Match Reports Blog

UNDER 11s NORTHOLT E'S 4-1 ST JOSEPHS

The boys were well beaten by a team who wanted it more , straight from the ko they put us under a lot of pressure and we were 3-0 down in the first 20 min's with our boys making a lot of mistakes and gifting Northolt E's a couple of their goals . Just before HT James Disspain pulled a goal back for the saints after good work by Tyler Crosbie

In the first 10 min's of the 2nd half St Joes were on top and look like they were going to get right back in it but another mistake by the saints gave Northolt E.s another easy goal and their was no way back for the boys as their heads dropped. Northolt E's deserved their 4-1 win today.

MOTM : Daniel Casey

UNDER 11s ST JOSEPHS A 3 - 1 KODAK A

Kodak are a big , strong , physical but fair side who play good football to , they were in total control of the 1st half and took a 1-0 lead into H/T but they should have been 4-0 up but for some great saves from Matthew Kissane and good defending from skipper Charlie Carroll , Callum Raybould and Tim Watson .

In the 2nd half the game was more even with Liam Kilroy ,Cian Cronin , Joseph Howley and Neil Cullis looking more confident in mid-field and winning the battle with a much bigger Kodak mid-field . 10 min's into the 2nd half Tyler Crosbie scored a well taken goal then 5 min's later David Nwawulor scored a low 20 yarder , then with 10 min's left John Wickham went past 3 defenders only to be taken down in the box and Ruairi O Connor scored from the spot .

James Disspain played well today with his great runs and was unlucky not to score a couple of goals.

MOTM was Jack Burkett for standing the tallest when needed against two big Kodak forwards .

U11s League Cup Greenford Celtic 2 - 1 St Josephs

St Josephs U11s were up against premiership Greenford Celtic in what was an end to end classic cup game.

Both teams had chances in the 1st half with John Wickham , James Disspain and David Nwawulor coming close but GC took the lead half-way through the half, then 5 mins later ( I don't think I will see a better goal for a long time) Tyler Crosbie scored a 30 yard volley to make it 1-1 at H/T and fair play to the GC parents for clapping to.

In the 2nd half both defences were busy and both of them played really well in bad conditions and Charlie Carroll , Ruairi O Connor , Callium Raybould , Tim Watson and Daniel Casey can hold their heads up high once again , with 10 mins to go GC got a second with a well taken goal to make the final score 2-1 .

Matthew Kissane made some great saves to-day and is getting better every game .

Joseph Howley , Conor Hughes and Liam Kilroy all shone for the saints to-day

MOTM today the whole team , it was our hardest game yet and every single one of the boys played really well in what was a close game and as their manager Martain said it could have gone either way.

LEAGUE : U11As ST JOSEPHS 5 - 2 PARKFIELD

Today was our best performance of the season so far against a good Parkfield team . After going 1-0 down after 10 min's the boys responded well with a Connor Spinks goal to make it 1-1 at H/T . Once again our defence were outstanding Jack Burkett , Liam Kilroy , Tim Watson , Joseph Howley frustrated Parkfield throughout the game with great tackling when needed in wet conditions.

In the 2nd half the Saints stepped up another gear with David Nwawulor getting a brace of goals, twice out running the Parkfield defence with his lightening speed and coolly finishing them of , Charlie Carroll scored his trade mark 25 yard free kick and Ruairi O Connor scored straight from a corner and Parkfield scored a late goal to make it 5-2.

Fair play to our keeper Matthew Kissane who was injured early in the game but played on, but had to come of in the 2nd half and was replaced by Tyler Crosbie.

Cian Cronin , John Wickham , Neil Cullis and James Disspain were all giants in mid-field today and never stopped running and tackling.

MOTM: Tyler Crosbie , for his all round performance and showed he can play any-were , forward , mid-field , defence and in goal.

Under 11As St Josephs 4-0 Westway

A good solid defending display from Tim Watson , Jack Burkett , Charlie Carroll , Ruairi O Connor and Callium Raybould saw the Saints beat Westway 4-0.

The Saints took the lead after 3 Min's through Connor Spinks and he was unlucky not to get a second when the ball went over the goal line by a foot but their linesman, like Arsene Wenger said "I never ceen it ".

Westway were the better team in the 1st half but were not really a threat on St Joes goal as our defending was in control of the game and any shots on goal Matthew Kissane cleaned up.

In the 2nd half St Joes stepped up a gear and put a lot of pressure on Westways goal and it paid off when Neil Cullis , Conor Hughes and John Wickham added to the score-line to make it 4-0.

