Ursuline’s Cup journey ends
URSULINE COLLEGE 1 MOVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2
THE FAI Schools journey came to an end for the Ursuline College’s U15s as they were narrowly beaten in the National semi- finals in Clones last Tuesday.
Inishowen’s Moville Community College came from behind to cause an upset in the Peace Link Sports Centre in Clones when they defeated last season’s First Year Champions. Moville’s Megan Havlin grabbed the match winner eight minutes from time.
The Donegal side were beaten finalists in this Cup category last season but many of their players had moved on a grade. The in- form Ursuline College were carrying good form coming into this Cup decider. They had defeated newcomers Ballinrobe CS 5- 0 in their Connacht Cup Final in the Showgrounds the week previous and were looking to replicate this recent good luck in the next stage of competition
The Sligo outfit had come runners up in the Home Nations Rod Houston Cup last October and were well set up for this crunch encounter with Helen Monaghan notching up the goals for her side.
It was Monaghan that opened the scoring for the Sligo girls midway through the second half when she poked the ball past McLaughlin in the Moville goal on 44 minutes.
Their lead was short lived as Kerry Ann Brown’s set piece two minutes later was delivered dangerous into the box for a Sligo defender to guide into the back of her own net, 1- 1.
Havlin and Brown had been combining well all afternoon and it was the tall striker that used her physical prowess to slot past Byrne with ease for the match winner eight minutes from time.
Sligo threw everything at the Ulster side in the latter stages but Kim Mullan’s charges held strong and booked their place in yet another National Cup Final.
URSULINE COLLEGE: Megan Byrne, Oda Carty, Sarah Gillen, Shona Dalton, Sarah Kiernan, Sophie McDonagh ( Captain), Cathy Harrison, Sorcha Reddy, Helen Monaghan, Sophie McGoldrick ( Laura Oates, 40), Aoife McLaughlin. Subs: Alannah Gallagher, Ingrid Sheils, Eden Rooney.
Teacher: Deirdre Cullinan. Assistants: Darragh Healy and Laura McGinn.
MOVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Fiona McLaughlin, Connie Price, Ellen Hegarty, Breena Diver ( Captain), Aisling McLaughlin, Catriona Lynch, Kerrie Brown, Niamh McDonald, Megan Havlin, Kelene McDermott, Shauna Ruddy. Subs: Claire McCauley, Nicole Farren, Anna Nicholas, Orlagh McDaid, Eimear Curran.
Teachers: Kim Mullan, Shane Skelly. Referee: Paul Rooney ( Monaghan).