VEC FC v Glasnaion FC

VEC FC v Dublin Hospitals FC

VEC FC v Glasnevin FC

Glasnevin’s first real effort on goal in the 30th minute yielded the first goal of this cup match. But it only took Pat Meghen 6 minutes to put us on level terms with a beautiful strike from 25 yards. Then, 3 minutes after the re-start, Frankie Nolan hit the back of the net, sending us on our way to the second round. Though we had some important defending to do in the closing minutes to hold onto our 2-1 lead (see pic.)!

Roll on Dublin Hospitals FC on 12th October!

VEC FC v St. Mary’s (Sandyford) FC

VEC’s unbeaten start to the campaign continued as St. Mary’s held out for a hard fought point in Terenure on Saturday morning.
The sides are familiar with each other after both were promoted from Division 2 last season, with St. Mary’s clinching the title.
However, it was the home side who came out of the traps quickly in this one, but with St. Mary’s staying compact and organised VEC were left frustrated during the early exchanges, looking light on ideas.
As the half progressed however, we began to look more threatening with Pat Meghen coming closest as he was denied at point blank range by the Mary’s keeper.
The visitors had battled ferociously in the first half and were a constant concern on the counter attack but the 2nd half of the game saw things opening up as concentration levels dipped.
VEC began to pose a real threat – Joey Byrne rattling the crossbar from close range (pic.) followed by huge shouts for a VEC penalty also being waved away shortly after. Having twice been denied by the woodwork and the Mary’s keeper proving himself the equal of most attempts on goal, we found ourselves under a 10-minute period of pressure as Mary’s bombarded the box with dangerous long throw after long throw. We survived however, and regained momentum but ultimately ran out of time as the ref blew for 90mins in what was a great battle and a well deserved point for each side.

VEC FC v Black Forge FC 2nds

3 Goals for Pat Meghen, 3 Assists for Frankie Nolan and 3 Points for VEC made it a successful Wednesday evening in Terenure yesterday 💥
We lead 2-0 at half time with early goals from Captain Shane O’Connor and Vice Captain Joey Byrne.
However, it had been a competitive half of football and the visitors were denied a goal just before the break with Colly Power in the VEC nets tipping a long range strike onto the bar.
The second half saw VEC overwhelm the visitors thanks to an impressive collective display of pace, fitness and composure in front of goal.
Pat Meghen was unplayable on the day, repeatedly arriving late from midfield and successfully getting on the end of 3 deft Frankie Nolan through balls.
3 clinical finishes later and the game was entirely put to bed. Tshepo Montsho also nabbed his 4th of the season thanks to some excellent high pressing and individual effort.

VEC FC v Shelbourne SSC FC

Wing wizard Tshepo Montsho bagged a hat-trick on Saturday morning to kick start VEC’S Division 1 campaign!
The lightning fast South African opened his account midway through the first half to give VEC a deserved half-time lead and then added two more as we extended our lead in a comfortable opening day win.
Our front three were a constant thorn in Shelbourne’s side, with veteran striker Joey Byrne laying on an assist for Tshepo either side of the break. While Paddy Cooke threatened in behind at every opportunity.
The visitors struggled to mount any sustained pressure throughout and a high defensive line was left exposed too often with VEC regularly capitalizing on quick transitions. Frankie Nolan added the 4th as the game opened up late on.

VEC FC v Coolock Village FC

A goal from Alonso Houlihan in the 16th minute of this double-header (League & Shield) set us on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win today. Jay Hester’s goal two minutes into the 2nd half was followed by Jordan Howard’s 85th minute strike, making it 12 points from our last 4 league games. [Pic: celebrations after second goal].

VEC FC v Boghall Rovers

2-0 down after 55 minutes, Rob Newe smashed this ball to the net, followed by a brilliant free kick by Ben Lenehan 5 minutes later, and a suburb left foot strike from Jeff de Castro in the 65th minute to complete a magnificent second-half comeback and all 3 points for VEC.

VEC 2nds v Larkview FC

VEC FC v Shelbourne AFC