyde raced down the wing and scored a great goal with a shot from the side line. 

 

Carrig started the second half as they had finished the first in control of the game. Gary O'Brien was at the centre of every good move in midfield and was rewarded for his efforts when he scored a screamer of a goal from 30 yards out the field to make it 3 - 2 to Carrig. Carrig should have finished the game off and had a couple of chances to but Glounthaune's keeper did well to keep them out. Then with five minutes to go the home side got a goal against the run of play to level the game at 3 - 3.    

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Gary O'Brien

 

 

 

League v Douglas Hall A in Kennedy Park on Friday 26th April
Douglas Hall A 0 Carrigtwohill United 13

Scorer - Brendan Twomey 5, Philip Dorgan 2, Billy Manning 2, Darragh McCann 2,
David Grimes, Dylan McCann.

After a confusing start finding field our boys started very strong with a Billy goal being disallowed over David hassling goalie. But on 7 min mark Brendan got his first to put us 1 up before home team time to settle Philip had ball in net. From there on in goals came easily with Billy getting on mark with 11 mins gone. Just a few mins more Brendan got another from good ball in by Dylan. 2 mins later Philip scored from good word from Dylan and Brendan with Brendan getting his hat trick a few mins later. Billy then hit cross bar on 25 min mark just a min later Philip had a bicycle kick put away by David. On half hour mark Brendan had his fourth goal by good work from mid field lads.

Just before half time from a corner from Dylan had Darragh getting on score board and then just on brink of half time for home team Brendan got a lovely back healed goal. We started quickly again with Dylan getting a nice goal after 5 mins. On 15 min mark we got penalty which Billy put away easily 5 mins later Dylan put in nice ball to Darragh to put us 13 nil up. With no option ref called game with 15 mins left ,must say again a great performance from all but with great overall game play from Dylan from start to finish had us easily winners on day.

 

 

 

Leonard Gould Cup v Riverstown A in Eastcliffe on Tuesday 23rd April
Riverstown A 1 Carrigtwohill United 4 AET

Scorer - Philip Dorgan, Brendan Twomey 2,  Liam Gosnell.

Another great result for the boys tonight with a great over all team performance. We were lively from start with a couple of chances but to go down 1 nil from an OG. We started second half the same when Philip evened up the game and we were unlucky not to win game in normal time when we had 2 goals disallowed for being offside which had us having to go into extra time.

 

We started again quite quickly and had us 1 up when Brenden got his first  goal of game to see out first half of extra time. Second half of extra time we again looked good and with 2 quick goals from Liam and Brenden had us see out game easily enough with some great performance's from all the team but most of all from Sean Mackey and Billy Manning have us looking forward to next round.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Sean Mackey

 

 

League v Blarney United A in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 21st April
Carrigtwohill United 2 Blarney United A 0

Scorer - Brendan Twomey,  Philip Dorgan.

Carrig u 14's played Blarney Utd on Sunday morning at Ballyadam in the league in what turned out to be a hard earned win for the home side. Blarney were well organised at the back and had the better of the Carrig lads for much of the first half. Carrig were not at their best and were limited to just two shots on goal in the half .Half time was a welcome chance for the home side to reorganise.

 

The second half came to life after five minutes when Darragh McCann put a great ball over the Blarney defence and Brendan Twomey raced onto it neatly putting the ball past Blarney's keeper for Carrigs first goal. Carrig got into their stride now and Billy Manning was unlucky with a header after a great cross from Dylan McCann. The Blarney defence were not as solid as the had been in the first half as Carrig pushed forward. The home side got their second goal after a good move down the wing.Kevin Coady got the ball in his own half played a great pass to Brendan Twomey and he set Philip Dorgan up to score. The lads made hard work of this game and were lucky to get the win. Best on the day were Darragh McCann, Aaron Pender, Dylan McCann and Billy Manning.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Aaron Pender

 

 

 

Local Cup v Avondale United in Ballyadam Park on Friday 12th April
Carrigtwohill United 2 Avondale United 3

Scorer - Kevin Coady, Darragh McCann.

