Inter Kenmare F.C.

Inter Kenmare F.C. News 2008-2009 Season

Saturday 1st November 2008

U12 Prem 

Inter Kenmare 5 -2 Ballyhar Dynamos

Inter Kenmare will be happy to have picked up a valuable three points in their clash with Ballyhar where they won 5-2. Two from Stephen O’Sullivan and one from Fionan O’Sullivan put Inter 3-0 up but Ballyhar showed great heart pulling it back to 3-2 with goals from William Courtney and Conor O’Leary. However when Fionan O’Sullivan got his second and Inter’s fourth the game was over for Ballyhar.

Great win for the boys, hopefully they can kick on from here.

 

U14 Division 1

St. Bernards 5 - 10 Inter Kenmare.

Your read it right. 10-5 to Inter in an incredible game.

Dingle move into 3rd place in this division after their 2-0 win over Fenit while the side that started in 3rd St Bernard’s drop to 4th  following an amazing 5 -10 loss to Inter Kenmare who move onto 10 points and into second place. Dougie Fitzell got one and Stephen Egan and Daniel Collins getting two each for St.Bernard’s while Inter Kenmare had two four goal heroes in Brian Clifford and Brian Crowley. The other tow goals came from Gavin Crowley and Gavin O’Sullivan.

 

U16 Prem

Killarney Athletic 7 -0 Inter Kenmare

Bad day out. Enough said.

 

Youths Premier

Ballyhar Dynamos 2-5 Inter Kenmare

The youths are off the mark this year after an important away win on Saturday. On a cold cold day in Ballyhar Inter started well, and with Steven O’Shea finding spoace in midfield to place through balls for his strikers, Inter forced a penalty, which Steven stuck away. However five minutes later, John Butler was juidged to have pushed a Ballyhar striker and gave away a penalty. 1-1.

After half time though, Inter took over this game, and Ruairi Bachofner, who troubled Ballyhard all day, made up for his first half misses wiuth a well-taken goal. Inter were totally dominant at this stage, and Sean Sheehan took advantage with a well-taken shot to the roof of the net. The ref found a way to give Ballyhar a chance with a harsh penalty against Steven O’Shea for handball. Ballyhar had one excellent striker, and he slotted his second penalty, to make it 2-3. Inter sorted things out quickly though, and killed the game off with goals from O’Shea and Ruairi Bachofner to make it 5-2. This was a very encouraging performance, and gives great hope for the rest of the season. It’s hard to single out anyone, but Tim Crowley, john Butler, Sean Sheehan, Steven O’Shea and Aaron O’Callaghan all stood out. Two of the under 16s played in this game, Michael O’Sullivan and Kieran O’Shea, and Kieran had a brilliant debut. Finally man-of-the match Ruairi Bachofner will have been happy with his day out and his first double for the club.

 

Saturday 1st November 2008

Premier B`

Inter Kenmare 2 – 0 Castlegregory

The seniors got a very welcome three points on Sunday at home to Castlegregory, who had won most of their games before coming to Kenmare. The first half was dull, with new centre-half Connie Cremin settling in well at the back. All the action was reserved for the second half here, and Inter survived one or two scary moments after half time, and finally started to get on top, mainly through good work by Matt Zoeller. A good move involving Matt, Shannon Ryan and Steven O’Shea led to a goalmouth scramble, and Steven O’Shea’s shot was handled, leading to a penalty. Shannon Ryan’s shot was saved, but Phillip Duggan followed up brilliantly for his first goal since records began. Inter were now on top, and pushed on, forcing a series of corners, thr third of which was headed home by Shane Dalton. There were a couple of scares after this, where Gary Cassidy made on particularly good save with his feet, and Inter spent the last 15 minutes keeping Castlegregory out to record a very welcome win.

