Greenwood Football Club

Our last game of the season ended in a draw. The result result didn't reflect on how the match went as Greenwood dominated throughout. The lads took the lead through Ethan Varian. Ethan was unlucky not to get a second when he dummied the Leeds defender and struck a sweet shot that beat the keeper only to hit the post. Aaron Twohig also had a few chances but was denied by good saves from the keeper.

Leeds looked certain to score only for the outstanding Sean Egan to clear with a sliding tackle. Leeds eventually scored from a corner late in the second half to make 1 - 1, the eventual final score. A good performance by all the lads and promotion secured. Well done to all the squad this season and to Brian, Ray and Damien for all their time and effort throughout the season and to all the parents for their support and help.

The U/15 team continued their winning run in the league with a 5-0 win over Kinsale. Steven Sherlock scoring 2 and one each for Corey Buckley, Mark Twomey and Stephen O'Connell.

They then went to Passage and recorded a 4-2 victory with Steven bagging another 2 and Corey also getting 2, Barry O'Sullivan- Geany and Conor Cahalane Played very well in this game.

Next it was a home game against Avondale that they won 4-1 Conor Cahalane getting 2, Steven Sherlock and Liam Buckley chipping in with one each.

These results put us in a good position in the league where one win from the last two games will be enough to secure the league win that this team deserves. Hopefully we can achieve this next Sunday morning at home to Bandon.

On Sunday afternoon 29th April the lads lost any hope of securing the league title when they were defeated 3-0 by College Corinthians. Playing with a gale force wind in the opening half we created 3 early chances but couldn't get a breakthrough our play deserved. Corinthians created 3 1st half chances and took them all.We continued to make chances in the 2nd half but the result remained the same.

On Monday 7th May the lads bounced right back with a well deserved 4-0 victory over Springfield.An early Zak Nawaz strike put us in front against a strong wind and it remained 1-0 till half time. Early in the 2nd half an excellent save low down at Darragh Newman near post keep the game at 1-0. A quick Rory Craig throw in, excellent pass from Aaron Twohig to set Zak Nawaz away and cross for Evan Kavanagh to volley home our 2nd goal. Darragh O Neill volleyed home an unstoppable 3rd and a super individual goal from Ethan Varian finished off the scoring.

Last Sunday the lads were away to Rockmount. The lads started well and could have been a couple of goals ahead only for the excellent Rockmount goalkeeper, the home team gradually gaining more confidence and soon went a goal up with a cracking shot that our keeper could do nothing about.

Rockmounts second was another good shot from a free,this giving the home team all the confidence and they soon scored a third, half time and the home side were well worth their lead.

The second half started and Greenwood came out with a more determined attitude, they had lots of possession and had a few penalty shouts turned down. Then against the run of play Rockmount scored. A change in formation and using our only sub payed off straight away. Evan Kavanagh with his first touch buried it in the back of the net and within minutes he passed it to Oran Daly on the edge of the box for him to score Greenwoods second goal.

Game on and the lads pressed on and again Evan pouncing to make it 4-3.Soon after Greenwood were awarded a free kick 20 yards out and Zak hit the bar then Ethan and Evan had chances to equalise only for the Rockmount keeper. With all the attacking going Greenwoods way Rockmount broke away and scored their fifth goal.

First defeat of the season in the league and all credit to Rockmount for a excellent performance. Credit to all the Boys on the day but a special mention to Evan Kavanagh who scored 2 and 1 assist set up a highly entertaining second half.

Despite this loss the U12s have been promoted to Premier

Congratulations to the team who are assured second place in division 1 and premier league next season. Good luck for the rest of the season..

On Friday 4th May at half time in the Cork City v Dundalk Airtricity Premier League game,the Greenwood FC Under 12 squad will play their counterparts from Lakewood FC in the Schoolsboys Challange Game. Its a big night for the boys, most of whom have already played in St Colmans Park Cobh ,but it'll be their 1st time playing on the hollowed turf of "The Cross" .So if your there on the night keep an eye out for the lads and give them a cheer !!!!

The U15 team kept up their good form in the league with two good away wins. They played very well in Buttevant and dominated the game from start to finish with goals from Steven Sherlock (4) Mark Twomey (3) and Ronan Cotter (1).

