Tyrrell turns on style to shoot down Rebelettes
HANNAH TYRRELL scored 1-9 as Lidl NFL Division 1 title holders Dublin marked their return to Croke Park with a comprehensive victory over Cork.
Mick Bohan’s side were in control throughout and second-half goals from Libby Coppinger and Áine O’Sullivan were not enough to reel them back after Cork trailed by 1-9 to 0-2 at the break.
The first half was dominated by Dublin but it was Cork who were first to strike when Orla Finn converted a second-minute free. Dublin hit 1-6 on the bounce after that, Tyrrell levelled the game from a free before Niamh Hetherton added a point from play to give them the lead for the first time in the sixth minute. The Dubs never looked back.
The hosts’ first goal arrived moments later when Kate Sullivan set up Nicole Owens and the St Sylvester’s star rifled to the net. A further point from Owens and three successful frees from Tyrrell sent Dublin into a 1-6 to 0-1 lead at the end of them first quarter.
Finn then scored her second point – Cork’s first score in 17 minutes – before Dublin regained the ascendency with Tyrrell converting two frees. They could have been further ahead but Martina O’Brien turned Owens’ shot around the post before Sullivan scored to give Dublin a ten-point advantage at the interval.
Tyrrell pushed Dublin into a 1-11 to 0-2 lead with two points at the start of the second half and Sullivan scored her second but then Cork were handed a lifeline. Substitute Aisling Kelleher sent a ball forward, Abby Shiels scrambled to save it and Coppinger finished the rebound to the net.
Nevertheless, Dublin responded with Tyrrell and Orlagh Nolan on target to push them 1-14 to 1-2 in front ahead of the final quarter. Katie Quirke scored after some patient build-up before the Leesiders’ second goal, when O’Sullivan slipped the ball past Shiels to reduce the gap to eight points, but Dublin weren’t finished yet. Siobhán Killeen was fouled in the box, and Tyrrell scored the penalty to compete her tally and earn Dublin’s second win in 2022 with reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Meath next up.
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Cork have conceded four goals this term after Meath also netted twice against them