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18 October, 2009

Current Under 12 National Table - 25th October 2009

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Position

Team

Played

Won

Drew

Lost

Points

1

Linfield

10

9

1

0

28

2

Larne

10

8

2

0

26

3

Ballinamallard

10

7

1

2

22

4

S.O.P.F.C

9

6

2

1

20

5

DUY

8

6

0

2

18

6

Greenisland

9

6

0

3

18

7

Cliftonville

9

5

2

2

17

8

Sion Swifts

9

5

1

3

16

9

Oxford Utd

10

4

1

5

13

10

Carniny Youth

9

3

2

4

11

11

Glenavon

9

3

0

7

9

12

Ballymoney Utd

8

1

1

6

4

13

Bertie Peacock Youth

10

0

4

6

4

14

Maiden City

9

1

1

7

4

15

Limavady Youth

9

1

0

8

3

16

Ards Youth

9

0

0

9

0

 

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18 October, 2009

The rough and smooth of the National League

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DUY Under 12’s Vs St. Oliver Plunkett’s Football Club (SOPFC)

The under 12 National Team endured their second defeat of the season when they were beaten by S.O.P.F.C 3 - 1 at the Junior Stadium in Dungannon last Wednesday evening.

Even though the boys were defeated it was a very enjoyable game with some excellent football being played.

The first ten minutes saw S.O.P.F.C attack the Dungannon defence but produce nothing that the DUY boys could not cope with. It was during this time that goal keeper Tom McDermott pulled off an excellent save and DUY started to come into the game after this and would have had the best attacking chances for the remainder of this half.

Half time came with the score remaining  0 - 0 and the only change that the DUY management made was when Paul Donelly replaced Cain Murtagh in a full forward position.

The Dungannon boys took up where they left off in the first half and continued to attack the oppositions goal, only to be denied by some good goal keeping and a tight defensive line.

With most of the pressure coming from Dungannon, it was certainly against the run of play when S.O.P.F.C broke and scored the opening goal to the delight of their management and travelling supporters.

Maybe the S.O.P.F.C’s side were still celebrating their goal and hadnt settled back into the game when Dungannon hit them quickly with an equalizer scored by Shea Gordon.

Once again, all was even with both teams continuing to play very open and entertaining football. The DUY lads kept pressing forward and were very unlucky not to take the lead when Shea Gordon again hit an incoming ball on the volley only to see it go over the top of the cross bar.

The oppositioin were not prepared to settle for a draw and once again - against the run of play, they broke away and scored an excellent goal to take the lead.

With the Dungannon team pushing for an equalizer they left their defence open and S.O.P.F.C and took full advantage and scored a third goal which in effect killed off the game for the Dungannon Under 12’s.

Other substitutions in the second half were: Connor Murtagh replacing Deane Kane and Jordan Halzelton replacing Dalaigh Jones.

Man of the match was awarded to left back Tomas Carney for his excellent display of defensive football. Congratulations Tomas.

Assistant Manager Tony Courtney said “During Wednesday’s game versus SOPFC I thought we were the better team and we were unfortunate to concede 2 goals after our equalizer. One big positive was the performance of Tomas Carney who was excellent right from the start.”

DUY Under 12’s Vs Cliftonville

With only three days rest from their defeat against S.O.P.F.C, Dungannon United Youth Under 12 National Team made the journey to the Mallusk Football pitches to meet Cliftonville. This match was a must win for DUY to give them any chance at all in contending for the title of the National League this season.

The first ten minutes of the first half saw the majority of play in the middle of the pitch with both DUY and Cliftonville’s midfield fighting for possession of the ball. Dungannon won this battle and managed to make a solid attack on goal resulting in them scoring the opener with thanks to a Cain Murtagh goal.

Any attempts Cliftonville made on the Dungannon goal was dealt with comfortably by keeper Jordan Hazelton who was certainly confident in commanding his area. Jordan’s big kick out cleared the midfield on numerous occasions and enabled the forwards to maintain the pressure on Cliftonville’s goal. It was from one of these attacks Dungannon were awarded a corner which resulted in Gavin Corr opening his score sheet for this season and adding another goal to the Dungannon tally.

At half time Manager Joe McAree and Assistant Manager Tony Courtney made some changes to the team bringing on Caolon Corr for Cain Murtagh and shortly into the second half Connor Murtagh was brought on to replace Gavin Corr.

Shea Gordon made a phenomenal run through the centre of midfield beating several of the Cliftonville players before passing the ball to Caolon Corr to tap in over the Cliftonville goal line increasing Dungannon’s lead to 3 - nil.

