Cafferky at the double as Mayo edge Tribe

TWO goals from Lisa Cafferky secured a first victory for

Mayo in this year’s Lidl

Ladies National Football

League Division 1 as they held out for a one-point victory over Connacht rivals Galway in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.

After leading by four points entering the final 10 minutes, Liam McHale’s charges had to resist a late fightback from the hosts who kicked three points through two

Roisin Leonard frees and Ailbhe

Davoren.

Leonard stepped up again in the final play with a late free which would have secured a share of the spoils but her effort drifted to the left and wide as Galway fell to a second defeat.

Like they did in their opening game against Cork, Galway opened with an early Aoife O’Rourke free but didn’t score again until the quarter hour as two Maria Cannon placed balls had the visitors 0-2 to 0-1 up.

The Tribeswomen created two goal opportunities with Ciara McCarthy and O’Rourke denied. But Mayo were dealt a blow on 14 minutes when Aoife Geraghty was sin-binned for a foul on Aoife Ni Cheallaigh. Galway took advantage with three points from O’Rourke (two frees) and McCarthy.

After winning a free on 22 minutes, Tara Needham’s superb through ball was won by Cafferky (above) who got inside and netted. That made it 1-2 to 0-4 and Mayo added another through Sinead Walsh. But O’Rourke reduced the deficit to 1-3 to 0-5 by half-time. ScorerS – Mayo: L Cafferky 2-1, M Cannon 0-2 (2f), S Walsh, F McLaughlin 0-1 each.

Galway: A O’Rourke 0-4 (3f), R Leonard 0-3 (3f), C McCarthy, L Booth, A Davoren 0-1 each.