 

 

Saturday 25th October 2008

All Underage games in Kerry Cancelled due to weather warning

 

U11PREM  Inter Kenmare V Killorglin 11.00;              Inter Kenmare Park

 

U11DIV1 Inter Kenmare B V Killorglin B 12.15;          Inter Kenmare Park

 

U13DIV1 Listowel Celtic B V Inter Kenmare 11.45;     Listowel  

 

U15PREM Inter Kenmare V Fenit 1.45;                        Inter Kenmare Park

 

U13GIRLS Listowel Celtic V Inter Kenmare 1.15;        Listowel

 

Sunday 26th October

Premier B: Inter Kenmare V Sneem 11.30                Inter Kenmare Park

One nil to Sneem

 

Division 1B: Inter Kenmare V    Tralee Dynamos     Inter Kenmare Park

 Five nil to Dynamos. Bad day at the office.

 

Club Draw 12th Oct 2008

Inter completed a club draw on October 12th as part of the ongoing fundraising efforts. This was in conjunction with the upcoming Ireland v Cyprus senior International. Through club links with the FAI, tickets can be sourced via the club, with regular ticket purchasers given priority for tickets for “sold-out” games in the future.

The results of the draw were:

1st 2 x Ireland v Cyprus match tickets and travel expenses – Joshua Holland.

2nd Club tracksuit with initials – Chantelle Reidy.

 

Nice to see that the two winners are genuine fans, big club supporters and promising soccer players as well. This was a good day for Josh Holland as he received notification that, along with team-mate Fionan O’Sullivan has made the Kerry Under 12 squad for the year. Inter aren’t finished with this squad either, check here for reports on the progress of Patrick Clifford who has been impressing in training also.

 The club would like to extend thanks to all who sold and bought tickets for this event.

 

Saturday 18th October 2008

U11GIRLS Killarney Celtic V Inter Kenmare 12.00;

0-7

Huge win for Inter against their illustrious opponents in this one,

Kenmare were too strong for Celtic and goals from Denise Byrnes (4), Susan O’Sullivan (2) and one from Orla Randles gave them all three points.



U12PREM Listowel Celtic V Inter Kenmare 11.45

4-2

Listowel Celtic got an important win 4- 2 over Inter Kenmare.

U14DIV1 Inter Kenmare V Asdee 11.45

1-1

Shane O'Sullivan had Inter in front after 15 minutes with a neat finish to a good move. However Asdee equalised after a cross and finish just before halftime. Inter had all the play in the second half, and with James Da Silva and Ryan Van Der Venter lording it at the back, Denis O'Neill and Dean Cassidy were free to push on in midfield, and these two in particular had Asdee in all kinds of trouble. However the Asdee 'keeper was up to the job, and kept Kenmare out. A noticeable feature here was Inter's discipline, the North kerry lads had a serious bit of bite to them, and they picked up four yellow cards, which is a lot, and our lads didn't react - this shows the good coaching they're getting from Jim Kennedy. Best for Inter were James, Denis and Dean, while sub John Breen showed real willigness to work and had a very good 30 minutes.

U15GIRLS  Inter Kenmare V Listowel 1.15

1-0

Great win for Inter, scored after 5 minutes with an excellent passing move, Siobhan Kennedy putting the goal on a plate for Sarah Murphy, who stuck it in the corner. Inter then held their own for the rest of the game, and defended their lead well to earn a great 3 points - Listowel don't drop too many! Best for Inter were  Aoife Gallagher and Rachel Hawker. 

U16PREM    Iveragh V Inter Kenmare 1.00

Off

Youths FAI Cup Inter Kenmare v Listowel 2.30

1-4

U11 Friendly V Bantry 4pm

Easy win for Inter

Sunday 19th October 2008


League: Ladies v Mounthawk 11.30

0-0

Tough game in terrible conditions on Sunday morning, between two of the stronger sides in the league. Inter had chances in this game, but nothing really clear-cut. Nora-Mai O'Brien was sharp in the Inter goal and cleared up a lot of ball. With the defence solid in front of her, Mounthawk only had one shot of note on target.

The weather cleared up towards the end of the game, but there were not a lot of chances in this one, but on balance Mounthawk will be happier picking up a point away from home. Best for Inter were the goalie, Elaine O'Neill and Gina Crowley. Best of luck to the girls in the upcoming county football final next weekend.

