U-12s pre-season pays dividends

St. Aengus (Mountrath) 1Mullingar Athletic 4Mullingar made the long journey to Mountrath last Saturday to play their first competitive fixture in the Midlands Under 12 Major League. Faced with a physically impressive St. Aengus side, the opening quarter proved to be evenly contested.Mullingar were defensively solid and as the midfield slowly began to gain more possession of the ball, several scoring chances were created. Mark Ronan always looked dangerous with his pace and the first goal came when he beat the offside trap and then shot past the St. Aengus goal keeper with a fine individual effort.The Mullingar midfield with the tenacious Alan Farrell playing a prominent role increased the pressure and Patrick Shaw worked his way free on the left. His cross beat the St. Aengus defence to find Cathal Byrne who scored from close range. Shortly before half time Josh Kiernan put Mark Ronan through again and another classy finish saw Mullingar 3-0 up at the break.Mullingar took the opportunity to make a number of changes at half time and it was very encouraging to see the team continue to play some very attractive and intelligent football. St. Aengus fought hard to get back into the game but found the centre-back combination of Paul Lynam and Jordan McCullagh very hard to break down. As they pressed forward they were vulnerable to the quick counter-attack and a clever pass from Patrick Shaw released Philip Martin into space. He showed great nerve to round the goalkeeper and coolly slotted home to seal the match. To their credit St. Aengus never gave up and their centre forward scored a fine consolation goal shortly before full time. Mullingar were deserved winners and the result reflected the effort which has been put in at training by this squad.Mullingar Athletic :G. O’Connor (captain), P. Martin, P. Lynam, J. McCullagh, P. Shaw, S. Clarke, C. Byrne, A. Farrell, E. Donoghue, J. Kiernan, M. Ronan, M. Dowling, J. O’Reilly, K. Monaghan, B. Glennon, L. Mahedy.Team Registration(Attention All Managers)All managers are urged to get their team panel registered on the league registration forms as soon as possible. Please contact Liam McGovern at (087) 6471502 if further forms are required.Under 16 ADSL TeamAny player interested in joining this squad please contact Sean Galligan at 087-4160724.New All Weather Surface: Correct Football BootsAll players please note that we will be commencing training on the all-weather surface in the coming weeks. Only molded studs or screw in plastic studs will be allowed. Strictly no blades will be allowed.Kick Start 1 CourseA Kick Start 1 course will be held during the month of November. Please contact Leo for details on 086-8611301.5-a-side All Weather Hours:The club are now taking and confirming bookings for their 5-aside all weather for the winter. Please contact Oliver Holmes at the club on 044-9345646 any evening after 6pm.Saturday morning coachingCoaching for children born in 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 recommences on October 2. The fee for the year is €100 per child, €150 in total if there are two members of the same family registered with the club and €180 in total if three members of the same family are registered with the club. This year we offer an installment payment method /direct debit option. For those who could not attend the registration on Saturday last please register your child on Saturday morning prior to the session starting.The following schedule for each age group applies this season:Children born in 2004 - 12o’clock to 1pmChildren born in 2003 - 11am to 12o’clockChildren born in 2002 - 10am to 11amChildren born in 2001 - 11.15am to 12.15pm- this session will take place on our new full size all-weather pitch. Moulded boots or boots with plastic cogs must be worn on this surface. Runners or blades (including plastic blades) are not permitted on this pitch.Best WishesWe send best wishes to Mullingar Shamrocks and St. Loman’s GAA Clubs as they contest the County Senior and Minor final respectively on Sunday next.ResultsCCFL Senior Division:Mullingar Athletic A 4 Newpark AFC 0CCFL Division 1Mullingar Athletic 3 Birr Town 1LFA Youths Cup 1st RoundParkville United 2 Mullingar Athletic 1DDSLUnder 12: Greystones Utd 0 Mullingar Athletic 2Under 13 Troy Cup: Shelbourne FC 1 Mullingar Athletic 0Under 14 Goodson Cup: Cambridge Boys 1 Mullingar Athletic 1 - Athletic win after extra time and penaltiesSunday, September 26Under 17 Premier Cup: Mullingar Athletic 7 Cherry Orchard 0NDSLUnder 13: Dunshaughlin 0 Mullingar Athletic 5Under 14: Mullingar Athletic 2 Clonee Utd 2ADSLUnder 10: Hodson Bay Tigers 2 Mullingar Athletic Tigers 1; Mullingar Athletic Lions 5 Kinnegad Juniors 0; Mullingar Athletic Hoops 8 St. Joseph’s Bears 6Midland LeagueUnder 11 SFAI: Mullingar Athletic 2 Rathangan 5Under 11 East: Mucklagh 3 Mullingar Athletic B 3Under 12 Major: St. Aengus 1 Mullingar Athletic 4Under 15 SFAI: Mullingar Athletic 0 Killeigh 1Under 16 SFAI: Mullingar Athletic 8 Knocklyon 1FixturesSaturday, October 2CCFL Senior Division:Mullingar Athletic A - idleLFA Youths Cup 1st RoundPortlaoise Utd v. Mullingar Athletic, 2.30pmSunday, October 3CCFL Division 1Shinrone v. Mullingar Athletic, 11amDDSLSaturday, October 2Under 12 Hillery Cup: Ballyfermot v. Mullingar Athletic, 11.30amUnder 13 Murphy Cup: Mullingar Athletic v. Sacred Heart A, 1pmUnder 14 Harmon Cup: Mullingar Athletic v. Shamrock Rovers, 2.15pmSunday, October 3Under 17 Premier: Mullingar Athletic v. Drogheda Utd, 11amNDSLSunday, October 3Under 13: Mullingar Athletic v. Darndale, 11amUnder 14: Tolka Rovers v. Mullingar Athletic, 11.45amADSLSaturday, October 2Under 16: St. Francis v. Mullingar Athletic B, 12o’clockMidland LeagueSaturday, October 2Under 11 Major: Clara Town v. Mullingar Athletic AFC, 10.45amUnder 11 East: Portlaoise B v. Mullingar Athletic B, 11.10amUnder 12 Major: Tullamore Town v. Mullingar Athletic, 10amUnder 15 Major: Mullingar Athletic A v. Portuma Town, 10.30am. Mullingar Athletic B v. Gracefield Athletic, 12o’clockUnder 12 Girls: Birr Town v. Mullingar Athletic, 10.45amUnder 16 Girls: Killeigh v. Mullingar Athletic, 11am.