If you would like to join one of our training sessions, feel free to drop down. We train at the following times

• Mondays @ 7pm
• Wednesdays @ 7pm
• Saturdays @ 11am

Simply bring down a pair of football boots if you have them, and some sports clothing and away you go. We have full changing /shower facilities at our training grounds.

The Munich girls played their first game against Barcelona in the group stage, the two teams being old rivals by all accounts. The Munich support did their best to drown out the Spanish team’s support, which was significant, due in part to the mens’ regional tournament taking place on the same day. The Munich team fielded was as follows: Niamh McKenna, Sanna Fagerstrom, Joanna Kowaczewska, Frances Masterson, Lauren McLaughlin, Laura Toops, Kerry Bridge and Sylvia Sanz. Barcelona played a fit passing game, while the Munich girls seemed to have a slow start out of the blocks. Some great Munich scores materialised however, with Munich playing a good game in midfield, from which Frances scored a point. The Munich super tactic of having a running goalie, Niamh McKenna, proved to be very effective, with the Barcelona girls unable to mark her whenever she started a run up the pitch. This tactic resulted in Niamh scoring two points from play. Even though another two points were scored by forward Kerry, it wasn’t enough to win the game and Barcelona edged ahead to win by a point. Final scoreline: Barcelona 1-3 Munich 0-5

The Munich girls didn’t let the defeat affect them, and their Bavarian war-cry was sung even louder in their psychological preparation for their second game of the day. Plus, they didn’t allow themselves to be dazzled by the neon orange jerseys of the Valencia team, and they went on to beat Valencia convincingly, resulting in a final score line of Munich 2-7 Valencia 0-2. Scorers: K Bridge 1-3, F Masterson 1-0, N McKenna 0-3, L McLaughlin 0-1.

As Valencia were also beaten by Barcelona, Munich were now through to the semi-final of the tournament, which they played against Brussels. A great first half performance from all Colmcille players gave Munich a half-time lead of 0-2 to 0-1. One of those points came from a massive 45 taken off the ground by Sanna. But in the second half, Brussels outplayed Colmcilles and the Belgian team finished the game easy winners.

The play-offs for third place saw Munich up against Barcelona and the Bavarians were determined that they wouldn’t be beaten by this team a second time on the same day. Munich scored 5 points in a closely fought match to win by a point. The Colmcille girls were tired, and despite the high temperatures, muscle injuries, and even bloody scraped knees, they continued to play strongly and gave a fine performance to finish a respectable third place in a six team tournament.

Brussels went on to beat Madrid in the final to win the tournament.

The next tournament in the European Championship will be held in Luxembourg on the 31st May. Preparations are already underway and the Munich team training sessions are focussing on improving accuracy to ensure better score lines and a higher place in this tournament!

Report by : Catherine Begley  May 2008

We already have a few pictures uploaded, and they can be seen here. To upload your own pictures please see this topic on the message board. A discussion on the parade can be seen here.

Club History

Today we also celebrate an historic event, the first intra-club marriage. The committee and club members would like to wish Maria & Daire all the best in the future ! They have been the corner stones of the Munich Colmcilles over the years, and some even refer to them as Mr. & Mrs. Colmcilles. They have done tremendous work for the Irish Community in Munich, working with the club and on the St. Patrick’s Day Committee.

Soon there will be some more pictures in the gallery from the St. Patricks Day Parade 2007. If you have any pictures to upload, please read [here] for details on how you can get your pictures in to the gallery. (note you need to be registered and logged in to the forum, to read the details)