Antrim Intermediate camogie semi-final
Brídíní Óga Glenravel 5-15 Cargin 2-4
FOR the third successive season the pairing for the Antrim Intermediate final will be Loughgiel v Brídíní Óga Glenravel after contrasting wins in last night’s semi-finals.
Glenravel played with the aid of the strong breeze in the opening half in Ahoghill and seemed to struggle to find the scoring range. Despite a goal from Ashling Millar in the 9th minute they hit six wides in the opening quarter admittedly under a lot of pressure from the Cargin defence in which Eleanor Mallon, Kate Laverty and Grainne McAtamney stood tall.
Then Catherine McFadden lobbed in a Cargin goal after 15 minutes, but Cargin didn’t get time to build on it as a fine move involving Ashling Millar and Laoise McKenna finished with Niamh McKay scooping home a second Glenravel goal.
Cargin however remained in the game and kept them scoreless over the next seven minutes while Cathy Carey landed a good point from 30 metres.
However Brídíní Óga took off in the five minutes before the break with points from Kirsty Laverty, Shauna Kelly, Caoimhe Duffin (free) and Victoria Edgar with Duffin finishing the first half scoring when her mishit shot in injury time skidded into the net and they turned over with a 3-9 to 1-1 lead.
Eleanor Mallon landed a huge free in the first minute of the second half and Cathy Carey added another point in the next attack. But gradually the Brídíní Óga defence tightened up and the game opened up for the forwards running into space.
Ashling Millar finished a well-worked move with a 38th minute goal and Torie Edgar added a point. Although Katie McAnenly gave the Toome girls some hope with a goal on the three-quarter mark, Glenravel were punching holes in the defence and but for the skill of Maura Creelman would have added at least two more goals.
Eventually the fifth Glenravel goal came on 52nd minutes with a long free from Caoimhe Duffin blocked down for Millar to complete her hat-trick from close range.
Brídíní Óga then finished with a flourish, Victoria Edgar and midfielder Laoise McKenna both landing a brace of points to see them into a final against Loughgiel who edged out Tír na nÓg by 1-10 to 0-10.
Brídíní Óga Glenravel : Orla Donnelly, Lianne Kerr, Ellen Hynds, Bronagh Laverty, Eimhear McAleenan capt., Shauna McDonnell 0-1, Maeve Mulholland, Caoimhe Duffin 1-2, 0-2 frees, Laoise McKenna 0-2, Victoria Edgar 0-6, 0-1 free, Shauna Kelly 0-2, Kirsty Laverty 0-2, Ashling Millar 3-0, Molly Woulahan, Niamh McKay 1-0.
Cargin : Maura Creelman, Bryanna Lynn, Kate Laverty, Caoimhe Rose Johnston, Tanya O’Neill, Eleanor Mallon 0-1 free, Grainne McAtamney, Emma Darragh, Caoimhe Woulahan, Catherine McFadden 1-0, Aileen McGoldrick 0-1, Cathy Carey 0-2, Eimear Laverty, Katie McAnenly 1-0, Colleen Traynor.
Subs : Orla Carey for C Woulahan, Bronagh Laverty for C McFadden, Úna Cassidy for C Traynor
Referee : Paul O’Neill (Creggan)
