Leinster Power Flushing Premier Division. Moone Celtic FC 0 Rathangan AFC 3 Clinical Rathangan Secure commanding victory. Rathangan FC continued their strong campaign with a professional and clinical 3-0 away victory over Moone Celtic FC. From the very first whistle, the visitors established their dominance, dictating play and maintaining high levels of possession. Despite their control, Rathangan initially found it difficult to break the deadlock due to some desperate, l

Coill Dubh AFC 2-4 Clonmullion FC The league leaders made the long trip up to Cusack Park for a late Friday night kick off and didn't take long to create the first chance. A Jake Nicholl free kick just inside the halfway line picked out Shane Foley at the back post and he headed the ball back into the 6 yard box to Chris Chanders whose header went just over. Two minutes later Rossy Cardiff was fouled just outside the box and Danny Thompson seen his free kick tipped over the

By Derek Byrne Kildare Town AFC 1 Clane United FC 2 Clane United made the visit to Kildare Town on Sunday morning in a game that saw two teams that have title ambitions go head to head on a perfect morning for football. Clane came into the game in good form on the back of two wins but it was the home side that started the stronger and were dominant for the first fifteen minutes. Clane struggled to settle and were pushed by a well drilled physical home side. Chances were at a

Newbridge Hotspurs FC 1 3 Kildare Town AFC Kildare Town opened their Senior league campaign with a hard - fought victory over a dogged Newbridge Hotspurs side on Sunday morning. Both sides started a bit nervously and found it difficult to get control of the game. Leon Tsang saw an effort go just wide on 10 minutes after being set up by Jack Downes who had the home defence on edge all game. Downes was to the fore again on 25 minutes when some neat footwork saw him skip past th

KDFL Under 20 Shield Final. Kilcullen AFC 3 Moone Celtic FC 2 Kilcullen AFC Edge Moone Celtic in Five-Goal Shield Thriller In a pulsating KDFL U20 Shield final that lived up to the pre-match hype, Kilcullen AFC emerged victorious with a narrow 3-2 win over Moone Celtic FC. The match was a relentless, end-to-end spectacle defined by clinical finishing and heroic goalkeeping at both ends of the pitch. Moone Celtic started with intent, testing Kilcullen’s shot-stopper Ben Scanl

KDFL Under 20 Division 1 Coill Dubh AFC 0 Kilcullen AFC 2 Resilience vs. Numbers in KDFL Clash In what will likely be remembered as one of the gutsiest displays of the KDFL U20 Division 1 season, an embattled Coill Dubh AFC fell 2-0 to reigning champions Kilcullen AFC. While the scoreline reflects a Kilcullen victory, it fails to capture the extraordinary circumstances of a match where the "Brave Eight" of Coill Dubh nearly defied the odds. Coill Dubh entered the fi

Connolly Under 20 Cup (Quarter Finals) Newbridge Town AFC 1 Rathangan AFC 0 Rathangan U20s were the visitors to Station Road to take in Newbridge Town U20s in the KDFL cup. From the kick off both teams were sizing each other up and six minutes into the match the first real chance came for Newbridge town as Jona Bocotan & Ben Shanahan linked up down the right with Ben ending up inside the box and he drags his shot just wide of the post. A few minutes later Rathangan midfie

Connolly Under 20 Cup (Round 1) Moone Celtic FC 1 4 Rathangan AFC On a fine day this long-awaited cup tie finally got the go ahead after a change of venue to favour Rathangan. It didn’t take the home side long to stamp their authority and after three minutes they took the lead after some fine work from Oisin Dempsey down the right wing beating numerous defenders weaved his way into the Moone box and to the end line, he should great composure to find Timis Kacinskas who was w

KDFL Under 20 Division 1 BBC United FC 0 Kilcullen AFC 5 Clinical Kilcullen Dominate Top-of-the-Table Clash In a high-stakes encounter at Moyvalley, league leaders Kilcullen AFC showcased why they occupy the top spot in the U20 Division 1. Despite being an away fixture against second-place BBC United, Kilcullen delivered a masterclass in clinical finishing to extend their lead at the summit to seven points. The game began with high intensity as both sides looked to gain the

Ace Sports Awards Masters Shield Final. (By Wayne ‘Bubba’ Doyle) Newbridge Town AFC 0 Rathangan AFC 1 The final piece of KDFL silverware was contested on a bitterly cold Saturday evening, as Division One Masters Champions Newbridge Town faced Rathangan FC in the Masters Shield final. Newbridge Town, dominant over Rathangan in the league, had three wins and scored twelve goals without conceding. They were rightfully favoured heading into this showdown. Newbridge Town settled q

Karina Donnelly Senior Cup Final. Naas United FC 1 Clane United FC 0 The final match possesses an eerie sense of déjà vu, as both teams faced off in the Senior Division Cup finale last season at the same venue, at the excellently prepared Canal Road in Rathangan. In that thrilling encounter, Clane United emerged victorious after extra time, with a contentious penalty shootout ultimately deciding the winner. Fast forward twelve months, and while Clane has not consistently show

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. This video clip is the second in the series. In this video he explores the negatives of performance. He looks at how to achieve full potential as players, coaches and Clubs. Understanding performance psychology will give you the pathway to improve,

Ace Sports Awards Masters Cup (Semi Final) (By Wayne ‘Bubba’ Doyle) Ballycane Celtic FC 1 Leixlip United FC 4 After a disappointing end...

Senior Cup action ! Naas United FC 4 0 Rathangan AFC Naas Utd go through to the Semi Final of the Senior Division Cup after this empathetic win. 2 Goals from Paul Ometeso (8) (86) Along with a goal each from Travis O Neill (53) and Niall Faherty (72) gave United the victory. Goalkeeper Keith Higgins returned from injury today and was outstanding making some good 2nd half saves. Especially from No.9’s penalty kick just after the hour mark. Naas will face the league’s most out

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. Paddy says 'The video highlights the possible problems that players or clubs might have, to help everyone to reflect on their individual experiences. He will be following it up with the solutions to the problems in the next video. The next video wil

Senior Cup Action Newbridge Hotspurs 0 Clonmullion FC 4 Clonmullion took only three minutes to open the scoring on a sweltering morning in Snigs Brogan Park. The pacy duo of Brian Byrne and Lee Doyle combined beautifully down the right wing with the latter passing a perfectly weighted ball into the path of the in rushing Nathan Robinson who fired an unstoppable the ball into the back of the net. Two minutes later Doyle won a corner with another overlapping run which was whip

League action ! Newbridge Hotspurs FC 3 Coill Dubh AFC 3 Another entertaining game at Snigs Brogan Park on Hotspurs last Saturday evening...

Leinster Power Flushing Premier Division Mavida FC 2 Corbans Celtic FC 1 Mavida FC fresh off after week rest with a light squad, started...

League action ! Coill Dubh AFC 6 Old Fort Celtic FC 3 Old fort Made the Trip to Coil Dubh on Friday Night with a heavily depleted squad...

Hill Mechanical & Electrical Division 2 Straffan AFC 2 BBC United FC 0 BBC came to Straffan on Sunday in a game that both teams knew the...