Heaven for Shels
Brave Clonee in Senior county decider
McMahon had a great chance to add another another barrier to a potential comeback but Anna Doyle made a fine save that gave her side renewed hope.
Evered added a free before Siobhan Cloake collided with the post when trying to haul in Collier’s up and under. The ball crossed the goalline and the ‘keeper had to be helped off the field.
Now just three between the
the pressure was ratcheted up. McMahon converted a deadball five minutes into added-time to make it a two-score advantage. Mairead Sheehan rattled the post late on for Clonee but there was no denying Shelmalier another title.
SHELMALER: Siobhan Cloake; Lisa Quill, Eadaoine Fitzgerald, Maeve Quill (capt); Michelle Harding, Clara Donnelly (0-3), Ciara Corrigan; Roisin Murphy (0-1), Eleanor Neville; Kellie Kearney, Deirdre Fox (0-2, 1 free), Ceara O’Brien; Sarah Harding Kenny (1-0), Leona Tector (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), Deirdre McMahon (1-2, 0-1 free). Subs. - Fiona Kinsella for Neville (47), Lauren Murphy for Cloake, inj (60), Sadhbh McCarthy for L. Quill (60+6), also, Nikki Scallan, Enya Byrne, Kate Stafford, Deirdre Byrne, Michelle Murphy, Jamie Devereux, Caroline Curran, Leanne Corrigan, Eleanor Lacey, Mikaela Lanigan, Maeve Doyle, Megan Scallan, Roisin Tobin, Gemma Fox, Shauna Murphy.
CLONEE: Anna Doyle; Danielle Hayden, Bridin Doyle, Katie Kehoe; Marie McDonald, Mary O’Neill, Marguerite Doyle (capt); Cathy Kavanagh, Claire O’Rourke; Aine Cosgrave, Caroline Murphy (1-0), Ann Byrne (0-2); Charlene Hayden (1-0), Teghan Furlong (01), Liz Evered (0-2, 1 free). Subs. - Rachel Collier (1-0) for D. Hayden (31), Josie Dwyer (1-0) for Cosgrave (31), Maura O’Rourke for C. Hayden (49), Mairead Sheehan for Furlong (49), Helena Murphy for Kehoe (54), also, Sophie Lenehan, Roisin Fitzgerald, Mairead Lancaster, Maggie Hobbs, Sharon Sunderland.
REFEREE: Ian Plunkett (Marshalstown-Castledockrell)