Carrigtwohill played another first division side Avondale United in the third round of the local cup on Friday evening at Ballyadam. It was a new look Carrig team that started the game and everyone played their part in what was a fantastic cup tie. Both sides started well with Avondale just shading the first 15 minutes. Kudsai Mhondiwa in the Carrig goal made a great save after 10 mins to keep his team in the game. As the game moved towards half-time the Carrig lads realised they had every chance of winning the match and pushed forward in search of a goal. Billy Manning was unlucky not to score with a brilliant overhead kick,Philip Dorgan was playing well up front while Sean Mackey was clearing everything that came his way at the back.  

 

Carrig were the better team in the second half and were rewarded after 10 mins when Kevin Coady made a great run into the visitors box to hammer the ball passed the keeper. Carrig continued to dominate and should have added to their lead. Avondale had looked a beaten side but got a lucky goal from a corner to send the game into extra time.  Avondale were first off the mark in extra time and scored 2 quick goals to go 3 up but Carrig refused to give up and got their second goal when Darragh McCann scored a header as the ref blew for full time. This was another great team performance and the lads were unlucky to lose 3-2.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Kevin Coady.

 

 

 

Local Cup v Bandon in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 7th April
Carrigtwohill United 1 Bandon 0

Scorer - Brendan Twomey.

Carrigtwohill played first division Bandon in the U14 local cup on Sunday morning at Ballyadam. This was a big test for the Carrig lads and they were up for the challenge beating the visitors 1-0 in a very tight game. Carrig started well and even though they were playing against a very strong controlled most of the early play. Bandon were limited to a few long range efforts but after 20mins they broke through on goal and Ben O'Leary in the Carrig goal was called on to make a brilliant one handed save to keep his side in the match. Bandon used the wind to their advantage and Carrig did well to keep the score 0-0 at half time.    

 

The second half was a great contest with both sides giving everything but it was the Carrig lads who played the best football. They chased everything down and held the ball up well. Darragh McCann had a great game in defence while Aaron Pender had another good game in the middle of the field. The last ten minutes saw Carrig play their best football of the season. Liam Gosnell and Brendan Twomey threatened down the wings every time they got the ball. Philip Dorgan played up front on his own and did a great job holding the ball up and keeping the visitors defence busy. In the last minute of the game Dorgan passed the ball to Gosnell on the right wing and he put a great cross into the box for Brendan Twomey to score the winner. This was an outstanding team performance with everyone playing their part.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Ben O'Leary

 

 

 

League v Cobh Ramblers in Ballyadam Park on Wednesday 3rd April
Carrigtwohill United 1 Cobh Ramblers 1

Scorer - Darragh McCann.

Carrigtwohill stay 6 points clear of Cobh Ramblers after this top of the table clash at Ballyadam on Wednesday evening ended in a thrilling 1-1 draw. Carrig played against a strong wind in the first half and struggled to deal with the Cobh lads who had the better of the play for the first 20 minutes.Carrig defended well with Aaronn Pender outstanding in the middle of defence. Cobh took the lead with a well taken header from a corner  ten minutes before half time. After Cobh scored Carrig started to dominate play and Liam Gosnell brought the best out of Cobh\'s keeper forcing two good saves before the break.

 

Carrig started the second half full of spirit and came out fighting in search of a goal. Carrig won the ball for most of the half and but for Cobh\'s keeper could have had at least 4 goals. Their efforts were rewarded 5 minutes from time when Liam Gosnell made another great run into the box and was brought down for a penalty. Darragh McCann stepped up and confidently drilled the ball to the corner of the net to give Carrig a well earned draw.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Aaron Pender

 

 

League v Carrigaline United B in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 24th March
Carrigtwohill United 13 Carrigaline United B 0

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 3, Philip Dorgan 2, James Doyle 2, Sean Mackey, Arron Pender,
Billy Manning, David Grimes, Ben O'Leary, Darragh McCann.

A great day for our boys again today with a win over Carrigaline. the game started slowly but after 10 mins when a shot from Liam was saved but for James to tap in the rebound. Dylan attacked down the wing his cross was cleared to the oncoming Gosnell to get his first goal from outside the box. 5 mins later Liam got his second by walking the ball into the goal. 20 mins into the game Carrigaline had their first shot on goal which called on our goalie Ben to make a great save. We continued to push forward when a corner which was met by Philip to score in top corner, 2 mins later Liam was taken down in box which had us calling on Sean to come up to score his first goal for us this season to put it 5 nil. Some good defending from Sean and a great ball forward put Liam in to make it 6 nil at half time.

