4th placed St Patrick's Boys AFC Red play host to 5th placed Vale Wanderers AFC at The Meadows Graiguecullen (St Pats Boys) at 10 am

St Patrick's Boys AFC Red's last result was a comprehensive 6-2 win at home against Ballymurphy Celtic.
Form: W W W L    Home Form: W W

Vale Wanderers AFC's last game was a crushing 10-0 win at home against St Joseph's AFC Blue.
Form: W L W L L W    Away Form: W L

4th placed Vale Wanderers AFC play host to 2nd placed Kilree Celtic at Superbowl Leighlinbridge (Vale Wanderers) at 11:45 am

Vale Wanderers AFC has yet to be beaten in this competition, having won 3 out of its last 5 games.
Form: W W D D W    Home Form: W W D

Kilree Celtic's last result was a unlucky 1-0 loss away against Parkville United AFC.
Form: L L W W W W    Away Form: L L W W

8th placed Vale Wanderers AFC play host to 7th placed St Joseph's AFC at Superbowl Leighlinbridge (Vale Wanderers) at 1 pm

Vale Wanderers AFC has yet to win in this competition, having lost all 7 games.
Form: L L L L L L L    Home Form: L L L L

St Joseph's AFC has yet to win in this competition, having lost all 6 games.
Form: L L L L L L    Away Form: L L

Vale Wanderers put in a strong defensive effect in the half against a very, well drilled Killeshin team. It took Killeshin 20 minutes to breach the defense of Vale Wanderers. The visitors were made to work hard for their goals in the first half.

The second half mirrored the first half, with Vale Wanderers having to defend for long periods of time. It take Killeshin 15 minutes into the second to score again.

Goal scores for Killeshin were:

Grainne Keogh

Niamh Eagan

Sarah Middleton

Laura Malone (3)

Best for Vale Wanderers:

Bella Skedgwell

Sinead Sibanda

Abigale O'Gorman

Best for Killeshin:

Mollie O'Reilly

Grace Kehoe

The Super Bowl, Leighlinbridge was the venue for this girls U16’s league match between vale wanderers and killeshin.

Big changes to both line ups, meant the game started slow but vale pressurized the ball deep in the Killeshin half and Kate Burke was unlucky not to score. Vale found it hard to beat the very impressive Aoife Mullins in the killeshin goal, who was outstanding throughout the game.

With a few minutes left in the 1st half, vale’s dominance was rewarded, when, after an Indirect free kick, which was saved, Zoe Clarke mopped up the rebound and put vale 1 up at half time.

At the start of the 2nd half, vale made some changes, but still Killeshin showed great spirit and frustrated the vale girls. Katie O’ Reilly was putting in a very solid display in the backs for killeshin.

Eventually Vale doubled their score when Kate Burke found the ball in the box and got it over the line. After that, the game opened up for vale and they started to pass the ball around nicely with Carla Byrne impressing down the right.

Kate Burke’s 2nd of the match came about after she latched onto a long ball out of the Killeshin defence, brought the ball forward and slotted it away nicely into the right bottom corner.

Vale’s made it 4 after some nice play down the right and Kate Burke placed a lovely lob over the Killeshin keeper to get her hat trick for vale.

The game ended 4 nil to the Vale girls.

Killeshin put in a very valiant performance and the signs are there that they are improving from game to game.

Best for killeshin included Aoife Mullin, Katie O’ Reilly and Katie Kehoe.

Best for vale were Zoe Clarke, Sarah Devine Kate Burke and Carla Byrne.

The gameplan from both teams was evident from kick-off, with the ball being worked up the field quickly by both teams .

Vale were first to score with a penalty inside the first 15 minutes for a handball in the penalty area, which Ethan Chambers duly converted.

This was quickly followed by a score from a corner which Bob Phelan put in the back of the net to make it 2-0 to Vale.

Parkville got more into the game from here and scored 2 goals in quick succession before half-time, scorers were Max O'Donoghue and Cody Doyle. The second half was again end to end with both goalkeepers being worked. Vale's biggest threat was Romeo Sithebe but Parkville's over the top ball and through ball continued to work Vale's defence hard.

Parkville got their third 10 minutes into the second half through Max O'Donoghue - grabbing his second - which took them into the lead for the first time in the game.

As the game continued it looked like the spoils were going to be Parkville's when in the closing minutes Vale were awarded a free kick about 6 yards outside the penalty area which was taken by Romeo Sithebe.

Sithebe slotted this into the left -hand side of the goal, out of the reach of Parkville's Keeper.

A nail-biting finish ensued for both teams but they couldn't be separated and it finished 3-3, which was a fair result overall.

Goal scorers for Parkville:

Max O'Donoghue x2

Cody Doyle

in an overall excellent team performance.

