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Ballinasloe Town 13/5/2012
Senior News:

1st Team:

The First Team Beat Skyvalley in the 1st Round of the Divisional Cup Last Wens 3rd May by 4-1 in the Curragh with Mark Duffy, Darragh Concannon & a Brace from Liam Lynch ensured a place in the Quarter Finals vs Moore on Thurs 17th May and Another encounter with Skyvalley was had on Sunday in Lacarrow in the Semi-Final of the Roscommon Cup, A Very Blustery, Windy Day really terrible conditions for Football and Ballinasloe went behind to an Gary Egan own goal but Lynch leveled almost straight away and it was Liam again who grabbed the winner in Injury time to ensure the Town would be in the Final on the 27th May in Lacarrow Vs Ballymoe.. Still fighting on the two Cups and with the League in the Bag it's Promising to be a very exciting end to the season for all the Squad... On The Town !!!

2nd Team:

The 2nd Team finished their season in style with a divisional Cup Win over Cam Celtic in Lacarrow on Friday 11th May, Richard Egan's 1st Half Free-Kick was enough to seal the win and bring the Cup to Ballinasloe. In very tough Conditions Ballinasloe defended quite excellently with Captain Mike Lynch in very stubborn form at the back and Jason Towuig in very Feisty mood in midfield and Brian Campbell doing his part working very hard up top to take the pressure off. In All a good season for the Squad and a cup is exactly what this team deserves !! Well Done to all the squad along with The team of Patrick "Monch" Loughnane & Bobby Ronaldson for their work through the season... Thanks Lads.

Special Mention to the 2nd Team Player of the Year Shane Fallon who was presented with his trophy after the final on Friday !!! Hard Work & Training - Well Done Shane..

Masters:

The Masters played the Prison Services on Saturday 12th May it was their 2nd Game and their 2nd win having beating Shiven 2 weeks earlier with Ian Parker getting the only goal of the game that day it was Parker again that was on the score sheet in Ballymoe he opened the scoring in the 1st Half when a Noel Lyons Corner fell to him in the box and Minty didn't miss from close range but just before half-time the Prison Services leveled with a well taken goal, But in the 2nd Half it was Parker again this time with a 30 yard screamer to put Ballinasloe in Front and take the 3 points. Thats 6 points from 2 Games lets keep it going lads.   

A.D.S.L Season Review:

U10 Squad - Management - Bobby Burke, Michael Fogarty.

A great season for our U10 squad in the A.D.S.L U10 Fun League - Winning games, Losing games & Drawing games letting these young men experience football and a Semi-Final in the cup to go with it so a lot more to come from this young team!! Thanks to Bobby and Humphry for all their hard work over the season - Well Done Lads..

U11 A Squad - Management - Peter McCormack, Mark Duffy.

Another Super Season for the U11's playing in a Fun League, But in the Local Cup a Shock early exit prevented this side from showing their talents on the Bigger stage but a Fantastic run in the SFAI Seery-Menton Cup where their journey took them to St Kevins Boys in Dublin for a last 16 clash saw them only beaten in the last Min of the game. But this was a truly Super Effort by this Side and Bigger Things are expected for next season.. Well Done Peter and Mark !!

U11 B Squad - Management - Ronan Burke.

The U11 B Squad enjoyed a very Successful season also in the Fun league but if you were totaling points some say they would have finished 2nd :-) but a Semi-Final in the Local Cup were they had a fantastic run.. Well Run by Ronan who Completed his Kick Start 1 course and is doing a Fantastic job with a Great bunch of Kids.. Well Done Ronan & Thank You.

U12 A Squad - Management - Noel Lyons, Jason Fallon.

The U12's finished the Season on a real High after Winning the Local Cup in dramatic fashion by beating A.C Celtic on Penalty's in the Final after a 3-3 draw after extra time where Ballinasloe were never behind in the game. Nathan Horan had got 2 in the game & Heather Payne getting the Other in such an exciting game but the Hero was Goalkeeper Michleen Fogarty with some vital saves in the game ! one right at the very death and of course the Knobbly Knees Penalty Save made it a great day for all the squad and Management but will be Looking for a better League position next season.. Well Done to Noel & Jason and not Forgetting Chris Horan for all the great work early in the year..

U12 B Squad - Management - Thomas Fitzpatrick, Wayne Dowd.

a super season for Thomas, Wayne & The Squad finishing 2nd in there League and having a good Local Cup run, Thomas Like Ronan Completed his Kick Start 1 Course and is Putting what was learned into practice and this shows by the League form and the run in the Cup, Great Job these 2 lads do with this bunch of Kids, Keep Up the Fantastic Work Lads - Thank You.

U13 Squad - Management - Jason Fallon, Enda Layng, Noel Lyons.

The U13's again out done themselves this Season but didn't start that way with an early exit from the SFAI Cup in a thrilling game in the Curragh where they were on the wrong side of a 5-4 scoreline, But Upward and onward and they went on to Win the League and Cup Double for the 2nd Year running. The League was very Successful Losing only once and sealed it needing only a point against Hudson Bay on Wens the 2nd of May but won the Game 3-1 with Conor Layng getting 2 and Nathan Horan getting the last to secure the Win & The League for Ballinasloe. the Saturday previous this Squad had just Secured the Local Cup in the Athlone Town Stadium by Beating A.C Celtic by 5-1 with Conor Layng getting the 1st Jonathan Cunningham & Paul Carey both getting a brace. Achieving a double at any level is a bit special but to do it Back To Back is Outstanding.. Very Well Done to All in this Sqaud & Thanks to Jason, Enda & Noel for all your hard work.. More of the Same !

U14 Squad - Management - Enda layng, Jason Fallon, Tony Coyne.

The U14's got there Season off to a flyer winning games in the League and in the Cups and going well in general. Having got to the Semi-Final of the Connaught Cup and to the Last 32 in the SFAI Cup, The Local Cup was a certain target that they wanted to Win but due to Injury's they met a very good Temple Villa side and lost the game 1-0 but they still had the League and needed just a point to secure the Title Vs St Francis in the Curragh on Saturday 12th May. They Started slow and found themselves two behind after 12 mins, But The Lads Rallied and Oisin Kelly found a perfect pass to Dylan Johnston and Dylan whipped a perfect ball to Eoin Gavin at the back post to guide home and Ballinasloe went on to dominate the 2nd Half and got there rewards when Kelly again involved laid the ball off to Conor Layng and a scuffed shot somehow found it's way across the line to make it 2-2 the final whistle came soon after and the Town were Champions.. Well Done to all the Squad and Thank you Enda, Jason & Tony for all your work with this cracking bunch of lads...

U15 Squad - Management - Kevin Broderick, Barry O'Conner.

The U15's have been very consistent all season doing well in the SFAI and Last Saturday 3rd May they Beat Hudson Bay in the Final of the Local Cup in some fashion. Jordan O'Leary putting the Town in Front before Hudson Bay leveled the game just before the final whistle and with the last kick of the Game O'Leary won the Final for the Town for them to lift the Cup. With one League Game left on Wens 16th May in the Curragh with only a point to claim the League they play Hudson Bay so good luck to the Squad !! Big Thanks to Kevin & Barry ! Fantastic season and some very hard work put in !! Well Done Lads...

U16/17 Squad - Management - Joby Kelly, Wayne Braithwaite.

Great Season for the U16/17 Squad finishing 2nd in the League and got to the Local Cup Final but just wasn't to be!! A lot of good players in this Squad and some Senior Players in the not too distant future... Great Job from Joby & Wayne from Training to organisation to the way this side plays it's football !!! A credit to you all lads... Your Club is Proud of you all !!!     

