Tag: Match Report

by Jonathan Purvis

Under 13s Match Report 10 September

Johnstown 2  – 1 Trim  U13 Premier in the MDL

JFC made it two wins out of two for the season.  In good conditions on Saturday in a game where Adam Murphy was excellent bagging a 20 yard screamer after two minutes and then an Ingenius flick off his back for his second.

In the second half. in truth JFC should of been 3 or 4 up at halftime but for some wayward finishing and excellent trim goal keeping, Once again the fruits of a full squad came into play with Kian McMullen playing a very competitive midfield role and doing it well.  The back four once again held the line well and Jamie Byrne looking solid and stronger each week. JFC nearly paid the price for earlier missed chances with Trim scoring five minutes from time to make it a nervy last few minutes.

The good start continues but a lot of work ahead in this short season

by Jonathan Purvis

Under 15s Match Report 3rd September 2016

Trim Celtic 3 Johnstown 6

Johnstown dominated proceedings and capitalized on their early possession, Mooney broke the offside trap to coolly slot past the on rushing keeper to give Johnstown a deserved lead. Johnstown dominated much of the 1st half and Mooney had his hatrick completed within 30 mins of the game, he scored 2 goals in quick succession assisted both by Taylor. On the stroke of half time Trim were handed a life line when they scored from distance to beat the impressive Makinde.
HT 1-3
Trim had their tails up and earlier in the 2nd half they capitalized on Johnstown’s complacency when they scored 2 goals to level the match. Johnstown reacted and the hardworking Byrne wipped in a cross for Hanney to volley into the back of the net. Johnstown went 5-3 up when Byrne scored a screamer from 30 yards assisted by Kelly and Suchan wrapped up the game with another excellent goal from 20 yards. Johnstown’s excellent team work lay down the foundations to this well deserved win.
FT 3-6
Best for Johnstown: O Mooney, C Byrne, J Hill.
Team: Damisola Makinde, David Lee, Oscar Mooney, Josh Hill, Andrew Mcquillan, Benji Taylor, Ryan Kelly, Daniel Gorman, Conor Byrne, Euan Burton, Kyle O Hara, Viktor Suchan, Duarte Martinho, Conor Healy, Nathan Hanney, Eric Colton, Callan Kileen, Aarron Whelan, Liam Purvis.
by Jonathan Purvis

U14 Premier Match Report 3rd September 2016

U14s Premier Johnstown 2 – Park villa 2.
In very wet conditions Johnstown opened their season in a hotly contested local derby against Parkvilla.  With some players, playing out of position it took Johnstown a while to get going, heads went down a little when villa beat our defence down the middle to slot home and then a second  came there way via a corner.
Two nil down at halftime, we knew we would have the bit of breeze at our backs, and it wasn’t long before Adam Quinn looped the ball over the villa keeper to rally the crowd.
Some more chances from Johnstown had Parkvilla rattled and the intensity in the crowd was at fever point.  It was only a matter of time and then it came low ball across Adam again in the right place 2-2 game on.
Johnstown strained every sinew and can not question their commitment in looking for the win but alas mister time was on villas side!!.
A faster start next time should put us in a good place well done all.
by Jonathan Purvis

Stunning strike opens this year’s Over35s League Campaign.

Both teams started brightly, exchanging corners which resulted in half chances to open the scoring. Cosmos should have taken the lead within 5 minutes when their striker was clean through only to be stopped by Johnstown’s number 1, Pat Hegarty.
1 – 0
The game then exploded into life on the 12th minute, a simple ball into Peter Dempsey was converted into the first goal on the night. Dempsey who was already having one of his best performances for the 35s, showed some neat control, made some space then smashed the ball from 25 yards into the top left corner of the Cosmos net. Dempsey should have doubled the lead 5 minutes later…he beat the offside trap but couldn’t get past the Cosmos keeper who was having a fine match.2 – 0
We didn’t have to wait long for the second to arrive, Jon Callaghan making his debut for Johnstown, played an excellent through ball, which was read by Rory McGrath, he then made no mistake by slotting the ball into past the on rushing keeper.

2 – 1
Johnstown then undid their good work by giving away a soft penalty, Hegarty did his best, diving the right way, but the penalty was well struck into the bottom left corner.

