U16 Éire og vs Valleymount

 

Éire Óg 4-5

Valleymount 4-4

Eoin Horkan

Laragh

A solitary point was the difference between the two sides in Laragh at lunchtime on Sunday as they produced a great game of football in what was horrendous conditions.

The north Wicklow side took control of this early when centre forward Meabh Guerrin free dropped into the opposition  net with the aid of what was a swirling breeze in Laragh. Valleymount’s response was decisive as they took the lead with their main  woman Sarah McDonald who gave her side the lead with a point before adding a long range goal minutes later along with another minor from Katie Broe This was the end of the west Wicklow sides scoring in the half as Éire Óg took control of the final adding two goals along with two points with no response from Valleymount . Holly Sheehy levelled the tie by raising a white flag before her teammate Nicole Maxwell fired in her sides second goal. With the game heading towards the break Guerrin goaled again for her side along with a final point  of the half from the boot of Caoimhe Davis.

The second half of this tie was the battle of the full forwards as Sheehy slotted a free in response Betty Murray drilled a low free into the net for Valleymount. Éire Óg extend their lead through midfielder Lauren O’ Leary as she split the posts with a place ball. It was that woman David who fired in her sides fourth major of the day as it looked like her side had done enough early in the second half. This wasn’t the case though as the opposition chipped away at the lead with three points in a row from McDonald and Murray with effort from play and another goal from Murray. With eight minutes left in the pulsating final Allen goaled for the third time to level the tie. As conditions worsening it was difficult for both sides to take the lead , this was until Beth Murray stepped up for the Greystones side to fire an effort between the posts in the final minute to giver her side the victory.

Éire Óg: Rebecca O’ Connor; Maisie Gray, Leah Fallon, Ciara O’ Farrell; Anna O’Reilly, Naomi Wall, Emila Somers; Thea Sterritt,                Lauren O’ Leary (0-1f); Beth Murray (0-1), Meabh Guerrin (2-0), Caoimhe Davis (1-1); Ella Hanlon, Holly Sheehy (0-1), Lucy O’ Leary.

Subs Used: Nicole Maxwell,(1-0), Lilly Oldham, Isabella O’ Farrell, Chloe Eyre,

Valleymount: Niamh Ryall; Tara Kelly, Caroline Maguire, Abi Duffy; Laura Kelly, Mia Allen, Becky Ryan;, Cara Mooney, Gwen McDermott; Eva May Morris, Katie Broe (0-1), Maggie Sue Morris; Muireann Cawley, Betty Murray (3-1 2fs), Sarah McDonald (1-2).

Subs Used: Caoimhe Maguire for L Kelly, Caoimhe Curran for E M Morris, Alicia Carroll for A Duffy.  

 

Referee Mick Owens (Avondale)