 

Straight from kick off had Darragh with a great shot that hit the post, after that a great run by John was taken down for our second penalty which had Arron score his first goal this season as well. A John Hyde 10 mins later had Billy getting a good header, with Ben now after coming out of goal made a great run down the wing with his shot being followed up James to get his second. John passed a great ball to Philip to score his second, Ben had another run forward his cross was heafed by James which was saved but Philip reacted fast and back healed to the oncoming David to make it 11. Philip then put a good ball to Ben to get his first goal for us. Just before the end John hit the cross bar and came out to James to pull back to darragh to make it 13 nil, a great team performance on the day by all

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Sean Mackey

 

 

 

League v Richmond in Waterfall on Sunday 24th February
Richmond 0 Carrigtwohill United 8

Scorers - Philip Dorgan 3, Darragh McCann 2, Billy Manning, Dylan McCann, Liam Gosnell.

Carrigtwohill travelled to Waterfall on Sunday to play Richmond.The lads continued their good league form with a comfortable 8-0 win.The game had only started when Liam Gosnell hit an unstoppable shot from out on the left wing for Carrig's first goal.Richmond kicked off and Carrig pushed forward again, John Hyde forced a corner Liam Gosnell put the ball to the back post for Philip Dorgan to score the first of his three goals. Five minutes later Dorgan had the ball in the net again when the keeper dropped a header from John Hyde and he scored an easy goal. Carrig played most of the game in their opponents half of the field and another corner from Liam Gosnell was headed in by Billy Manning to make it 4-0. At the back Carrig had very little to do but just before half-time Kevin Coady made a great tackle to stop a certain goal for the home team.  

 

Carrig had plenty of the ball in the second half and scored no 5 when Billy Manning crossed the ball for Dylan McCann to score. Liam Gosnell was a constant threat to Richmond going forward and after a good move down the left wing set Darragh McCann up for a diving header at the back post.Gosnell turned provider again 5 minutes later when he put another great ball in to the square for Philip Dorgan to score his hat-trick .Two minutes later Darragh McCann hit a low drive to the corner of the net from the corner of the box to make it 8-0. Crrig were easy winners with some good performances from Liam Gosnell Darragh McCann  and Philip Dorgan.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Philip Dorgan

 

 

Local Cup v Mallow United A in St Gobnait's Park on Saturday 9th February
Mallow United A 1 Carrigtwohill United 3

Scorers - Dylan McCann,  Liam Gosnell 2.

Carrigtwohill Under 14s had a great start to their cup campaign wit a 3-1 win over Mallow United on Saturday in Gobnait's Park. Even with Mallow being a division above, our boys had little trouble with getting past them. The game started off slowly with both sides being cautious, our only chance after ten minutes, with Liam Gosnell's shot being saved by Mallow's keeper. Our back line consisting of Darragh McCann, Aaron Pender, Kevin Cody and Gary O'Brien were really strong and had no trouble clearing every ball that came their way. With a few good runs from the forward line of Philip Dorgan and James Doyle, kept the Mallow defenders on their toes. The game stayed level till the 30th minute when Dylan McCann came running forward from midfield to get a great goal from 25 yards out which had us up at half time.

 

Substitute Sean Mackey came on at half time, along with a few position changes had us soon in control, with Liam Gosnell scoring a goal after 2 mins. A good goal after ten minutes by Mallow had them back in the game. A strong performance of our mid fielders Billy Manning, John Hyde, Dylan McCann and Liam Gosnell meant we were under little pressure. After a few good saves by our keeper, Ben O'Leary, Carrig were looking good for the win. We were unlucky not to get another goal when Gary O'Brien just missed a volley shot. Aaron Pender made some great defensive tactles to keep the Mallow attackers at bay. Substitute Shane O'Hanlon came on and made a few good runs. A good goal from Liam Gosnell, who took on a few players to lob the keeper wrapped up the game for us. A good performance by all. Now the team can look forward to the next round of the cup.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Aaron Pender

 

 

 

Friendly v Corinthians Boys B in Millenium Park on Sunday 6th January
Carrigtwohill United 6 Corinthians Boys B 2

Scorers - Brendan Twomey 2, Liam Gosnell 2, Gary O'Brien, Darragh McCann.

