Division 3A
Westend Utd v Spink Celtic; Springfield Tullamore; M Malone
Walsh Island Shamrocks v Hayward Celtic; Carty Park Walsh Island; P Brown
Killurin v Tullamore Rvs; Keenaghans Killurin; P Nolan
Round Tower Rvs v Ballybrittas; 2.00; Timahoe Village; P Pardy
Idle Cloneygowan Celtic, Clonaslee Utd B
25 September 2007
17 September 2007
Tullamore Rovers 1, Round Tower Rovers 2.
CCFL Division 3A
Tullamore Rovers 1, Round Tower Rovers 2.
Despite another good display Tullamore Rovers were beaten at home for the second consecutive week. Rovers have still to get off the mark this season and manager Alan James will be hoping the wins start coming soon. Rovers dominated this game but failed in two critical areas, sloppy defending and a lack of shots on target. Round Towers Rovers took the lead just before the break but the home side were straight back in the game immediately from the restart after robbing the ball in middle and setting Pat Tyrell on his way down the right. Tyrell crossed for JP O’Leary to back heel the ball past the keeper at the near post. Rovers became ragged throughout second half and despite having most of the possession they couldn’t find the killer passes up front. The inevitable happened with 5 minutes to go when the home side failed to clear their lines and Round Tower Rovers snatched the points with a late winner. Tullamore Rovers are now in desperate need of a win to kick start their season. Tullamore Rovers: Jimmy Keenehan, Pat Meehan, Ed Finnerty, Jimmy O’Brien, Andy Galvin, Pat Tyrell, Mark Kelly, Phil Evans, Derek Dolan, James Carty, JP O’Leary, Ronan Kelly, Niall Gorman, Brendan Kenny, Seamus Halloran, Emmet O’Malley.
Tullamore Rovers 1, Round Tower Rovers 2.
Despite another good display Tullamore Rovers were beaten at home for the second consecutive week. Rovers have still to get off the mark this season and manager Alan James will be hoping the wins start coming soon. Rovers dominated this game but failed in two critical areas, sloppy defending and a lack of shots on target. Round Towers Rovers took the lead just before the break but the home side were straight back in the game immediately from the restart after robbing the ball in middle and setting Pat Tyrell on his way down the right. Tyrell crossed for JP O’Leary to back heel the ball past the keeper at the near post. Rovers became ragged throughout second half and despite having most of the possession they couldn’t find the killer passes up front. The inevitable happened with 5 minutes to go when the home side failed to clear their lines and Round Tower Rovers snatched the points with a late winner. Tullamore Rovers are now in desperate need of a win to kick start their season. Tullamore Rovers: Jimmy Keenehan, Pat Meehan, Ed Finnerty, Jimmy O’Brien, Andy Galvin, Pat Tyrell, Mark Kelly, Phil Evans, Derek Dolan, James Carty, JP O’Leary, Ronan Kelly, Niall Gorman, Brendan Kenny, Seamus Halloran, Emmet O’Malley.
12 September 2007
Table & Fixtures 16/09/2007
Fixtures 16/09/2007
Division 3A
Ballybrittas v Walsh Island Shamrocks; Rath Ballybrittas; PJ Garland
Killurin v Cloneygowan Celtic; Killurin Tullamore; T Flynn
Hayward Celtic v Spink Celtic; Smiths Field Mountmellick; P Brown
Clonaslee Utd B v Westend Utd; Community Centre Clonaslee; N Slevin
Tullamore Rvs v Round Tower Rvs; Fentor Park Killeigh; M Gillivan
10 September 2007
Tullamore Rovers 4, Clonygowan 5.
CCFL Division 3A
Tullamore Rovers 4, Clonygowan 5.