Ballinasloe Town 30/4/2012

Result...
Roscommon Cup Last 16.
Ballinasloe Town Afc (8) Vs Ballaghdereen (2).
Liam Lynch (3), Micheal Greaney (2), Aidan Dooney, Mark Duffy & Shane Duffy.

Ballinasloe sailed into the Roscommon Cup Quartewr Finals on Sunday by beating newly promoted to the Premier Division Ballaghdereen by 8-2 in the Curragh, A fine 1st half Liam Lynch Hat-Trick with Aidan Dooney & Michael Greaney leaving the score 5-2 at Half-Time and this after going a goal down very early on. The Town kept piling forward and always on the attack and added 3 more after the break with Greaney getting his brace and the Duffy Brothers adding one a piece.. An overall very good team performance..

Best of Luck in the next round lads...

Result...
R & D Premier Division Cup.
Ballinasloe Town Afc (9) Vs Roscommon Town (0).
Liam Lynch, Micheal Greaney (4), Aidan Dooney, Mark Duffy (2) & O.G..

Leading 4-0 at Half-Time and scored another 5 after the Break, Some nice football played and Well Done to all the goal scorers Including Mr Greaney with a stunning 4 goals !! Well Done...

Result...
R & D League Masters Division.
Shiven Rovers (0) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (1).
Ian Parker.

Good start to the masters league when Minty got a great goal from a David BradleyCross and that proved to be the only goal of the game except for Noel Lyons almost putting the ball into his own net from a Shiven corner to let the Town GoalKeeper Loydy Kelly to pull off a super save ! In Fact Kelly was outstanding between the sticks.. Super start Lads lets keep it going..

Result...
A.D.S.L U12 Local Cup Semi Final.
St Peters Athlone Fc (2) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (7)
Nathan Horan (3), Paul Carey (2), Oisin Kelly & Mikey Dowd.

The Ballinasloe U12's this morning joined the U15's & the U16/17's on the May Bank Holiday weekend in the Athlone Town Stadium by beating St Peters in Athlone by 7 goals to 2. Captain Nathan Horan grabbed himself a Hat-Trick while Paul Carey added a brace, Oisin Kelly scored directly from a corner!! and Mikey Dowd added another for his second in 2 games!! Ballinasloe's Enda Daly was superb in Midfield with Darragh Cunningham & Heather Payne both having solid performances and GoalKeeper Michilin Fogarty was very good between the sticks and very nearly got himself a goal from a kick out which was cleared off the line!! Man Of The Match was a tough one Nathan, Enda & Paul all had a shout but it would have to go to Mikey Dowd for setting up 2 goals and adding another and working tirelessly in the 1st half.. Well Done Mikey !! The very Best Of Luck in the Finals !!!

Result...
A.D.S.L U12 Local Cup Quarter Final.
St Joseph's Reds (0) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (4).
Heather Payne, Mikey Dowd, Nathan Horan & Tommy Brehony.

Ballinasloe progressed to the Semi Final this evening by beating St Josephs by 4-0, Heather Payne opened the scoring when she finished nicely at the back post and the Town Doubled their lead when a super move down the left Nathan Horan and Enda Daly a very pretty one two ended with Horan putting the ball in the box for Mikey Dowd to finish !! Nathan got the 3rd goal a cracking strike and Tommy Brehony grabbed the 4th after finding the ball in the box and smashing home.. Ballinasloe should have scored more but for some great goalkeeping the the St Josephs Keeper.. Darragh Cunningham & Heather Payne were a constant threat all game and play some great crosses from both wings! Paul Carey was very strong at the back but in all a good team performance and they now play St Peters in the Semi Final Away next weekend..


Result...
A.D.S.L U14 Local Cup Semi Final.
Temple Villa (1) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (0).

The U14 Were knocked out of the U14 Local Cup this morning in a scrappy game in Mount Temple, Ballinasloe were missing Glen Kelly, Aaron Johnston & Dylan Johnston but replacements Oisín Kelly and John Cawely were both very capable when called on, Alex Duke was very busy in the 1st Half and James Man Lynch was also Good today and covered alot of ground, Danial Glynn &Jonathan Moloney were excellent today and GoalKeeper Mikey Lyons made some great saves and his distributions were excellent.. Jonathan Cunningham & Conor Layng both worked very hard all game but had little to work with at times, But it is Cup Football and sometimes you have these days, Ballinasloe would Like to wish Temple Villa U14's the Very Best in the Final.

Ballinasloe U14's only need a Single Piont from their last two games to claim the League Title so it's not all bad...

Result...
A.D.S.L U14 Premier League.
St Joseph's (1) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (1).
Conor Layng.

Ballinasloe earned a hard fought draw in Athlone tonight with Conor Layng getting the Ballinasloe goal with a stunning free-kick after Jame Man Lynch made a good run and was taken down well outside the box and Layng converted in usual fashion.. Ballinasloe had Chances to win it with Sub Oisín Kelly and Eoin Gavin both going close in the 2nd half but now a point is all thats required for the League..

Ballinasloe Town 20/4/2012
Senior News:
Result... Sat 21st April.
R & D League Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town AFC A (5) Vs Shiven Rovers A (1).
Darragh Concannon, David Cullen (2), Shane Duffy & Adrian Ward.

The 1st Team were a goal down inside of 10 mins in the Curragh on Saturday Night but a Darragh Concannon free-kick soon after leveling the game and David Cullen made 2-1 shortly after that with a nice strike and Shane Duffy Finished superbly to make it 3-1 at the break. With Ballinasloe rarely under pressure more goals was a certainty and David Cullen completed his brace after some good work from Aiden Dooney and Darragh Concannon sent Cullen through and he chipped the keeper very well and Cullen was denied his hat-trick when he seen his shot cleared off the line only for Shortie Ward to smash home from close range on his return to the 1st team.. A Great performance from a Title Winning side, The Squad was presented with the League Trophy after the game and Celebrations were had in Joes afterwards. !!! Well Done Lads ye Deserve it !!

Result... Sun 22nd April.
R & D League Division 2. Divisional Cup Quarter Finals.
Ballinasloe Town AFC B (2) Vs Shiven Rovers (0).
Paddy Ryan & Owen Keighery.

Ballinasloe eased into the Semi-Finals of the Divisional Cup on Sunday in the Curragh, Paddy Ryan opened the scoring with a 25 yard screamer and Owen Keighery finished the game late on ensuring the Town will enterain Castlerea in the Semi-Finals in the Curragh very soon !! Ballinasloe's back four were excellent throughout and Maloney in goal didn't have a shot to save !! A great preformance lads well done !

Result... Fri 20th April.
R & D League Division 3.
Ballinasloe Town AFC C (2) Vs C.P Ajax (1).
Mark Walsh & Colin Concannon.

Ballinasloe's 3rd side needed only a point to secure a playoff place in the division 3 clash in the Curragh on Friday Night and got off to a great start when a fine Mark Walsh strike found the back of the net before Ajax leveled the game but a fantastic last min wonder strike from Ballinasloe captain Colin Concannon ensured the Town would be in the Playoffs !!! Well Done Guys great win...

A.D.S.L News:

Result... Thurs 19th April.
A.D.S.L U14 Local Cup Quarter Finals.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (3) Vs St Francis (1).
Conor Layng (2) & Lorcan Daly.