Dungannon certainly were in control of the match by now and played some lovely football against an increasingly frustrated Cliftonville side who in this period of play had 2 players red carded for consistant shirt pulling, bad tackles and dissent towards the referee. With Cliftonville down to 9 men on the field, Dungannon were awarded a free kick 45 yards from the Cliftonville goal and the task fell to Daniel Kerr to attempt to emulate his fantastic ability of scoring from a dead ball. Daniel’s ability to accurately place a ball into the top of the goal belies his young age, but once again Daniel came up trumps and buried the ball into the top left side of the goal bringing Dungannon’s goal score to 4 and leaving Cliftonville with their heads down.

A final substituation was made when Matthew O’Toole came on for Tomas Carney.

Manager Joe McAree said “It was a good result but we need to improve in a number of positions. Daniel Kerr is a top man and his free kick was something very special.”

Assistant Manager Tony Courtney echoed Joe’s sentiments by adding “We took our chances in this game and whilst at times we didn’t play particularly well we were worthy of the three points. Daniel Kerr was outstanding in midfield and his free kick was unstoppable. It was also good to have Shea Gordon returning to form after injury.”

Daniel Kerr’s outstanding display in this match earned him Man of the Match. Well done Daniel!

DUY Under 12 National Teams next match is at home against Bertie Peacock Youth

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05 October, 2009

DUY Under 12s Player Profiles - 2009/2010 season

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1.       Name: Naoise Martin

2.       Age: 10

3.       School: Derrylatinee St. Francis Primary School

4.       Principal: Mary McNeice

5.       Position: Centre Back

6.       Team Number: 5

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? Because they are the best team in Northern Ireland

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie Robinson

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? See it and do it early

10.   Do you have a nickname? Neeshi

11.   What are your hobbies? Gaelic and PlayStation

12.   Favourite tv programme? Match of the Day

13.   Favourite food? Chicken, chilli and cheese panini

14.   Favourite team? Arsenal

15.   Favourite player? Arshavin

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Beating Linfield 2 – 0 in the Northern Ireland Cup Final last season.

 

Connor Murtagh

 

1.       Name: Connor Murtagh

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh

4.       Principal: Father Donaghy

5.       Position: Left wing

6.       Team Number: 11

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? The people that I play with and the matches

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie Robinson

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? See it and do it

10.   Do you have a nickname? Junior

11.   What are your hobbies? Gaelic, Hurling and Xbox

12.   Favourite movie? I am Legend

13.   Favourite food? Chicken Stir fry

14.   Favourite team? Liverpool FC/Armagh County

15.   Favourite player? Stevie Gerrard

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Playing in and winning the Northern Ireland Cup last season.

Jordan Hazelton

1.       Name: Jordan Hazelton

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: Drumglass High School, Dungannon

4.       Principal: Mrs. Donnelly

5.       Position: Left back, up front, keeper

6.       Team Number: 17

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? The team mates I have and playing in the matches

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie Robinson

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? “See it and do it” – Joe Mac and “Do the simple things well” – Mary Martin

10.   Do you have a nickname? Ginger George

11.   What are your hobbies? Xbox and football with my friends

12.   Favourite tv programme? Match of the Day

13.   Favourite food? Curry and rice

14.   Favourite team? Manchester United

15.   Favourite player? Scholes

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Playing in the Northern Ireland Cup Final and keeping a clean sheet against Linfield, beating them 2 – 0!

Paul Donaghy

1.       Name: Paul Donaghy

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: St. Patricks Primary, Dungannon

4.       Principal: Mrs. Hampsey

5.       Position: Centre Back

6.       Team Number: 4

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? They are the best!

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie Robinson, Joe McAree and my dad, Paul Donaghy

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? “See it and do it” – Joe Mac

10.   Do you have a nickname? Wee Man

11.   What are your hobbies? Gaelic and watching tv

12.   Favourite film? Rush Hour

13.   Favourite food? Pasta

14.   Favourite team? Manchester United

15.   Favourite player? Johnny Evans

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Apart from the NI Cup, getting joint player of the tournament and winning the Cup in Shrewsbury last summer.

