An Tochár vs Coolkenno Junior Ladies Championship

 Junior Ladies Football Championship.

An Tochár 0-2

Coolkenno 2-9

An Tochár GAA

Eoin Horkan

 

Anyone that was in attendance in Roundwood late Sunday evening witnessed history with Coolkenno fielding a senior ladies team in the championship for the 1^st time.

For a team playing there first game they showed experience well beyond what they should have by beating the home side easily in very miserable conditions.

Cookenno captain Amey Bermingham opened her sides account with a well taken point. Noelle Conlon doubled her sides lead before full forward Rebecca Bowes fired over before centre forward got her hands on the ball after some fine interplay to add a 4^th score before the water break.

Straight from the water break Conlon got her hands on the kickout and ran straight towards the goal, before firing a great shot into the back of the net to extend her sides lead.  Bermingham who was controlling the game in the middle added her 2^nd point of the game. With the game nearing the half time interval Bowes slotted one last score before the break.

The 2nd half of this encounter was nearly a carbon copy of the first with Coolkenno controlling the ball and their defence coming out on top at every opportunity. Bowes was causing trouble inside at every opportunity. She added another point before wing forward Ruby Keogh drove through the middle of the opposition defence, this drive resulted her into rifling the ball into the back of the net. Bermingham midfield partner Erica Dugge pointed just before the 2^nd water break.

The home side finally managed to open their account in the game with a free Orla Fee before Bermingham replied with a dead ball for Coolkenno. The final score of the game was a consolation point for Roundwood from the boot of sub-Hannah Kelly.

Roundwood: Therese Molloy: Ella McAuley, Rosie McAuley, Laoise Cullen: Nina Wolohan, Emma Kavanagh, Alison O’ Toole: Jackie Power, Racheal Leacy: Eva Doyle, Orla Fee (0-1 1f), Emma Fagan: Sinead Doyle, Abby Magee. Amy Louise Price

Subs Used Hannah Kelly (0-1) for Racheal Leacy, Orla Kenny for Emma Fagan, Sally O’ Toole for Laoise Cullen

Coolkenno; Katie Byrne Doyle: Arya Lawless Carol Tompkins, Holly Timmins: Eimear Murphy, Emma Nolan, Rochelle Connaughton: Amey Bermingham (0-3 1f), Erica Dugge (0-1); Roisin Dolan, Ciara Tompkins (0-1), Ruby Keogh (1-0): Faye Doyle, Rebecca Bowes (0-3), Noelle Conlon (0-1 1f)

Subs Used: Rachel Bermingham for Noelle Conlon, Margaret Byrne for Ciara Tompkins, Aoife Murphy for Holly Timmins, Olwyn Rothwell for Faye Doyle