The clubs under 12 side were drawn away to Athea United in the last eight of their cup while the under 13 side will have to travel to Abbeyfeale in their semi final.
The juniors meanwhile will travel to Carrig Celtic in their quarter final of the Desmond cup while should they overcome Glin Rovers in the league cup quarter they will entertain either NCW or Breska Rovers in the semi.
Munster Final this Wednesday
The Desmond Schoolboys under 12 Munster final date against Waterford will be staged on this Wednesday April 12th 2006 in Cooke Park, Tipperary. Ballingarry have four players on the panel. Anthony Forde (capt); John O’ Gorman; Pa Healy and Tommy Hannon will be hoping to add a Munster medal to their already growing collection of honours.
Munster Final Off
The under 12 Munster final between the Limerick Desmond and Waterford Leagues fixed for Saturday next April 1st has been cancelled due to the expected bad weather. The game will now be refixed for a later date with the expected venue to remain University of Limerick.
Desmond 12s in Munster Final
Thanks to their 2-0 win against the Clare and District League in Ennis last Sunday (March 26th 2006) the Limerick Desmond under 12s will contest the Munster final against the Waterford and District League on Saturday next April 1st. The side will be captained by Ballingarry player Anthony Forde while Damien O’ Donoghue; John O’ Gorman; Patrick Healy and Dean Clancy are also in the squad.
This is the second time that the league 12s have made the final having won the competition in 2004.
League Cup Draw
Ballingarry were handed a tough draw in the last eight of the Premier Division Cup where they will travel to Glin. The last meeting of these sides a couple of weeks ago saw Ballingarry grab a last gasp equalizer in a game they could well have lost.
With the league seemingly beyond them Ballingarry must surely focus in in what could offer their best chance of a trophy this season.
Premier Title Hopes Fade – Ballingarry 0 Rathkeale 2
Ballingarrys’ title hopes faded with this home defeat on Sunday last (March 19th 2006) against Rathkeale. A goal in either half saw off the home sides’ challange. Francis Kiely went closest for Ballingarry early on while Denis Kellys’ headed effort in the second half was the nearest Ballingarry came to scoring.
Team: J.O’ Grady; M. Condron; D.O’ Grady; C. Kiely; A. Barrett; J. Scanlon; N. Condron; D. Clifford; F.Kiely; B. Hanley; D. Kelly.
Subs used: B. Kelly, D. Alymer
Referee: P. Manning.
Under 12s progress to last 8 – Ballingarry 3 Abbeyfeale Utd 0
Dean Clancy, Anthony Forde and Damien O’ Donoghue were the Ballingarry scorers as Ballingarry progressed to the last eight of their domestic cup (Friday March 17th 2006). All the goals came in the second half of a game that looked difficult on paper. United were on top in the first period and looked favourites to progress but Ballingarrys’ strong second half show paved the way.
Desmond under 12s almost in Munster final.
The Limerick Desmond under 12 side more than deserved their 1-1 draw against Limerick City at Athea last Sunday (March 12th 2006), a result that sees them almost certainly into the Munster final.
Ballingarry player Pa Healy excelled at full back while both Tommy Hannon atcentre half and captain Anthony Forde both enjoyed solid games.
Premier Division Latest: Ballingarry 1 Broadford United 0
Ballingarry had to work hard to secure all three points against Broadford on Sunday last (March 12th 2006) in Ballingarry. Three good chances came their way during a fruitless first half but they took the lead just one minute into the second half when Aidan Barrett struck from close in after Scanlons’ free wasn’t cleared. Ballingarry were denied a certain penalty when Bart Hanley was bundled over mid way through a rip roaring second half. Ballingarry are now up to third place in the table.
Team: J. O’ Grady; M.Condron; P. Corrigan; Darragh O’ Grady; A. Barrett; N.Condron; M. Clancy;
D. Alymer; J. Scanlon; B. Hanley; D. Kelly.
Subs: C. Kiely for D. Alymer; D. Clifford for P. Corrigan.
Scorer: A. Barrett 46mins.
Referee: Liam O’ Connor.
Juniors drop vital points: Ballingarry 1 Glin Rovers 1.
Ballingarry dropped two vital points when they could only draw 1-1 with Glin Rovers on Sunday last (March 5th 2006). Darren Clifford struck the post while Aidan Barrett failed to hit the target when well placed before the visitors went ahead on the half hour. It could have been two early in the second half had not referee John Roche disallowed a perfect “goal” when unsighted. Ballingarry finally got what they deserved in the final minute when Mike Clancy scored direct from a free for his first goal of the season.
The game will be remembered most for the fact that Colm Kiely became only the tenth player in the clubs history to make 200 competitive appearances for the club.
Team: J. O’ Grady; M. Condron; A. O’ Sullivan; A. Barrett; C. Kiely; J. Scanlon; D. Clifford; N. Condron; M. Clancy; Darragh O’ Grady; F. Kiely.
Subs: D. Alymer for O’ Sullivan; P. Lane for M. Condron.
Referee: John Roche.