Scorers for Vale:

Ethan Chambers

Bob Phelan and

Romeo Sithebe.

Best for Vale Zach Dermody, Luke Honeyball & Romeo Sithebe.

Slaney Rovers AFC
Form: L W L W D W L

Vale Wanderers AFC have won 3 out of 4 away games.
Form: W L L W W W W

An entertaining game of football held at at Superbowl on a chilly January Saturday morning . Vale proved too strong for Joseph's on the day. Despite the result Joseph's never gave up till the very end and created numerous chances throughout the game. Vale however capitalised on their chances which in the end proved the difference.

Scorers for Vale:

Aidan Nolan = 2

Ciaran Nolan = 1

Shane Daly =1 (P)

Alan Fitzgerald = 2

Bartosz Gniedziejko =2

Jack Twomey =1

Noah Walsh =1

St Joseph's players all put in a great effort.

The game got off to a frantic start with Rhys O toole grabbing a goal after just 2 minutes. Vale we imposing them selves on the game and Jake Brennan was next to pounce after some great work by Conor Corcoran and Rhys O toole. Ethan chambers was taken down for a penalty and he slotted home from the spot . Jake Brennan grabbed his second shortly after and Ethan chambers also grabbed his second after a nice pass from Frankie Doyle. Vale we leading 5:0 at half time but St Pats came out a lot better in the second half and Adam Duggan in the goal for Pats made some great saves. Vale did add to their lead after a Rhys o toole shot was saved by the keeper and Frankie Doyle was the quickest to react to slot the ball into the net . Vales strong performance was typified when Alan Lawlor stepped up to place an excellent free kick in the top corner .

Best for St Pats: Adam Duggan, Mia dooley and Joseph Bello

Best for Vale: Jake Brennan, Rhys o toole, Ethan Chambers

After the Christmas break both teams were well rested and ready for the match at a windy and cold Superbowl.

In the first half both teams had periods of great attacking football, only matched by the defensive effect the teams put in. Alisha Nolan was on the end of a well worked Vale Wanderers attack scoring the only goal of the first half.

The second half started off much like the first with both teams putting in a power of work. Vale Wanderers were able to secure a second goal through Abbey O'Gorman early in the half. Ballymurphy Celtic dominated the next 15 minutes of the match with attack after attack, they were rewarded with a goal by Hannah Duggan. Vale Wanderers were able switch from defending for a long to attack with Sinead Sibanda scoring late in the match and securing a long-awaited second win for Vale Wanderers.

Best for Vale Wanderers

- Sophie Skedgwell

- Ella Jordan

- Robyn Kennedy

Best for Ballymurphy Celtic

- Faye Doyle

- Leah Keogh

- Shonagh O'Shea

Vale wanderers and Burrin Celtic girls played out an excellent game in the SuperBowl today. The conditions were unfavorable for a game of soccer with a blustery wind, which Made it very difficult to get the ball down.

Burrin started the game well and dominated the early stages putting vale under a bit of pressure. Leah Mannion started the game well and was pulling the strings in the middle of the park. Eventually vale started to come into the game and went close with a roisin Collins effort that was well saved.

Vale won a free kick on the edge of the box. Chloe Lawlor rattled the crossbar and Sarah devine was on hand to mop up the rebound, putting vale 1 up after 16 minutes.

The rest of the 1st half was very even and ended 1 nil to vale.

Vale started the 2nd half strongly and with 47 minutes gone on the clock, Sarah devine got her 2nd of the match with a close range effort ,doubling vale’s lead.

This seemed to wake Burrin up and they started to dominate possession resulting in a goal for Mia Nolan halfway through the 2nd half.

Straight from the kick off vale made it 3-1 with a nice goal from Kate Burke, vale’s top scorer.

In true Burrin fashion they piled more pressure on the vale defence and the excellent Leah Mannion reduced the deficit to 1 goal with 10 minutes left.

Both teams had more chances but the game finished 3-2 to vale.

It was an excellent game and both teams should be very proud.

Best for Burrin Celtic included Isabel cronnin, Eimear Nolan and India mernagh.

Best for vale were Sarah devine, Chloe Lawlor and Zoe clarke.

The game today between Hanover Harps v Vale Wanderers turned out to be an extremely exciting game where both teams deserved to share the points.Vale Wanderers took the lead early into the second half with a great counter attack that their number 12 happily placed the ball into the bottom left corner. Hanover got the equalizer 10 mins later with a goal from Reece Walker.