Ballinasloe's U14's advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Local Cup by beating St Francis in the Curragh on Thursday Evening by 3-1, Conor Layng opened the scoring with a a cracking lob to beat the on coming keeper and he doubled his tally when he chased a nothing ball to the byline cut back in and scored low from an almost impossible angle, Then After some good work from the Midfield, Jonathan Cunningham (Who Was Buzzing all game) Played the ball across the box for Lorcan Daly to tap home to leave it 3-0 at half-time. St Francis got one back in the 2nd half through a pen but the result was never in doubt !! James Lynch was excellent through midfield and Layng was excellent all game, The Back three were Awesome of Danial Glynn, Jonathan Moloney & The Super Thomas Richardson who were rarely out of position and very strong when needed to be.. A Great Win from a very depleted squad with Captain Glen Kelly out  along with Aaron Johnston and Oisin Leydon also out for a while the cover of Oisin Kelly and John Cawley both contributed well when brought into the game.. Good Luck in the Semi-Finals Vs Temple Villa - On The Town!

Result... Sat 20th April.
A.D.S.L U11 Local Cup Quarter-Final.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (3) Vs Temple Villa (1).
Ficahra Garvey, Cian Reynolds & Phelim Reilly.

A Very controlled performance from a fantastic team, Ficahra opened the scoring and Cian Reynolds got a super goal when he ran from his own box to score and Phelim O'Reilly got his 1st goal of the season !! Well Done to all the Squad and the very best of Luck in the Semi-Finals.. On The Town !!

Result... Thurs 19th April.
A.D.S.L U11 Local Cup Quarter-Final.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (1) Vs St Francis Cougers (3)

Bad Day at the office for the lads head up lads.. Best of Luck to St Francis in the Semi's.....

Result... Fri 20th April.
A.D.S.L U16/17 Premier League.
Hudson Bay (1) Vs Ballinasloe Town AFC (1).

Last League game of the season for a great bunch of lads and Well Done to all the squad, Joby Kelly And Wayne Braithwaite for a great season now it's on to the Athlone Town Stadium on the May Bank Holiday weekend for the Cup Final, Well Done Again lads !!!

Result...
A.D.S.L U11 North League.
A.C Celtic (3) Vs Ballinasloe Town AFC (1).
Oisin McCormack.

Ballinasloe expected more from this game but it just wasn't to be, Oisin McCormack did get a fine goal but was just one of those days.... Unlucky Lads..

Ballinasloe Town 15/4/2012

Senior News:

R & D League Premier Division. (Fri 13th April)
Castlerea Celtic (2) Vs Ballinasloe Town AFC (6).
Aidan Dooney, Mark Duffy (2), Darragh Concannon & Liam Lynch.

Congrats to the Ballinasloe Town Afc 1st Team who beat Castlerea Celtic in Castlerea Tonight by 6 goals to 2 to claim the League with Aidan Dooney getting the 1st after just 6 mins when Castlerea leveled the game but the Town's Mark Duffy scored a brace in just 4 mins putting us back in front 3-1 and Darragh Concannon seen his Super Strike fly into the net to leave it 4-1 at Half-Time, Not to be left out of the party Liam Lynch then added another 2 after the break to all but seal the 1 point needed to secure the Title once again, but in all a great team performance from back to front . Ballinasloe have scored 16 goals in their last 2 League games ( Not to mention the 5 more scored on Thursday in the Cup ) !! Really well done to all the squad who worked so hard all season losing only once in the League and to the Manager Enda Concannon for all his hard work ( It doesn't go unnoticed ) and Our Head Coach Noel Lyons for the work done throughout the League season.

Regan’s Roscommon Cup 1st Round (Wens 11th April)
CP Ajax (2) v Ballinasloe Town (5).
Brian Campbell (2), Aidan Dooney (Pen), Shane Duffy & Eddie.

Coming from a goal down to be winning 4-1 at Half-Time !!! Great Result Lads on to Rd 2 now...

Regan’s Roscommon Cup 1st Round
Shiven Rovers (3) v Ballinasloe Town Afc B (1)
Jason Twohig.

1-1 at half-time after giving away an early goal... Twohig got the leveler but just couldn't hold on !!! A very spirited effort form our lads against a Premier League side and were still in it till the very end !!! Unlucky lads.....

A.D.S.L News:

A.D.S.L U13 Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town Afc (2) Vs St Joseph's (1).
Cian Dunne & Conor Layng.

A Goal in either half was enough to take all 3 points for Ballinasloe. The Town Took the lead when Cian Dunne latched on to a loose ball in the box from a Corner and smashed home, St Josephs leveled the game with a fine strike but shortly afterwards Conor Layng put Ballinasloe back in front when John Cawley piece of Magic sent him clear and Conor slotted home, There was some fine performance's including John Cawley who was buzzing but Darragh Cunningham was excellent all game and worked so hard creating chance and cover back and then cleared a certain goal off the line, The Back 4 were solid and with Dunne getting the 1st goal Jonathan Maloney, Paul Carey & Colin Touhy were strong together. Oisín Kelly & Jonathan Cunningham were outstanding covering a lot of ground and Heather Payne's didn't at all look like 3 games in 3 days ( Along with Paul & Darragh ) An Overall Fantastic Team Performance.. Now one game left Vs Hudson Bay and a Point is all thats needed to secure the league providing Hudson Bay win there games in Hand !

A.D.S.L U10 Local Cup Semi Final.
A.C Celtic (3) Vs Ballinasloe Town (1).
Thomas Carey.

Having a lot of the Play but just not getting the breaks of the ball and having hit the post twice it wasn't going to be the Towns day.. A super Strike from Thomas for the Ballinasloe Goal but just wasn't enough Unlucky Guys. Big Thanks to Bobby Burke & Michael Fogarty for all there time and effort with this great bunch of kids.. Best of Luck to A.C. Celtic in the Final From All at Ballinasloe Town AFC..

A.D.S.L U12 Local Cup Quarter Final.
St Peters (6) Vs Ballinasloe Town B (2).
Evan Burke (2).

A bad start ended what was a great cup run by our u12 b team.three early goals but the game to bed before it even started but credit to our lads they never gave up two excellent goals by evan burke was the highlight Best of Luck to St Peters for the rest of the competition..

A.D.S.L U12 Premier League.
St Josephs Falcons (2) Vs Ballinasloe Town A (3).
Oisin Kelly, Darragh Cunningham & Nathan Horan.

Darragh Cunningham opened the scoring with a fine strike and Oisin Kelly made it 2 shortly after wards leaving the score 2-0 at half-time but St Josephs got 2 quick goals just after the break to level the game and Nathan Horan popped up with a great goal at the very end to secure all 3 points.. Well Done Lads !!!

A.D.S.L U12 Premier League.
Ballinasloe Town A (2) Vs Hudson Bay (2).
Paul Carey & Nathan Horan.

After having most of the ball and alot of chances Ballinasloe found themselves 1 down at the break but starting the same as the 1st half having alot of the ball Paul Carey picked the ball up and curled a left foot shot into the top corner a super goal and the Town had more chances with Heather Payne going very close and Mikey Dowd a constant threat but the Town Found themselves behind again this time with a fine Hudson Bay move and finish but step up Nathan Horan when the ball fell to him in the box and he buried it from an impossible angle in the last min to earn a point.. Well Done to  All but credit to Michleen Fogarty who has been Fantastic between the Sticks all season for the U12's & The U13's and was in Super Form in all 3 games this week !!

Bob Paisley Cup & The Irish Cup.

Ballinasloe Town Afc Vs Halewood Finals Day !!