Div 1B: Senior B's     v Mainebank 2.30

2-2

A welcome point for the B team, but possibly two points dropped.

Inter got into this game after 10 minutes, and had a number of chances before a good move by Matt Zoeller saw him squaring to Jason Taylor for an easy finish. Alan Casidy had a great shot saved soon after, but against the run of play Mainebank equalised with a great dribble and shot by thewir main striker.. And they got a second from the same man just before half time.

Inter put on all the pressure in the second half, and after a series of corner and free kicks, (with one certain goal disallowed!) Alan Cassidy finnaly got the equaliser direct from a 25-yard free kick. inter pushed on, but could not make the breakthrough.Best players: Anthony Sheehan, Alan Cassidy, Matt Zoeller and Seamus Cremin.

 

 

 

Saturday 11th October 2008

U11 Div 1:

Kingdom Boys B V Inter Kenmare B 11.45 Away

U11 Prem:

Inter Kenmare V St. Brendans Park 11.45 Inter Kenmare Park

U13 Girls:

Inter Kenmare V Mastergeeha 10.30 Inter Kenmare Park

4-1 Inter

We won against Mastergeeha 4-1. Layla Mahoney scored two goals, Ellie Gudgeon scored one and Tara Viscardi, who is new this year to soccer, scored one. Woman of the match was Rachael Topham and Captain was Emma O'Shea.

U15 Prem:

Inter Kenmare V Killarney Celtic 1.15 Inter Kenmare Park

 

Youths League

Inter Kenmare v Killorglin 2.30 Inter Kenmare Park

1-4 Killorglin

 

Sunday 12th October 2008

FAI Junior Cup

Inter Kenmare v Rathkeale AFC 2.30 Inter Kenmare Park

Sunday Oct 12th FAI Junior Cup

Inter Kenmare 3-3 Rathkeale AFC

(Rathkeale  Won 4-3 on Penalties)

On Sunday Rathkeale from the Limerick Desmond league were visitors to Inter Kenmare Park in the second round of the FAI Junior Cup. Despite hosting five games the previous day, the pitch was in perfect condition and led to some lovely football being played. Rathkeale were quicker out of the blocks, and went 1-0 up after about 20 minutes. Declan Nash, their top striker, finished off a good chance with ease from 10 yards. Matthias Zoeller then made a breakthrough for Inter on the stroke of half-time when he was hauled down for a penalty. Shannon Ryan stepped up, and hit a good penalty but the keeper got down quickly and go it away.

 

Five minutes after half time, Rathkeale sent in a hopeful free kick from the left, and one of their midfielders got a head to it to send it past Gary Cassidy in the Inter goal. 2-0. At this stage, Inter made changes, bringing on Paul Cassidy, and slowly got to grips with the game. Matt Zoeller, Steven O’Shea and Sean Murphy started to take on and beat their men, and Matt was hauled back again by the same player, this time for a free but it earned the Rathkeale centre-half a red card. At this stage Inter took over completely. With Paul Cassidy pulling the strings in midfield, Zoeller and O’Shea started to make progress, and these two combined to force the ball home from short range. After another good Cassidy/O’Shea move, Sean Murphy then sent in a cross for Shane Dalton to equalise. At the final whistle, the score was 2-2, and meant extra-time was needed.

 

At this stage Inter looked fresher, and after 4 minutes Matt Zoeller found himself clear in front of goal and made no mistake. Nothing else happened for the first half of extra time, Rathkeale did have a couple of attacks but Gary Cassidy dealt with them easily.  With three minutes to go in the second half of extra time, Paul Cassidy fell awkwardly after winning a header, and lay in a heap on the ground. Inter duly kicked out the ball to get attention on for their player. However instead of throwing the ball back to Inter, Rathkeale played on, and went on the attack. From this move their striker got into the box, and although he seemed to handle the ball, he tumbled over and somehow got a penalty. And they scored it. The final whistle blew two minutes later.

