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The Quarry Cup is an annual soccer tournament run by University College Cork A.F.C. as a means to raise funds. It takes the format of a knockout style competition with 9 a side teams taking each other on over 40 minutes of football, although 11 players are allowed on the squad. All games are held on the astroturf pitch in the Mardyke Arena, Cork. The competition has been running for 75 years and is believed to be the longest running of its type in Ireland. 2009 winners were Team Wong, a collection of players from Kilkenny. Due to the extensive flooding that occurred in Cork during the winter of 2009 the astroturf pitch in the Mardyke was badly damaged meaning that the Quarry Cup 2010 can not be held. Team Wong will retain the trophy for another year. The 2011 Quarry Cup has come to another exciting close with Team Wong retaining the title for another year. The Kilkenny boys will be out to do the three in a row next year and will surely be favorites from the off.Even though some key players will have graduated they have a superb youth system in place and we are sure to see some exciting new faces next year. David Ryan is a garbage man and was no loss to the cause. 2011 Match report Quarry cup final 2011 Today saw the KCFC quarry team retain the trophy that they famously won in back in 2009, recording a comfortable 2-0 over an economics selection. With no competition going ahead last year due the unprecedented flooding that caused mayhem along the banks of the lee, the competition gave fans a chance to view their heroes in action for the first time since that historic victory in 2009 and they didn’t disappoint. Much like Celtics’ Lisbon Lions of 1967 the majority of the Kilkenny team heralded from within a twenty y mile radius of the Smithwick’s brewery. This was with the exception of giant Corkonian custodian Michael Mennis and talismanic right back Chris O’Gorman. Both players acquitted themselves exceptionally and proved to be able replacements for the old guard. Mennis’ distribution from both hand and foot was exceptional throughout and he was equal to anything the economics side had to throw at him, which in truth was very little. Throughout KCFC’s long and glorious association with the competition a good defence has been the bedrock on which their success has been built and today’s team was no different. The team only conceded one goal in the whole competition and this is testament to the brilliance of the defence. On the right side of the back four O’Gorman gave a display which was beyond criticism. Every economics attack died like a wave on a black and amber sea. The credit for this must go Matthew Wong and Shane Maher. No better a defensive partnership has there been since Vidic and Ferdinand were first united, and indeed if Alex Ferguson was in the stand he may well be taking another look at this dynamic duo. It was Wong who opened the scoring from a superbly weighted right sided free kick from Chris Whearty. This goal gave the marble city men a one goal lead, a lead which they never looked like relinquishing. Young left back Kieran Carroll, who was a major injury concern in the days and hours leading up to kick-off, performed admirably from the outset. He was as solid as a rock defensively while causing more than the occasional problem in attack for the economics crew. No report on this match would be a complete without mentioning the engine room of this magnificent side. Anchoring the midfield was seasoned veteran Cillian Starr, who gave a display of such unquestionable enthusiasm and skill, it was a display of which Cesc Fabregas would have been proud. Starr’s contribution, while so often overlooked in favour of his more glamorous and flamboyant colleagues, was the grease which kept the Kilkenny engine humming. Fionn Lawlor and Chris Whearty completed the midfield trio and it’s fair to say that it is they who offered the something different which set this team apart from the economics team. Also in his fourth season of quarry cup action, the elder Whearty rolled back the years with a virtuoso display of attacking prowess which at times bordered on the ridiculous, at other times on the supreme and he rounded off his performance with a goal of immense quality to seal victory for the Noresiders. The same could be said of Lawlor, he linked excellently with rookie frontman Dylan Whearty, while also maintaining a defensive conscience. They offered the cutting edge in front of goal, which in the end proved to be the difference between winning and losing for the Kilkenny outfit. There is a real sense of excitement surrounding young Dylan Whearty, the likes of which hasn’t been seen since his brother Chris’ emergence all those years ago. His performance in this match vindicated this excitement and then some. Time after time his selfless running and holdup play caused untold problems for the economics defence. He didn’t get the goal today which his performance merited but his contribution was huge. On today’s evidence the only one that can stop his march towards quarry cup greatness is himself. With rumours of registration irregularities refusing to go away there is sense among fans that this may stand in his way of eclipsing his brothers’ record of two quarry cup titles. Here’s hoping these rumours are groundless because besides this the world appears to be his oyster. Special mention has to go to three more people, who, without their involvement, victory for Kilkenny would not have been possible. David Ryan’s injury problems are akin to those of Stewart from the Renford Rejects. These problems have seen his playing time severely restricted because of a debilitating hamstring injury, luckily for the marble city men David fancied himself as a manager and almost singlehandedly masterminded the team’s success. Tactically he got it spot on every change he made the right one. To this list we must add the enigmatic Michael Tyrell. Michaels’ name been synonymous with a knee ligament injury since before most people can remember. It has been remarked that even Owen Hargreaves has a better comeback ratio and this has unfortunately put paid to a very promising quarry cup career. However, he has been the team’s biggest fan this season having not even missed a training session this year and for this he must be commended, he has also been very willing member of the physio staff due to his almost encyclopaedic knowledge on all things injury related. The last and by no means least mention goes to player/chairman Niall Morrissey. There were rumours that Morrissey’s interest in the football club was starting to wane with his involvement in UCC Dramat but these rumours were firmly put to bed by his actions both on and off the field this season. Not only did he stump up the funds to sign wonderkid Dylan Whearty but he also came up trumps when a selection crisis forced him into playing up front for the team in the quarter finals. Not only did he do this with his regular aplomb but he ended up with two goals to his name in a display which will surely go down in the annals of quarry cup history. This is likely to be Morrissey’s last year in the director’s box with reputed interest from a middle east based consortium but it is undoubted that he has overseen the most successful period in the clubs history and for this he will never be forgotten. Back to back titles are a remarkable achievement by any standard and all concerned will undoubtedly cherish these memories for the rest of their lives and the players of the ’09 and ’11 seasons are likely to never be forgotten by fans and players alike. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quarry Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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