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1.       Name: Shea Gordon

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: St. Patricks Academy

4.       Principal: Mrs. Connolly

5.       Position: Centre Midfield

6.       Team Number: 6

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? Meeting and making new friends

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie Robinson

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? “See it and do it”

10.   Do you have a nickname? Gooch

11.   What are your hobbies? Playing the Wii

12.   Favourite tv programme? Match of the Day

13.   Favourite food? Chicken Curry

14.   Favourite team? Manchester United

15.   Favourite player? Ryan Giggs

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Getting Man of the Match in the Northern Ireland Cup Final last season

Dalaigh Jones

1.       Name: Dalaigh Jones

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon

4.       Principal: Mrs. Connolly

5.       Position: Right back

6.       Team Number: 2

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? Being Northern Ireland Champions

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Joe McAree

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? Be better today than yesterday

10.   Do you have a nickname? Jonesy

11.   What are your hobbies? Football and Xbox

12.   Favourite tv programme? Match of the Day

13.   Favourite food? Chicken Curry

14.   Favourite team? Liverpool

15.   Favourite player? Stevie Gerrard

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Scoring my first goal for them

 

Daniel Kerr

1.       Name: Daniel Kerr

2.       Age: 11

3.       School: St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon

4.       Principal: Mrs. Connolly

5.       Position: Centre Midfield

6.       Team Number: 8

7.       What do you like most about playing for Dungannon United Youth? Spending time with all my friends

8.       Who has been your biggest influence so far in your football life, on and off the pitch? Dixie

9.       What’s the best advice you’ve been given in football? Do it early

10.   Do you have a nickname? Danny or Dan the Man

11.   What are your hobbies? Gaelic and Playstation

12.   Favourite tv programme? Father Ted

13.   Favourite food? Mince and potatoes

14.   Favourite team? Manchester United

15.   Favourite player? Paul Scholes

16.   What has been your best moment as a DUY player? Winning Northern Ireland Cup

 

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04 October, 2009

DUY Under 12’s do it again!

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Sunday past saw Dungannon United Youth under 12 National side meet Greenisland at the Junior Stadium.

As Greenisland were in a higher position than Dungannon in the league, the Under 12’s knew that this was going to be one of their toughest matches so far.

The Dungannon boys started the match nervously and were getting caught out by some excellent one touch football from the Greenisland team.

Although the visitors had much of the possession in the first half, they were unable to break down a very solid Dungannon defence. Very little pressure was applied on the Greenisland goal as a lot of the Dungannon play broke down in the final third of the field.

At times, spectators were left wondering where a Dungannon goal would come from, but with ten minutes left in the second half Connor Murtagh ran on to a good ball passed through from defender Naoise Martin. Connor carried the ball down the left wing unchallenged and whipped an excellent cross into the opposing penalty area only to see it put out for a corner. It was from this corner that Dungannon opened the score when Caolon Corr tapped the ball over the line.

Dungannon under 12’s were lucky to finish the half one – nil up as everyone present knew that Greenisland were playing the better football.

Manager Joe McAree and Assistant Tony Courtney made some vital half time changes when he introduced Shea Gordon in place of Caolon Corr, Deane Kane for Gavin Corr and Cain Murtagh for Connor Murtagh. With these changes in place, the Dungannon boys started to play a more open style of attacking football. Against the run of play, new signing Tom McDermott in goals, kept the Dungannon boys ahead when he made an unbelievable save. This fortunate escape seemed to give the Under 12’s a wake up call and shortly afterwards Samuel Haugh hit his fourth goal of the season to put the boys 2 – nil in front.

Paul Donnelly replaced centre forward Jake Burns and Jordan Hazelton replaced left back Tomas Carney and with fresh legs on the field, Dungannon kept on pushing forward and shortly after these substitutions, Cain Murtagh added a well placed third goal to the Dungannon tally.

After the match Joe McAree said “Paul Donaghy and Naoise Martin were excellent in defence. Daniel Kerr worked his socks off in midfield and Cain Murtagh made a big difference to the match and took his goal well. It was also good to see Shea Gordon back from injury as he is very important to our midfield. Overall, we had too many poor performances which will be corrected in the forthcoming matches.”

His Assistant Tony Courtney added to the post match comments that “the first half was poor and only for brilliant performances from Paul Donaghy and Naoise Martin, we could have been a couple of goals down. Substitutions at half time changed the game for us and Samuel Haugh’s and Cain Murtagh’s goals were taken well.”

Man of the Match was awarded jointly to Paul Donaghy and Naoise Martin for their thoroughly solid performance in the heart of the DUY defence. Well done Paul and Naoise! Keep up the good work!

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27 September, 2009

Back on form

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Dungannon Junior Stadium was the venue that witnessed the return to form of the DUY Under 12’s. Up until this match, they had recorded two wins and a defeat in the National League, but Saturday past saw them play with the fighting team spirit and determination that was evident throughout last season.

The visitors to the stadium were Ards Youth and although they are bottom of the National League Table, the DUY management and supporters did not expect the 9 – 0 victory which the young lads achieved.

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