*Avenue Utd celebrate their Clare Cup success. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HAVING WON FOUR CLARE CUPS and Premier Division medals in his playing days, David Russell was a beaming figure on Saturday evening to collect his first piece of silverware as manager of Avenue Utd’s first team.
*Avenue Utd celebrate their Cup success. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UNITED were crowned Clare Cup champions for the first time since 2011 after they ended Newmarket Celtic’s aspirations of claiming an unprecedented tenth title in succession.
*Elias Kunz. Photograph: Natasha Barton SO FAR AS star signings in Clare sport are concerned, you can certainly put Elias Kunz to the top of the list for this year.
*Avenue Utd manager David Russell at the club grounds in Roslevan. Photograph: Natasha Barton SILVERWARE MUST BE OBTAINED if Avenue Utd’s progress this season is to be classed as a success, the manager of the ten-time Clare Cup champions has outlined.
*Dylan Casey. Photograph: Natasha Barton DYLAN CASEY’s name is already well etched into the history of Avenue Utd but this Saturday he is hoping to play a leading role in carving out a new chapter for the club while also stopping the county’s dominant force.
*Mark Roche netted twice for Avenue Utd. Avenue Utd advanced to the finals of the Banner Carpets and Flooring Clare Cup Final but not without getting a fright as they held off a determined Shannon Hibs.
*Avenue Utd lost Conor Mullen to injury early in Sunday’s tie. Photograph: John Mangan Avenue United’s challenge for Munster junior cup honours ended at Roslevan on Sunday when they went down to Villa FC from Waterford who are now through to the quarter finals in both the Munster and FAI Junior Cups.
*Cian O’Dea scored a penalty for Avenue Utd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Avenue United’s journey in this season’s FAI Junior Cup ended in Wexford on Sunday when they lost out to North End in a penalty shoot out after the sides had ended at 2-2 after extra time.
Bridge Utd’s Leon Kelly. Photograph: Cealtra Communications Action will ramp up a gear in the Banner Flooring Clare Cup with Bridge Utd and Fern Celtic already recording wins in the competition.
*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.
