Senior ladies co final

Post date: Sep 04, 2017 3:51:27 PM

Edenderry........1-8

Naomh Ciaran..1-10

Hard luck to the Edenderry senior girls team who were defeated in the county final on Saturday last by Naomh Ciaran after a closely fought battle on a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-8. Playing with a strong wind the Edenderry girls were much the better team in the first half playing wonderful football and notching up excellent scores in particular from ex county player Kym Furey and Angela Brady. Despite their dominance the lead at half time was a mere two points 0-6 to 0-4 which left plenty of work to do in the second half. Naomh Ciaran who were going for a three in a row of Offaly championships and who are also current Leinster junior title holders stepped up the pace in the second half and began to play some very effective attacking football led by county star Roisin Egan. What seemed like the killer blow came in the 18th minute when under 16 starlet Kate Kenny slipped through the Edenderry defence and shot to the top of Aoife O'Neill's net and leave Naomh Ciaran in the driving seat.

However Edenderry refused to lie down and showing great resilience fought their way back into the game. Sinead Taylor, a very effective second half substitute scored a point and this was closely followed by another from a free from Kym. With just 3 minutes left Angela Brady then rattled the Naomh Ciaran net after picking up a lose ball in the square and this meant game on with just 1 point between the teams. However try as they might the girls could not find the equaliser and Naomh Ciaran got the final score with the last kick of the game ensuring a 2 point victory. The girls have made huge progress this year and to be so close to toppling the champions was a fantastic achievement and with such a young squad their is no doubt their day will come in the not too distant future. Huge well done to all the girls and indeed the management team of Greg Farrelly, Alan Ennis, Ciaran Farrell and Eoghan Dunne who left no stone un-turned in their quest for glory. All at Edenderry GAA are proud of their efforts throughout 2017.

Team: Aoife O'Neill, Ashley Farrelly, Orla Whelan, Kate Newman, Nicole Farrelly, Christine McDonnell, Riona Byrne, Niamh Brady, Sarah Cummins, Rebecca McDonnell, Eimear Lawless, Angela Brady, Ciara Brady, Kym Furey, Shauna Farrell Subs used: Sinead Taylor for Ciara Brady