Armagh City Hotel Ulster Club Junior A Camogie Championship final
Granemore (Armagh) 2-13 Ahoghill (Antrim) 0-8
Ahoghill’s bid for the Ulster Club Junior A title came up short at the Loup on Sunday when the Cloney girls were beaten by a very good Granemore, Armagh team, who added another Ulster title to their list of honours, which also included last years All Ireland crown.
The Antirm champions had fared well for most of the first half against the All Ireland champions, but a goal by Granemore’s Kate Smith turned their two point deficit into a five point one and Cloney girls trailed by five at the interval.
The Armagh side weathered the third-quarter storm and then pulled away with an unanswered 1-4 in the final 10 minutes to clinch their second successive title and keep them on course to retain their All-Ireland crown.
Trailing by 0-5 to 0-1 Aghohill looked to be in deep trouble but they studies the ship and two pointed frees by gamekeeper turned poacher Caitriona Graham, and one from Aisling O’Donnell cut their deficit back to just two, with half time approaching. However the champions responded well when danger threatened and two quick points were followed by Kate Smith goal, which knocked the Antrim champions back on their heels.
Hard working Ahoghill got themselves back into contention when Caitriona Graham got the first point of the second half and the got the gap back to four going into the final quarter.
But Doyle again shut the door in the Antrim champions faces and when sub Lucy Doyle’s grabbed her team’s second goal the only thing in question was the size of the winning margin.
Scorers
Granemore R Merry 0-7 (0-2f); K Smith 1-1; L Doyle 1-0; C Doyle 0-3, L Carr & J Carr 0-1 each
Ahoghill C Graham 0-5f; A O’Donnell, N Graham & M Downey 0-1 each
Granemore captaaincelebrates after receiving the cup from Ulster Camogie President Karen McCormick