U13 Girls Bowl MN

 

U13 Girls Bowl

MGL South 3

Mayo 0

Evergreen Park Kilkenny

Eoin Horkan

It wasn’t to be for the Mayo u13 girls Saturday evening as they fought as hard as possible but couldn’t get the better of MGL from Dublin.

The Dublin side took control of this tie from the opening whistle with a strong middle third creating chances for the dangerous striker Matilda Stelmaszek whose first chance of the game cam five minutes in which was well saved by Ava Mitchell in the Mayo net. It was against the run of play when Emily Connolly drove forward for the girls in red but her goal bound effort drifted wide. This reprieve didn’t stop the Dublin side as Zara Behan’s effort was well blocked by Sive Flanagan .

The rest of the half turned into a battle between Mitchell and Stelmaszek. It was Mitchell who was winning this battle two excellent saved , eventually Stelmaszek broke the deadlock with a controlled lob as Mitchell advanced of her goal. Within two minutes Stelmaszek had doubled her sides lead with a well-controlled effort from the edge of the box. With minutes to go in the half Stelmaszek nearly completed her hat-trick but her effort cannoned back of the upright leaving two between the sides at the break.

The second half was a much closer affair as both young sides started to tire and the Mayo midfield  started to fight for possession this parity helped stop the MGL onslaught for a period of time. It was still Stelmaszek who was causing havoc every time she collected the ball, but Mitchell was standing firm at every opportunity. With both sides emptying their benches Mayo carved out their final opportunity as Connolly’s solo run from the middle of the park led to a shot that was well saved. With two minutes left in the ties MGL’s Jessie O’ Reilly was awarded a penalty after some quick feet in the box. Stelmaszek stepped up to complete her hat trick and give her side the victory.

 

 

MGL South; Olivia Kenny, Ava Kelly, Eimear Byrne, Ginevra Data, Ruby Boland, Zara Behan, Lara Dallaghan, Matilda Stelmaszek, Ailbhe White.

Subs Used: Katie Anderson, Keeva O’ Reilly, Robyn Collins, Emma Flannery, , Sienna Boucher.

Mayo: Ava Mitchell, Beth Murphy, Katie Flynn, Saoirse McGing, Sive Flanagan, Grace Mulroy, Kayla Kelly, Rachel McGrath, Emily Coleman.

Subs Used: Caoimhe O’ Donnell, Anna Burton, Anna Meaney, Lucy McDermott.