An overall great performance by both teams

A cloudy morning in Parkmore hosted the under 13’s division 1 fixture, Baltinglass were quick to the start, scoring through Nicolas Warmuz after a corner dropped in the box. They doubled their lead only 10 minutes after with the second of the day from Nicolas once again, this time from a well delivered free kick, both from Josh Furlong. Vale came back into the game with a mistake from the Baltinglass back line which failed to clear a ball in the box which was followed in by Vale’s Joey Drea but just before the half they redeemed themselves with a third goal. A assist from centre back Josh Barry set up Josh Furlong. Leaving it 3-1 at the break to the home side. The next 20 minutes of the second half were quiet, both teams settling in as Baltinglass started to dominate possession. Vale defended extremely well under the constant pressure and had some opportunities of their own but nothing clicked. 25 minutes into the second half Baltinglass found a fourth through another assist from Josh Barry this time to Daniels Viskers, 4 minutes later Josh Furlong claimed another assist this time to Filip Malagocki with a great finish. A last minute goal made it 6-1 to Baltinglass with a shot blocked from Filip Malagocki falling to Charlie Doyle who calmly finished it. Finishing the game off with 6 goals to the home side and 1 to the visitors. Final score, Baltinglass 6 - 1 Vale.

Best for Baltinglass were: Micheal Sibanda, Noah Farrell, Garreth Doyle and Daryl Walsh.

Best for Vale were: Joey Drea, Adam Walsh and Sean Foley.

An entertaining game of football at the Superbowl between two evenly matched sides to get the season back underway following the Christmas break.

Vale took the lead in the first half but it wasn't long before Killeshin drew level to make it 1-1. Vale kept pressing and we're rewarded with a goal to go in at half time 2-1 up.

Killeshin came out strong in the second half and pressured Vale, their efforts were rewarded to draw the game level for a second time. Killeshin pushed on to score a third and seal the victory.

Scorers for Vale: Alan Fitzgerald and Ódhran Murphy.

Scorers for Killeshin: Ryan Dunne, Seán Barr and Callum O Reagan.

The game got off to a good start with a very competitive first half . Vale took the lead when Frankie Doyle broke through to slot the ball into the bottom corner. St Annes keeper Fionn Mc Guinness pulled off some good saves before vale doubled their lead before the break with a super strike by Ethan Chambers. Vale had the wind in the second half and capitalised on it with Frankie Doyle passed the ball for Jake Brennan to make it 3:0 . Vale were starting to make the most of the possession and Ruairí Farrell finished a good move after some great play from Conor Ryan. Vale wrapped up the game with a second for Ethan Chambers to make it 5:0 .

St Annes battled hard throughout the game with a few stand out being Fionn Mc Guinness In the goal Molly Mc Grath in Midfield and Sean O Sullivan up front never gave up.

For Vale some excellent performances with Breda Rochford , Conor Corcoran and Jake Brennan all putting in a great shift .

Goals :

- Frankie Doyle

- Ethan Chamber x2

- Jake Brennan

- Ruairí Farrell

This match was a great game for the neutrals with two closely matched teams playing some lovely football and giving maximum effort. There was very little to separate these sides in the first half, with both sides hitting the woodwork, but a header from Killeshin's James McGrath after 20 mins put Killeshin in front before the break.

Vale didn’t drop their heads and stayed in the fight and came out strong in the second half and a long range effort from Jason Kelly levelled up the match early in the second half. This was followed by a break by Killeshin resulting in Luke Kehoe getting on the end of a through ball to put Killeshin back in front. Credit to Vale they recovered well and deserved the equaliser through a free from outside the box by Diarmuid Redmond. It stayed at 2-2 for much of the second half until a late winner by Cian McNamara secured the points for Killeshin. Vale came agonisingly close to levelling it up in the dying moments when a Shaun Sibanda effort crept narrowly wide of the right post.

A great game played in good spirit made for a nailbiting finish and both teams deserve a lot of credit for their efforts.

Scorers for Vale

Jason Kelly

Diarmuid Redmond

Best for Vale

Conor Stanley

James Aughney

Shaun Sibanda

Scorers for Killeshin

James McGrath

Luke keohoe

Cian McNamara

Best players

Cormac Clifford

Ciara Milton

Cian McNamara

Kian Minchin started this match off with a goal inside the 1st minute. 20 minutes later Natalia Deka showed her class when she brilliantly rounded the goalkeeper and made it 2 nil. Nurney would go on to get 3 more in the 1st half, Finn Lawler getting 1 and Natalia Deka and Kian Minchin getting 1 more each.

Vale started the second half well and very quickly got a goal back with a fine finish from Bill Hayden. 3 more goals for Nurney by Eli Fleming, Alice Carroll and Christopher Salmon would finish the scoring in this game.

