Rosina McManus Camogie Cup final:
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire 3-11 St Genevieve’s Belfast 2-6
St Genevieve’s brave effort to win the Rosina McManus Cup came up short at Ahoghill on Wednesday when they lost out to a very good Gaelcholáiste Dhoire side in a very entertaining final. Overall the Dungiven school had just that bit extra at crucial times throughout the game but Belast girls can be very proud of their efforts and added to a very enjoyable contest.
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire moved the sliotar well through the lines and a strong start put them into a lead that the Belfast girls couldn’t reel in. Niamh Nig Uiginn was a strong presence in the middle of the field, while her Slaughtneil club mates in defence, and captain Cáitlín Nig Eocháin and Ellen Ní Mhaoláin up front kept putting the Belfast side onto the back foot.
Niamh Nig Uiginn picked up the QUBGAA player of the match award, but she was pushed close by St Genevieve’s captain Aimee Ferris, while Darcy Ward and the Munce sisters also worked hard for the Belfast team.
Gaelcholáiste got a great start, Ellen Ní Mhaoláin playing Ella Ní Bhrolcháin through for a first minute goal. But they didn’t build on it as St Genevieve’s pushed up and Orla Munce eventually broke through for an equalising score in the 7th minute.
However Gaelcholáiste responded with the next five scores, including three from midfielder Niamh Nig Uiginn.
St Genevieve’s badly needed a score to get back into the game and it came from their captain Aimee Ferris, who finished a great solo run with a 21st minute goal.
Gaelcholáiste hit back immediately though with a solo goal from Cáitlín Nig Eocháin and they brought a 2-6 to 2-2 lead into the second half.
Points followed on the restart from Ella Ní Bhrolcháin and Niamh Nig Uiginn, but Gaelcholáiste’s defence came under pressure. They defended well until half time sub Deirbhile Ní Mhealláin raced clear for her team’s third goal ten minutes in.
Aimee Ferris did her best to rescue her team, and they had goal chances over the last quarter. However Róisín Ní Cheallaigh and her defence worked hard as a unit to deny them a goal.
Three points from Ferris narrowed the gap, but Nig Uiginn landed her sixth point from a free and Ní Mhealláin completed the scoring with a beautiful angled point.
Gaelcholáiste: E Ní Bhrolcháin, C Nig Eocháin and D Ní Mhealláin 0-1 each, N Nig Uiginn 0-6 (5frees), E Ní Mhaoláin and O Nic an Bhaird 0-1 each.
St Genevieve’s: A Ferris 1-5, 0-1 free, O Munce 1-0, N Munce 0-1.
Gaelcholáiste: Róisín Ní Cheallaigh, Bláithín Ní Ghribín, Erin Nic Giolla Domhnaigh, Aisling Nic Cormaic, Ellie Nic Giolla Domhnaigh, Saoirse Ní Cheranaigh, Máiréad Ní Agáin, Saorla Ní Cheallaigh, Niamh Nig Uiginn, Ellen Ní Mhaoláin, Cáitlín Nig Eocháin capt, Ríonach Ní Chearnaigh, Clódagh Ní Mhaoláin, Ella Ní Bhrolcháin, Odharnait Nic an Bhaird.
Subs: Deirbhile Ní Mhealláin for C Nic Maoláin, Caoimhe Croskery for O Nic an Bhaird.
St Genevieve’s: D Ward, M Slane, E OReilly, N Curry, B Largey, E Rea, R Hamill, N Munce, C Molloy, O Munce, A Ferris capt., J Massingham, A Curry, E Gilgunn, G Mullan.
Subs used: S Kennedy, MJ Cahill, E Kennedy, K McAllister
Referee: P Lagan
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