Schoolboys Teams Under 11s Division 2

Match Report Saturday 27th March
Under 11 Division 2 League
Trim Celtic 1 Kells/Blackwater F. C. 1 played in Trim.
Half-time score Trim Celtic 0 Kells/Blackwater 0
Kells/Blackwater F. C. and Trim Celtic played out an entertaining under 11 Division 2 League match. After a goalless first half Edan McKay scored two minutes into the second half from 7 yards to give Kells/Blackwater F. C. a 1-0 lead. Seven minutes into the second half, Edan McKay had a shot from 10 yards hit the Trim Celtic goal post. Five minutes from time, Ger McLoughlins shot from 10 yards went narrowly wide. Then with the last kick of the ball, Trim Celtic scored to leave the scoreline 1-1.

Team
B. Blackburn, D. Shipp, J. Browne,T. Akinrodge, M. Kenny, G. McLoughlin, F. O’ Reilly, S. Bennett, D. Branningan, P. Mooney, B. Lynch. Subs were E. McKay for C. Fleming, D. Branningan for P. Mooney, P. Smith for D. Shipp and J. O’ Brien for D. Branningan.
Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Edan McKay, Frank O’ Reilly, Peter Shipp, Shane Bennett and Peter Mooney.
Scorers for Kells/Blackwater F. C. Edan McKay 1


Match Report Sat 20th March
Under 11 Division 2
Kells/Blackwater F. C. 3 Borora Juniors 3 played in Kells.
Half-time score Kells/Blackwater 1 Borora Juniors 3
Kells/Blackwater F. C. were 1 up after 18 minutes of the first half, when Edan McKay scored from 8 yards. Borora Juniors scored just before half-time to leave the scoreline 1-1. Two minutes into the second half, Borora Juniors went 2-1 up. Ten minutes later Shane Bennett scored a goal from 30 yards to leave the scoreline 2-2. With just six minutes to go Ben Lynch scored from 7 yards to give Kells/Blackwater F. C. a 3-2 lead. With three minutes remaining, Borora Juniors scored to leave the scoreline 3-3. In the second half, Kells/Blackwater F. C. had a goal disallowed and Conor Fleming hit the post.

Team
J. O’ Brien, J. Browne, P. Mooney, T. Akinrodge, D. Shipp, G. McLoughlin, F. O’ Reilly, S. Bennett, D. Branningan, E. McKay, B. Lynch. Subs were C. Fleming for D. Branningan, , M. Kenny for P. Mooney, P. Smith for J. Browne, and D. Cole for E. McKay. Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Edan McKay, Ben Lynch, David Shipp and Tope Akinrodge.
Scorers for Kells/Blackwater F. C. Edan McKay 1, Ben Lynch 1 and Shane Bennett 1


Match Report Sat 13th March
Under 11 Division 2
Electro Celtic 7 Kells/Blackwater F. C. 3 played in Nobber.
Half-time score Electro Celtic 3 Kells/Blackwater 1
Kells/Blackwater F. C. were 3-0 down in the first 15 minutes of this match against Electro Celtic. Just before half-time, Edam McKay scored from 8 yards to leave the scoreline 3-1 to Electro Celtic. Then just after the break, Edam McKay scored from 9 yards to leave the scoreline 3-2 to Electro Celtic. Then Electro Celtic scored 3 goals in five minutes to go 6-2 up in the match. With ten minutes left in the match, a pass from Shane Bennett went to Ger McLoughlin and he scored from 10 yards to leave the scoreline 6-3 to Electro Celtic. With the last kick of the game, Electro Celtic scored there 7th goal of the game and claimed all 3 points from this League match.

Team
J. O’ Brien, J. Browne, S. Bennett, T. Akinrodge, D. Shipp, G. McLoughlin, F. O’ Reilly, D. Branningan, E. McKay, C. Fleming, B. Lynch. Subs were P. Mooney for C. Fleming, M. Kenny for D. Shipp, P. Smith for E. McKay and D. Cole for F. O’ Reilly.
Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Edan McKay, Ben Lynch, Conor Fleming and Ger McLoughlin.
Scorers for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Edan McKay 2 and Ger McLoughlin 1.


Match Report Sat 27th Feb
Under 11 Division 2
Kells/Blackwater F. C. B 0 Parkvilla 0 played in Kells.
Half Time Score Kells/Blackwater 0 Parkvilla 0
This top of the table clash ended scoreless with both teams playing great soccer throughout the game. David Brannagan and Edan McKay had chances in the first half, but they both went narrowly wide. In the second half, Frank O’ Reilly had 2 long range shots go wide.

Team
J. O’ Brien, J. Brown, S. Bennett, T. Akinrogbe, B. Lynch, D. Shipp, F. O’ Reilly, P. Mooney, D. Brannagan, E. McKay, G. McLoughlin. Subs were D. Cole for B. Lynch, P. Smith for P. Mooney and M. Kenny for E. McKay.
Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Jim O’ Brien, Jonathon Browne, Shane Bennett and Frank 0’ Reilly.


Match Report Sat 6th Feb
Under 11 Division 2 League
Oldcastle United 3 Kells/Blackwater F. C. 7 played in Oldcastle.
Half-time score Oldcastle Utd 1 Kells/Blackwater F. C. 2
Kells/Blackwater F. C. continued there good form in the League with this win over Oldcastle United. Both teams were evenly matched in the first half and then Kells/Blackwater F. C. took control of the second half ran out easy winners from this game.

Team
C. Fleming, J. O’ Brien, S. Bennett, J. Browne, P. Smith, B. Lynch, F. O’ Reilly, D. Shipp, G. McLoughlin, E. McKay, D. Branagan.
Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Shane Bennett, Edan McKay and Ben Lynch and David Shipp.
Scorers for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Farnk O’ Reilly 2 ( 1 penalty ), Ger McLoughlin 2, Ben Lynch 1, David Branagan 1 and Edan McKay 1.


Under 11 Cup 1st Round
Kells/Blackwater F. C. B 1 Borora Juniors 3 (Played in Kells)
Half-time score - Kells/Blackwater 1 Borora Juniors 2
Kells/Blackwater F. C. U11 B team were knocked out of the U11 Cup by Borora Juniors. Borora Juniors were 1-0 up after 10 minutes of the first half. Twenty eight minutes into the first half Edan McKay scored a goal from 10 yards to leave the scoreline 1-1. Then just on the stroke of half-time, Borora Juniors went 2-1 up.
Frank O’ Reilly had a penalty saved by the Borora Juniors goalkeeper just after the re-start. Kells/Blackwater F. C. goalkeeper, Ben Blackburn made some great saves to keep Borora Juniors at bay. In the last minute of the match, Borora Juniors went 3-1 up.

Team
B. Blackburn, D. Shipp, T. Akinrogbe, J. Browne, P. Mooney, F. O’ Reilly, S. Bennett, B. Lynch, D. Branagan, E. McKay. Subs were G. ,McLoughlin for P. Smith, J. O’ Brien for D. Shipp, M. Kenny for D. Branningan, D. Cole for P. Mooneyand C. Fleming for E. McKay.
Played well for Kells/Blackwater F. C. were Ben Blackburn, Edan McKay and Tope Akingrobe.
Scorer for Kells/Blackwater F. C. was Edan McKay 1.