Last minute goal rocks Rovers
Tullamore Rovers bad start to the new season continued on Sunday in Killeigh but the manner of the defeat was the most disappointing feature after a much improved performance by Rovers. This game was full of controversial incidents including two penalties and a sending off which changed the face of the game. Rover’s first half performance was excellent and they got off to a flying start when James Carty drove a splendid free kick into the top corner after 10 minutes. It was a just reward for the Rovers players who were playing some inventive football through the middle. Rovers went two in front midway through the first half when Andy Galvin, who was impressive throughout the game on the right hand side, put in a smashing cross for James Carty to nod home for his second. At this point Rovers were well on top and the Rovers defence were also snuffing out most Clonygowan attacks. The centre back pairing of Ed Finnerty and Billy Harvey were excellent trough the game with some tough and uncompromising tackling to keep the Clonygowan forwards at bay. However a bizarre moment on the stroke of half time gifted Clonygowan a way back into the game. Billy Harvey challenged for a ball on the edge of the box and was caught with a high kick from a Clonygowan forward, the players were involved in a scuffle and somehow a penalty to the away team was the end result. The penalty was put away and the sides went in at the break with Rovers leading 2 -1. Rovers picked up where they left off in the second half with Pat Tyrell in particular causing all sorts of trouble on the right wing, the Clonygowan full back had trouble dealing with his pace throughout the game. His brother Deano was operating in the middle of the park and had an excellent partnership going with Philip Evans that kept Rovers ticking over. Five minutes into the half it was a great through ball from the middle of the park that set JP O’Leary on his way toward goal , O’Leary was bearing down on goal only to be upended just has he was about to strike and the referee pointed straight to the spot. James Carty was the man who stepped up to the mark and smashed home for his hat trick. At this point Rovers were cruising and the full backs Pat Meehan and Andy Galvin were pushing on in support of the midfield as Rovers searched for another but the game changed midway through the second half for Rovers. A free kick was awarded outside the 18 yard box to Clonygowan. As the free was about to be taken Deano Tyrell was deemed to have encroached and was harshly awarded a second yellow card which signalled the end of his participation. It was long after before Clonygowan had got their second when the ball was fired home from close range despite the best effort of Pat Meehan and keeper Jimmy Keenehan to block it out. At this point Rovers manager Alan James introduced Jimmy O’Brien and Michael Connelly in an effort to keep Rovers fresh. But being a man down it was always going to be tough and the third goal came soon after when the Clonygowan forward picked up a spilled ball to fire home the equaliser. Ten minutes before the end Clonygowan went 4 – 3 up when a wicked deflection off Pat Meehan from a corner sailed beyond Jimmy Keenehan into the top of the net. Despite the goals Jimmy Keenehan can be glad of his performance as it could have been worse for Rovers after he pulled off two fantastic saves in either half. . With the game dwindling away at this stage Rover had to fight to get something out of it. The opportunity presented self with 10 minutes to go when Philip Evans fired in free kick from just inside the Rovers half for Derek Dolan to rise and head home an equaliser for Rovers. Rovers though they had done enough but there was one more twist in the game. The referee awarded a free down the right for Clonygowan, he allowed the indirect free to be taken without a whistle and Rovers were still asleep as the cross came in only to be met by a Clonygowan attacker who sent a loping heard into the top corner. This was a bitterly disappointing end to the game but Rovers will take heart from the performance and will look a some crucial decisions that denied them victory. This is a new Rovers team and there is no doubt of the talent in the squad but they are still in the process of gelling together as a unit.
Tullamore Rovers Management would like the following sponsors for their support in keeping the club running for the 2007/8 season – DeBruns Bar, Evans Cleaning Services, Carry Out off license, Michael Minnock Architectural Services, Esker Communications & Mex Car Cleaning Services
Tullamore Rovers : Jimmy Keenehan, Billy Harvey, Edwin Finnertty, Andy Galvin, Pat Meehan, Deano Tyrell, Phil Evans, Derek Dolan, Pat Tyrell, James Carty , JP O’Leary, Michael Connelly, Jimmy O’Brien, Seamus Halloran.
Tullamore Rovers 4, Clonygowan 5.