Carrigtwohill u14's continued their good form with a well deserved win over Corinthians Boys B in a friendly match at the all-weather pitch in Carrigtwohill on Sunday morning. Both sides started well creating plenty of chances and sounding each other out before Carrig scored first. Brendan Twomey ran on to a ball on the edge of the box turned the defender and scored a great goal in the top corner.Carrig dominated the next ten minutes with some great play all over the pitch keeping the opposition keeper busy however some poor defending allowed Corinthians to score to make it 1-1. Carrig had a couple of chances to clear the ball after a great from Ben O'Leary but they allowed one of the Corinthian lads follow up and score from close range. Carrig settled quickly and got back in front when Liam Gosnell split the defence with a great pass for Brendan Twomey to hammer the ball to the net for his second goal. Carrig's third goal came just before half time when James Doyle controlled the ball at the edge of the box and passed to Liam Gosnell who chipped the keeper to make it 3-1 at the break.

 

Carrig were quick to get going in the second half and after some good work down the left wing by Dylan McCann he hit a great pass to Liam Gosnell but the keeper saved and the ball was cleared into the path of Gary O'Brien who scored a fantastic goal from 30 yards out on the right wing. At 4-1 down Corinthians made a few changes and got back into the game but Carrig continued to press forward, created some great chances and had a couple of goals ruled out due for offside. A long pass up the field from Aaron Pender set Brendan Twomey off on the left wing but his shot was put out for a corner. Liam Gosnell's cross to the near post was headed on by Billy Manning for Darragh McCann to score. Carrig had the ball in the net again after David Grimes won a ball in the middle of the field and passed to Liam Gosnell who scored his second to make it 6-1 to Carrig. Carrig pushed for another goal and Philip Dorgan was unlucky not to score. Corinthians didn't give up and with 2 minutes to do scored their second goal after some slack marking by the Carrig lads. Sean Mackey Gary O'Brien and Kevin Cody played well at the back with O'Brien and Cody supporting the forwards with some great work up the wings. Carrig created plenty of chances from midfield where John Hyde had another very good game. Man of the Match Gary O Brien had a great game at the back pushed forward every chance he got and scored a great goal.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Gary O' Brien

League v Douglas Hall A in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 16th December
Carrigtwohill United 12 Douglas Hall A 0

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 3, Brendan Twomey 3, Billy Manning 2, Philip Dorgan 2, James Doyle,

John Hyde.

Carrigtwohill stay top of the table after another big home win on Sunday. It was a wet and cold morning at Ballyadam Park and the game was slow to get with both teams showing little interest at the start. The Carrig lads were first to get their act together and after some good work in midfield won a corner. Liam Gosnell put a high ball into the square and James Doyle reacted brilliantly with a header at the back post for his first goal of the season. Two minutes later James controlled a long ball from midfield passed it back to Gosnell who squared the ball to John Hyde to score a great long range shot. Carrig were strong all over the pitch andd were winning everything at midfield where Dylan McCann won the ball and put Liam Gosnell through with a fine pass to chip the keeper from the edge of the box.T hen Brendan Twomey broke down the right wing and crossed for Billy Manning to score with a diving header at the near post. No 5 followed quickly when after more good work down the lline Carrig got another corner again Gosnell put a good ball into the box for Brendan Twomey to score with a powerful header. Dylan McCann won the ball from the kick-off and put another great pass over the top to put Liam Gosnell one on one with the keeper to score his second goal. A neat one two with John Hyde put Brendan Twomey through and the Douglas keeper made a good save from his shot but Twomey followed up to head home the rebound. Douglas Hall had no answer to the attacking play from Carrig and just before half-time Gosnell raced down the left wing and passed for Philip Dorgan to score at the back post and make it 8 for Carrig at the break.