This Friday the 13th the Annual Finals day of the Bob Paisley Cup & The Irish Cup was held in the Curragh Grounds in Ballinasloe. Halewood Town Juniors a youth club from Liverpool you travel here every 2nd year and Ballinasloe travel to Halewood every other year to play the Bob Paisley Cup and the Irish Cup... The Action started at 3pm with the Irish Cup contested by the Ballinasloe Town U12's A Side and at 4.30pm the Bob Paisley Cup will be contested by the Ballinasloe Town U11's A Side, Both games will provided great entertainment as it has in years gone by !!! Ballinasloe have won the last 3 in a row Bob Paisley Cups but have never Won the Irish Cup so while Halewood and Ballinasloe have had a great relationship going back to 1996 you can believe that both sets of Clubs, Players, Managers & Parents wanted to win these matchs....

Results...
Irish Cup..
Ballinasloe Town AFC U12's (0) Vs Halewood Juniors (1)

Bob Paisley Cup..
Ballinasloe Town AFC U11's (3) Vs Halewood Juniors (0)
Oisin McCormack (pen), Eoin Keogh & Jordan Carr.

Well done to all 4 Teams that played today 2 very entertaining games, Fantastic weather & a Great Crowd.. Thanks to all who came to Support it was a massive success !!!

Ballinasloe Town Afc have now won the Bob Paisley Cup the Last 4 years in a row.. Congrats Guys...

*** Extra News ***

Ballinasloe Town Afc's U14 Players Glen Kelly & James Man Lynch both traveled to Malta with the A.D.S.L's Kennedy Cup Squad last Thursday to play a Tournament among other things such as Meet the Maltese President and generally bask in the sun :-)...

The A.D.S.L went on to win the tournament and received other awards for scoring most goals and the Tournament Fair Play Award doing there Club, League & Country Proud, Regrettably for the A.D.S.L and for Ballinasloe Town Glen had an unfortunate accident and broke his Wrist and had to have an operation in Malta but Thankfully Glen is on the Mend and should be home with rest of the squad very Soon !!!!

Get Well Soon Glen.. And well done to all the A.D.S.L Kennedy Cup Squad on Winning the Tournament !!!

Ballinasloe Town 9/4/2012
Senior News:
The 1st team were away Thursday night and Sunday to Lisnamult Celtic and Dysart FC respectively this weekend and came away with two wins. Lisnamult on Thursday night was a tough game but the Town Were leading at Half-Time from a Michael Greaney goal and the Duffy Brothers ( Mark & Shane ) Added 2 more after the break to seal the 3 points and the win.
Dysart on Sunday was a 1pm kick-off and entertainment was the order of the day with the score at Half-time 4-1 to the Town, Liam Lynch getting the 1st and David Cullen getting a hat-trick and the Town scored 6 more after the break to make it a cool 10 altogether with Cullen adding 2 more to take his tally to 5 for the day and Mark Duffy got a hat-trick and Shane Duffy completing the scoring..
A super display of football both games !! Well Done to the management team of Enda & Noel and to all the Squad..

The 2nd team were away to Loughlynn on Friday night and they didn't disappoint coming away with a 4-1 win!! Richard Egan, Jason Touhig, Brian Campbell & David McDonnell were the Towns scorers !! 3 senior games 3 senior wins !! Well done to Monch and Bobby and all there Squad..

A.D.S.L News:
The U12's traveled to St Francis on Monday night and came away 5-0 winners Oisin Kelly, Nathan Horan, Paul Carey (2) & Darragh Cunningham got the Town's goals with an all round great team performance!! The U14's were over in Ballybay on Wens evening for a league game and came away 2-0 winners with Lorcan Daly getting both of Ballinasloe's goals in a fantastic team performance. The U14's now only need 3 more points to win the League and are playing really well !!! Well Done Lads keep up the good work.. The Ballinasloe Town U11's were in Mount Temple on Saturday Morning and the also came away with a win and scoring 4 goals in the process Liam Creaven, Jordan Carr, Shane Carrig & Eoin Keogh were the towns scorers, the final score was 4-2 !! Well Done Lads... The U16/17's were away to Ballinahown on Sunday in the 2nd leg of the Local Cup Semi-Final (2-2 from the 1st Leg) and after a very tough game the Town came away 1-0 winners and qualified for the finals on the May Bank Holiday weekend in Athlone with Stephen Tierney getting the games only goal.. Well done to all the Squad and the Management team of Wayne and Joby !! Great Result Lads Ye deserve it..

Ballinasloe Town 2/4/2012
Senior News:
Result...
Connaught Cup Semi-Final.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (0) Vs Westport Utd (1).
Ballinasloe's chances of making the Connaught Cup Final for the 2nd year running were ended on Sunday as Westport beat them 1-0 in the Curragh. The Town were the better team right through the 1st half and made some great chances with Liam Lynch andMark Duffy both coming close..
Westport scored midway through the 2nd half but not before Ballinasloe had more chances !! Ballinasloe had 2 very good penalty claims waved away but The Town piled on the pressure right to the very end with Darragh Concannon and Liam Lynch both getting good chances towards the end but a very good Westport defense held out..
Ballinasloe would like to wish Westport Utd the very Best of Luck in the Final..

A.D.S.L News:
Result...
A.D.S.L Local Cup Semi Final 1st Leg.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (4) Vs St Josephs (1).
Conor Payne (Pen), Mahmood, Mark Richardson & Meido Founas.
Despite trailing at Half-Time 1-0 the Town had all the ball in the 1st half and created chance after chance with Conor Payne, Shane kelly, Mahmood And Glen Kelly all going close.. but still at half time the score was St Josephs 1 Ballinasloe (0).
The 2nd half started much the same with the town having most of the ball until a Mark Richardson header was stopped from going into the net by the St Josephs left midfielder with his hand ! A Pen was awarded and Conor Payne dispatched it sweetly ! Mahmood doubled the Towns lead with a Super Strike and Mark Richardson added the 3rd after a good solo run and Meido finished the scoring when Young Greaham made some great ground down the right and put the Ball for Meido to slot home..
The Game finished 4-1 and sets up the 2nd leg nicely !! A great win with some nice football from both teams !!
Best For Ballinasloe were - Mahmood, Glen Kelly, Shane Kelly, Cavan Attwood, Conor Payne and Colin Cotton but Man Of The match was Jordan O Leary a super display of control and composure..
 

Ballinasloe Town 25/3/2012

Senior News:

The 1st team was away to Cloonfad United and came away with a 2-0 win and all 3 points, Liam Lynch gave the Town a 1-0 half-time lead and Niall Stack added the other in the 2nd half in a scrappy game.

The 1st team is now a point clear at the top of the Premier division with 3 games.

The 2nd team made the trip to Shiven and left empty handed where they were beaten 2-0

The 3rd team had no game but did however secure a play off place has they look to push for promotion

A.D.S.L News:

The Under11 B side beat St Francis 5-1 away on Saturday and Another solid performance from the Town team. We were 1 - 0 down after 2 minutes and from then on stepped up several gears. An absolute screamer of an equalizer from Adam O Connor made it 1-1 before Danny Coen scored his first goal for the club. 

The third was as good a goal as you would see on TV. Cian Reynolds, defending an attack, took the ball from the St Francis attacker and ran the length of the pitch to slot in his 3rd goal of the season
Captain Darragh Finn added a fourth, created by man of the match Danny Coen, for his 10th goal of the season before Craig Potter added a beautifully taken 5th goal, his first of the season. 

The Under11 A Side had a Bad day at the office when they were beaten 7-1 away to St Josephs, Head up lads!!!

The Under13 traveled to St Josephs on Thursday evening to play the Quarter Finals of the local cup and anyone watching was treated to a cracking game of Football.. Ballinasloe took the lead very early on when John Cawley ponced on a mistake from the keeper to tap home with his left foot. and After St Josephs leveled the game Conor Layng was brought down in the box and stood up to slot home himself leaving the game at half-time 2-1.