3 – 1
The third and final goal on the night was dispatched from 30 yards, not as spectacular as the opener but just as important. Ciaran Croke also making his debut for the 35s received the ball in midfield and had a speculative shot, it spun off the back of a Cosmos defender and looped over the stranded keeper.

The second half was a lot calmer affair, Cosmos should have closed the gap halfway through only for an outstanding save from another debutante Fergal Beirne. The ball was arrowed for the net, but Beirne who was going the other direction, somehow managed to get a strong hand and deflect it over.

Johnstown could have also added another couple of goals, but overall the team played well, controlled the match and can now look forward to the rest of the season.

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Next training session is planned for 8pm Monday 23rd May.
Next fixture is provisionally scheduled for next Wednesday evening @ 7:30 vs OMP.
Over 35s would like to thank the continued support from their sponsers:
The Old Bridge Inn , Willows, Navan, Ireland.

by Jonathan Purvis

Over 35 Friendly v OMP

Our O35s continued their pre-season preparations with a comfortable 2-0 friendly win away to OMP.
Both goals came in a seven minute spell midway through the first half.
A free kick from out wide on the left was played deep into the area where Johnny Cahill got the decisive touch amid a crowd of players giving Johnstown a 1-0 lead.
It became 2-0 when Alan Burke scored with a deft back heel finish following an excellent run by Rory McGrath.
As the game wore on the conditions worsened but Johnstown’s net was rarely troubled.
The result leaves our lads chomping at the bit, eagerly awaiting start of competitive action in the couple of weeks.
Keep an eye out on our website and Facebook page for details of their next game, and come out and lend your support to the boys
by Jonathan Purvis

Under 15 Match Report Away to Newtown

U15s Newtown 1 – 6 Johnstown

Johnstown travelled to Newtown on Wednesday night and knew they needed to make amends for the last time these two met.

The home side found themselves 1 up inside the first few minutes after a mix up in the Johnstown defence. The Newtown striker ran onto a long ball over the top and lobbed the ball over the helpless Murphy into the net. It took a while for the away team to settle and they should have levelled when Chinchilla raced through on goal but couldn’t keep his effort down. Their next chance fell to captain Adam O’Connor who saw his shot from outside the box cannon off the bar.

Chinchilla levelled the match 5 minutes before half time with a cool finish into the bottom corner after some good work from Finnegan and O’Connor. This was the break the away side needed and quickly made it 2-1 when Paddy Gaffney went on a mazy run and finished from distance into the bottom corner. Both Dowdall and Davies had efforts to increase the lead, the latter volleyed straight at the keeper and Dowdall hit the post.

HT 1-2

The second half saw a more composed Johnstown outfit and they quickly began to impose themselves on the game. The home team found themselves under alot of pressure and Johnstown got their third of the game 10 minutes after the restart. Centre half Cummins won the ball on the half way line, he then drove forward skipped by two players and powered in an unstoppable shot past the keeper from distance. The away side began to show their class and played some lovely football. They got their rewards with three more goals, Mark Dowdall got his first of the game with a shot from outside the box. He quickly got his second with a header from a Chinchilla corner.

The last goal of the game was scored by Cummins and it was a carbon copy of his first. Once again he won the ball high up the pitch, he then went on run which saw him beat two and he then riffled the ball into the top corner. This was a very good display from the entire team and there were a number of stand out performances by Gaffney, Junior, O’Connor, Dowdall and MOTM Cummins.

Team: D. Murphy, G. Sheeran, A. Barrett, A. Cummins, P. Gaffney, D. Finnegan, A. O’Connor, A. Barry, C. Davies, A. Chinchilla, M. Dowdall.
Subs: B. McCullagh, A. McGovern, D. Clarke, L. McKeever, M. O’Leary

by Jonathan Purvis

Match Report 15s v Kingscourt

U15s Div 1 Kingscourt 0-4 Johnstown

Johnstown travelled to Kingscourt on Saturday and came out of top largely down the brilliance of hatrick hero Darren Finnegan.

The home team started the game at a good tempo and put the Johnstown rearguard under some early pressure with a number of corners. Johnstown responded well and started to play some good football and had some good opportunities to open the scoring. The lively Ciaran McCann shot into the side netting and he made the keeper work on a few occasions. The best chance of the half fell to Mark O’Leary who was put through on goal but his finish was well saved by the home keeper. Johnstown kept up this pressure and were nearly rewarded but for a goal line clearance from the Kingscourt defender. The away side were always a threat from set pieces and should have opened the scoring after an in swinging corner was met with the head of the Kingscourt centre half but he headed just over.

