- Frost hat trick inspires dominant Rocks Women
- Esposito on target again as Women B grab first win
- First team make it two from two
- Over 30s now 30 games without a loss
It was a historic day for the Shamrocks Women’s teams at St Michaels on Sunday where the Division A side recorded a stunning 8-0 win which came hot on the heels of the B team’s first ever victory.
B team coach Keith Perez praised his charges for whom Cassie Esposito was on the mark again, scoring twice, while Paige Osborne made sure of the three points in a 3-2 result against Astoria.
Paige Osborne scored for Shamrocks Women B in their maiden victory of their first ever season, a 3-2 result at home to Astoria in St Michaels on Saturday. Picture courtesy Nigel Frost
“I’m very proud of the ladies for coming together and playing hard to bring us our first victory of the season,” said coach Keith Perez.
“We look forward to building on this positive result.”
There was even more joy in second game of the day at St Michaels when the Smoking Aces were no match for the relentless pressure of the Rocks.
A Georgia Frost hat trick was supplemented by two goals each from Jarielle Uter and Chloe Wheeler while Sinéad Hennessy grabbed one of her own.
Georgia Frost was the hat trick hero for the Rocks. Picture courtesy Nigel Frost
“A solid performance from the ladies today,” was the understated reaction of coach Paddy Geraghty.
“We created plenty of chances and scored some great goals. Chloe Wheeler was a constant menace and Georgia Frost finished well with late runs into the box.
“Sinéad Hennessy was a great target for us and our defensive unit was composed. Jarielle Uter scored two goals off the bench and is pushing to start next week.
“I’m satisfied with where we are at this stage of the season but we have to improve if we want to challenge the top teams.”
Pictured above are the other three Shamrocks goalscorers, from left to right, Jarielle Uter, Chloe Wheeler and Sinéad Hennessy. Pictures courtesy Nigel Frost.
Meanwhile, the night before at the same venue brought a pair of 2-0 wins over NYAC for the first team and the reserves.
Kwesi Mills-Odoi (pictured above left) scored once again, his second half goal finishing off a move that involved Jamie Clarke’s great surging run and Alejandro Fritz’s deft assist.
A late penalty from Ibrahim Diaby (pictured above right) made sure of the points, getting the talented midfielder’s account up and running.
Heading into next week’s tricky visit to Cedar Stars Academy, Kevin Grogan expressed a note of caution over the mounting injury list.
“180 minutes. No goals conceded. Three goals scored. These are decent stats,” he observed.
“But it’s one game at a time. Injury management is key now as we suffered a lot of injuries (Saturday). Lots of ice baths this week!”
The reserves also scored twice in the second half to record their first competitive victory of the season after last week’s forfeit win over Zum.
A rare goal from veteran defender Chris Burns settled the Rocks nerves from a set piece while Sean O’Neill finished brilliantly with a low drive past the NYAC keeper after a counter attack sent him clear.
Chris Burns settled Rocks reserves nerves with a second half strike that gave his side a 1-0 lead over their NYAC counterparts. The game finished 2-0 at St Michaels. Picture: Dennis Schneider/NY Shamrocks
“We’re still getting used to each other and we were missing a couple of key players,” said coach John Riordan. “So I couldn’t be happier with the win. It will be an even stiffer test next Sunday so we’ll just have to try and carry the momentum on.”
Elsewhere, the Shamrocks Over 30s have now gone 30 games without losing in all competitions after they won Sunday morning’s league game 3-0 at home to Brooklyn Gunners.
Johnny McGeeney opened the scoring while Sean Riley marked his first game of the season with a double.
“I’m very happy with what was a good performance,” said coach Paddy Mc Carry.
“We played excellently. It’s another three points on the board along with a clean sheet and to go 30 games unbeaten is quite an achievement for any team.
“It was great to see Eugene Reynolds back and Pa Ryan looks like an excellent keeper. We got the three points and we were missing four starters so it’s a very pleasing result. All and all, it was a great day at the office.”
The Legends lost 5-2 away to Manhattan Kickers, Robbie O’Connor and Karol Hughes leading a second half fight back with a goal each but it was too little, too late.
The Shamrocks Legends team that succumbed 5-2 to Manhattan Kickers at East River Park on Sunday morning. Back row from left to right, Eoin Sweeney, Tyrone Kent, Richie Brennan, Justin Stanford, Randall Friedman, John Riordan. Front row, left to right, Robbie O’Connor, Matteo Stiglich, Eoghan McPartland, Karol Hughes, Ducky Kelly, Eddie Gilmartin.
“It was another tough day as we only had 11 against a very good Manhattan kickers team,” said assistant coach Eoin Sweeney.
“We were trailing 3-0 at half-time the second half was a more even affair. A superb pass by Tyrone Kent set up Robbie O’Connor for a great header. Robbie then set up Karol Hughes for a clinical strike. A definite improvement in squad commitment is needed if we are to be successful this season. We move on to next week’s game taking the positives from today.”
And in the final game of the day, Rocks 1960 lost 3-0 away to Williamsburg in their Metro 1 clash.
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