In a much tighter match they played well to record a 3-1 win at Avondale. The first after a Ronan Cotter corner was met with a solid header from Stephen O'Connell that the Avondale keeper did well to save but Alvaro was on hand to score from the rebound. 15 minutes into the second half Avondale equalised direct from a corner but Greenwood restored their lead within 2 minutes when Steven Sherlock hit an unstoppable shot to the roof of the net after good work down the left by Ronan and Barry O'Sullivan - Geany. They sealed the win when The Joey O'Sullivan caught their defence off guard with a quick throw that put Corey Buckley in on goal and he finished well.

The Under 16’s played their last game of the season on Sunday. They were playing Rockmount who needed full points to stay in contention for the league. They played an excellent game of ball and outclassed their opponents on the day and beat them 2 1. It was their best performance of the season, a great team effort.

Rockmount scored a great goal in the 8th minute, they had a few other chances but were denied by the determined Greenwood side. Sherlock had another great game and made a few great saves to keep the boys in contention, the back four of Andrew Sweeney, Kieran Hinds, Ross Ryan and Evan O Mahoney were very reliable and marked their opponents tightly throughout the game. Justin Morgan and Aaron Kelleher played very well up front and Aaron was unlucky in the first few minutes of the game when his shot was just slightly wide of the post.

Twelve minutes into the second half Ross Ryan scored our first goal from a penalty after Aaron Kelleher was taken down in the box. Dylan Byrne and Ian O Callaghan played great games along the wings and Ian Fitzgibbon and Evan McGrath played their hearts out. Corey and Cian Buckley and Brian Kerins were introduced in the second half and they played an outstanding game of ball. Steven Sherlock made a great save to deny Ryan Goldsmith a goal and finally after a great run down the wing Ian O Callaghan took a shot and found the bottom corner of the net much to the delight of the Greenwood support.

It was a well deserved victory for Greenwood and they showed their true potential on the day. Well done lads. Special thanks to Corey and Cian Buckley for helping us out at such short notice.

Our U12's were away to Wilton needing a win to maintain the pressure on Leeds for the Division 1 title. After a sluggish start by the lads we were nearly a goal down only for the woodwork to keep Wilton at bay. This kick started the lads and after numerous corners we deservedly took the lead from the reliable Aaron Twohig whom got his head to Zak Nawaz's corner. This brought us to half time a goal up.

The second half started as the first finished with plenty of possession and chances which came to nothing. A second goal was needed as Wilton came more into the game but with 15 minutes to go Jamie Geasley with a long ball over the top of the defense found the on-rushing Aaron who controlled the ball and shot which found the back of the net. Twohig was denied his hatrick when his sweetly struck shot hit the crossbar. Game Over.

Best on the day were Darragh o Neill, Cian o Mahoney and
goal-scorer Aaron Twohig. Still undefeated with 4 games to play and promotion on the way. KEEP UP THE EFFORT!!

We held the 10th annual Golf Classic yesterday in the Lee Valley Golf and Country Club , pictures of which can be found here. A great day was had by all with the golf course in fantastic condition, a big thanks to all the staff at the Lee Valley who were excellent and made sure we had a great day.

1st Place Robert Twohig
Pat Wallace
Paul Lawton

2nd Place F Irwin
P Sexton
D O'Sullivan

3rd Place Paul Sherlock
Shane Sherlock
Steven Sherlock

4th Place Peter O'Driscoll
Aidan Cotter
Jim Cotter

Nearest the pin Cian Barry (5'5'')

The Greenwood F.C. Committee would like to thank all the players who took part in the classic, your support is very much appreciated. Also a special thanks to Kieran White of Centra, who supplied refreshments, and Sam Dennigans who supplied fruit.

Our sponsors were

ASSIST PROJECT MANAGEMENT

WHITES CENTRA

TOGHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

CORH YOUTH LEAGUES

CORK A.U.L.

SIN FÉIN

COOLGREY DESIGN PRINT

DENIS O'MAHONY

MICK LONG INSULATION

JAMES SCOTT

CARA PARTNERS

Greenwood are holding a Golf Classic on Friday 13th April 2012 at the Lee Valley Golf Club. A great day out is promised and all members , former members and supporters are welcome to play.

Teams of 3,€50 each including meal. Enquiries about participation should contact Michael Cotter @ 085-7289495.

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