Out-standing for the Saints to-day was Daniel Casey , James Disspain , Cian Cronin and Joseph Howley

MOTM was Neil Cullis for his gusty performance and getting back to help his defence when needed.

WESTWAY 1-2 ST JOSEPHS U11As

The boys travelled to Westway today to play their first game on a astro-turf pitch . It took the boys 15 min's to get use to it and they were under a lot of pressure and Charlie Carroll , Jack Burkett , Tim Watson and Daniel Casey were busy in defence but gave their forwards few chances on Matthew Kissane in goal.

After that the mid-field of Tyler Crosbie , Cian Cronin ,Neil Cullis , Liam Kilroy and Ruairi O Connor took control of the game and Conor Hughes up front scored 2 goals to go 2-0 up at H/T.

In the 2nd half the Saints put a lot of pressure on Westway and John Wickham , Connor Spinks and David Nwawulor were unlucky not to score a couple of goals each but it was Westway that scored with a great 25 yard free kick in the last few min's, but St Joes held out to win 2-1 .

MOTM was Jack Burkett who judge the bounce of the ball and read the game really well on a hard astro-turf pitch.

AFTER A DISSAPOINTING OCTOBER ST JOSEPHS UNDER 11 B TEAM GOT BACK TO THEIR WINING WAYS WITH A 5 1 WIN OVER PINNSTARS AFTER A NERVOUS START CHARLIE LITTLEMORE GOT THE FIRST GOAL WITH PINNSTARS EQUALLING JUST BEFOR HALF TIME IN THE SECOND HALF ST JOSEPHS PILED ON THE PRESSURE WITH JAMIE ROCHE SCORING A SUPERB HAT TRICK AND A EXCELLENT GOAL BY KYLE AGYEMAN EXCELLENT IN THE MIDFIELD WERE MATTHEW TRAINOR DECLAN GOSLING AND RYAN GALLAGHER IN DEFENCE TOM MANSBRIDGE HAD A EXCELLENT GAME ALONG SIDE LUKE MAGUIRE CONNOR O'SULLIVAN AND SAM O'DONOVAN FINALLY GOOD GOAL KEEPING BY DARREN GRANTHAM SUBS USED JOSEPH CARVILLE DOALTY BOYLE ALEX SHOTTER

St Josephs under 12 A's had another great win, beating Greenford
Celtic 9-2 with goals coming from; Jamie Doolan, Davantay Hastings, James Harding, Aaron Lee-2, Frankie Doris and a hatrick from Daniel Forde. Another fine performance from Andi Muceku (MOM).

LEAGUE U11As PARKFIELD 1 - 2 ST JOSEPHS

Without our regular goal-keeper today Tyler Crosbie stood in between the sticks and had a fantastic game.

In the 1st half Parkfield were the better team but with minutes remaining of the half James Disspain scored with a header from a corner.

In the 2nd half St Joes took control of the game but with-in 10 min's it was Parkfield who scored to make it 1-1 , then 5 min's later Cian Cronin scored a 25 yarder into the top right hand corner.

Parkfield had more possession in this game but Charlie Carroll , Jack Burkett , Daniel Casey and Tim Watson cleaned up in defence and gave their forwards little time on the ball . Up front David Nwawulor and Connor spinks had each hit the woodwork . Ruairi O Connor , Callum Raybould , Conor Hughes , Joseph Howley and Neil Cullis all shone for the Saints today.

Man Of The Match was Cian Cronin for taking control of the mid-field in the 2nd half and scoring a cracking goal.

ST JOSEPHS 6 - 5 PARKFIELD (aet)

As the boys were told after this game they will not forget this match for a very long time.

In the 1st half Parkfield were the stronger team and took a 3-0 lead, but the boys still hit the woodwork twice and had a goal dissallowed.

From the start of the 2nd half the saints put a lot of pressure on Parkfields goal and it paid off when they scored 3 goals to take the game into extra time.

Parkfield again took the lead in the 1st half , then in the last 10 min's the saints scored 3 goals and concieded a late goal to make it 6-5.

Goal Scores were , James Disspain 3 , David Nwawulor , Joseph Howley and Cian Cronin.

In goal Matthew kissane made some great saves and good catches . In defence Charlie Carroll,Jack Burkett,Daniel Casey and Ruairi O Connor were out-standing . In midfield Tyler Crosbie ,Liam Kilroy and Callum Raybould got stronger and stronger as the game went on, up front Connor Spinks was causing Parkfields defence plenty of problems.

