There is an old
adage in the G.A.A. that goals win games and so it proved in this round three
game in this years Irish Daily Star National Camogie League game played at
Carriganore on Sunday afternoon.
While Waterford
will be disappointed with a second successive nine point defeat in this year’s
league, the Waterford players will have learned a lot from this game and will
know that on another day victory could well have been theirs.
At three different
times in the second half of this game Waterford were unlucky not to have hit
the Limerick net, as on thirty seven minutes, Beth Carton saw a goal bound
effort cleared off the line and just seconds later she saw an effort come back
off the crossbar after it came back to her and on forty six minutes Jennie Simpson
playing at full forward saw an attempt to have a green flag waved hit the foot
of the Limerick post.
The Waterford
management team for this game made changes to the team that lost out to
Kilkenny at Piltown two weeks ago bringing in Deirdre Brennan, Becky Kavanagh,
Aisling Power and Sibeal Harney from the start with Tracey Kiely, Claire
Murphy, Zoe O’Donoghue and Kate McMahon the players to miss out from the
starting line up in the sides previous game. The management team also made a
number of positional changes and in the main will be happy with what they saw
in this game.
At the break in
this game Limerick headed to the dressing rooms with a 1-6 to 0-3 advantage
showing on the scoreboard.
It was Waterford
that were quickest out of the traps putting over a point on three minutes
through a Trish Jackman 21 metre free.
Limerick however
came back with a brace of Niamh Mulcahy points, both helped over the crossbar
by Deirdre Brennan on five and ten minutes with Niamh Ryan adding a goal from
close range for the visitors in between.
Two more Trish
Jackman frees on twenty and twenty-three minutes left just two points between
the sides but the visiting side would end the half strong, thanks in no small
part to the efforts of Niamh Mulcahy who shoot over four unanswered points,
three from 21 metre frees in the last six minutes of the half.
There was a lively
start to the start of the second half as Niamh Mulcahy and Trish Jackman
swapped scores from placed balls inside the opening five minutes before Caoimhe
Costello ran at the Waterford defence and shot over the head of Deirdre Brennan
to give her side a 1-8 to 0-4 lead after thirty-seven minutes.
Waterford from the
restart after Caoimhe Costello’s score attacked up field and quickly got the
ball to Beth Carton who saw an effort for goal cleared off the line and when
the sliotar found its way to the De La Salle player seconds later another
effort for goal came crashing off the Limerick crossbar.
Caoimhe Costello
and Beth Carton swapped scores before Trish Jackman put over a free on
forty-three minutes.
Limerick added a
second goal at the end of the third quarter when Sinead McNamara who had
replaced Siobhan Enright just before the break ran at the Waterford goal after
getting inside the defence and when one on one with Deirdre Brennan she gave
the Butlerstown club player no chance as she gave her side a 2-9 to 0-6
advantage.
The final quarter
proved to be a even contest with both sides landing two further scores each.
Trish Jackman put
over her second ’45 of the game on forty-seven minutes awarded when the umpires
at the dressing room end of the ground brought to the attention of the referee
that Claire Keating was advancing further than she should when restarting the
game after the ball had gone dead.
Niamh Mulcahy put
over her eight score of the game on fifty minutes and two minutes from the hour
mark Jennie Simpson with her last action of the game got her name on the score
sheet.
Limerick in added
time hit the last score of the game with the last puck of the game as the
impressive Niamh Mulcahy split the Waterford uprights for the ninth time with a
free.
For Limerick in
this game, Niamh Mulcahy was a constant thorn in the side of the Waterford
defence, while for Waterford there was impressive performers throughout the
side with Mairead Murphy, Fiona Morrissey, Lorraine Bray, Trish Jackman and
Niamh Rockett the pick of the bunch.
Waterford: Deirdre Brennan;
Mairead Power, Iona Heffernan, Becky Kavanagh; Claire Whyte, Fiona Morrissey,
Charlotte Raher; Lorraine Bray, Trish Jackman; Sibeal Harney, Niamh Rockett,
Beth Carton; Aisling Power, Jennie Simpson, Caithriona McGlone. Subs: Zoe O’Donoghue for Caithriona
McGlone (40), Claire Murphy for Aisling Power (50), Kate McMahon for Sibeal
Harney (52), Saoirse Bonner for Jennie Simpson (60).
Scorers: Trish Jackman 0-6
(4f, 2 ’45), Beth Carton, Jennie Simpson 0-1 each.
Limerick: Claire Keating;
Marguerite McCarthy, Lorraine McCarthy, Judith Mulcahy; Rebecca Delee, Fiona
Hickey, Niamh Richardson; Mary O’Callaghan, Karen O’Leary; Siobhan Enright,
Muireann Creamer, Niamh Mulcahy; Niamh Ryan, Caoimhe Costello, Deborah Murphy. Subs: Sinead McNamara for Siobhan
Enright (29), Cliona Lane for Muireann Creamer (51), Leanne Browne for Niamh
Richardson (58), Noreen Barry for Marguerite McCarthy (61).
Scorers: Niamh Mulcahy 0-9
(4f), Niamh Ryan, Sinead McNamara 1-0 each, Caoimhe Costello 0-2.
Referee: Cathal Egan
(Cork).
