Wicklow Camogie Bray vs Knockananna

 

Bray Emmets 1-5

 

Knockananna 4-11

 

Eoin Horkan

 

A first half hat trick from Shauna Goetelen was the big difference between the sides on Saturday evening in Pearse Park.

 

Playing with the aid of a breeze and the lowering sun in Arklow, the reigning champions flew out of the blocks with corner forward Shauna Goetelen raising a white and green inside the opening eight minutes after an opening  score from Ciara Slattery for Bray. This early goal was only the beginning as Goetelen had a hat trick inside the opening eighteen minutes. Further scores from Sarah and Ciara Byrne along with another effort from play from the sharpshooter had the lead out to twelve inside twenty minutes. The opposition managed to wrestle back momentum for a couple of minutes when Aoife Nic Dhonnacha narrowed the gap before a few minutes of great defending kept the scoreline down. The final five minutes resulted in a final goal of the half from S Byrne before Aobha Harmon and Sinead Byrne slotted over minors for their side.

 

What a great start for the Emmets after the break as they worked the ball well before  Emma Nesbitt finished into the net. This was a slight reprieve before Goetelen  Harmon and a double from C Byrne had extended the gap inside  ten minutes. The rest of this tie belonged to Bray as Goetelen and her teammates managed to add one more to their tally. This was responded to with three points from Nic Dhonnacha from play and a free as they managed to hold the champions to a point in the final quarter with their defense standing strong as Kelly Gilbert and her teammates showed they some great resilience in the last few minutes.

 

Bray Emmets:Siofra Ní Mhidigh;Jane Butler,Laura Doyle,Katie Butler;Rosa Lacey,Saoirse Canavan,Kelly Butler;Emma Doyle,Hannah Scullion;Amy Butler,Niamh McCormack,Ciara Slattery(0-1);Emma Nesbitt(1-0),Aoife Nic Dhonnacha(0-4 3fs),Caoimhe Lohan

Subs Used:Sarah Lambe for Amy Butler,Shauna Ryan for Niamh McCormack,Mairead Leacy for Jane Butler. Emma Roche for Ciara Slattery, Eleanor Carroll for Emma Nesbitt.

 

Knockananna;Tara McDonald;Alice Mulhall,Ciara Stokes,Eimer Mutton;Aine McDonald,Emer O’Sullivan,Eimer Breslin,Roisin Byrne,Jessie Byrne;Sarah Byrne(1-1),Jackie Kinch,Aobha Harmon(0-2);Sinead Byrne(0-1),Ciara Byrne(0-3 2f),Shauna Goetelen(3-4).

Subs Used:Emily Hatton for Eimer Breslin, Emily Mulhall for Alice Mulhall, Aine Byrne for Ciara Byrne