MOTM was Conor Hughes even at 3-0 down he never stopped running and fighting for every ball and encouraging his team mates not to give up.

St Joseph's U12A's beat Olympicos 7-4 in the Middlesex Cup on 19th October 2008 with goals coming from Frankie Doris (2) Daniel Forde (2) 1 a piece from Gerry Gallen, James Harding and a rare goal from Cathal Hollaway. A Man of the Match performance from Jamie Doolan.

League match: St Josephs U11As 4-1 Pinnstars

The boys got of to a flying start in their first ever 11-a-side league game with a 4-1 win over Pinnstars

The boys were up 4-1 up at H/T thanks to goals from David Nwawulor 2, James disspain and John Wickham , they should have extended their lead in the second half but for the great saves from Pinnstars goal-keeper.

Good performances from the saints were Matthew Kissane in goal , Jack Burkett and Tim Watson in defence , Cian Cronin and Liam Kilroy in mid-field and Conor Hughes and Connor Spinks up front.

Man of the match was Callum Raybould for non stop work in defence and great heading of the ball when needed.

St Joes U12’B’ Goal Fest

St Joes U12’b’ continue their impressive start to the season with another fine win. Right from the off St Joes take the game to Larkspur Rovers ‘b’ and go 1-0 up inside four minutes with a goal from Kieran Doherty who went on to add two more later on in the game to complete his first hatrick of the season. Timi Onabango who came on in the second half to created mayhem with the oppositions defence also bagged himself a hatrick. Adding to the goals fest was Daniel De Angelis with two and one each for Jermaine Brown, Daniel Nolan and Jack Donohue.

Man of the Match went to goalkeeper Brandon Pointe-Falconer who, although didn’t have much to do throughout the game proved very concentrated when called upon to make the occasional save to keep a clean sheet.

St Josephs U11a 3-3 Northolt Eagles

The boys were up against league leaders Northolt Eagles , after being in control of the 1st half they found them-selves conceding 2 goals in 2 minutes with 5 min's left of the half , then just befor H/T Charlie Carroll scored a 30 yard free kick to make it 2-1.

In the 2nd half the saints played some great football and it payed off when Cian Cronin scored a long drive from outside the box , then with 10 mins left Tyler Crosbie scored with a header from a corner , after that Northolt put the pressure on the saints and they scored with minutes left.

Man of the match today was the whole team - Matthew Kissane was a giant in goal - Daniel Casey , Callum Raybould , Jack Burkett were solid in defence - Joseph Howley , Neil Cullis , John Wickham and Liam Kilroy were in control in midfield - James Disspain , Connor Spinks and David Nwawulor caused plenty of trouble in their defence.

League cup : St Josephs U11As 4-0 Harrow St MarysU11 As

After an even first half the score was 0-0 . In the second half the Saints took control of the game when skipper Charlie Carroll scored a stunning 25 yard volley and the ever improving David Nwuwulor came of the subs bench and caused havoc in the HSM defence with his pace and ended up scoring a hat-rick.

Ruairi O Connor and Daniel Casey shone in defence , Neil Cullis was a giant in mid-field and man of the match was Joseph Howley who never gave up and ran his heart out and took the game to HSM.

5/10/08 GROUP D

After a winless first season, the St Joseph’s U8c team started the new season in style.

Goals from Ruairi McDonald and Kieran Chinery-Anson completed a fine 2-0 win against a very good Celtic team. Ryan Twose and MOM Jonathan Whitaker were excellent in defence, restricting Celtic to very few shots on goal. James Reilly, Jonathan Cassel, Liam O’Sullivan, and Thomas Hawkey all played extremely well for their team, Helping to create numerous chances and defending wonderfully.

21/09/08 U12 DIV4 PRINCES PARK 0 ST JOSEPHS FC 6

St Josephs U12b started the Match against Princes Park ‘b’ with intent and purpose, after several chances go amiss the breakthrough goal came in the 9th minute with a great strike from James Smith. Taking control of the game further goals from Ciaran Byrne 11 mins Sean McGoldrick 14 mins and Jermain Brown 26 mins saw St Joes go into half time 4-0 up. Straight into the second half and only after 1 minute Jermain Brown hits his second. Princes Park came into the game and created a few chances of their own but some fine defending from the back four notably Sean Panacides and a goal from Timi Onabango 16 mins sealed a fine win for St Joes. Man of The Match went to Sean McGoldrick.