 

This brought us to penalties. The first two for each team were missed, Gary Cassidy making great saves for Inter’s two. Shane Dalton. Sean Murphy and Shannon Ryan scored three of the next five, but unfortunately Rathkeale got one extra, to end up 4-3 winners.  A sad end to a great game, and this gives Inter great encouragement for the rest of the season – Rathkeale were better than any of the teams we have seen this year so far and given the team spirit shown to dig out this result there is every reason to be optimistic for the games to come. Best for Kenmare were ‘Keeper Cassidy, Matt Zoeller, Shane Dalton and Shannon Ryan. Paul Cassidy also made a big difference from the bench.

 

Division 1B

Behy Rovers V Inter Kenmare 11.30 Glenbeigh

4-0 Behy

Under 14’s in perfect start to the season after Brian Crowley hat trick downs Killorglin

 

Inter under 14s have got off to the perfect start with two good wins.

 

In the close season we lost three of our stalwarts, Denis O’Neill, Cian Hallissey and Adrian Spillane who all announced their retirement. However, we also made a couple of new signings, Finbar Quill and Jackie Healy-Rae.

 

At home against Camp in our opener we showed signs of rustiness and took a long while to get started. However, we battled well and with debutante Finbar Quill working tirelessly in midfield we gradually took control of the game. This battling quality led to our goal. Brian Crowley fought hard on the left, winning the ball from the Camp left back. He delivered in a great cross for Shane O’Sullivan, who fired home a volley from six yards into the roof of the net. We continued to press forward for our second, with the Camp keeper making a great save from Brian Crowley and then brother Gavin’s run and shot rebounding from the upright. A second goal was not to come but we never looked in danger of conceding and ran out a well deserved 1-0 win.

 

Our second match was away to Killorglin. Again we started slowly, though this may have been in no small measure to losing club captain Cian Long with hamstring trouble in the first five minutes. Replacement Ryan Van Deventer however proved an able replacement and performed steadily at right back.

 

As we began to settle our play improved. A Gavin Crowley free kick from the right found the head of Brian Clifford who guided the ball into the Killorglin net. Then came the moment of the match. Stand in goalkeeper Johnnie Breen was lobbed and a goal looked certain. However, even under pressure from a Killorglin attacker Jordan O’Connor chased back and somehow cleared the ball off the line. A minute later we went two up. A fine strike from the edge of the area by Brian Crowley added the second before the same player stroked home a third from the penalty spot after being brought down. 3-0 at half time.

 

Killorglin started well in the second half and a great long range effort put them back in the game. However, two goals from Shane O’Sullivan and another for hat trick hero Brian Crowley gave the game and points to Internazionale. Late on, sub Fintan ‘Fintaniano’ Kennedy added the seventh. A fine 7-2 victory.

 

Tougher matches lie ahead for us, particularly in the shape of Park and Dingle but these two wins have certainly put us in a strong position to challenge for silverware this year.

 

All the best to Colm O’Sullivan, who has missed the start of the season through injury. We wish him a swift and speedy recovery.

 

 

Saturday 4th October 2008

U14 Div 1:

Killorglin V Inter Kenmare 10.30 Killorglin

U16 Prem:

Inter Kenmare V St. Brendans Park 1.15 Inter Kenmare Park

Youths League:

 Killorglin V Inter Kenmare 2pm Killorglin

Sunday 5th October 2008

Division 1B

Inter Kenmare v Killarney Celtic 11.30 Inter Kenmare Park

 

Saturday 27th September 2008

 

U13DIV1 Killorglin V Inter Kenmare 1.15

Inter Kenmare won 3-1 in Killorglin and Camp defeated The Park 2-1.

The Inter Kenmare goals came from Dean Cassidy who proved his worth from dead ball situations scoring from a free kick and from the penalty spot. Radic Kovac got the third while Mantas Valukonis got the Killorglin consolation. Great result for a strong under 13 side, suberbly managed on the day by Craig and a team of emergency helpers - you know who you are!

 

U15PREM Mastergeeha V Inter Kenmare 11.45

Mastergeeha have set down an early marker winning their second game on the trot defeating Inter Kenmare 5-0. Their goals came from Gary O’Leary, Niall Duggan from the penalty spot, Kevin Barry, Dara Jones and Gavin O’Connor 

 

Sunday 28th September 2008

 

Senior Premier B:  QPR V Inter Kenmare 11.30

2-1 to QPR - Inter led 1-0 at half time thanks to a spectacular OG, but fell apart in the second half. Improvement needed!