 

Aaron Pender, David Grimes and Eldar Talgat were introduced at half-time and it was more of the same with Carrig again dominating afffairs. Another Liam Gosnell corner was dropped by the Douglas keeper and Philip Dorgan was quickest to react and scored at the near post. Liam Gosnell was a constant threat to the visitors and with 20 minutes to go rounded the keeper to score his hat-trick. Manning scored his second goal when he controlled a high ball into the box and hammered the ball to the net. Then with 5 minutes to go Brendan Twomey got on the end of a poor clearance from the Douglas defence,broke into the box and drove the ball low into the net giving the keeper no chance to make it 12 nil to Carrig.T his was another impressive win for Carrig and is their seventh straight win in the league.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Liam Gosnell

 

 

 

League v Blarney United A in O'Shea Park on Sunday 2nd December
Blarney United A 0 Carrigtwohill United 8

Scorers - Philip Dorgan 3, Brendan Twomey 2, Liam Gosnell, David Grimes, Billy Manning.

A Philip Dorgan hat-trick helped Carrigtwohill to a comfortable win over Blarney utd A on Sunday. Carrig got off to a great start when a Liam Gosnell corner was headed to the roof of the net by Philip Dorgan. Carrig's second goal followed 5 minutes later when Liam Gosnell split the Blarney defence with a pass for Brendan Twomey to score. Then Liam got on the score sheet himself when he capped a fine run from midfield with a low drive to the corner of the net. The lads continued to push forward with Gosnell and Twomey terrorising the Blarney defence. Dylan McCann and Philip Dorgan were doing well up front and McCann was unlucky with a close range shot. Then just before half time Billy Manning scored with a great header to make it 4-0.

Carrigtwohill were 5 up 2 minutes into the second half when Liam Gosnell took off down the line and had his shot saved for Philip Dorgan to score. Solid in defence and midfield Carrig were good value for their lead and looked like scoring any time they got forward. Dorgan was busy around the square and scored his hat-trick with 15 minutes to go. Then in a carbon copy of their second goal Liam Gosnell put Brendan Twomey through to score his second and Carrig's seventh goal. Gary O'Brien had a great game in defence and with 5 minutes to go burst up the wing and passed to Brendan Twomey who crossed the ball for David Grimes to score at the back post. This was Carrig's sixth win in a row and keeps them top of the table.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Philip Dorgan

 

League v Leeds in Leeds Park on Sunday 18th November
Leeds 1 Carrigtwohill United 2

Scorers - Liam Gosnell, Darragh McCann

Carrigtwohill recorded their fifth win in the league against Leeds A at Leeds Park on Sunday afternoon. Carrig overcame the challenge of Leeds in this top of the table action packed contest.In a relatively tight first half Leeds created the best chances and were a goal to the good after 20minutes. Carrig were strong in defence and were best served by Kevin Coady and Gary O'Brian on the wings clearing everything that came their way. Arron Pender and Darragh McCann were as usual solid at the centre of defence and started many a good move forward. Ben O'Leary could count himself unlucky to have had to pick the ball out of his net after two fine saves and some great clearances from the edge of his box.

 

There was no let upon excitement in the second half. Carrig started well and after 5mins Liam Gosnell had his team level with a well taken goal from outside the box. The momentum was now with Carrig and they were relentless in their search for a second goal. John Hyde, David Grimes and Billy Manning were in control in midfield setting up some great chances for Philip Dorgan and Brendan Twomey in attack. Philip Dorgan came close with a shot from the edge of the box and again 2mins later hit the bar after a fine cross from Billy Manning. Brendan Twomey was a constant threat up front and he and Dorgan kept the Leeds keeper busy. Liam Gosnell came close with two free kicks before putting in a perfect corner for Darragh McCann to hammer into the net with 6mins to go. The Carrig lads showed great spirit to come from a goal down away from home and were worth their win. Arron Pender had a classy game in defence, Bill Manning bossed midfield while Liam Gosnell was a threat every time he got the ball.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Liam Gosnell

 

 

 

League v Glounthaune United in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 4th November
Carrigtwohill United 4 Glounthaune United 2

Scorers - Kevin Coady, Darragh Mc Cann, Brendan Twomey 2

A great performance from Carrigtwohill saw them run out 4-2 winners in a top of the table clash against Glounthaune United. Carrig started the game the better of the two sides but they struggled to break down a dogged Glounthaune defence and had to wait until the 20 min for their first score. Liam Gosnell hit a great crossfield pass for Kevin Coady to run on to and slot the ball passed the keeper to put Carrig one up. However Carrig didn't have it their own way and the midfield of John Hyde, David Grimes, Brendan Twomey and Liam Gosnell had to be on their toes against a very good Glounthaune side. Liam Gosnell was playing well on the left and hit another great pass for Brendan Twomey to score Carrig's second just before half time.                 