St Josephs to there credit leveled the game again when a corner wasn't dealt with but it was Layng again who followed a ball in a dispatched with his head after beating the keeper to the ball making this game 3-2 and Cawley made it 4-2 when a Jonathan Maloney free kick fell kindly in the box to for Cawley to head home and Jonathan Cunningham finished off the scoring after Oisin Kelly sent him through the St Josephs defense with a super ball and Jonathan finished off superbly.. Best for Ballinasloe were Colin Touhy, Jonathan Maloney, John Cawley, Darragh Cunningham & Oisin Kelly. Next up is the Semi-Final they will meet either Hudson Bay or Temple Villa.

Ballinasloe Town 4/3/2012
R & D League Premier Division:
Ballinasloe Town A (4) Vs Skyvalley Rovers (0).
Mark Duffy, Shane Duffy, Liam Lynch & Brian Campbell.

Four 2nd half goals from the Town sealed all 3 points in the Curragh last Friday night ! Shane Duffy opened the scoring when he found himself in the box unmarked when he lifted the ball over the keeper and tapped home & Mark Duffy made it 2 when pick up the ball in midfield and dispatched a super left footed shot into the top corner ! Brian Campbell made it 3 when got the faintest of touches from a Liam Lynch cross, And it was Lynch who got the 4th with a fine strike right at the end.. An All round good performance from the team with Darren Smith having a great game in goal making some great 1st half saves.. The back four of Cullen. Egan, Stack & Treacy were solid all game and dealt with the BOOM ball very well and Aiden Dooney worked tirelessly all Game ! Darragh Concannon was excellent in the Middle along with Mark Duffy !! Well done Guys... A Fantastic result leaving us 3 points clear at the Top with a game in hand.. Next Up is the Quarter Final of the Connaught Cup Vs Moyne Villa Next Sunday 11th March at 2pm in the Curragh !!! Please come and Visit and Support if your in the Area - On The Town !!!!

Result...

R & D League Division 2:
Ballinasloe Town B (2) Vs Cam Celtic (0).
Darren Smith & Brian Campbell.

After 12 Weeks without a Competitive game the 2nd team were at home on Saturday night to Cam Celtic ! Cam started the brighter and looked to have went one up but the goal was disallowed for offside but Ballinasloe held on till Half-Time to keep scores level, The second half however was a different story with the Town having most of the ball and fighting for everything, They were rewarded soon after when the Ball dropped in the Box from a Ryan free-Kick and Smith smashed home to put Ballinasloe 1 up.. It Stayed 1-0 right till the very end with Ballinasloe having to defend and Shane Fallon, Mike Lynch, Warren Coyne  & Padraig Ryan defended very well But it would be Campbell who grab his second goal in as many nights when he chased down a lost cause ! Won the Ball Back ! And then from what seemed like an impossible angle lobbed the keeper superbly ! A Fantastic finish to an entertaining game.. This leaves the 2nd team in a very strong position to win the league with some tough away games to come.. Well Done Lads !!!! ON THE TOWN...

A.D.S.L News:

Result...
U10 Local Cup (Quarter Finals).
Ballinasloe Town Afc (3) Vs Hudson Bay (2).
Niall Cunningham, Joseph Dowd & O.G

Well done to the U10's today on reaching the Semi Finals of the Local Cup, Ballinasloe lead by 2 goals from Cunningham and Dowd ! But were pegged back after Hudson Bay got 2 penalties in the last 15 mins but an O.G was to settle the game with the home side getting the win !!

Well Done Lads !!! On The Town !!!

Result...

U12 Local Cup (Last 16).
St Josephs South (0) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc South (5).
Ryan Burke (3) & Conor Clarke(2).

A Fantastic Hat-Rick from Burke and 2 outstanding free kicks from Clarke was enough to book a place in the Quarter Finals for Ballinasloe South!! But an all round Super team performance By All !! With performances from Bailey Reynolds, Keelan Hough at the back and Captain Ronan Parker in goal having excellent games it no wonder this team is clicking so well and With Tony Finn playing some super football and Burke and Clarke banging them in for Fun ! These lads expect a run in this cup... Bet of LUCK Lads..

Result...

U12 Local Cup (Last 16)..
Ballinasloe Town Afc North (1) Vs St Joseph's North (0).
Nathan Horan.

A 1st half Nathan Horan goal was enough to see our 1st U12 Team through to the Quarter Finals of the Local cup ! The goal came when Heather Payne took the Ball down the left wing and cheaked back to find Paul Carey who in turn found Horan and he slotted home superbly to give the town the lead !! St Joseph's pushed for the leveler but Ballinasloe defended like kings with Danial Greally, Kevin Dowd & Dara Dowd doing really well.. Well done guys a great result Against a very good St Joseph's side and This Means that now our 2 U12 Sides are in the draw for the Quarter Fianls...Best for Ballinasloe were Heather Payne, Enda Daly & Nathan Horan ! But Man Of The Match was Paul Carey a superb display covering every blade of grass... Well Done Paul !!

ON THE TOWN !!!

Result...

U14 Premier League (Thurs 1st March in the Curragh)
Ballinasloe Town Afc (1) Vs Ballinahown (0)
Jonathan Cunningham.

Ballinasloe Maintained their 100% record in the league with 4 wins from 4 in the league ! It took a Super 2nd half strike from Jonathan Cunningham to gain all 3 points from this game !!Good performance on the night it looked like it was going to be one of those nights with Conor Layng, Dylan Johnston and Eoin Gavin all coming close but Ballinasloe played super in the 2nd half with Man Lynch outstanding at the Back and Glen Kelly controlling the Midfield ! Goalkeeper Mikie Lyons was excellent in goal and pulled of some super saves and looked safe all night, But Man of the Match was Lorcan Daly who was super all game !!

Well Done Lads !!! On The Town....

Special Mention For Ballinasloe Town AFC U11 A Side:

A Very special mention for the U11's who traveled to Dublin on Saturday 26th Feb to play St Kevin's Boys in the (Last 16) of the SFAI Seery-Menton Cup.. The Squad traveled up on Saturday Morning and prepared well, Peter McCormack & Mark Duffy look after this side who are doing really well all year and are one to look for in the National & Connaught Competition's in the future.. They were beaten 1-0 on the day with St Kevins goal coming in the last Min of the Game - The Kids were heartbroken !!! So Much work ! But to take one of the top schoolboy clubs in Ireland to the last Min of the game would have scared them !! And we Did !!! Your Club, Your Town, Your Parents & Your Fellow Players are all Proud of you... Well Done Guys !!!!

 Ballinasloe Town 20/2/2012

Ballinasloe Town 13/2/2012

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Result...
R & D Premier League.
Ballinasloe Town Afc (0) Vs Castlerea Celtic A (2).

Ballinasloe suffered their 1st defeat of the season in the Curragh on Sunday afternoon, Castlerea took the lead in the 1st half when what looked like a easy take for Paul Hickey slipped through his hands for a very soft goal, But the Town fought and where unlucky not to level the score in the 1st half with Eduardo De Godoi Lacerda and David Cullen having shots Saved. Ballinasloe had all the play in the 2nd half but just couldn't convert their chances,Ballinasloe lost Mark Duffythrough injury before Liam Lynch, Darragh Concannon & Aidan Dooney all had more chances before Castlerea extended their lead. A rare poor day for the town but upward and onward lads - Best for Ballinasloe were Niall Stack, Liam Lynch & Shane Treacy
 

A.D.S.L:

Result... Saturday 11th Feb 2012...
U11 S.F.A.I Seery-Menton Cup (Last 32)
Ballinasloe Town Afc A. (1) Vs Tullamore FC (0).
Jordan Carr.

