Junior Camogie

 

Junior Camogie Championship

Avoca 4-4

Carnew 4-2

Eoin Horkan

Avoca ( Rooster Park)

 

Avoca used home advantage to ensure a win in their first women’s senior camogie game since 2015.

It was the home side that troubled the scoreboard first when Elizabeth Fahy’s long range strike found the back of the net inside five minutes. Within minutes Carnew narrowed the gap with a dead ball from Tara Doran . Avoca’s defence were holding out strong most notably goalie Claire Fleming who stopped a number of goal bound efforts. Just after the midpoint Fahy raised a white flag from play before grabbing a second from a free. The ever dangerous Doran  in midfield for Carnew gathered the ball and raised  a green flag on the stroke of half time leaving the minimum between the sides at the break.

From the beginning of the second period it was clear that points from play were going to be tough to come by. The home side manged to point first with  a fantastic long range free from Lisa Marie  Doyle before Doran  cancelled it out moments later. As the half dragged defences were still on top until with ten minutes gone Shauna Dickenson stepped up to bury a goal from her side. Within minutes Dickenson had added a second goal to her tally after collecting a dropping ball before firing high into the net. After this quick fire flurry it looked like Avoca were on the way for a win but the Carnew girls had other ideas. It was Doran  again who found the back of the net for a second time. With eight minutes left up stepped Aoife Wafer who found the back of the net. The home pushed forward through Fahy with one final free and a goal from Doyle from long range. A final Aoife Wafer goal wasn’t enough as Avoca held on for what was a well-deserved victory at home.

 

 

Avoca: Claire Fleming; Abaigh Mableson, Elaine Kinsella, Sharon Wolohan; Michellle Humphries, Carrie Short, Mia Wolohan; Lauren Barnes, Hannah Fahy; Rebecca Nolan, Lisa Marie Doyle (1-1 1f), Elizabeth Fahy (1-3 2fs); Chloe Doyle, Stacey Roche, Shauna Dickinson (2-0)

Subs Used: Olivia Connell for Abaigh Mableson, Stephanie Keogh for Chloe Doyle (ht), Michaella Dickenson for Lauren Barnes ( 49 min).

Carnew: Vicki Mulhall; Faye Mulroe, Sinead Kinsella, Hannah Mulroe; Orlaith Molloy, Maire Doran, Lauren Myers; Tara Doran (2-2 2fs), Grace Cosgrave; Aoife Wafer (2-0); Charlotte Myers, Cara Molloy; Chloe Massey, Mollie Mulroe, Aoife Kenny.

Subs Used; Phidelma Elvin for Aoife Kenny ( 40 mins)

 

Referee Derek Omen. ( Balinteer St Johns)