EA Sports FAI Schools 5 A Side Cork Area Finals
Corinthians Park
By Ray Claffey
The EA SPORTS FAI Schools 5 A Side Cork Area Finals took place at Corinthians Park on Wednesday:
Primary School Teams who had come through Qualifiers travelled from all parts of the County:
There was a superb atmosphere as the venue witnessed drama comparable with this week’s UEFA Champions League games: There were five sections to cater for all school sizes and while the FAI Schools encourage boys and girls to play on the same team they do have separate competitions for girls’ schools:
In the Boys “A” Competition for small schools there was great excitement as three sides were still in the running before the last series of games: Togher National School from Dunmanway finished strongly to qualify for the Munster Finals:
West Cork was also to the fore in the Boys “B” Competition for medium sized schools when Laragh (Bandon) won their three games and qualify in style: They were pressed all the way by Greenmount in another quality group:
St Anthonys (Ballinlough) qualified for the Munster Finals in the Boys “C” Competition for large schools: They also won their three games displaying some great skill in the process:
In the Girls “A” Competition for small schools St Mary’s from Carrigaline came through after a titanic struggle: After a defeat in their opening game they eventually qualified on goal difference by a single solitary goal:
Newcomers Whitechurch topped the Girls “B” Competition with four wins: Star of the Sea (Passage) came close but had to settle for the runner/up berth:
At the conclusion of a wonderful days sport Cork City Players Dan Murray and Neal Horgan were on hand to make the presentations to the delighted players:
Without doubt all of the teams present on the day were winners as they all contributed to a magnificent occasion: The Munster Finals take place in Shannon on the 14th May:
GROUP RESULTS
Boys “A” Schools
Whitegate 3 Glenville 1,
Togher NS (Dunmanway) 2 Scoil Inse Ratha (Little Island) 0,
Whitegate 3 Togher NS (Dunmanway) 3,
Glenville 1 Scoil Inse Ratha (Little Island) 5,
Whitegate 1 Scoil Inse Ratha (Little Island) 3,
Glenville 1 Togher NS (Dunmanway) 4:
Boys “B” Schools
Holy Cross (Mahon) 0 Whitechurch 1,
Greenmount 1 Laragh (Bandon) 2,
Holy Cross (Mahon) 3 Greenmount 6,
Laragh (Bandon) 4 Whitechurch 2,
Holy Cross (Mahon) 1 Laragh (Bandon) 7,
Greenmount 5 Whitechurch 3:
Boys “C” Schools
North Mon 3 Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 1
St Columbas (Douglas) 0 St Anthonys (Ballinlough) 2,
North Mon 1 St Anthonys (Ballinlough) 6,
St Columbas (Douglas) 4 Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 3,
North Mon 5 St Columbas (Douglas) 1,
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 0 St Anthonys (Ballinlough) 2:
Girls “A” Schools
St Marys (Carrigaline) 1 Greenmount 2,
Ballyheada (Ballinhassig) 0 Mhuire na Trocaire (Buttevant) 2,
St Marys (Carrigaline) 3 Ballyheada (Ballinhassig) 0
Greenmount 1 Mhuire na Trocaire (Buttevant) 3,
St Marys (Carrigaline) 3 Mhuire na Trocaire (Buttevant) 1,
Ballyheada (Ballinhassig) 0 Greenmount 3:
Girls “B” Schools
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 1 Star of the Sea (Passage) 2,
Scoil Nioclais (Frankfield) 0 St Marys on the Hill 1,
Star of the Sea (Passage) 2 Scoil Nioclais (Frankfield) 0,
Whitechurch 5 St Marys on the Hill 0,
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 5 Scoil Nioclais (Frankfield) 1,
Whitechurch 3 Star of the Sea (Passage) 0,
Scoil Nioclais (Frankfield) 1 Whitechurch 4,
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 5 St Marys on the Hill 3,
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 1 Whitechurch 2,
Star of the Sea (Passage) 7 St Marys on the Hill 1:
FINAL TABLES
Boys “A”
P W D L F A PTS
Togher (Dunmanway) 3 2 1 0 9 4 5
Scoil Inse Ratha(Little Is) 3 2 0 1 8 4 4
Whitegate NS 3 1 1 1 7 7 3
Glenville NS 3 0 0 3 3 12 0
Boys “B”
P W D L F A PTS
Laragh (Bandon) 3 3 0 0 13 4 6
Greenmount 3 2 0 1 12 10 4
Whitechurch 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
Holy Cross (Mahon) 3 0 0 3 4 14 0
Boys “C”
P W D L F A PTS
St Anthonys (Ballinlough) 3 3 0 0 10 1 6
North Mon 3 2 0 1 14 8 4
St Columbas (Douglas) 3 1 0 2 5 10 2
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 3 0 0 3 4 9 0
Girls “A”
P W D L F A PTS
St Marys (Carrigaline) 3 2 0 1 7 3 4
Buttevant 3 2 0 1 6 4 4
Greenmount 3 2 0 1 7 4 4
Ballyheada (Ballinhassig) 3 0 0 3 0 8 0
Girls “B”
P W D L F A PTS
Whitechurch 4 4 0 0 14 2 8
Star of the Sea (Passage) 4 3 0 1 11 5 6
Scoil Barra (Ballincollig) 4 2 0 2 12 8 4
St Marys on the Hill 4 1 0 3 5 17 2
Scoil Nioclais (Frankfield) 4 0 0 4 2 12 0