HT 0-0

On resumption of the game Johnstown quickly began to dominate proceedings and within 5 minutes Johnstown got that all important opening goal. Adam Cummins intercepted the Kingscourt striker and played the ball forward to O’Connor who turned and found Darren Finnegan on the edge of the box. The latter showed some good footwork and turned and shot into the top corner. It wasn’t long before Johnstown were two up when Finnegan was played in on goal by Chinchilla and he calmly finished into the corner. Johnstown were on top for the remainder of the half and added two more goals. Chinchilla got the third of the game when he finished off a good move with a shot from just outside the box. Darren Finnegan got the final goal of the game and his hatrick with a neat finish from inside the box.

Best for the winners were: A. Cummins, A. O’Connor, C. McCann, Junior and MOTM D. Finnegan.

Team: D. Murphy, A. Barry, A. Cummins, G. Sheeran, P. Gaffney, A. O’ Connor, D. Finnegan, C. Davies, M. O’Leary, C. McCann, A. Chinchilla. Subs: A. McGovern, C. Leonard & R. Kelly

by Jonathan Purvis

Match report Johnstown under 12 Girls

Match report Johnstown under 12 Girls V Skryne Tara AFC Yellow

It was a game of two halves for Johnstown in the McGuinn Brennan Cup quarter final last weekend.

Playing against a seriously depleted, but spirited Skryne side we played six a side. Johnstown led at half time with goals from Katie McCarn and  Roisin Byrne and some good assists from Jessica Devoy Horan.  Good defending from Zara Cleary and Chloe Gaffney helped keep the score against us down.

Cue second half and a whole new team, although the result was much the same. A strong defence led by Linda Millina and Sophie Hannigan and 3 goals from Leah Donnelly and 1 each from Osarhumwense Osariemen and Sophie Goodman after some good link up play led to a win and a passage through to semi-final where we will face Skryne Tara Blue.

Well done to the team on a great performance in their first competitive game. Roll on the next round.

by Jonathan Purvis

Under 15 Match Report 19th March 2016

U15s Q/F Cup Trim Town 0-1 Johnstown

Johnstown made the short trip to Trim on Saturday to take on the current premier div leaders Trim Town.

The early exchanges were dominated by the home team and Johnstown found themselves under pressure right from the start. Trim had a few good opportunities to open the scoring but some good defending and a save from Daniel Murphy kept them at bay.

Although Johnstown struggled to match Trim for the entire half Mark Dowdall had the best chance to open the scoring. A rare attack from the away team led to them winning a corner. The resulting corner was met by the head of Dowdall whose effort was straight at the keeper.

HT 0-0

With a change in formation and the introduction of Kennedy, Johnstown started the half with a bit more belief. The home team continued to press but they were always open to the counter attack. The away team nearly opened the scoring 10 mins into the half, Dowdall was put through on goal but his effort was parried by the keeper and back into Mark’s path. Unfortunately he couldn’t adjust his feet and finished just over the bar.

This spurred Johnstown on and they were rewarded mid way through the half. Ciaran McCann swung in a corner and the ball was met by the foot of Cummins which flew low into the net.

Trim increased the pressure and were unlucky not to equalise. The defensive effort of the away team really was top class but it was nearly undone when Trim were awarded a penalty. Murphy became the hero of the day when he saved well low to his left.

Team; D. Murphy, P. Gaffney, A. Cummins, D. Finnegan, D. Clarke, C. Davies, A. O’ Connor, A. Chinchilla, C. McCann, M. Dowdall, B. McCullagh Subs M. O’Leary, A. McGovern, C. Leonard, J. Barry, L. McKeever, K. Odin

by Jonathan Purvis

U11 Colm Cooper Cup Match v Kells

Johnstown U11 Red started the game very strong and went 3-0 up before half-time with 3 well taken goals, 2 coming from corners.  However they started the second half slowly and Kells pulled a goal back.  Johnstown should have had the game wrapped up soon after when the were awarded a penalty for handball but the spot kick was put over the bar.

Kells kept fighting and to their credit got the game back to 3-3 but with 2 minutes left Johnstown found the winner with a strong burst from midfield, to progress to the semi-finals.
Johnstown 4- Kells 3