 

Glounthaune started the second half with a new energy and five minutes after the restart had the ball in the Carrig net. Ben O'Leary made a great save from a long ball in but was not to blame for the follow up. Carrig were up against it now as Glounthaune pushed for an equaliser and it came from a corner after a mix up in the Carrig defence. At 2-2 the game was getting away from Carrig, Shane O'Hanlon and James Doyle were introduced and played well up front with Philip Dorgan. A new look defence of Gary O'Brien, Billy Manning, Darragh McCann and Sean Mackey dug deep and cleared plenty of good ball to the forward line. Billy and Darragh got forward at every opportunity and this paid off when Darragh hit a sweet volley from a corner to make it 3-2. Carrig were on top now and with 4 minutes remaining the Glounthaune keeper let the ball through his hands for Brendan Twomey to tap in and make sure of the points. Carrig needed to be at their best to beat Glounthaune to keep their 100% start to the season.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - John Hyde

 

 

League v Carrigaline United B in Ballea Park on Monday 29th October
Carrigaline United B 1 Carrigtwohill United 14

Scorers - Darragh McCann 4, John Hyde 3, Brendan Twomey 3, Liam Gosnell 2, Philip Dorgan, OG.

In our first away game of the season we travelled to Carrigaline. The lads started the game with a well taken goal by Darragh McCann after 5 minutes following some good work up the line.His second goal followed 5 minutes later when he hit a great shot to the corner after getting on the end of a Liam Gosnell free.The midfield of John Hyde, Liam Gosnell, David Grimes and Billy Manning were in control of the game and set up Brendan Twomey and Philip Dorgan for two more quick goals. Carrigaline then got a lucky goal when a long ball caught our defence and bounced high into the net .Liam Gosnell then got through on the left and scored with a well hit low shot. Billy Manning set Brendan Twomey up to make it 6-1 and again 2 minutes later Billy put Brendan through to score his hat-trick. John Hyde then got in on the act with a great shot from outside the box on the strke of half time to make it 8-1.

 

Kevin Cody and James Doyle came on at half time and continued to push forward at every chance. Five minutes into the second half a Carrigalline defender put the ball into his own net from a well hit Liam Gosnell corner. Then Liam made it 10-1 with another long range shot. Dylan McCann and Elder Talgat came on with 15 minutes to go and got involved straight away forcing a corner from which Darragh McCann scored his hat-trick. John Hyde then scored a screamer from out the field to make it 12-1.Darragh wasn't finished and scored his fourth goal 2 minutes later. John Hyde scored his hat-trick just before full time to make it 14-1. Ben O'Leary in the Carrigtwohill goal had very little to do but marshalled his defence well making sure they all held position. The defence of Gary O'Brien, Aaron Pender, Darragh McCann and Sean Mackey were solid throughout the game and set up some great forward play. Another great performance keeps the lads top of the table.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Darragh McCann

 

National Cup v Temple United in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 21st October
Carrigtwohill United 3 Temple United 8

Scorers - Philip Dorgan, Billy Manning, Shane O'Hanlon.

Our Under 14 team were at home to Temple United in the National Cup on Sunday morning. Temple showed why they a premier team from the start and had us under pressure early in the game. The Carrig lads got back into the game after a shakey start but were on the back foot again when the Ref allowed a goal stand for Temple when their No.9 was clearly offside. Temple were on top now and scored two quick goals. We pulled one back when Brendan Twomey was fouled on the right wing and Philip Dorgan volleyed John Hyde's free kick to the top corner on half time.

