U14 girls triumph

Back Row: (L – R) James Pender, Roisin Foynes, Grainne Meade, Niamh Blake, Aisling Clancy, Ellie Parra-Haran, Emma Burke, Emma Canavan, Niamh Malone, Noel Curtin, Pat Keane.

Front Row: (L – R) Ciara Malone, Aine Keane, Aoife Hehir, Eimear Keane, Caoimhe Carmody, Ciara O’Sullivan, Brid Hayes, Sinead McMahon, Natasha Maloney, Laura Keane, Lucy Haran.

Missing from picture: Grainne Cleary and Sinead Lynch

Girl’s U-14 Division 2 final

The U-14 division 2 girl’s final was a closely contested game played between Miltown Malbay and Liscannor at Ennistymon field Thursday 27^th June. The game was played in near perfect conditions and was quite an entertaining affair throughout. Liscannor had the better of the opening exchanges and led 1-4 to 0-0 by the tenth minute of the game, with Meg Brennan the top scorer for the North Clare girls.

However, Miltown began to kick into gear following these opening ten minutes and Eimear Keane opened the St. Joseph’s girls account with a well taken goal. The rest of the half was nip and tuck with the team’s level at half time; Miltown Malbay’s 2-4 to Liscannor’s 1-7.

Miltown Malbay began the second half with a breeze at their backs, and they utilised the conditions to open with an Aine Keane goal followed by two well taken points from corner forward Laura Keane.

The Liscannor girls battled against the breeze and went into the final stages of the game trailing by just two points, resulting from great scores by Meg Brennan and Sinead Hogan. The Miltown Malbay girls managed to pull through with points from Aoife Hehir and Grainne Meade and finish the game victorious on a scoreline of 3-7 to 1-9.

Miltown Malbay were led by their joint captains Ciara O’Sullivan and Brid Hayes, who played outstanding roles at full and centre-back respectively. Liscannor captain Elaine Shannon played a pivotal role for Liscannor along with Meg Brennan.

The cup was presented to the Miltown Malbay joint captains by county secretary, James Laffety, to a rapturous applause from the St. Joseph’s girls. The cup will be displayed at the team sponsor’s new store, Jones SuperValu on the Ennis Road, Miltown Malbay.