Nenagh F.C. was the venue for the Munster Finals of the EA SPORTSTM FAI Schools 5-A-Side
Competition on Wednesday last, 13 May.
Last year the Munster Schools participating in the competition did incredibly well with 2 Schools picking up All Ireland glory. Soil Iognáid Ris, An Daingean were victorious in the B Boys Section and St. Anthony’s School in Cork won the elusive C Schools Section. Scoil Iognaid Ris had qualified again this year and werehoping to defend their Provincial & All Ireland crowns.
Broadford National School in Limerick were also hoping to continue their fine form which saw them capture the Munster title in 2008. The school had a fantastic run of form at the National Finals with the boys snatching an All Ireland runners-up medal last year.
This year, 30 teams descended on the Tipperary venue for the competition and things were hotting up for the Semi Final stages.
In the Boys A Section Ringaskiddy NS from Cork and Douglas NS Killorglin made it to the final. The final was a real tense affair but the Cork boys just edged it 2-1.
Section A Girls was also very keenly contested. Owning NS, the Waterford winners looked very good in their group but lost 2-1 to Greenmount in the semi final. Powerstown NS from Clonmel defeated Quilty NS from Clare in the other semi final. There was literally nothing between the teams in the final and it was no surprise that it finished 1-1. Laura Grace became the toast of Clonmel when she netted the golden goal to take the title.
In Section B Ballymacarbry NS from Waterford and Scoil Iognáiod Rís from Dingle qualified from Group A with the Co. Waterford boys winning both their matches. Goggins Hill NS from Cork and Drumtrasna NS from Limerick qualified from their group. Ballymacarbry and Scoil Iognáid Rís continued their winning ways to set up another encounter in the final. The Dingle boys reversed the earlier result with a great 3-0 victory.
There was a local victory in Section B Girls with St. Mary's Convent NS winning and in some style too. Having qualified in second place in their group they took off in the knock-out stages. They defeated Convent NS from Listowel 6-2 in the semi final. This set up a decider against Piltown NS, the Waterford champions who defeated Whitechurch from Cork 2-1 in the other semi final. The Nenagh girls won 4-1.
Despite some great football from Scoil Mhuire Fatima (North Monastery) from Cork and St. Paul's from Limerick this C Section was all about St. Declan's NS from Waterford and CBS Tralee. In their group the Waterford and Tralee boys both defeated Ennis NS. They drew 1-1 with each other. They won their semi finals comfortably. The final ended 2-2 after normal time despite the fact that St. Declan's led 2-0. Tralee fought back magnificently to level the match with the last kick of normal time. It seemed destined for penalties but St. Declan's got a dramatic late golden goal to take the title.
MUNSTER PROVINCIAL FINALISTS:
“A” Schools:
TEAMS
Cahermuprhy NS, Clare
Scoil Mhuire, Tallow, Waterford
Douglas NS, Killorglin, Kerry
St. Patrick’s SNS, Drangan, Thurles, Tipperary
Broadford NS, Limerick
Ringaskiddy NS, Cork
RESULTS:
Group 1
Douglas NS 2-1 Cahermurphy
Cahermurphy 1-1 Scoil Mhuire, Tallow
Scoil Mhuire 2-2 Douglas NS
Group 2
Broadford NS 2-2 Ringaskiddy NS
Ringaskiddy NS 4-1 St. Patrick’s NS Drangan
St. Patrick’s NS 2-2 Broadford NS
Semi Final
Douglas 3-3 Broadford NS
Broadford won on golden goal
Ringaskiddy 3-0 Scoil Mhuire Tallow
Final
Ringaskiddy NS, Cork 2-1 Douglas NS, Kerry
“A” Girls Schools:
TEAMS
Quilty NS, Clare
Owning NS, Waterford
Ballyduff Central NS, Ballyduff, Kerry
Powerstown NS, Clonmel, Tipperary
Killinure NS, Limerick
Scoil Mhuire na nGrast, Greenmount, Cork
RESULTS:
Group 1
Ballyduff NS 1-1 Quilty NS
Quilty NS 0-1 Owning NS
Owning NS 4-1 Ballyduff NS
Group 2
Killinure NS 1-2 Scoil Mhuire na nGrast
Scoil Mhuire na nGrast 1-3 Powerstown NS
Powerstown NS, Clonmel 3-1 Killinure NS
Semi Final
Owning NS 1-2 Scoil Mhuire Na nGrast
Powerstown NS 3-1 Quilty NS
Final
Powerstown NS, Clonmel 2-1 Scoil Mhuire Na nGrast
“B” Schools:
TEAMS
Liscannor NS, Clare
Ballymacarby NS, Waterford
Scoil Iognaid Ris, Dingle, Kerry
Scoil Eoin Naofa, Roscrea, Tipperary
Dromtrasna, Limerick
Goggins Hill, Ballinhassig, Cork
RESULTS:
Group 1
Scoil Iognaid Ris 4-0 Liscannor NS
Liscannor NS 2-5 Ballymacarbry NS
Ballymacrabry NS 2-0 Scoil Iognaid Ris
Group 2
Dromtrasna NS 2-2 Goggins Hill, Cork
Goggins Hill 3-0 Scoil Eoin Naofa, Roscrea
Scoil Eoin Naofa 1-1 Dromtrasna NS
Semi Final
Ballymacarbry NS 3-1 Drumtrasna NS
Goggins Hill NS 0-4 Scoil Iognaid Ris
Final
Scoil Iognaid Ris, An Daingean 3-0 Ballymacarbry NS
Girls “B” Schools:
TEAMS
Barefield NS, Ennis, Clare
Piltown NS, Kilkenny
Convent Primary School, Ballybunion Road, Listowel, Kerry
St. Mary’s Convent, Nenagh, Tipperary
Kilmallock NS, Limerick
Whitechurch NS, Cork
RESULTS:
Group 1
Convent Primary School 4-1 Barefield NS
Barefield NS 2-2 Piltown NS
Piltown NS 1-1 Convent Primary School
Group 2
Kilmallock NS 2-2 Whitechurch NS
Whitechurch NS 3-2 St. Mary’s Convent
St. Mary’s Convent 3-1 Kilmallock NS
Semi Finals
Convent NS 2-6 St. Mary’s Convent
Whitechurch 1-2 Piltown NS
Final
St. Mary’s Convent NS, Nenagh 4-1 Piltown NS
“C” Schools:
TEAMS
Ennis NS, Clare
St. Declan’s NS, Waterford
CBS Tralee, Kerry
Monastery CBS, Tipperary Town
St. Paul’s NS, Dorradoyle, Limerick
Scoil Mhuire, Fatima North Monastery, Cork
RESULTS:
Group 1
CBS Tralee 6-1 Ennis NS
Ennis NS 1-5 St. Declans NS
St Declans NS 1-1 CBS Tralee
Group 2
St. Pauls NS Dooradoyle 1-3 Scoil Mhuire Fatima
Scoil Mhuire Fatima 4-0 Monastery NS, Tipperary
Monastery NS 0-5 St. Pauls NS
Semi Final
CBS Tralee 2-1 St Pauls NS
Scoil Mhuire 1-6 St. Declans NS
Final
St. Declans NS 2-2 CBS Tralee
St. Declan’s NS, Waterford won on golden goal