Juniors star impresses for Ireland
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Cooper Lynch, Kinneagd Juniors, impressed for Republic of Ireland.Image 2 of 5
Scanlon’s Bar, Kinneagd, sponsored the Kinnegad Juniors men’s senior side - many thnaks to Trevor Byrne and staff.Image 3 of 5
The Kinneagd Junior men’s senior side display their gear - thanks to our sponsors.Image 4 of 5
Mark Armstrong and MA Platinum Electrical Ltd also sponsored gear for the senior side.Image 5 of 5
Cooper Lynch and his Republic of Ireland colleagues had a great victory over Wales in the Association Cup final.Huge congratulations to our very own Cooper Lynch who played brilliantly in midfield for Ireland as they defeated Wales 3-2 in the final to win the Association Cup.
A late penalty from Republic of Ireland's Sean Hogan secured the victory after a pulsating final with Wales. It was a fantastic spectacle with both teams deserving immense credit for their performances. Congratulations to Cooper and the Republic of Ireland team.
Fine victory for U13 girls side
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Torro Utd 3 v 6 Kinnegad Juniors
It was an early morning trip for Kinnegad’s girls on Sunday and the squad was down a few numbers. We were lucky to be able to call on Robyn, from the U14 team and she fitted in brilliantly with the squad.
Kinnegad started brightly, taking the lead on nine minutes; Zoë B grabbing her first. Two more goals came from Zoë in the first half, on 14 and 28 minutes and Kinnegad had a super first half.
The second half was a bit more relaxed from Kinnegad. To their credit, Torro kept going and scored on 37 minutes, mostly due to indecisiveness in defence. Lauren was her usual self in midfield and grabbed two cracker goals on 43 and 49 minutes to put Kinnegad back in the driving seat.
Another Torro goal came on 52 but Zoë got her fourth a minute later. One more Torro goal came on 55 minutes leaving a final score of 3-6.
Esther had another good game in goals. Defence was excellently shared between Maci, Vakare, Grace, Zoe C and Robyn. Midfield was brilliant from Lily, Lauren, Sarah, Pola and Vakare. And up front, Bella, Zoë B and Pola all tormented the Torro defence and their (excellent) keeper. Well done to Vakare and Pola playing in multiple positions today - great to have the versatility across the squad.
Woman of the match: Zoë B. Four goals for Zoë and Torro found it very difficult to live with her. She was like lightning and decisive in her finishing. Well done Zoë.
Team: Esther, Vakare (captain), Maci, Grace, Zoe C, Lauren, Pola, Lily, Zoë B, Bella, Sarah, Robyn.
Coaches: Darren, Stephen, Sinead and Greta.
New season preparations
Preseason training starts for our senior men’s team on Thursday, July 24, as they prepare for the new season in CCFL Division 1.
New players are welcome to try out.
If interested please contact us here on our Facebook page, Messenger, Instagram (@KJAFC) or contact Niall on 085 2892959
Thanks to our sponsors
A very big thank you to our Senior men’s team sponsors for all their support over the past season. The team earned promotion to next season’s Division 1 and the support from the sponsors helped all the way.
Huge thanks to Trevor & his staff in Scanlon’s Bar & Restaurant in Kinnegad, Mark Armstrong and MA Platinum Electrical Ltd and Peter and his staff in Bagnall’s Pub in Rochfordbridge.