Doherty Woodshavings Antrim Intermediate championship
Brídíní Óga Glenravel 0-17 Creggan 1-9
Brídíní Óga Glenravel advanced to a quarter-final meeting with Loughgiel in the Doherty Woodshavings Antrim Intermediate championship after this win over visiting Creggan in Fr Maginn Park.
The Glenravel girls always looked the more likely winners with their half-forward line causing problems with their pace. They led by 0-8 to 0-3 at the interval and had stretched the gap to eight points by the three quarters mark.
Creggan however battled well over the next seven or eight minutes and a goal from Cerys O’Neill reduced the gap to three points.
But they could not close it further as points from Kirsty Laverty and the impressive Molly Woulahan provided insurance for the home team.
Laverty opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Erin McAleese flashed over another point with Evanne Martin pointing twice from frees in reply. Indeed almost all the rest of the first half scoring came from Eimhear McAleenan frees. However she tapped over her first score from play and Evanne Martin and Torie Edgar exchanged good scores late in the half.
On the re-start McAleenan pointed two more frees with Ella McAteer and Martin (from a free) responding.
Three further points inside two minutes from Molly Woulahan, Torie Edgar and another McAleenan free left Creggan struggling to remain in contention.
However their defence was playing well and Fiona Maguire did well to keep a clean sheet before points from Martin (two frees) ignited a comeback.
Mary Murray fired over from the left wing and two minutes later the same player dropped an attempt at a second point into the Glenravel area where Cerys O’Neill got a touch to find the net.
However Creggan couldn’t build on it and after McAleenan and Martin had exchanged points from frees, Woulahan and Laverty’s points made the result safe for Glenravel.
Both full back lines were safe enough, but further out there was a lot of loose marking and the home side was able to take advantage to force frees.
Brídíní Óga: Orla Donnelly, Aisling Donnelly, Jaime Woulahan, Aisling Mulholland, Erin Coulter, Maeve Mulholland, Brónagh Laverty, Erin McAleese 0-1, Sarah Fyfe, Kirsty Laverty capt 0-2, Molly Woulahan 0-2, Eimhear McAleenan 0-9 (8fs), Aimee Traynor 0-1, Torie Edgar 0-2, Ashling Millar.
Subs: Leona Traynor for A Donnelly (15), Niamh McKay for A Millar (50), Megan Law for E McAleese (54), Oonagh Ward for T Edgar (56).
Creggan: Fiona Maguire capt, Rose Carey-Small, Kelly Mulholland, Áine Colgan, Caoimhe McAteer, Megan Nelson, Alicia McAuley, Ella McAteer 0-1, Maria Gately, Evanne Martin 0-7 (6fs), Ciara McCollum, Mya Quinn, Mary Murray 0-1, Susan McElwee, Cerys O’Neill 1-0.
Subs: Cara McCann for M Quinn (44), Lauren McCann for C O’Neill (54).
Referee: Margaret O’Connell