Last minute goal rocks Rovers
Tullamore Rovers bad start to the new season continued on Sunday in Killeigh but the manner of the defeat was the most disappointing feature after a much improved performance by Rovers. This game was full of controversial incidents including two penalties and a sending off which changed the face of the game. Rover’s first half performance was excellent and they got off to a flying start when James Carty drove a splendid free kick into the top corner after 10 minutes. It was a just reward for the Rovers players who were playing some inventive football through the middle. Rovers went two in front midway through the first half when Andy Galvin, who was impressive throughout the game on the right hand side, put in a smashing cross for James Carty to nod home for his second. At this point Rovers were well on top and the Rovers defence were also snuffing out most Clonygowan attacks. The centre back pairing of Ed Finnerty and Billy Harvey were excellent trough the game with some tough and uncompromising tackling to keep the Clonygowan forwards at bay. However a bizarre moment on the stroke of half time gifted Clonygowan a way back into the game. Billy Harvey challenged for a ball on the edge of the box and was caught with a high kick from a Clonygowan forward, the players were involved in a scuffle and somehow a penalty to the away team was the end result. The penalty was put away and the sides went in at the break with Rovers leading 2 -1. Rovers picked up where they left off in the second half with Pat Tyrell in particular causing all sorts of trouble on the right wing, the Clonygowan full back had trouble dealing with his pace throughout the game. His brother Deano was operating in the middle of the park and had an excellent partnership going with Philip Evans that kept Rovers ticking over. Five minutes into the half it was a great through ball from the middle of the park that set JP O’Leary on his way toward goal , O’Leary was bearing down on goal only to be upended just has he was about to strike and the referee pointed straight to the spot. James Carty was the man who stepped up to the mark and smashed home for his hat trick. At this point Rovers were cruising and the full backs Pat Meehan and Andy Galvin were pushing on in support of the midfield as Rovers searched for another but the game changed midway through the second half for Rovers. A free kick was awarded outside the 18 yard box to Clonygowan. As the free was about to be taken Deano Tyrell was deemed to have encroached and was harshly awarded a second yellow card which signalled the end of his participation. It was long after before Clonygowan had got their second when the ball was fired home from close range despite the best effort of Pat Meehan and keeper Jimmy Keenehan to block it out. At this point Rovers manager Alan James introduced Jimmy O’Brien and Michael Connelly in an effort to keep Rovers fresh. But being a man down it was always going to be tough and the third goal came soon after when the Clonygowan forward picked up a spilled ball to fire home the equaliser. Ten minutes before the end Clonygowan went 4 – 3 up when a wicked deflection off Pat Meehan from a corner sailed beyond Jimmy Keenehan into the top of the net. Despite the goals Jimmy Keenehan can be glad of his performance as it could have been worse for Rovers after he pulled off two fantastic saves in either half. . With the game dwindling away at this stage Rover had to fight to get something out of it. The opportunity presented self with 10 minutes to go when Philip Evans fired in free kick from just inside the Rovers half for Derek Dolan to rise and head home an equaliser for Rovers. Rovers though they had done enough but there was one more twist in the game. The referee awarded a free down the right for Clonygowan, he allowed the indirect free to be taken without a whistle and Rovers were still asleep as the cross came in only to be met by a Clonygowan attacker who sent a loping heard into the top corner. This was a bitterly disappointing end to the game but Rovers will take heart from the performance and will look a some crucial decisions that denied them victory. This is a new Rovers team and there is no doubt of the talent in the squad but they are still in the process of gelling together as a unit.
Tullamore Rovers Management would like the following sponsors for their support in keeping the club running for the 2007/8 season – DeBruns Bar, Evans Cleaning Services, Carry Out off license, Michael Minnock Architectural Services, Esker Communications & Mex Car Cleaning Services
Tullamore Rovers : Jimmy Keenehan, Billy Harvey, Edwin Finnertty, Andy Galvin, Pat Meehan, Deano Tyrell, Phil Evans, Derek Dolan, Pat Tyrell, James Carty , JP O’Leary, Michael Connelly, Jimmy O’Brien, Seamus Halloran.
04 September 2007
Under-strength Rovers lose league opener
Clonaslee Utd 5, Tullamore Rovers 1.
A very under-strength Tullamore Rovers went down 5-1 to one of the league favourites Clonaslee Utd. With Rovers missing six first team players for this encounter it was always going to be an uphill struggle.
Being 4-0 down at half-time resulted in a number a substitutions being made. Rovers were a completely different team in the second half and played some great football but all was to late. A well worked goal for rovers, scored by new signing J.P O'Leary, showed just what rovers should be capable of on their day.
With a full strenght team expected for the first home game of the season against Cloneygowan hopefully Rovers will get a decent result.
Fingers crossed!!!
A very under-strength Tullamore Rovers went down 5-1 to one of the league favourites Clonaslee Utd. With Rovers missing six first team players for this encounter it was always going to be an uphill struggle.
Being 4-0 down at half-time resulted in a number a substitutions being made. Rovers were a completely different team in the second half and played some great football but all was to late. A well worked goal for rovers, scored by new signing J.P O'Leary, showed just what rovers should be capable of on their day.
With a full strenght team expected for the first home game of the season against Cloneygowan hopefully Rovers will get a decent result.
Fingers crossed!!!
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