Ulster LGFA Intermediate Championship

Steelstown Brian Ogs 8-16 Con Magees 1-4

Antrim LGFA Intermediate Champions Con Magees found the going decidedly tough when they travelled to Derry on Sunday to take on Steelstown Brian Ogs.

Steelstown are actually the Derry Senior champions but play as Intermediate in this competition, and it was clear from the start that the Antrim champions would be really up against it. The home team had the ball in the net as early as the fifth minute when CiaraMcGurk got the first of her team’s eight goals.

Goal number two came on 13 minutes when full forward Aoife Collins hit the net, and it was three on 13 minutes as the Derry girls turned the screw. Points followed from Orlagh McGeough (2) and Dara McKeever , before Glenravel got their only goal of the game through Laoise McKenna. But there was still time for another one for the home side as stretched their lead to 4-10 to 1-1 by half time.

Unfortunately the pattern continued after the break and the Derry champions kept their high tempo passing game going and added four more goals through Laverty, McGeough (2) and McKeever to cruise to the win. Aimee Traynor, Niamh McKay and Claire Emerson sent over points for Glenravel but it was merely token resisitant and Steelstown’s excelent team dominated

It has been a great season for the Glenravel girls, despite Sunday’s defeat. Sunday gave them a taste of what lies ahead at the higher levels. Steelstown move on with confidence to the next round in Ulster and if they can repeat the form they showed on Sunday it will take a very good team to beat them