Antrim LGFA Junior B Championship
Report and photos by Brian McKee
It was a goal scoring exhibition from Ardoyne Ladies in Antrim on Sunday afternoon. The incessant rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Ardoyne Ladies in the opening game of the Junior B Championship. They went on the attack from the throw-in with Fiona McKenna finishing with a lovely fisted point from play.
The ladies from St Comgalls put up stubborn resistance but were unable to keep Ardoyne at bay. Goalkeeper Brooke Shorter pulled off a number of fine saves but the Ardoyne forward line proved to be in fine form and kept the momentum going during the first half.
St Comgall’s pulled back a goal with Eimear O’Hara at the end of some fast moving play from midfield to put the ball in the Ardoyne net. A further solitary point for the Antrim girls during the first half underlined the dominance of the Ardoyne defence.
The second half saw Ardoyne display some quality football and in the deteriorating conditions St Comgalls found Alisha Frame and Shannen O’Connor in particular in goal scoring form.
The Ardoyne Ladies will be encouraged by this display of great teamwork as they prepare for their next encounter against Tir na nOg next weekend.
Ardoyne: 1 Saorla NigUidhir 2 Rachel Gilvary (Tracey McBride) 3 Regan Hughes (Laura Vernon) 4 Grace McAllister 5 Aisling Anderson 6 Ciara McEvoy 7 Tierna McAuley (Aoife McDonnell) 8 Lauren Coleman 9 Rebekah Matthews 10 Zoe McAuley 11 Kacey McLaughlin (Ann McGarry) 12 Ailisa Frame 13 Shannen O’Connor 14 Erin Mailey 15 Fiona McKenna (Katie Markey)
Scorers: Ailisa Frame (4-2), Zoe McAuley (1-0), Shannen O’Connor (3-3), Erin Mailey (2-0), Kasey McLaughlin (1-0), Fiona McKenna (0-1), Rebekah Matthews (0-1)
Substitutes: Katie Markey, Tracey McBride, Natasha Rooney, Anna McGarry, Aoife McDonnell, Laura Vernon
St Comgalls: 1 Broke Shorter 2 Siobhan McQuillan (Kirstie Robinson) 3 Sorcha Watt 4 Georgia Gormley (Eimile Man) 5 Sophie McNeill 6 Ciara Shannon 7 Sophie Shields 8 Amanda Leahy 9 Anna Brady 10 Katie Martin 11 Shannon Sullivan 12 Molly Allen 13 Eimer O’Hara 14 Aimee Fitzsimmons 15 Ciara Connolly (Katey Robinson)
Aine McCaffrey
Scorers: Eimear O’Hara (1-0) Katie Martin (0-1)
Substitutes: Katey Robinson, Eimile Man, Cara Brennan, Kirstie Robinson