A 1st half goal from Jordan Carr was enough to seal a place in the last 16 in Ireland on Saturday Morning in the Curragh, A big crowd added to the atmosphere on a fine day and were rewarded with a fine game of football from both sides.. Before kick-off a minutes silence was had for the Passing of Jessie Paisley who presented the 1st ever Bob Paisley Cup which is played between Ballinasloe & Halewood (Liverpool) every year (she will be missed).

Ballinasloe started the brighter of the two sides and had some chances before Carr took his chance in a move that involvedOisin Duffy, Oisin McCormack, Eoin Keogh & Carr and it was Jordan Carr who slotted the ball into the net from what looked an impossible angle, Duffy & McCormack had chances to extend the lead but the Tullamore keeper denied them both. At Half-Time Ballinasloe Lead 1-0.

In the 2nd half Tullamor came into the game more but you felt Ballinasloe had just had more, Carr was in excellent form! Mazey runs, Quick feet and creating chances and Oisin Duffy was breaking up all the Tullamore play coming through the Middle and between Duffy, McCormack and Amy Coyne an Attack always look on.. But Tullamoe had some chances when they Attacked and but for 2 outstanding saves from Ballinasloe Keeper Ben Kelly Both at his left post and both in the 2nd half that kept Ballinasloe in front, Ballinasloe's Eoin Keogh, Shane Jennings & Leo Jack White were in excellent form Jennings and White were big and strong at the back and Eoin Keogh covered every blade of grass..

Well done to Mark Duffy & Peter McCormack for doing a great job with this bunch of player and taking them to the Last 16 of a very big cup ! A Great Achievement for these great bunch of guys, for our Club and for the A.D.S.L.

Next Up is St Kevin's Boys A Side (Away) and it'll be a very tough game but we have faith..

On The Town !!!!

Ballinasloe Town 6/2/2012

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Senior News: 29/1/2012

The Ballinasloe 1st team hosted Achill Rovers in the 4th Roud of the Connaught Cup on Sunday and went on to score 7 goals along the way... Kenneth Kenny got the 1st just a Min with a fine header from a Darragh Concannon Corner and Mark Duffy added the 2nd shortly afterwards with a well taken strike, Achill got one back with a well taken free-kick but Duffy again restored the Towns 2 goal advantage after being put through on goal by Davy Cullen and Duffy finished superbly and at half time the score stood 3 - 1
The 2nd Half was much the same with Concannon pulling all the strings in midfield and Mark Duffy completed his Hat-Trick with Liam Lynch adding another, Darragh Concannon converting a Penalty and new signing Aiden Dooney opening his account on his Ballinasloe Debut.. A comfortable win in the end, Ballinasloe played some great football and were deserved winners on the day.. well done lads !!! Roll on Rd 5.

A.D.S.L News:

A.D.S.L U14 Premier League.
Ballinasloe Town Afc (2) Vs St Joseph's (1).
Eoin Gavin & Man Lynch.
After having most of the early procession Ballinasloe found themselves a goal down to St Josephs! But they were not without their chances with Conor Layng hitting the post but still trailed at the break 0 - 1.
In the 2nd half Ballinasloe had a good start when Aaron Johnston, Eoin Gavin & Conor Layng combining well ending with  Gavin striking the ball right past the Joseph's keeper to level the game at 1 - 1.. Shortly afterwards Ballinasloe got a free kick on the left and Glen Kelly swung a great ball which was meet by Man Lynch and guided it into the Joseph's net to give Ballinasloe the lead 2 - 1. Best for Ballinasloe were Glen Kelly back after injury and worked well with everyone all game.. Eoin Gavin's runs looked menacing and a very well taken Goal, The Back 3 of Lynch, Maloney & Johnston looked strong & Dylan Johnston was excellent all game.. well done lads thats Played 3 ! Won 3 !    

Result...
A.D.S.L U13 Premier League..
Ballinasloe Town (4) Vs St Francis (0).
Conor Layng (2), Jonathan Cunningham & Enda Daly.
A brace from Conor Layng and one each fron Jonathan Cunningham & Enda Daly sealed all 3 points for the town. Cunningham opened the scoring when John Cawley sent him clear with a very pretty through ball & Jonathan slotted home well. Conor Layng made it 2-0 shortly afterwards when he latched onto another Cawley ball and finished superbly with a fine strike... and at half time Ballinasloe lead 2 - 0.
In the 2nd half it was much the same with John Cawley pulling all the strings bringing Heather Payne & Darragh Cunningham into play by spreading the ball very well. And Cawley sent Layng clear again and he lifted the ball over the keeper to make it 3, Enda Daly completed the scoring when he sent Jonathan Cunninghan away and was there on the edge of the box to finish off with a super curling strike (A Great finish). 4-0 in the end but could have been more .John Cawley had many close calls and Layng could have had a few more as well - Best for Ballinasloe were - Conor Layng, Jonathan Moloney, Enda Daly, Cian Dunne, Oisin Kelly & Heather Payne but Man Of The Match was the very Excellent John Cawley....


Result...
A.D.S.L U11 Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town A. (3) Vs Hudson Bay (2).
Oisin Duffy (2) & Oisin McCormack.
2 goals from Birthday boy Duffers and one from the other Oisin sealed a very good win for the Town today in St Endas ! Duffy was on fire with 2 super long range strikes and Oisin McCormack fired home an Excellent winner from the edge of the box... Well done lads a Super result and Keep up the GREAT Work


Result...
A.D.S.L U11 Division 1.
Ballinasloe Town B. (1) Vs St Peters Athlone Fc
Darragh Finn.
A Darragh Finn goal (His 9th of the season) from the Penalty spot was enough to seal the win for the Town in St Endas on Saturday in St Endas. The Town were in control for a lot of the game and Ronan Parker was excellent in goal making some fine saves, Well done to all involved a great team and a super result.

BALLINASLOE TOWN 23/1/2012

With all Senior teams not in action this weekend because of Oscar Traynor Action, The Roscommon Team having no less than five Ballinasloe players David Cullen, Shane Treacy, Liam Lynch, Mike Lynch & Michael Greaney, The Roscommon League were playing Inishowen in Donegal and came away with a win !! with Liam Lynch grabbing one of the goals.. Well done to all the Roscommon panel and former Ballinasloe player Henry Loughnane who managed the side..

A.D.S.L
Result...
A.D.S.L U12 Premier Division (9aside)
Ballinasloe Town Afc (5) Vs St Josephs Falcons (2)
Nathan Horan, Heather Payne, Enda Daly & Tommy Brehony (2).

Outstanding game of football with Ballinasloe always in control, Tommy Brehony opened the scoring and Nathan Horan turned in a Heather Payne cross to make it 2 - 0, Enda Daly then saw his left foot shot find the bottom corner just before halftime.. In the 2nd half the excellent Heather Payne added to the scoreline by scoring Ballinasloe's 4th goal and Brehony completed his brace and the towns scoring and capping off an excellent display. Michilin Fogarty was outstanding in goal and made some super saves in both halfs !! Well done guys, a great result and still unbeaten in the League.

Person Of The Match - Heather Payne :-)
Other Results...

Result...
A.D.S.L U12 Division 1 (9 aside)
St Peters Athlone Fc (4) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (2).
Tony Finn & Conor Clarke.
Leading 2 - 1 with 10 mins to go but just couldn't hold on unlucky lads !!!
Great game well done to both teams !

