Riverside Athletic

Great match at Ollie McCarthy Park against Skibbereen Celtic for the U15 lads tonight. Riverside went down 2 goals in the first quarter. However they came back 4-2 at half time. Skibbereen and Riverside were level 15mins into second half but Riverside never gave up to get an 8-4 win at full-time. Fionn scored a hat trick with Sean scoring 2 goals as well as Keelan, Eoghan and Taylor hitting the back of the net. Great team effort from the lads. Well done to them all.

On Friday evening, our under 11 team travelled to Drinagh for a league game. Again, it was very hot, but the team worked very hard and showed great skill and effort. We finished the game with a 3-0 victory with goals from Fionn O' Sullivan, James Galvin and Cian Crowley. Alfie Lynch was captain for the game with Rory Conroy a standout player.

To say we are disappointed is an understatement. Not for the first time Riverside U13 girls faced Dunmanway Town. Captained by Ria McCarthy , this time the stakes couldn’t have been higher. The West Cork Cup was on the line.

Played in sweltering heat, the girls gave absolutely everything from the first whistle to the last. A first half goal from Ella Murray put Riverside ahead. Dunmanway Town responded with an equaliser before the break , setting up a tense second half.

Our girls battled tirelessly showing great teamwork . Dunmanway found a second goal and unfortunately time ran out before we could mount the comeback our performance deserved.

The stadium at MTU proved an incredible setting for the final and provided an experience the girls will never forget. They represented Riverside with pride, passion and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to Dunmanway Town on lifting the Cup and for a competitive and entertaining final.

To our players, hold your heads high. We could not be prouder of every single one of you. You have given your club so many moments and today’s result does not define you. It is just another step in your soccer journey .

A huge thank you to the coaches and also to the parents and families who show up , travel, cheer the girls on and stand behind them every step of their journey.

The defeat will hurt today but it won’t hold this team back. Our u13 girls have shown time and time again what they are capable of.

Well done girls . The entire Riverside community is incredible proud of you.

Well done to our U13 girls who narrowly lost 2-1 against Dunmanway in the Cup Final in very tough playing conditions.

Our U12 girls & U14 boys in this week's Southern Star!!

⚽️⚽️Best of luck to our U13 girls as they take on Dunmanway in the WCSSL Cup Final this Saturday 11th July, at MTU, Cork. Kick-off is at 11:00am. We'd love to see a great crowd there cheering the girls on ⚽️⚽️

On Tuesday evening our U9 team played a league game against Ardfield. Every player showed great skill and worked very hard in the heat and ended the game with a great win. Our goalscorers were Ned Lynch, Darragh Horgan and a hat-trick for Keegan Spillane. Ned was captain for the game.

Congratulations to u12 girls on winning the WCSSL Shield. Well done team and coaches👏👏

Congratulations to u14 Boys on winning the WCSSL Shield this evening. Well done team & coaches 👏👏