An extremely busy but fruitful week for U12 boys over the past week started off last Saturday 22nd with a memorable trip to Cork, playing Douglas in challenge games and then onto Pairc Uí Chaoimh to watch Kerry win a Munster Title. Many thanks to Douglas for the invitation and hospitality shown on the day, two fantastic games of football were played with 31 boys from Ballymac pitching themselves against the best in Cork.
Sunday 23rd saw both teams on the road again, this time it was an away fixture to An Ghaeltacht in our final round game of Div 1 County League.
However Ballymac had enough done throughout this fantastic campaign to be guaranteed to finish joint top of Div 1A with local rivals Austin Stacks, Congrats to all involved especially to these amazing group of players who give it there all every week.
Our Gold Team produced the perfect 5 wins from 5, dominating all opposition to top Div 1B of County League. Going into Ghaeltacht game these boys had already secured top spot but still put in another fantastic display outscoring and outplaying the opposition. Fantastic achievement for these boys who as a team always play for each other and well deserve to top Div 1B.
Newmarket Blitz.With two good wins over Knock/Brosna and BK Plunketts, it set up a semi-final game v Sliabh Luchra Gaels who also won 2 games. This game was quite a physical battle and took all of Ballymac’s reserve to get over the line, topping the group thus qualifying for the Final where we played Croke Rovers.
First half of the final proved to be a tight contest with both teams defensively on top but Ballymac proved their class and saved the best football till the end to produce a scintillating second half to ensure the trophy would head back over the border.
Matthew Rogers picked up man of the match award and Luke Silles lifted the Diarmuid O’Brien Trophy to the joy of his team mates and in his speech acknowledged and thanked all the O Brien Family and Newmarket GAA for a wonderful day of football in memory of Diarmuid O Brien.