Result...
A.D.S.L U10 North..
Hudson Bay (3) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (0)

Bad day at the Office lads unlucky !!


 

BALLINASLOE TOWN 15/1/2012
R & D League Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (3) Vs Moore Utd (0).
David Cullen, Liam Lynch & Mark Duffy.

A 1st half Wonder Goal from David Cullen and 2 second half goal's from Liam Lynch & Mark Duffy sealed all 3 points for the Town, Moore started the better of the 2 teams and had a great chance to go a goal up after Paul Hickey brought down the Moore winger in the box and a Pen was awarded, But Hickey stood up well and saved the Pen Superbly !! And Moore could have had another goal when Gary Egan was robbed of the ball and again it was Hickey who was quickly off his line to save Ballinasloe again then After a Gary Egan Corner was cleared high and long by the Moore Defense David Cullen popped up with what can be described as a contender for goal of the season, From from just inside the Moore half and caught the ball dropping out of the air on the volley and straight into the top left corner of the net (Cracker).. Moore had a man sent off and Had one more chance to score before the break but Hickey again in the right place !! Ballinasloe added two more in the second half with Liam Lynch & Mark Duffy taking their goals very well.. Another 3 points for the Town !! Well done lads...

A.D.S.L
Result...
A.D.S.L U11 South..
Temple Villa (2) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (0).

Temple Villa scored 2 times against the run of play in a Game where Ballinasloe had most of the pocession but Football games are messured on goals so well done to Temple Villa a great game ... well done to both Teams !!


Result...
A.D.S.L U16/17 Premier League.
Temple Villa B. (0) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (9).
Evan Blake (3), Darren Kelly (3) 1 Pen & Seán Deane (3).

The U16/17 Squad won again today by a Whopping 9 goals in Mount Temple this Morning ! 3 scorers on the pitch and 3 Hat-Tricks, Evan Blake with Darren Kelly & Seán Deane who both have now scored 4 a piece in the last 2 games, And a Special Mention to Goal Keeper Eoin Moran for a second Penalty save in as many games Well Done Eoin.. Excellent result keep that Unbeaten streak going lads !!!

Result...
A.D.S.L U12 Girls Premier Division.
Ballinasloe Town AFC (11) Vs Ballinahown (0).
Heather Payne (6), Amy Coyne (2), Becky Cawley (2) & Sarah Fletcher.

Another win for the U12 Girls to keep their Unbeaten streak going with a win over Ballinahown on Sunday Morning in Creagh, Heather Payne scoring 6 to add to the 3 in the Futsal Tournament and the one she scored for the U13's on Saturday Morning in Mount Temple Heather is flying at the Moment add to that Amy Coyne adding another 2 to her one she scored in the 3rd/4th place playoff in the futsal and Beckey Cawley with 2 more and Sarah Fletcher completed the scroing but an all round great team Performance!!! Well Done Ladies....

Result...
A.D.S.L U15 Premier League..
Hudson Bay (1) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (1).
Cavan Attwood.

After going down after just 15 mins into the game against the run of play Ballinasloe fought back well and got there rewards when a Jordan O Leary cross found Cavan Attwood who finished well and all this after missing a Pen ! Unfortunate not to win but a draw seems to be a fair result !! Well Done Lads..

Result...
A.D.S.L U13 Premier League.
TempleVilla Afc (2) Vs Ballinasloe Town Afc (2).
Heather Payne & Conor Layng.

The U13's first game after the Holidays was a Trip to Mount Temple this Morning for an early Kick Off !! Ballinasloe started well and soon took the lead when an Oisín Kelly put Heather Payne though on goal and Heather finished superbly by chipping the keeper But almost straight away Temple Villa leveled after a mix up at the back! And Villa made it 2 - 1 just before halftime and at the break Villa were leading ! Ballinasloe fought back in the 2nd half and grabbed a goal when Layng found space in the box and slotted home.. Ballinasloe had chances to win the game with Jonathan Cunningham, Enda Daly & Conor Layng coming close on more than one occasion but Villa had there chances too and a draw maybe a fair result ! Player of The Match was Heather Payne who worked so hard all game. Best Foe Ballinasloe were Jonathan Moloney, Cian Dunne & Conor Layng.

Well Done to both Teams a Great Game...


A.D.S.L Futsal 2012

The A.D.S.L ran it's yearly Futsal Tournament in the John McCormack Hall in the A.I.T in Athlone a Fantastic tournament for the U11 & U12 teams in the League to have some fun just after Christmas !! Ballinasloe Town AFC took 32 childeren from both age groups to play in the Tournament over 5 nights and one Finals Night which took place on Thursday 12th Jan, We had 2 of the 4 teams entered involved on the finals night Ballinasloe North looked after by Mark Duffy & Ballinasloe South looked after by Chris Horan, and both sides did themselves and their teams proud, The 2 teams were each in separated by by 2 groups of 4 teams and both finished 2nd in their group meaning Ballinasloe would play Ballinasloe in the 3rd/4th place playoff and what a cracker of a game that was !!! Ballinasloe North opened the scoring with Jordan Carr slotting home from close range but Ballinasloe South fought back and with Amy Coyne finishing well to level the game and only 2 mins left !!! But the Hero of the night for Ballonasloe was Loe Jack White with only 5 seconds left smashed the ball home for the South and the win.. Well done to all the players who took part everyone enjoyed the night Coaches, Players & Parents... Bring on next year.. 

BALLINASLOE TOWN C TEAM 

BALLINASLOE TOWN 8/1/2012

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BALLINASLOE TOWN 19/12/2011

A.D.S.L News:

Ballinasloe Town AFC had a successful Weekend in the A.D.S.L with all Teams winning their games in great fashion. Starting with the U11 B Side who beat Hudson Bay 5 - 1, Darragh Finn got the first two and Adam O'Conner grabbed brace from the bench with Cian Reynolds completing the Scoring and all this after suffering a heavy defeat 2 weeks before a great way to come back, Well done to Ronan Burke for looking after this group of lads they doing so well at the moment.
Next up is the U11 A Side who beat St Francis also 5 - 1  Joseph Rattigan, Oisin McCormack, Liam Creavan, Niall Kelly & Eion Keogh getting the goals with Oisin Duffy, Jordan Carr & Amy Coyne all doing well, This Team is unbeaten in their league and are in the S.F.A.I cup last 32 and will be at home to Tullamore FC, A Big thanks to Peter McCormack & Mark Duffy for taking care of this team they playing wonderful football at the moment keep up the good work lads.
The U13's played Ballinahown Premier League and a Conor Layng Hat-trick was enough to seal all 3 points Ballinasloe played some great football and Layng was on fire all day, Jonathan Cunningham was excellent in midfield and John Cawley, Enda Daly, Darragh Cunningham, Colin Touhy, Cian Dunne & Jonathan Maloney all played well. Well done to this team who are top of their League by 5 points with a game more played, A Big thanks to Jason Fallon, Enda layng & Noel Lyons for looking after this great bunch of kids keep up the good work.
The U15's played St Joseph's on Saturday in Monksland and came away with all 3 points after a late winner from Mohmoud Guimaa.. Although Ballinasloe had many chances to win it Mahmoud popped up with the winner. A big thanks to Kevin Brodrick & Barry O'Conner who have been working with this team for a long time a do a Fantastic job with a great bunch of guys.
The U12 Girls Premier League Ballinasloe played Hudson Bay away and came away 2 - 1 victors with Heather Payne & Jodi Frehill got the all important goals, These girls are flying winning all there games this season and again thanks to Wayne & Irene Coyne for taking care of the girls they are flying at the moment.. Also a BIG Thanks to all the other Managers and Coaches for all their time and effort they put in through the season the U10's Bobby Burke, The U12's Chris Horan & Thomas Fitzpatrick & Wayne Dowd, The U14's Enda Layng, Jason Fallon & Tony Coyne, The U16/17's Joby Kelly and Wayne Braithwaite... Your efforts don't go unnoticed...

