Dominant first half set the Dall up for the win

Intermediate Camogie Championship quarter final

Cushendall 2-11 Dunloy 0-9

Cushendall booked their place in the semi-final of the intermediate Camogie Championship when they beat Dunloy in Saturday’s semi-final at Pairc Mhuire, Cushendall.

In what was to a be a ‘game of two halves’ Cushendall had first use of the elements and though Dunloy scored the first point of the game through Lisa McConville, in the second minute, it was to be their only score of the first half.

It took Cushendall all of 11 minutes to raise their first flag, a goal from centre forward Mary Kane, but they soon made up for lost time. Aoif Dleargy added a gaol and a point before Lara Haughey sent over two frees in the 19th and 22nds minutes. Sine Woodhouse, Clare Stewart, Monique O’Boyle, Lara Haughey and Aofie Delargy all got on the scoreboard and by half time they were 2-8 to 0-1 in front .

With the breeze behind then in the second half Dunloy started their come back and they hit the first four points, Orlagh O’Neill grbabing three of them and Kyra Doherty. Lara Haughey ended a fifteen minute scoreless spell of the home side and Mary Kane added a second soon afterwards. Dunloy emptied the bench to give their substitutes a run out and though they finished strongly with three unanswered points Cushendall had already booked a semi-final meeting with Cargin in three weeks time

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