Ahane

Founded 1926

Co. Limerick

Round 2 Senior Camogie Championship Match Report

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Sunday saw the second round of the Limerick Senior Camogie County Championship take place. Ahane took on Killeedy in Killeedy at 11:30 on a wet and windy morning. Both teams are no strangers to each other and they both fought hard throughout the game. Niamh Mulcahy got Ahane's first score from a free within the first thirty seconds which settled the Ahane team. Killeedy got their first score in the third minute against a strong breeze. Ahane took advantage of the strong wind at their backs and Niamh Mulcahy got her's and Ahane's first score from play in the ninth minute. The youngest member of the Ahane team Sarah Cosgrave, had a great game at corner forward, nine minutes in and she caught a great ball and put it over the bar to get Ahane's fourth point. Niamh popped over another free in the tenth minute, putting the scores at Ahane 0-05 Killeedy 0-02.

The Ahane backs were fantastic throughout the game, led by Rose Collins at full back and Noreen Flanagan at centre back, with Kate Herbert and Sarah Crotty anchoring the half back line to make it nearly impossible to get through. Goalkeeper Aoife Quinn made some great saves and cleared the ball away from the danger zone with the help of her backs. Niamh got three more points and Killeedy knocked over two more points. The teams went in at half time on a score line of Ahane 0-08 Killeedy 0-04.

Killedy were quickest off the mark in the second half and with the strong wind now in their favour they found their scores came easier. They bought the gap back to one point by in the seventh minute of the second half mid fielder Judith Mulcahy came bursting through the middle of the Killeedy defence and struck the ball into the Killeedy net. The next few minutes was all about the battling all over the field and both teams put in great tackles, hooks and blocks. Rose Collins defended and cleared some fantastic ball for the Ahane full back line. Killeedy eventually got through the Ahane defence and after some great defending Killeedy got their goal from a rebound. The goal meant the teams were now level at 1-08 a piece.

Half way through the second half the heavy rain started to fall and the wind picked up even more to make conditions even tougher. The wind played havoc with the scoring chances and Ahane saw a few of their shots go wide due to the strong wind. The game was coming towards the thirty minute mark and both teams were looking for the last point to get them over the line. The Killeedy goalkeeper pucked the ball out and Ahane's Aisling Herbert rose through the air and plucked the ball out of the sky in a absolute monster catch that was definitely a highlight of the game. After thirty two minutes of camogie played referee Kevin O'Brien blew the full time whistle. The game ended on with Ahane 1-08 Killeedy 1-08.

Ahane Team: A. Quinn; C.Macken, R.Collins, N. Power, S. Crotty, N. Flanagan, K.Herbert; A. Herbert, J. Mulcahy; L. Nash, N. Mulcahy, N. Collins, S. Cosgrave, S. McGovern, A. Reynolds.

Substitutions: Ciara Macken for Caoimhe Macken (HT)

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