Ballinasloe Town AFC would like to Thank all Players, Managers, Coaches, Committee Members, Parents, Sponsors & Supporters for their help through the year ! A lot of work goes in to the running of the club and Ballinasloe Town would like to thank all involved and Wish every one a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Ballinasloe Town 11/12/2011

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FAI Umbro Junior Cup Round 5.
Highview FC (2) v Ballinasloe Town (1)
Darragh Concannon.
The Ballinasloe 1st team made a 5th round exit from the FAI Umbro Cup on Sunday after making the long trip to Kilkenny. Darragh Concannon getting Ballinasloe's only goal ! Although creating lots of chances the Town could not take the chances to level the game with the Hillview keeper in outstanding form.. Unlucky Lads...

R & D League Division 3.
Ballinasloe Town C. (1) v Skyvalley Rovers B (3)
John Keane.
The Ballinasloe 3rd side were beaten by Skyvalley Rovers B on Saturday night in the Curragh with John Keane getting the only Ballinasloe goal in a close hard fought game Unlucky lads..

A.D.S.L News:

U10 North (7 aside).
Ballinasloe Town (2) v A.C Celtic (3)
Niall Cunningham & Joseph Dowd.
The U10's were beaten on Saturday morning in St Enda's in Creagh by A.C Celtic. A Niall Cunningham super strike and a cracker from Joesph Dowd were not enough to get anything from the game but fun was had by all the lads playing !!

U11 South (7 aside).
Ballinasloe Town B. (0) v Temple Villa (3)
The U11 B side were beaten for the first time this season by Temple Villa in St Endas on Saturday. A great game to watch but with end to end stuff but Ballinasloe did not convert their chances !! Unlucky lads keep up the great work.

U12 Division 1 (7 aside).
Ballinasloe town B. (0) v A.C Celtic (6)
The U12's were beaten well by A.C Celtic on Saturday in St Enda's but with most of Celtics goals coming in the last 3rd the game was closer than the scoreline suggested.. Better luck next time lads !!

U12 Connaught Cup ( Last 16 ).
Kiltimagh (3) v Ballinasloe Town A (0)
The Ballinasloe Town U12's were knocked out of the Connaught Cup on Saturday by Kiltimagh, After making the long trip the Town found themselves 2 down at halftime but a better display in the 2nd half from the town left the score 3 - 0 at full time but they had their chances and it was a closer game than the scoreline would tell.. Well done on getting to this stage in a very tough Cup.

  U14 Connaught Cup ( Last 16 ).
Ballinasloe Town (4) v Ballina Town (0)
Conor layng (2), Eoin Gavan & James "Man" Lynch.
Ballinasloe Town progressed to the Quarter Finals of the Connaught Cup on Saturday at the Curragh in Ballinasloe, The Town took an early lead when Aaron Johnston sent Conor Layng through on goal and laying slotted home very well to give Ballinasloe the lead inside of 5 mins, Ballina had some chances but Ballinasloe Eoin Gavan extended the lead when a Jonathan Maloney cross found Eion at the back post and he rifled home superbly to make it 2 - 0 and that's the it was at halftime. The 2nd half started much the same as the first with Layng earning a corner after what looked to a lost cause, And the resulting corner taken very cleverly by Lorcan Daly and laying - Layng crossed for James " man" lynch to slide in for a well worked goal.. and it was Conor Layng again an the move with Glen Kelly making a Xavi style pass to release Conor through on goal and he struck the ball superbly to beat the Ballina keeper to make it four. Danial Glynn and Glen Kelly were excellent in Midfield and James Lynch, Aaron Johnston & Jonathan Maloney were very good at the back But two goals and a super shift by Conor Layng earned him the Man of the match. Well done lads and the best of luck in the Quarter Finals.. 

U12 Girls Premier League.
Ballinasloe Town (11) v Ballinahown (0).
Amy Coyne (2), Chloe Richardson, Becky Cawley (5).
Ballinasloe Town U12 Girls team are flying at the moment and had a great win in St Enda's on Sunday Morning by beating Ballinahown. Amy Coyne (2), Chloe Ricahardson & Beckey Cawley (5) were among the scorers well done girls really a super team... A Special mention to Ballinahown's Jane Egan who was the smallest girl on the pitch today and so well against the older girls well done Jane





 

BALLINASLOE TOWN 4/12/2011

U15's manager Kevin Broderick presents Conor Payne & Shane Kelly with their Crystal before the St Francis game on Saturday,

R & D League Division 2.

Ballinasloe Town AFC B. (1) Vs Castlerea Celtic B. (0).
Padraig Brock.

A Padraig Brock goal was enough to seal all 3 points for the Town on Sunday in the Curragh in a very hard fought victory over Castlerea B. Ballinasloe had alot of the play in the 1st half but the back four were outstanding in the 2nd including a goal line clearance from Warren Coyne to help seal the win.. This win puts a stop to the 4 game losing streak well done lads and nice to see you back to winning ways...

The 3rd side had no game this weekend and the 1st team game Vs Strand Celtic in Sligo was conceded by Strand..

Next Sunday 11th December the Ballinasloe Town AFC !st Team travel to Killkenny to play Highview F.C in the FAI Junior Cup 5th Rd !! Long trip lads bring back a result !!

A.D.S.L:

U11 S.F.A.I Seery-Menton National Cup Rd 5.

Ballinasloe Town A. (3) Vs Castlebar Celtic (1).
Amy Coyne, Jordan Carr & Leo Jack White.

Ballinasloe progressed to the last 32 in Ireland and into the open draw by beating Castlebar in the Curragh on Sunday, Amy Coyne opened the scoring after some great work from Oisín McCormack & Jordan Carr found Amy at the back post to slot home, Carr then made it 2 with a fine solo effort and Leo Jack completed the scoring with a super left foot strike with nothing but top corner wrote all over it.. A great win lads now bring on the big guns !!

U13 Premier League.

St Josephs (4) Vs Ballinasloe Town (1).
Jonathan Maloney.

The U13's suffered their 1st league defeat of the season on Saturday morning in Monkslad in Athlone going down 4 - 1, St Josephs took a 2 goal lead before a Jonathan Maloney free-kick pulled one back for the Town and should have had an equalizer several times with John Cawely, Heather Payne, Conor Layng & Enda Daly all coming close but Ballinasloe were hit on the break with 2 late goals while pushing for the leveler. With all the chances created they were unlucky not to get something out of this game well done lads very unlucky.

U15 Premier League.

Ballinasloe Town (5) Vs St Francis (1).
Conor Payne, Mohamoud Guimaa, Shane Kelly & Meido Founas (2).

Ballinasloe are still unbeaten in the U15 league after beating St Francis 5 - 1 on Saturday Morning in the Curragh. Conor Payne opened the scoring and Mohamoud Guimaa quickly doubled the lead before St Francis pulled one back. But after half-time the Town Controlled the game and Shane Kelly added the 3rd and coming from the bench Meido Founas added a brace to complete the scoring, Great work lads keep it up..

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A HUGE Congrats to our U11's & Our U14's who both reached the last 32 in Ireland in their respective S.F.A.I Cup Competitions and into the open draw.. A lot of hard work is put in by all these players and they took a few big scalps along the way !!! The Draw is taking place on 10th December best of luck to all involved...