Avondale
4-4
A
last minute free from Ciara Clancy was the difference between the neighbors in
an enthralling semifinal on Sunday evening in Arklow.
This
semifinal began and ended with a shootout between the two center forwards. The
first win in this battle came from Aughrim’s Ciara Connolly as she fired over
two early dead balls. Within six minutes her counterpart down the far end Emma
Byrne rattled the back of the net twice. It was clear from the outset this
would be a score fest as four minutes later a Hannah Alexander goal had the gap
down to bare minimum. Either side of the halfway mark the Dales hit a purple
patch with two more goals from Byrne with a free from Ciara Clancy. The final
scores of the half came from Connolly this time from play before Aoife Campbell
opened her account for the day.
The
opening twelve minutes of the second half began to the Granite city side as an
early strike of the hurl of Ava Stapleton had narrowed the gap. The next few
minutes belonged to Connolly as she added three more to her tally, all from
placed balls which had her two side one
up moving into the final quarter. The championship quarter saw a fine score
from play for Clancy before she added a second inside the final few minutes to
level the tie. In what was a crazy last few minutes Connolly had a point
chalked off as it was brought back for a penalty, which was saved by Tara Byrne
in the goal. In the last moments of the game the ball was down in the corner of
the Avondale attack, they were awarded a free from a narrow angle. This was
expertly put over by Clancy sending the crowd into raptures and ensured her
side's place in the final.
Avondale:Tara
Byrne;Aisling Byrne,Thea Cullen,Ava Breen;Lucy Doyle,Claudia Turner,Orla
Byrne;Erin Lily Doyle,Hollie Ward;Aine Fogarty,Emma Byrne(4-0, 1f)Shannon
Kearns;Ciara Clancy(0-4 3fs),Anna Cullen,Rebecca Murphy.
Subs
Used:Lauren O’Reilly for Shannon Kearns,Carol Belton for Ava Breen,Leah Keogh
for Hollie Ward
Aughrim:Iona
McKenna;Holly Byrne,Sheenagh Byrne,Aoife Healy;Ava Stapleton(1-0),Shauna
O’Shea,Poppy Jordan;Kate Campbell,Aoife Campbell(0-1);Katie O’Byrne,Ciara
Connolly(0-8 6fs),Chloe Sheehy;Hannah Alexander(1-0),Bee Clancy,Willow Kasey
Byrne.
Subs
Used, Aoife Connolly for Holly Byrne
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