Thursday, 2 October 2025

Wicklow Camogie Aughrim vs Avondale


Avondale 4-4

 Aughrim 2-9

 Eoin Horkan

 Pearse Park

 

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



https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/sport/gaa/last-gasp-ciara-clancy-free-sends-avondale-into-camogie-final/a689539081.html

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