Brídíní Óga Glenravel 5-13 Geraldine’s Portglenone 1-7
Seamus McAleenan reports from Fr Maginn Park
BRÍDÍNÍ ÓGA Glenravel moved ahead of Geraldine’s Portglenone in the Division 1 league table after this second round game in Glenravel on Tuesday evening.
The home side got off to the perfect start when the Ward cousins combined for Ashling to pull first time to the net in the 4th minute. Two minutes later a free from Caoimhe Duffin was knocked down into Ashling Millar’s path again and she lashed it to the roof of the net for her second goal and a 2-1 to 0-0 lead.
At the other end there was a scramble around the goal area and Katie Carey pounced for her side’s first score – a goal. That however was to be their only score right up until a minute before half-time when Shannon Darragh fired over a point.
In between the Glenravel girls pushed on with points from Torie Edgar, Molly Woulahan, Erin Coulter and two frees from Eimhear McAleenan to leave a gap of 2-6 to 1-1 at the change of ends.
Despite points from Áine Mulholland and Shannon Darragh on the re-start, the sliotar broke once again for Ashling Millar and she completed her hat-trick by racing clear and giving Patricia McCarry no chance from ten metres.
Millar, half-time sub Clodagh McPeake and Erin Coulter then swopped points with Aoife McKenna, Shannon Darragh and Orla Convery before another Glenravel sub Niamh McKay took a pass on the wing and scored her side’s fourth goal with a shot that went in off the post just under the cross-bar.
Molly Woulahan added a fifth goal before the end and Brídíní Óga were well worth their win, just their third in nine outings and second within a week.
It was a solid team performance from the home side with subs coming in and making their mark as well. Portglenone were best served by Alishia Convery and Cristin O’Kane in defence and Áine Mulholland and Shannon Darragh further out.
The last round of games takes place in a fortnight with Brídíní Óga away to Rossa and Portglenone at home to Tír na nÓg
Brídíní Óga: O Donnelly, A Mulholland, J Woulahan, A Donnelly, E Coulter (0-2), C Duffin, M Mulholland, K Laverty, S Fyfe, S McDonnell, M Woulahan (1-1), V Edgar (0-4, 2 frees), A Millar (3-1), O Ward, E McAleenan (0-2 frees).
Subs: M Law (0-1), C McPeake (0-2 frees), N McKay (1-0), C McCormick, C Law, Ú McAleenan, E Butler, D Scally, C McBride, C Stephens, K McDonnell.
Geraldine’s: P McCarry, E Vallely, A Convery, C McFaul, M Mooney, C O’Kane, D Dobbin, Á Mulholland (0-1), M McLarnon, A McKenna (0-1), S Darragh (0-3, 2 frees), G Convery, R Kelly, J Fleming, K Carey (1-1, 0-1 free).
Subs: O Convery (0-1), Ú Doherty, C Agnew, A Vallely, E Tsang, C Convery.
Referee: Vincent Boyle (Dunloy)