The action in this game started quickly with Hanover being awarded a penalty in the first 5 mins for a Vale handball in the box. A well struck shot went narrowly wide of the left post and Vale were let off the hook. This was followed by a period of sustained Hanover pressure and despite some determined defending from Vale, it resulted in the opening goal of the game for Hanover after 15 mins. Despite an even enough second quarter, Hanover scored another goal just before half time.

At 2-0 it was still all to play for, but Vale struggled to cope with Hanover pressure immediately after the break and a Vale own goal from a Hanover corner and another fine Hanover strike within 2 mins of each other killed this game off as a contest.

Vale showed some fight for the next 20 mins, but the last 10 mins saw legs tire in an under strength Vale team with a number of first team players missing. Vale were over-run by some fine attacking moves, with Hanover adding another 3 goals.

This was good win for Hanover who showed some fine attacking qualities alongside a solid defence.

Scorers for Hanover:

Owen Fitzharris x 2

Nathaniel Jakubiec x 2

Andrian Robu x 1

Bobby Mulhearne x 1

Charlie Mchugh x 1

Best for Hanover:

Mael O'Rock

Senan Sheehan

Cian Howard

Best for Vale:

Callum Byrne,

Comhal Murphy,

Ódhran Noctor

A good game between two well matched teams, the first half saw vale go into a 2 - 0 lead through a fine strike from Fionn Ford from 18 yards out and Barteck Gutrzko with the 2nd from a corner, Bally never really were in the game in the first half.

HT 0-2

It was a completely different Bally performance in the second half and responded with a well taken goal from Adam Joyce and a superb free kick from Eoin condren on 56 mins to draw the teams level. Bally put on relentless pressure and in the dying minutes Conor Walsh put jake Fitzpatrick through one on one and Fitz made no mistake putting it into the bottom corner to win the game for the Bally boys.

Best for Bally, Thomas Sheehan , Tom kehoe and Darragh Coleman

Best for vale were Eanna Coady and Conor twomey

A miserable afternoon in Ballymurphy seen Celtic drop their first points of the season.

Ballymurphy had a slow tired start. Was the toy show the night before to blame? The wind? The horizontal rain? Or was it the strong Vale side who started from the first whistle?

Vale were very dominant for the first 10 minutes. Winning every 50/50 ball. On 12 minutes Ethan Chambers found himself in space. He smashed a shot from just outside the box, the ball slipped through the goalkeepers wet gloves.1 nil Vale

Finally Ballymurphy got going and seen their best spell of the game. On 18 minutes Danny Jordan picked up the ball in the centre of the park. Clever footwork and a lovely through ball sent Sam Traynor away. Sam left two defenders in his wake before curling a lovely little shot to make it 1 all.

Four minutes later Ruairi O'brien put bally ahead. He went on a solo run down the right wing. His goal bound shot took a slight deflection and past the Vale keeper.

Bobby Ivers, in goal, ensures bally finished the half ahead when he bravely saved at the feet of an onrushing striker.

2 - 1 to Ballymurphy at halftime.

In the second half Vale, playing with the wind, really turned up the pressure and Ballymurphy seldom troubled the Vale goal. The trio of Frankie Doyle, Ethan Chambers and Conor Ryan in Vales midfield linked up really well. Vale created chance after chance but the bally boys stood their ground. With two in the first half and two in the second half has seen Zenon Jordan master the art of the last ditch tackle. Cillian Foley cleared ball after ball, never putting a foot wrong all game.

Eventually Vale, with a bit of luck, scored the equaliser on 45 minutes. Ruairi Farrell pounced on a loose ball and found himself 1 on 1 with Bobby Ivers. Bobby got a foot to the low shot but the ball trickled over the line.

2 all the final result.

Best for Ballymurphy: Zenon Jordan, Bobby Ivers, Cillian Foley.

Best for Vale: Frankie Doyle, Ethan Chambers, Conor Ryan.

Killeshin opened up the score with an exquisite shot from James Mgcrath that went into the top right corner in the 8th minute. James scored a wonderful header that was crossed in my Ciara Milton shortly after the 15th minute. Vale Wanders created a few opportunities but were unfortunate to not finish any chances but they battled and in the 30th minute the Killeshin goalkeeper Dylan Scully had to make a great save that was going into the bottom right corner. Cein McNamara scored Just on the verge of half time with an accurate header.

Through out the second half both sides created a variety of opportunities, With Killeshin’s Mikey Regan scoring a lovely shot in the 55th minute and Killeshin’s James McGrath scored two more great goals on the 40th and 65th minute with two great content and precise finishes. Vale Wanders created a few opportunities towards the end but the game resulted in a 6.0 win to Killeshin.

Best for Killeshin : James McGrath, Ciara Milton and Troy Farrell.

The best for Vale Wanderers were Ódhran Noctor, James Aughney and Diarmuid Redmond.

Vale Scorer:

Matthew Jordan