 

The second half saw Carrig give a better account of themselves. They started to pass the ball better and got at the Temple defence. Brendan Twomey was taken down in the box and Billy Manning scored the penalty. Temple came back at us and scored two more before Shane O'Hanlon scored with ten minutes remaining to make it 6-3 to Temple. Carrig pushed on to try and get another but two counter attacks from Temple had them 8-3 ahead at full time. There were some good performances from the Carrig lads but Temple were just too strong for us.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Brendan Twomey

 

 

 

League v Avondale United A in Ballyadam Park on Sunday 7th October
Carrigtwohill United 7 Avondale United A 0

Scorers - Brendan Twomey 3, Liam Gosnell, Philip Dorgan, Darragh McCann, Dylan McCann.

Carrig u14s played Avondale United A in their first home league game on Sunday morning. We got off to a great start when Liam Gosnell scored after 3 minutes. The lads took control of the game from here and 5 minutes later had the ball in the net again when Brendan Twomey's shot came back off the bar and Philip Dorgan followed up to head the ball in to the top corner. John Hyde and Bill Manning were running the midfield with great passing and link play with the forwards. Brendan Twomey was a constant threat to the Avondale defence and scored his first goal after Philip Dorgan won the ball and played a neat one two with Billy Manning to put him through. The front two of David Grimes and Philip Dorgan held the ball up at every opportunity and kept the defence busy. The Avondale keeper kept his team in the match with two great saves from Brendan Twomey and Philip Dorgan before half time but he could do nothing about Carrig's fourth goal. David Grimes forced a corner on the right and John Hyde put a great ball to the back post for Philip Dorgan to set up Darragh Mc Cann to hit an unstoppable shot from outside the box on the stroke of half time.

 

The Carrig boys were not as lively at the start of the second half and for the first ten minutes Avondale came back at them. Ben O'Leary had to be sharp off his line to make two good clearances. The defence now had to show their worth Sean Mackey was strong in defence and cleared some great ball while Gary O'Brian was up and down the line all day and forced the keeper to make a great save. In the middle of defence Darragh McCann and Aaron Pender were disciplined through the game controlling the defence but getting forward when the chance was there. Aaron was unlucky to have two clear goals ruled out by the ref. Kevin Coady who had replaced the injured Liam Gosnell early in the first half was busy in midfield and with twenty minutes to go put a great ball through to Bill Manning who put the ball over the defence for Brendan Twomey to run on and score his second goal. Carrig were now dominating the game again David Grimes put Brendan Twomey through and his shot was saved but Dylan McCann ran on to the rebound to score a fine goal. Man of the match Brendan Twomey scored his third goal as the ref blew for full time. This was another great win for the Carrig lads.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Brendan Twomey

 

 

League v Midleton A in Knockgriffin on Sunday 16th September
Midleton A 1 Carrigtwohill United 10

Scorers - Liam Gosnell 4, Brendan Twomey 3, Philip Dorgan, Billy Manning, OG.

Our under 14's started the league this weekend with a short trip to Midleton for a 10.30 kick off at Knockgriffin. Carrig were the stroner team from the start and were 1 up after 5 minutes when Liam Gosnell scored from the edge of the box. We went 2 up after David Grimes was taken down in the box and Billy Manning scored the penalty. Then Liam Gosnell scored a wonder goal from a free kick from wide out on the left. Midleton then conceeded an own goal after more good pressure from Carrig. Brendan Twomey got on the score sheet with a good tap in after the Mildeton goalie made a good save. Liam Gosnell scored his hat-trick straight from a corner. The first half was all about Carrig going forward, but Midleton broke doen the field and were awarded a free on the edge of the box. Ben O'Leary in the Carrig goal made a great save from the free but poor defending let Midleton in the score. Then Philip Dorgan hit a volley from just inside the box to put Carrig 7-1 up as the Ref blew for half time.

 

The second half had Carrig facing a strong wind and our defence had to be on their toes. Midleton never looked like scoring in the second half with Sean Mackey making some good clearances and Gary O'Brien always a threat going helping the attack with some great crosses. Kevin Coady and Darragh McCann were rock solid in defence clearing anything that came their way. James Doyle came on for Sean Mackey and was unlucky with 2 good chances. Brendan Twomey scored his second after another good move from midfiels where Billy Manning and John Hyde were in control for the whole game. Liam Gosnell scored his fourth with ten minutes to go and Brendan Twomey got his hat-trick just before the end. This was a very good win for Carrig on their first league outing.

 

Ballyseedy Man of the Match - Liam Gosnell.