 

Ladies Premier:  Killarney Celtic v Inter Kenmare 11.00       

3-2 to Celtic

The ladies put up a strong showing in this clash between two title contenders. This was an excellent game of soccer, and this was remarked on on the day by a number of people. Inter started strongly and went into a 2-0 lead, with both goals coming from Roisin Boyle. However this group had played a number of games over the last week, and ran out of steam towards the end, with Celtic notching the winner with two minutes to go. This was almost a pint gained, but there is still great hope for the rest of the season. Excellent performances from Rosisn Boyle, Michelle Casey, and Laura O'Sullivan, but this was really a good team performance and the girls deserved better.

 

Senior Division 1 South:  Mastergeeha v Inter Kenmare 2.30

2-0 to Mastergeeha.

This was an entertaining game played on Sunday afternoon, with Inter giving Mastergeeha's first team plenty to think about. However they finished up on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline. Best for Inter were gary Sheehan, Donal Casey and Eoin Finnegan. Sean Schmidt came on with 30 minutes to go for his senior debut and didn't put a foot wrong.

 

Saturday 20th Sept 2008

U14 Division 1 - Inter Kenmare 1 v 0Camp

Great start for the under 14's, who beat Camp 1 nil.

Inter Kenmare got their campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over Camp. Their goal scorer was Shane O’Sullivan who got on the end of a Brian Crowley cross. Finbarr Quill was also impressive on the day, as was the defensive pairing of James Da Silva and Brian Clifford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U12PREM      Killarney Celtic V Inter Kenmare

Inter took a beating in this game. It was competitive in the first half, but Celtic, who were very strong on the night, were three-nil up by the half. They then proceeded to score right from the kick-off, and as Kenmare heads dropped, ran riot. Final score 8-0. Inter's under 12s are much better than this though, a number of them are with the Kerry Academy at the moment, and we expect a much better showing from them, especially at Inter Kenmare Park.

 

 

Fixtures as of 18th Sept 2008

Thursday Sept 18th

U12PREM      Killarney Celtic V Inter Kenmare 6.30  Killarney

 

Sat Sept 20th

U14DIV1        Inter Kenmare V Camp 10.30                          Inter Kenmare Park

U16PREM      Inter Kenmare V Camp 11.45                          Inter Kenmare Park

 

 

Results/Reports from Weekend of Sept 12th/13th

U-11 Bs Off to a Winning Start.

This year, Inter have put together two under 11 teams, to cater for the huge demand, and to make sure games are available for all players. The under 11 Bs, in ther first game, did new managers Steven o’ Shea and Matt Zoeller proud on Saturday. Games against Killarney Celtic are never easy, and this was no exception, wiuth the Killarney team much bigger and physically stronger, and this told in the first few minutes when Celtic were on top, with ‘Keeper John Crowley called into action twice. However big opposition means nothing to players like Sean Casey, and some great tackling and work by Inter’s main players got them on top in this game. It was 0-0 at half time, with both sides having good chances. In the second half, inter really got into this game. Aaron Morris and Patrick McCarthy got on top at the back, and started to push forwards. Simon O’Shea came into his own at left back, and kept Inter moving up the wing. And Sean Casey kept frustrating bigger, stronger Killarney players by taking the ball off them and then going past them. Inter finally got he breakthrough with 10 minutes to go, when Patrick McCarthy crossed for Captain Tom Gudgeon to score. Patrick got in another cross 5 minutes later, this time for Jordan Whyte to finish with his left foot. Best for Kenmare were Aaron Morris and Patcrick McCarthy, Tom Gudgeon and Jordan Whyte in Midfield, Darren maye up front. Player of the match was Sean Casey.

 

U11 A Listowel Celtic 8-1 Inter Kenmare

The under 11 a team had a tough start on Saturday, where they were well beaten by Listowel. This wasn’t a realistic scoreline, as everything Listowel hit on the day went in. Pat Spillane scored for Kenmare, who won’t have any harder games than this one.

