Mixed luck as Avenue advance but Ennis Town eliminated in FAI Junior Cup
*Stephen Jordan netted Avenue Utd’s second goal. Photograph: Natasha Barton There was mixed luck for Clare clubs in the FAI Junior cup on Saturday.
*Stephen Jordan netted Avenue Utd’s second goal. Photograph: Natasha Barton There was mixed luck for Clare clubs in the FAI Junior cup on Saturday.
Corofin Harps’ Jack Keane controls the ball and eludes the challenge of Cian Geoghegan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography After a month’s break over the Christmas and New Year, Clare soccer league action returned at the weekend and after Sunday’s games in the Premier Division, the positions at the top of the table remain unchanged.
*Avenue will be without Ronan Kerin this weekend. Photograph: Natasha Barton AFTER A MONTH’s hiatus, action resumes in the Clare District Soccer League this weekend.
REVISED DATES have been issued for games involving Clare clubs in the Munster FA and FAI competitions.
*Avenue Utd manager David Russell. Photograph: Natasha Barton OFFICIALS in the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) have expressed their hopes that games will recommence as planned on the weekend of January 22nd/23rd.
*Clare players celebrate with the Kennedy Bowl. Photograph: Joe Buckley Clare have been crowned winners of the Kennedy Bowl following a comprehensive win on Saturday morning.
Clare’s remaining two clubs in the race for the prestigious FAI Junior Cup will be away from home for their round 5 fixtures.
It was a great weekend for Clare soccer as two of the league’s premier sides advanced to round 4 of the FAI Junior cup when recording impressive away victories.
*Brian Monaghan was on the scoresheet and had one assist for Shannon Town. Photograph: Natasha Barton MUNSTER Junior Cup victories were recorded by Shannon Town, Ennis Town and Avenue Utd over the weekend.
*Mark Roche was among the goal-scorers for Avenue Utd. Avenue Utd have maintained their recent edge over Newmarket Celtic by sending the League and Cup champions out of the Munster Junior Cup.