BANDON A. F. C.

MAR 27TH 2010

The under 12 C.S.L side welcomed Leeside Knockraha to the town park with kick off 15 minutes 
past mid day.After the recent rain the pitch was sticky and so fitness levels were to be tested 
on the day.
Both defences were on top for the first period and midfield was very congested which meant chances 
were at a minimum.
David Behan and Shane O Neill were in fine form in the middle of defence for the home side with 
both central defenders brave in attacking the ball and their heading of high balls excellent.
Kevin Pedersen linked well with Mark O Regan through the first half and his pace and good control 
were in evident .David Sweeney's long through ball set up Timmy McCarthy for Bandons best chance 
of the opening half but the Leeside defender recovered very well.
Aaron Ryan playing in goal continued his very consistent displays of recent matches and made all 
the right decisions in the first half. 
HALF TIME 0-0 

Liam Chambers replaced David Goode at half time after David put in a very honest and willing 
first half display.

Eliot Assemota and Eoin McCarthy battled really well in midfield but with 15 minutes left in the 
game a long ball forward was won by the the Leeside centre forward and his pace was the deciding 
factor in sliding the ball past Aaron Ryan.
Dylan Galvin replaced Kevin Pedersen with 15 minutes to go and this proved to be decisive. 
Referee Ray Duffy awarded Bandon a free in their own half.
From the resulting kick the home side battled for and won , every 50-50 ball. Dylan Galvin finished 
with his first touch of the game to level the scores.
Both sides had chances to win the game in the closing stages but there was to be no more than 2 
goals during the game.
This was another encouraging performance and every player showed great commitment during the game.
The team can be pleased with their efforts as they begin to grow as a group playing together.
   

Team      
Aaron Ryan , David McSweeney, Mark O Regan, Shane O Neill, David Behan , Dawidz Garbulinski, 
Eoin McCarthy, Kevin Pedersen, Elliot Assemota, Timmy McCarthy, David Goode.

Subs  , Liam Chambers , Dylan Galvin              

SAT. JAN. 30TH

Team

Aaron Ryan , David Mc Sweeney , Kevin Pedersen , Shane O Neill , Eoin McCarthy , Liam Chambers , 
Dawid Garbulinski , 
Elliot Assemota, Timmy McCarthy , David Goode , David Laffan 
Subs Jordan Fenton , Kieran Phelan.

The Under12's have had a long "mid season break" playing their last competitive match in early 
October. And so it was , after many disappointments because of the weather the cancelled matches 
were forgotten about and the team looked forward to the cup outing.

The long layoff did not seem to affect the team and they started very brightly with good passing 
football . Chances came early and after a good run down the wing , David Goode, making his debut 
for Bandon, crossed intelligently for the in rushing David Laffan and Liam Chambers and Liam 
finished neatly to the corner. Only 5 minutes were on the clock at this stage. 
Bandon pressed hard and were playing the game in the Ringmahon half with Shane O Neill and 
Eoin McCarthy very strong in the heart of defence.Kevin Pederson and David Mc Sweeney were setting 
up many attacking forays all through the half. 

The home team were unlucky to not go 2 up when a shot from outside the box by Elliot Assemota came 
back off the post to be cleared to safety.10 minutes later the opposite post again came to aid of 
the away team with ball agonisingly rolling to safety. Bandon continued to press but after Jordan 
Fenton replaced Eoin McCarthy close to half time there was only a goal between the sides .

The second half was a different game with Ringmahon really taking the game to the home side. 
After increasing pressure and several excellent saves from Aaron Ryan in goal ,the away side got a 
deserved equaliser with 15 minutes to go. 
Kieran Phelan replaced David Laffan in attack and the team had to work very hard in the last 10 minutes 
defending many corners to send the game to extra time . Captain Timmy McCarthy took a hard tackle midway 
through the game and was unable to continue and so , after using all their substitutes , Bandon had to 
play the full 20 minutes of extra time with 10 men. 
This was a tough 20 minutes but after many close calls at both ends the game finished level.

Rinmgahon won the toss and elected to take the first penalty which they converted. 
All ten penalties were taken with Bandon holding their nerve to come out the right side , 4-3 , 
with Jordan Fenton converting the vital kick. 
The penalty takers for Bandon were David McSweeney , David Goode , Shane O Neill, Elliot Assemota 
and Jordan Fenton 

Team captain Timmy McCarthy would have been happy with top performers Aaron Ryan , Kevin Pederson , 
Shane O Neill, Elliot Assemota ,Dawid Garbulinski , Liam Chambers and David Goode  
A big improvement in performance came from David Laffan Kieran Phelan and Eoin McCarthy.