 

U15 Killarney Athletic 1-0 Inter Kenmare

Killarney Athletic came out on the right side of a 1-0 result over Inter Kenmare with the goal coming from Colm Tobin 15 minutes into the second half. Tadgh Morley and Patrick Moriarty played well for Inter.

 

Youths Inter Kenmare 1-2 Killarney Celtic

Killarney Celtic came to Kenmare with a good side on Saturday evening last, and left with threee points they scarcely deserved. Inter had the better of the first half, especially down the left side where Chris McCarthy and Dara Crowley had Celtic in all kinds of trouble. After 25 minutes Celtic took off their left winger to try and stop the damage, and this seemed to work. After a scoreless first half, Celtic’s midfielder ran on to a short Inter clearance and volleyed it just inside the post from 20 yards. Very quickly after this, Inter got caught on the break for a second. Inter could have fallen apart at this stage, but instead got right back in the game. Steven O’Shea was moved to a wide position, and he and Aaron O’Callaghan combined down the right side to put Killarney under pressure. With 10 minutes to go, Aaron made a run out of defence, and passed to Steven. O’Shea’s long pass put Jason O’Shea clean through, and Jason hammered it home with his right foot. As hard as Inter tried, they couldn’t get a second one. Best for Inter were Gary Cassidy, Mike Hallissey, Aaron O’Callaghan, Steven O’Shea and Jason O’Shea.

 

Senior B Inter Kenmare 1-3 Behy Rovers

A classic strike from Colm Walsh from 25 yards couldn’t save Inter in this game against a strong Behy side. Best for Inter were Tim Crowley, Colm Walsh and Dermot Casey.

 

Senior A Inter Kenmare 2-3 Spa Road

Spa Road kept up their good start to the season, beating Inter 3-2 on Sunday. Sean Murphy and Shane Dalton scored Inters’ goals, to cut down a 3-0 lead. Time ran out with Inter trying hard for an equaliser, but unfortunately it’s hard to get a result any time three goals go in. There were encouraging performances from Sean Murphy, Shannon Ryan and subs Gary Sheehan and Donal O’Connor, and hopefully this is one of very few losses for the seniors this year.

 

 

 

Weekend Fixtures as of 11th Sep 08:

 

U11 Div1         Inter Kenmare B V Kill. Celtic B          10.30   Inter Kenmare Park

U11 Prem        Listowel Celtic V Inter Kenmare           11.45   Listowel

U13 Div1         Inter Kenmare V Killarney Celtic B       11.45   Inter Kenmare Park (cancelled)

U15 Prem        Killarney Athletic V Inter Kenmare       1.15     Killarney

Youths             Inter Kenmare v Killarney Celtic           6pm     Inter Kenmare Park

Division 1B       Inter Kenmare v Behy Rovers               12.30   Inter Kenmare Park

Premier B         Inter Kenmare v Behy Rovers               2.30     Inter Kenmare Park                 

                       

 

5th September

Inter Kenmare A.G.M.

The Inter Kenmare AGM was held on Friday Night, Sept 5th.

The following club Officers were elected on the Night:

Chairman - Alan O'Sullivan

Secretary - Charlie Vaughan

Treasurer - Denis O'Brien

Youth Liaison Officer - John Holland

Committee Kim Kennedy, Jimmy O'Sullivan, Majella O'Sullivan, Donal O'Sullivan-Casey.

The hunt is still on for a P.R.O., so please forward any ideas you have to the committee.

For details of the Secretary's report, Chairman's address or Treasurer's report, please contact the committee.

Some topics discussed on the night were:

A good financial year for the club, with the need for a better one in the coming year

Denis O'Brien, Paul Cassidy and Jimmy O'Sullivan ratified as senior team management

Jason Taylor ratified as B Team manager

Jason Taylor and Charlie Vaughan ratified as Ladies Team manager/Coach

Update on club insurance, and club kit

Commitment to youth development, and the importance of setting correct example to youth players training and playing with adult teams.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, August 31st

Premier Division B

Inter Kenmare F.C. 4, Sneem Santos 2.

