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Mullabrack Ladies
make the Junior final
Not to be out done by
the men, the Mullabrack senior ladies made it to the junior
championship final for the first time in their short history on
Sunday evening in Ballyhegan. What started off as only an idea three
years ago has been transformed into a championship final team.
Kieran O’Hanlon, Kevin McKee and Josephine Mc Sorely ably assisted
by Marian Fields and Mary Rice have worked hard with this ladies
team preparing them for the semi final against a tough Tir na Og
side. In front of a huge crowd the Mullabrack ladies
were first to score when Rachael
McGeown won the ball on the edge of the square and struck it sweetly
to the net. Toni Morgan increased the lead with a well taken point.
Tir na Og converted two frees to narrow the gap, but Mullabracks
Christina Crilly was in fine form converting a free. Tir na Og
exchanged further points with Christina to leave the half-time score
1:3 to 0:4 in Mullabracks favour.
Mullabrack were more composed in the
second half and extended their lead when Rachel McGeown hit the Tir
na Og net for the second time. Tir na Og replied with a point but
this was cancelled out when Shauna Gallogly kicked a point. The
Mullabrack defence held firm only conceding one further point. Niamh
Sutton got the final point of the match leaving the final score at
2:5 to 0:6 in Mullabracks favour
This was a very well deserved
victory and concluded a successful weekend for the club following on
from the mens chmpionship win the previous night. Josie Mc Sorley
was sound in goals finding good range with her kick outs. The
full-back line of Michaela Dougan, Faye Rice and Dearbhla Corvan
worked extremely hard allowing the Tir na Og full forwards few
chances. Aoife McConville won a lot of possession at centre
half-back, with Helen Corvan and Emma Fields making it very
difficult for their opponents. Kathryn and Gemma Rice were very
competitive in the mid-field area particularly in the closing stages
when possession was vital. Christina Crilly had an excellent game at
centre half with Toni Morgan and Leanne Murray winning good
possession and sending good ball to the full forwards.
Niamh Sutton, Shauna Gallogly and
Rachel McGeown were always alert and fighting for scores. Joan
Murphy was introduced in the final ten minutes and set up the final
score of the match. Ciara Gallogly then replaced the hard working
Emma Fields who succumbed to an injury just before the final
whistle.
Team: J McSorley, D Corvan, M
Dougan, F Rice, E Fields, A McConville, H Corvan, G Rice, K Rice, T
Morgan, C Crilly, L Murray,N Sutton, S Gallogly,.R McGeown.
Subs: J Murphy, C Gallogly, S
Farrell, L Rice, E Nugent, F Boyce G Lee, C Monaghan, N O’Hanlon
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