Football Feile
Division 1 Group 1
Round 1 -
Skerries Harps 4-6 V St Eunan's 0-3
Round 2 - St
Eunan's 0-1 V Austin Stacks 8-7
Round 3 -
Skerries Harps 0-10 V Austin Stacks 4-5
Football Feile
Division 1 Group 2
Round 1 -
Magherafelt 1-11 V Four Masters 0-1
Round 2 - Clane
5-5 V Four Masters 2-1
Round 3 -
Magherafelt 2-7 V Clane 0-1
Football Feile
Division 1 Group 3
Round 1 -Burren
3-5 V Na Fianna 0-3
Round 2 -Na
Fianna 4-6 V Salthill-Knocknacarra 2-1
Round 3 -
Burren 5-7 V Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-4
Football Feile
Division 1 Group 4
Round 1 -
Benbulben Gaels 0-2 V Corofin 5-2
Round 2 -
Corofin 0-1 V Douglas 4-7
Round 3 -
Benbulben Gaels 0-2 V Douglas 1-4
Football Feile
Division 1 Plate
Plate Semi
Finals
Salthill-Knocknacarra
0-4 V Benbulben Gaels 2-12
St Eunan's 1-3
V Four Masters 1-5
Plate Final
Four Masters
3-1 V Benbulben Gaels 2-11
Football Feile
Division 1 Shield
Shield Semi
Finals
Na Fianna 1-5 V
Corofin 3-4
Skerries Harps
2-8 V Clane 0-6
Shield Final
Skerries Harps
4-9 V Corofin 0-4
Football Feile
Division 1 Cup
Cup Semi Finals
Douglas 0-5 V
Burren 4-4
Austin Stacks
3-6 V Magherafelt 3-9
Cup Final
Magherafelt 0-8
V Burren 6-6
On Saturday
Sligo hosted this year’s national regional Feile division 1 and proved to be a
massive success with the best teams from around Ireland coming to see if they
could win the best prize of them all to be the best at u-14 level. During the
morning Oxfield was used as venue which proved to be enjoyable for everyone
involved with a real sense of community at the Drumcliffe venue. Also in the
afternoon Ransboro park was used but most of the action took place at the Sligo
centre of excellence which proved to real success. National Feile Chairman
Martin Skelly praised Sligo for running a super event and thought the Sligo
centre was real joy to be seen and really worked well for the Feile
competition.
In the morning
the group stages took centre stage in group
Skerries Harps started well and
run out comfortable winners against Letterkenny side St Eunan's who were competition for Skerries
Harps or Austin Stacks that meant it was
going down to the final group game to see who would book place in the cup
semi-final. Kerry club just enough to
book a place in that semi-final as goals proved to be the difference as they
went forward but the Dublin Skerries would get there reward later in the day
for super tournament.
In Group 2
Magherafelt played some great football as they easily booked a place in the
semi-final after two wins against Clane and Four Masters. The Kildare side
would also get the better of Four Masters which meant they would be going for
the Plate Semis .
The Burren put
there stall out early on that they meant business as the Down club would later
go on to win the cup competition as they produced some excellent football throughout
the day. Also in the group were two massive clubs as Galway side
Salthill-Knocknacarra and Na Fianna from Dublin fought it out for second and
third in the group after the Burren easily topped the group.
The Final group
took place in Oxfield where Cork Douglas, Corofin from Galway and Sligo’ s
Benbulben Gaels were placed in a group to see who would make the cup semis .
The opening game saw the home side Benbulben Gaels take on Galway side Corofin
but the Sligo side competed well for long periods but goals were the killer as the Galway even
though the Sligo played some of the better football the goals proved the
difference in the end. The Cork side Douglas who hadn’t lost a game in four
years showed why they hadn’t lost a game in that period as they showed there
strength to beat Corofin easily 4-7 – 0-1 that meant Benbulben Gaels would play
the final game of the group against the Cork side and they wouldn’t get their
own way and on other day the result could been difference as Benbulben Gaels
just couldn’t get a goal when they were on top which menat Douglas went forward
to the semis .
The plate Semi
Finals were first game to get underway as it was all Donegal semi final as Four
Masters took on rivals St Eunan's and just like they did in Donegal it was Four
Masters who came out on top by just two points to book a place in the final
where they would face Sligo side Benbulben Gaels who were easy winners against Salthill-Knocknacarra
who book a place in the final scoring 2-12 in that Semi Final.
Shield Semi
Finals were next up at the Sligo centre of excellence firstly Corofin got back
to winning ways as they proved too strong against Na Fianna to book a place in
the final as they would face Skerries in that final as they produced a super
disaply of football to book there spot in the last two. Plate Final.
The Cup Semi
Finals didn’t disappoint as one of most exciting game you will see all year
took place as Austin Stacks and Magherafelt went head to head and this game
would need extra time to separate the teams. After first half penalty it looked
like the Derry men would win easily as they by seven points midway through the
second half but Kerry men responded and
got eight points without two which were goals to go point ahead with minute to
play but Magherafelt send the match into extra time with a free. Extra time was
up and down throughout but the Derry men done enough to win to book a place in
that final.
Douglas who
hadn’t been beaten for four years were taught lesson in there semi as the Down
lads were always in control and won out easily to make it am all Ulster cup
final.
Plate Final was
first one underway and it was successful end for the Sligo lads as Benbulben
Gaels had too much for Four Masters which is massive boost for the young
footballers of St.Molaise Gaels and Drumcliffe Rosses Point as proved they can
compete with the best around Ireland. Benbulben Gaels ran out winners in the
end 2-11 – 3-1.
In the Shield
Final Skerries Harps proved too strong against Corofin as they easily ran out winners to win the
Shield competition.
While in the
big final the division 1 Cup Final Down side Burren showed great class as they
easily ran out winners against a tired Magherafelt who were feeling the effects
of the Semi Final extra time win as Burren ran out winners in the end 6-6 –
0-8.
Overall all the
teams were very pleased by way the competition went and that is due to
organisation of the Liam og Gormley’s committee along with Joe Murphy, Padraig
Clancy and Pat Conway for ensuring it went off such a success .
Feile was also
a boost for the county as quite number of hotels done well out of it and was
also great to see so many people talk about Sligo and for most it was first
time in the county.