 

On the first day of the season, Inter faced a difficult start, when they faced local rivals Sneem Santos in Kenmare. And it looked like a difficult start to the season when Sneem raced into a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, after causing Inter problems with strong play down the right, forcing a series of corners. This called for drastic action before half time, and Inter made changes, with Paul Cassidy moving to the back, and Matthias Zoeller coming on up front. This paid off just after half time, when Steven O'Shea, who had also moved up front, finishing with a volley from an almost impossible angle at the far post.

At this stage, Inter went for broke, bringing on Gary Sheehan and playing with three at the back. Inter kept the play wide, and Sean Murphy had lots of play down the left wing, where the right back was in all sorts of trouble. After a series of attacks, Inter forced a penalty, and Matt Zoeller stepped up to bury it.

 

Inter kept coming, and managed to force another goal - Sean Murphy cut in from the left, the Sneem keeper saved a shot, and Matt Zoeller put away the rebound. And Inter weren't finished - with three minutes to go, Steven O'Shea intercepted a ball in midfield, lifted it over two Sneem defenders, and was through on goal. He drew the 'keeper, and squared for Matthias Zoeller to complete his hat-trick. Steven is looking forward to his Christmas present already, apparently.

 

This was a good start for Inter, a local derby is always a tricky first game, and with training going well hopefully the necessary improvements will show over the next few games. Obviously Matt Zoeller had a good game, as did Steven O'Shea. Paul Cassidy was composed as always at the back, and Shannon Ryan and Sean Murphy were the pick of the midfielders.

 

 

Monday September 1st

Division 1 South

Killarney Celtic 1, Inter Kenmare 1

Inter travelled to Killarney to kick off the season for the B team. A noticeable feature here was the strength of the squad that travelled. At this stage of the season it is not always possible to give games to all players (14 per game) but over the season and on Wednesday night friendly games, all players will get plenty of chances.

In this game, Inter had their hands full against a strong and youthful Celtic team, and fell behind after a goalmouth scramble on the 35-minute mark.

However, the second half was a different story, and Inter really got into the game, with Eoin Finnegan and Jason Taylor prominent up front, and Dermot Casey and Robin Clifford easily winning the midfield battle. Alan Cassidy, who had come on for the injured Tim Crowley, kept making good breaks down the left, and this paid off when his shot from distance went under the Celtic 'keeper and made it 1-1. At this stage, Killarney were in trouble, and Inter threatened from corners and free kicks. At the back, Shane Dalton and Donal O'Sullivan were secure, and Gary Cassidy never put a foot wrong in goals. In fact we discovered that Gary has a decent left foot, which Shane Dalton picked out with a series of back passes!.

In the end, Inter ran out of time, but left Killarney with a valuable point, from one of the most difficult games of the season. Best for Inter were Alan and Gary Cassidy, Donal O'Sullivan and Eoin Finnegan. Tim Crowley also had a good game before going off, in his first game of senior soccer.

 

Ladies Seniors

Since our last update, the ladies senior team has been going from strength to strength. in our first game, Killarney Celtic were beaten 4-1. Ballyhar were beaten 4-0, and in the first away game, Mastergeeha were beaten by a massive 8-0. This leaves Inter at the top of the table, and in the good position of having more games played than anyone else.

We're currently on a break for two weeks, and will resume games after this - there are tough games to come against some of the established teams, like Killarney Celtic away, Mounthawk and Abbeydorney, but everyone at the club has high hopes for the coming year.

 

 

August

Inter had the first title of the season when an Inter Kenmare team finished in first place in the Kerry District Schoolboys League Golf Classic. Congratulations to Jim Kennedy and his team of fellow bandits who are somehow allowed to keep their handicaps despite an ever-increasing collection of golf prizes. On a serious note, the club would like to extend their thanks to the team, as participation from Inter in League events of all types helps the club maintain profile with the league.

 

 

Underage Ladies

The underage ladies team have been presented with their Team of the year award from last year. See them collecting their award below.