Waterford Intermediate
ladies continue unbeaten run
Waterford intermediate ladies football team
made it four wins out of four matches when they defeated Tipperary in Ardfinnan
in the Tesco Home Grown Division 3 National League on Sunday last. Lining out
with nine changes in personnel from their last victory against Fermanagh,
Waterford were under sustained Tipperary pressure from the start. Star
performer on the day Gillian O Brien gave Tipperary the lead on 5 minutes but
the Deise girls quickly equalised with a free from Sinead Ryan before Shauna
Dunphy kicked a great point to leave the Deise a point ahead. Playing on her
home pitch Laura Dillon gave Tipperary the lead once again with a well taken
goal in the 14th minute. Maria Delahunty kicked a free in the 18th
minute and then added a point from play in the 19th to leave it
Tipperary 1-2 Waterford 0-4.Aoife Ryan from Cappawhite got Tipp’s second goal
in the 21st minute but Dungarvan club mates Lauren Mc Gregor and
Ciara Hurley raised white flags for the Deise while Gillian O Brien added a
well taken point to leave the half time score Tipperary 2-4 Waterford 0-6.
Tipperary started the second half in
whirlwind fashion with a goal from Aoife Ryan but this was quickly cancelled
out as from the kickout a passing movement the length of the field resulted in
Lauren Mc Gregor giving the Tipperary goalie no chance for Waterford’s first
goal. Maria Delahunty pointed a free in the 4th minute but this was
quickly answered by a Tipperary point one minute later. This was to prove to be
Tipperary’s last score of the match and the Waterford forwards took over Aileen
Wall pointed in the 6th minute to leave three between the teams.
Maria Delahunty narrowed the gap with her fourth point of the game. Ciara Hurley
struck again in the 13th minute and it was all square in the 19th
minute when Sinead Ryan struck with a great point to leave it Waterford 1-11
Tipperary 3-5.Michelle Ryan who came on as a sub for Lauren Mc Gregor put
Waterford in front with a goal and another sub Dede Fahey completed the scoring
with a point in the 52th minute. The game petered out from this to the finish
but the Deise girls were well in control and picked up another three league
points to sit on top of the table with Leitrim. Final Score Waterford 2-12
Tipperary 3-5
Manager Pat Sullivan was very pleased with
the manner of the win and was delighted with the performances of all the
players. The only down point from a Waterford perspective was that goalie
Clodagh Walsh suffered a serious injury making a great save and all involved in
Waterford Ladies Football wish her a speedy recovery. Waterford now move
forward to a home tie with Roscommon in two weeks time Sunday 15th
March.
Waterford lined out as follows: Clodagh Walsh, Mary Foley, Karen McGrath, Kate McGrath,
Michelle McGrath, Elaine Power, Emer Scanlon, Mary Kate Morrissey, Nicola
Fennell, Ciara Hurley (0-2), Maria Delahunty (0-4), Aileen Wall (0-1), Lauren
McGregor (1-1), Sinéad Ryan (0-2) Shauna Dunphy (0-1). Subs used: Linda Wall,
Mairead Wall, Michelle Ryan (1-0), Aoife Murray, Dede Fahey (0-1), Katie Hannon
Waterford under 14’s edge
out Tipperary in a thriller
Waterford opened the
defence of their Munster title in Bansha on Saturday last with a hard fought
four point victory over an excellent Tipperary team. Facing a strong wind in
the first half Waterford quickly found themselves four points down before Dungarvan’s
Sarah Lacey opened the Deise account in the 14th minute. Midfielder
Kelly Anne Hogan kicked two good points to narrow the gap before Keeley Corbett
Barry got a vital goal to put the Deise team ahead at half time by a point on
the scoreline Waterford 1-4 Tipperary 0-6.The Deise girls were caught napping
early in the second half when Tipperary’s top forward Angela Mc Guckian raised
two green flags for the Premier county. Waterford quickly hit back with two
points from Stradbally’s Sheena Mc Guckian to level matters in the 6th
minutes. It was nip and tuck all the way after this Sheena Mc Guckian netted a
goal and got two wonderful points to put the Deise back in front but no to be
outdone Angela Mc Guckian got her third goal and the Premier county had their
noses in front again with six minutes to go. Waterford rallied and Sarah Lacey
kicked the equaliser before super sub Maeve Daly crashed the ball to the Tipp
net with time running out, Tipperary tried in vain in the closing minutes to
get the equaliser but Waterford held firm and Annie Fitzgerald kicked
Waterford’s final point deep into injury time to leave the final score
Waterford 3-11 Tipperary 3-7.This was a good win for the girls against a strong
Tipperary team who will have a big say in the championship. Waterford move
forward with a clash with Clare on the 14th March.
Waterford lined out as
follows: Megan Foran; Emma Flynn, Mary Kate Curran, Carly Dunford; Aoife
Kennedy, Rosie Landers, Roisin Dunphy; Kelly Anne Hogan, Clodagh Carroll,
Keeley Corbett Barry, Annie Fitzgerald, Emily O’Mahoney; Sarah Lacey, Sheena
McGuckian, Saoirse Moyaheen
Scorers:- Sheena McGluckian
1-5, Maeve Daly 1-0, Keeley Corbett Barry 1-0, Sarah Lacey 0-3, Kelly Anne
Hogan 0-2, Annie Fitzgerald 0-1
Tesco Home Grown Ladies Football Division 3
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