Saturday 26th November
U12 Boys SFAI Cup 4th Round Last 64 Peake Villa 3 - 1 Clerihan
Pride of place goes to the history making U12 squad who have qualified for the last 32 of the SFAI National Cup. Boys you have done yourselves, your parents, your coaches and the club proud as this is the first time in Peake Villa's Schoolboys recent history that we have a schoolboys team in the last 32. Well Done.
Kevin Cummins
Chairman Schools Committee
Peake Villa FC
U10B Boys League away to Clerihan
This was a great game with Clerihan edging the win.
U16 Boys League Peake Villa 3 - 2 St. Michael's
The clashes over the last few years between these two teams have always produced games of high standard and today’s game was no exception. From the kick-off both teams demonstrated their ability to keep the ball on the ground a play the passing game. Michaels came closest to scoring in the first 20 minutes when their centre forward beat the offside trap and faced a one-on-one with the Villa goal keeper Endjis Mickelson who pulled off a great reflex save. For the first thirty minutes it was non-stop from one end to the other, with each side having chances to score. The deadlock was finally broken when Matthew McKevitt latched onto a lovely through ball from Connor Murphy and calmly slotted the ball over the advancing Michaels keeper. Michaels responded to conceding a goal by putting the Villa defence under a lot of pressure which was very well handled by the Villa back four. Just before half-time Michaels got their deserved equaliser when Villa failed to clear a corner and Michaels No. 10 scored from 2 yards with a well taken shot on the volley. The Half Time score was Peake Villa 1 - 1 St. Michaels.
From the start of the 2nd half the Villa team came out with all guns blazing and scored two goals in quick succession. The first was a well worked play down the left side that was switched into the centre of the box, for Jack Hackett to lay the ball back for the onrushing Mark Purcell to score from outside the box with a well executed shot on the run. The second came 5 minutes later when Connor Murphy received the ball from a great Colm Pearson pass just inside the Michael’s half and weaved his way through a number of defenders to plant the ball in the back of the net. Michael’s never gave up and were rewarded when their winger ran onto a great pass that split the Villa defence to cross back across the box for his team mate to score with a header from inside the six yard box. Michael’s tried hard to get the equaliser but the Villa squad continued to play the passing game and were deserving winners on a 3 – 2 score line.
U16 Girls League away to Killenaule 2 - 8 Peake Villa
The U16 Girls travelled to Killenaule and were to strong for them, running out convincing winners by 8 goals to 2.
Sunday 24th November
U10A Boys League away to St. Michaels MATCH POSTPONED
U10C Boys League at home to Gortnahue
Both teams were evenly matched and treated the large crowd to a entertaining u10's soccer game. Villa were the winners by the narrowest of margins.
U12 Girls League away to Kilbehenny MATCH POSTPONED
Junior B at home Peake Villa 3 - 2 Bansha Celtic