Cork squeeze past
spirited Déise minors - Cork 0-14 Waterford 2-5
The Waterford minors gave a plucky second
half display at the Cork camogie grounds in Mahon on Saturday afternoon but it
wasn’t enough as the hosts stood their ground in a hectic finish.
Captain Beth Carton scored 1-5 from frees and
her 64th minute goal left only two points between the sides. Cork went up the
other end however and player of the match Keeva McCarthy steadied the ship with
her ninth point of the hour. Waterford kept plugging away and a foul on Kate
McMahon saw wing back Maeve Lynch receive a second yellow. In the ninth added
minute, McMahon’s floated in the free but the ball was cleared out the field
and the final whistle sounded.
The home team decided to double mark Carton
but the De La Salle forward still managed to inspire her colleagues by driving
at the red shirts. She powered beyond the entire Cork defence midway through
the second half but her shot whizzed past the right hand upright. Clara
Griffin, Kate McMahon and Caoimhe Drohan were the pick of a sound defensive
unit. Sibeal Harney battled at midfield all through while Aisling Madigan and
Aisling Power assisted Carton up front.
Wind assisted Cork were all over Waterford
during the first quarter. Rachel Harty’s opener was followed by two Keeva
McCarthy efforts. The Rebels also hit four wides during that early spell of
dominance. The Déise girls responded on 15 minutes with a Carton free and she
drove over another following a foul on Madigan.
The pressure continued to build on the
defence. Cork rattled off the next four points courtesy of Michaela Buckley
(free), Cliona Healy, Harty and McCarthy (0-7 to 0-2). Megan Dunford relieved
the pressure when she earned a free in front of the posts that Carton easily
dispatched. The home team ended the half with points from Buckley and McCarthy
to make their way off the field six in front (0-9 to 0-3).
Waterford chose to stay out during the break
and came back fired up for the third quarter. On 33 minutes, Aisling Madigan’s delivery was
batted down by Siobhan Morrissey and Aisling Power whipped the loose ball to
the back of the net. Waterford could have got closer but they spurned three scoring
opportunities.
Referee John Dolan penalised goalkeeper
Brianna O’Regan for lying on the ball and McCarthy converted the subsequent
free. A trip on Megan Dunford gave Carton the chance to close the gap to three
once again (0-10 to 1-4).
McCarthy sent over another free before Carton
set off on that defence splitting run only to narrowly miss the target. A
serious injury to Cork corner forward Rachel Harty held up the game for six
minutes. She was carried from the field by two team mentors and two umpires.
Two more McCarthy singles appeared to put Cork out of sight (0-13 to 1-4).
Waterford arrived with a late surge. Carton
shook the roof of the net with a fiercely struck injury time free. They
couldn’t get any nearer than two points however as McCarthy rubberstamped
Cork’s second win of the campaign.
Waterford host Wexford on March 26 with
victory needed to stay in the hunt for a semi final place.
Scorers
for Cork:
K McCarthy 0-9 (6fs, 1 45’), R Harty, M Buckley (1f) 0-2 each, C Healy 0-1.
Scorers
for Waterford:
B Carton 1-5 (1-5fs), A Power 1-0.
Cork: M Hurley; E
Lonergan, N O’Leary, A Hennessy; K O’Connor, K McCarthy, M Lynch; L Kelly, M
Buckley; C Healy, N O’Leary, C Hughes; R Harty, K McCarthy, S O’Leary. Subs: C
Ryan for N O’Leary, S Mills for Harty
Waterford: B O’Regan; S
Cunningham, S O’Brien, C Griffin; C Healy, K McMahon, C Drohan; S Harney, M Dunford;
S Bonnar, B Carton, A Madigan; S Morrissey, A Power, C Jackman. Subs: N Murphy for Morrissey, S-M Rowe for
Jackman.
Referee: J Dolan (Clare)
Under 16 A Munster Shield semi Final - Waterford
2-11 Limerick 4-07
AET
Hard luck to our
under 16 team who lost the game in extra time by 2pts. This game was played on a neutral venue in
Doneraile in Co. Cork. It was a long
journey for Waterford and a game which could have be won by Waterford. The game finished 2-10 to to 4-4 in normal time. Waterford were very
unlucky to lose by 2pts in the end.
Upcoming
fixtures:
Irish Daily Star Division One National
Camogie League
Cork vs Waterford – 20th of March- Venue- Cork
Our seniors take on Cork in the third round
of the league in Cork. Time and venue to
be confirmed
Camogie
Easter Camp:
We will be running an Easter camp in
Abbeyside GAA grounds on 22th and the 23rd of March for Kids from
Age 8-14. Price is E20. Application
forms are available from your local club or Alternatively you can Contact Lynsey Tutty in the camogie office in
Dungarvan on 086 8113531. There is huge interest in the camp. Please get your
application in as soon as possible. Closing
date for the camp is the 18th
of March. The Camogie office is located in Dungarvan Nissan and the office is
opened Monday, Wednesday and Fridays if you want to call in and pick up an
application form.
A night at the Dogs- Kilcohan Dog Track 9th
of April
A reminder to all clubs that money for dog
night tickets which is been held on Saturday 9th of April needs to
be returned at our next county board meeting Tuesday 29th of
March. Also if there are any businesses
interested in sponsoring a race or putting an ad in our programme please contact John Flood on 087 6684474 or Lynsey Tutty on 086
8113531. All support is gratefully
appreciated.
