Spa 3-8(17), Laune Rangers 0-9 (9)
Laune Rangers travelled to Killarney Sunday 7th September to play Spa in Round 3, Group 2 of the Junior A County Championship with both teams have lost their previous games.
Spa opened the scoring with Mags Cronin kicking a point from play. Spa on a subsequent attack launched a high ball in but Andrea Nolan helped clear the lines. Laune Rangers won their own kickout and sisters Orla and Ciara O’Brien worked the ball up the field and Ciara kicked the visitors opening point. Spa had a dominant patch scoring 2-2 without reply – Saoirse Kelly 2-1 (free), goals were from play and Liadh Tobin fisted a point. Nicole Moriarty added a free for Laune Rangers. But Spa struck the back of the net again with Saoirse Kelly getting her third goal.
Half Time Spa 3-3 (12), Laune Rangers 0-2.
Laune Rangers opened the second half with determination with Ailbhe Clifford and Sarah O’Brien converting frees. Fodhla Houlihan and Ailbhe Clifford both adding points from play but the Spa forward line were formidable and Laune Rangers were doing all they could to curb the attack but Saoirse Kelly added a point from play and Ciara O’Brien (Laune Rangers) added another from play, narrowing the gap to 6 points. Spa’s Mags Cronin then added 2 from play. Nicole Moriarty & Saoirse O’Shea both kicked points from play but Laune Rangers could not find the goal opportunity that was needed. Spa’s Saoirse Kelly added 2 final points – one free, one from play to finish out the game.
Laune Rangers met a strong more experienced team this afternoon but every game is a learning opportunity for this very young team.
Laune Rangers will now play Fossa in the Quarter Final next Sunday at 12pm.
Spa: Lynn Jones, Vanessa Dineen, Aisling Mahony, Sinead White, Katie Cronin, Katie O’Brien, Clare Murphy, Mairead Bennett, Loretta Maher, Ciara O’Sullivan, Liadh Tobin (0-1), Meghann Cronin, Mags Cronin (0-3), Saoirse Kelly(c)(3-4, 0-2f), Sarah Fleming.
Laune Rangers: Sarah O’Connor, Riadh O’Sullivan, Andrea Nolan, Sophia Doherty, Ciara O’Brien (0-2), Orla O’Brien, Sarah O’Brien (0-1), Rachael Evans, Kayleigh McGlashan, Jacquelyn Owens, Ailbhe Clifford (0-2, 1f), Sarah Patton, Áine Hassett, Fodhla Houlihan (C)(0-1), Nicole Moriarty (0-2).
Subs Used : Saoirse O’Shea (0-1)on for Nicole Moriarty, Nicole Moriarty for Áine Hassett, Laura Leslie for Ailbhe Clifford.
Referee: Sharon Roache