Richard Knight Cup – Round 1: Bye
Richard Knight Cup – Round 2: Shelbourne AFC or Coolock Village v VEC FC
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Pre-Season Training
In the ETB (VEC) Sportsgrounds Terenure,
every Tuesday & Thursday up to mid-September from 6.45pm to 8.15pm.
PRIVATE Grounds – Excellent facilities!
Map/Directions at end of page.
NEW TALENTED PLAYERS ALWAYS WELCOME!
VEC FC are always on the look-out for talented new players. If you are interested, then contact Richie at 087-6760870 or e-mail: sec@vecfc.ie
Players-of-the-Year
At the VEC Awards night in Brady’s Terenure, Neill Love was selected by his peers as VEC first team player-of-the-year, while Paddy Cook was the VEC 2nd’s player-of-the-year. Paddy was also the Club’s top goal scorer for the second season in a row. Congratulations Neill & Paddy! More here.
The 3 H’s Hit Home!
Not Head, Heart & Hands! More like the definition of working hard and getting it done, which is – “Be Humble; Stay Hungry; Always Hustle” – or was it just VEC’s 3 H’s: Houlihan, Hester & Howard who scored our 3 goals against Coolock Village today to move us to mid-table in the Premier Division. Well done Alonso, Jay & Jordan!
VEC’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Pickawinner 2024 is now underway!
Thanks to all who entered www.pickawinner.ie
Players can Log in and make selections and look at other users’ selections for Round 1.
VEC Advance in Thriller!
Man-of-the-match Neill Love is congratulated after slotting in the winning penalty for VEC against Boghall Rovers, after this Richard Knight Cup match finished 4-4 after extra-time. 4-1 down after 60 minutes (Rob Newe scored our goal) meant we had it all to do to stay in the Cup. Player/manager Carl O’Gorman’s first goal for the Club soon after gave us hope and then that man Love rose high to score from a corner, before an exquisite strike from Shane O’Connor with just 8 minutes remaining brought the match to extra-time. In the shoot-out, Oisin Kinsella, Conor Lewis, Joey Byrne and Neill Love all converted for VEC, while the home team had two of their penalties saved by Richie Hannify.
Stalemate Saturday!
Two 0-0 results on the same day was quite unique! Not the results we wanted in both games, but that was not for the want of effort! However, a point was enough to keep VEC 2nds at the top of Division 2 after a strong performance against a well-organised Drumcondra side, whilst VEC 1sts just missed that last bit in front of goal, despite a convincing first half performance and a powerful finish against Atletico Malahide in the Premier Division.
Paddy’s Playground!
Paddy Cook turned this game into his personal playground, netting 4 goals for VEC with the finesse of a seasoned pro, leaving his manager and spectators in awe and our opponents Brookview Utd. scratching their heads in disbelief. His performance was a masterpiece that will be talked about for a few years hours. (btw 1 of those 4 goals was an o.g. which he claimed). Jerry Clancy, Frankie Nolan, Mano Mansuk & Andy Howell were the other scorers in this 8-0 league win!
VEC Top the Division!
VEC 2nds recorded their 6th win on the trot against Rathmines Roosters in Terenure to stay top of Division 2. Although we had the opposition under pressure for most of the game, it took us 65 minutes to take the lead, when Richie Rye was in the right place to poke the ball into the net following a Conor Callaghan corner kick. Frankie Nolan made the result safe when he beat the offside to score our second in the 90th minute, and ensure the 3 points. It finished 2-0. More pics. here