Camogie Division 3B
Moneyglass 0-7 Sarsfields 2-7
Goals from Aimee Ferris, midway through the opening half and another as the game entered injury time proved the difference in this Division 3B meeting between Sarsfield’s and Moneyglass at Marian Hill during the week.
The Sarsfields number 10 was prominent throughout and with her colleague, Laura McKernan provided a constant threat throughout the hour to a Moneyglass side who were still in contention until that late strike.
It was visitors Sarsfield’s who opened the game on the front foot with Laura McKernan striking two early points and another from Aimee Ferris had them 0-3 to 0-0 ahead with only three minutes on the clock.
Katie Scullin got St. Ergnat’s off the mark with a point in the 10th minute but when Ferris got in for the game’s opening goal at the end of the opening quarter, the visitors were threatening to run away with it.
The Marian Hill side settled after that to edge the exchanges in the period leading up to half time but could only manage two points for their efforts with Niamh McGlade pointing a free in the 20th minute and the same player added a late point in reply to an Aimee Ferris free for the visitors.
Trailing by four at the start of the second half, Moneyglass went in search of an early score and with the excellent Niamh McGlade leading the way they began to eat into the Sarsfield’s lead.
McGlade pointed from play in the 36th minute and followed with another from a free to cut the deficit to two and when she added another with 12 minutes of the new half gone the momentum was very much with the home side.
Aimee Ferris interrupted the Moneyglass surge as she pointed a free in the 44th minute but the excellent McGlade replied from a free at the other end and we looked set for a grandstand finish.
It would prove to be St. Ergnat’s final score however as Sarsfield’s regrouped and the superb Ferris added two late points before that injury time goal put the game out of reach of a battling home side.
An excellent game of Camogie and a credit to both sides with Aimee Ferris and Laura McKernan outstanding for a good Sarsfield’s side while Niamh McGlade was in outstanding form for a Moneyglass side who gave it everything.
