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Glen Celtic B - 2006/07

Away Results

Match Reports

Celtic’s B-Team had a poor start to the season with an away loss to Cloonfad Utd. Darren O’Regan scored the consolation goal for Celtic in the second half but the result was never in doubt despite some good performances.

Glen Celtic B kick started their season with an impressive away win against Ballymoe on Saturday evening. Niall Gannon on his debut in senior soccer scored after 20 minutes following a Padraic Geraghty pass. Celtic continued to create chances but at half time the score remained 1-0. Ballymoe piled on the pressure at the beginning of the second half but Stan Collins in goal made a couple of telling saves which prevented an equaliser. Then Celtic scored a second when Geraghty and Gannon combined again with Gannon finishing the move. A third followed after good work by Fintan O’Neill saw him send over a telling cross which was finished well by Owen McStay. Celtic wrapped up the points when Declan McCallion was fouled in the area. From the resultant penalty McCallion coolly slotted home to finish the scoring. A good win for Celtic and a good squad on the day.

Glen Celtic B lost to Loughglynn on Saturday evening. Celtic started brightly and were rewarded for some excellent work when Simon Stachurski gave them a deserved lead. Loughglynn fought back to equalise but it was Celtic who were looking the more dangerous. In the second half Loughglynn looked the most dangerous and some good saves by Niall Larkin kept Celtic in the game. However Celtic conceded two goals in a matter of minutes to put Loughglynn in the driving seat. Celtic piled on the pressure and created a number of chances but couldn’t find the net. Then with five minutes remaining the ball fell to Darren O’Regan who fired home from close range to give Celtic a chance. Despite constant Celtic pressure for the remainder of the game the equaliser never materialised and despite the performance Celtic lost out on the points.

Glen Celtic B had a good win over Cam Celtic on Sunday morning. Starting the better of the two teams they created a number of chances but poor finishing let them down. Cam though did manage to finish the opportunities they were given and at half time led 2-0 after two goals in quick succession just before half time. In the second half however Celtic were a different team and Niall Gannon scored after a minute to get them back into the game. Then Fintan O’Neill scored one of the best goals of the season when he chipped the keeper from near the halfway line to put Celtic level. Continued pressure by Celtic resulted in a third when Owen McStay followed up a Niall Gannon free kick to slot home. In the last minute Gannon scored his second to make the game safe for Celtic.

Glen Celtic’s B Team went down 5-2 away to Lisanmult on Sunday. In a highly entertaining game Celtic gave a good display but defensive errors proved to be costly. Kieran Doherty and Pat Higgins scored for Celtic.

A great win for Celtic B away to Rahara on Sunday. Rahara were no match for Celtic on the day and goals from Alan Kearney, Owen McStay, Fintan O’Neill, John Keaveney and Lorcan Heverin secured a vital 3 points

Celtic’s B Team had a convincing win on Sunday morning against Ballymoe. 3-0 up at half time through goals from Niall Gannon (2) and Kieran Doherty they played some good soccer. However in the second half Celtic were rather more subdued and even though they should have added to their tally they failed to do so. Still a good away result which moves them up the table further.

In an exciting game Celtic deservedly came away with a share of the spoils when with just minutes to go Thomas Killackey scored the equaliser. This keeps Celtic firmly up near the top end of the table.

In wet and windy conditions Celtic won comfortably 5-1. Playing with the aid of a stiff breeze Celtic scored through Darren O'Regan, Niall Gannon (2), Owen McStay and Simon Stachurski. Great goalkeeping by Niall Larkin kept Cam Celtic at bay and a well deserved win sees Celtic in the top three in this division.

Celtic had a good win over their local rivals Cloonfad on Friday evening which moves them onto 19 points. Celtic got off to a great start with goals by Niall Gannon and Owen McStay putting them two up after only ten minutes. Cloonfad however rallied and scored a goal before half time. At the start of the second half Cloonfad drew level from the penalty spot. However Celtic went on to claim the points with Kieran Doherty scoring from close range and Gannon scoring his second from a free kick. Defensively Celtic worked very hard and kept Cloonfad at bay to see out another good victory.

On a night not especially good for soccer Celtic lost ground in the League with a below par performance. Playing into a gale force wind in the first half Celtic started brightly but a defensive lapse allowed Ericssons to take the lead. More misery came soon after when Ericssons doubled their advantage. Celtic however came back strongly and pulled a goal back before half time with Owen McStay finishing well. Celtic started the second half the brighter and equalised when John Keaveney hit an unstoppable shot into the top corner. It now looked like there would be only one winner with Celtic dominating. The Ericsson goalkeeper pulled off three magnificent saves to prevent Celtic going ahead.Celtic then conceded a sloppy third goal and were forced to push everything into attack leaving themselves open to the counter attack where Ericssons proved decisive with two further goals putting the game past Celtic. In fairness Celtic did score twice in quick succession to give themselves hope but it wasnt enough.