Sligo Leitrim vs Kildare Gaynor Cup Rd 1

 

                                                            

Sligo Leitrim 4

Kildare 0

Eoin Horkan

UL

Kildare opened there Gaynor Cup  account with a tie against Sligo Leitrim it wasn’t to be for the Leinster  side as they were beaten by four goals.

Sligo-Leitrim took the lead after just two minutes thanks to Amber Gray Harrigan. Right back Eibhlin Guckian played a lovely pass down the line to Natasha Kelly, who crossed, and Amber Gray Harrigan reacted fast to beat the goalkeeper.

Kiladre kicked into gear after the earl set back but couldn’t get through the resolute opposition defence as the game headed towards the water break. On the 20th minute, Ava Hallinan came off the bench and scored within two minutes by chasing down a through pass, switching to her left, and finishing.  At halftime, the score remained 2-0.

Five minutes into the second half it was Harrigan who  added a second goal with a long shot from the left that sailed over the goalkeeper. On the 28th minute, Natasha Kelly scored the game-winning goal to make the score 4-0 after an exquisite Ava Hallinan corner.

Kildare have two games left to play in the groups tomorrow against Roscommon and Kerry.

Sligo Leitrim-: E Keenan, E Gilmartin, E Guckian, G Devaney, A Gerrity, T Flynn, A O’ Donohue, N Kelly, A Gray Hannigan, T Howard, M Lowe.

Kildare; C Donnelly, S MacNamee, N Byrne, G Walsh, A Wall, J Rust, C Butler, K Wynne, S Poole (C), E Killian, C Sweeney

Referee ( Pat King)