ULSTER LADIES MINOR CLUB FINAL
Carryduff 3-9 An Clochan Liath 1-4 (at Newtownstewart)
CLASSY Carryduff dashed Dungloe’s hopes of a first Ulster title as the Down side made it two titles in a row Carryduff in Sunday’s Ulster Ladies Minor Championship final in Páirc Naomh Eoghain in Newtownstewart.
Carryduff just edged a fairly even first half against the three in-a-row Donegal minor champions to lead 1-6 to 1-4 at half-time.
Dungloe made the better start with a seventh-minute Emma Wallace goal followed by points from Mia O’Donnell and Elisha Boyle.
Cara Donnelly got the scoring underway for Carryduff with a point and, having found their rhythm, they hit the front with a 16th minute penalty.
Wing back Anna McArdle sent Aine Walsh in the Dungloe goals the wrong way from the spot kick after Cara Donnelly had been fouled.
And thanks to further points from Donnelly and two converted frees from Ellie Sergeant, Carryduff led 1-6 to 1-4 at the half-time break as Mia O’Donnell and Elisha Boyle hit the late points in the half for Dungloe.
Dungloe were still very much in the game at that point but it all unraveled two minutes into the second half when Donnelly struck for Carryduff’s second goal.
Dungloe now found themselves five points down and playing into a stiffening breeze and chasing the game.
And with Carryduff relentless in the attack, they quickly added two more points. All of a sudden Dungloe were down by seven points as they trailed 1-4 to 2-8.
Dungloe attacks were limited in the second period and the few they had were dealt with by a no-nonsense Carryduff defence.
And though Carryduff lost their two best players, Isa McCarron and Cara Donnelly, to the sin-bin in the second half, the Donegal champions made no headway.
They failed to score in the second period as Ellie Sergeant applied the coup de gras two minutes from time with Carryduff’s second goal.
Carryduff scorers: Cara Donnelly 1-4; Ellie Sergeant 1-3, 3fs; Anna McArdle 1-0, 1 pen; Meabh Napier 0-1,1f; Isa McCarron and Niamh Napier 0-1 each.
Dungloe scorers: Mia O’Donnell 0-3, 3fs, Emma Wallace 1-0; Elisha Boyle 0-1.
Carryduff: Caoimhe Lavery; Aisling Wojcieszak, Roisin McKenna, Eimear McReynolds; Maria McLornan, Niamh Napier, Anna McArdle; Meabh Napier, Sophie Kerr; Grace Loughran, Isa McCarron, Ciara McLornan; Eimear Napier, Cara Donnelly, Ellie Sergeant. Subs: Hannah Cassin for G Loughran (29).
Dungloe: Aine Walsh; Sholah Ward, Ellie Ward, Isabella Sweeney; Claire Diver, Nichole Bonner Gillespie, Alannah O’Donnell; Ulitah Boyle, Ava Caulfield; Elisha Boyle, Emma Wallace, Rhianna McCready; Mia O’Donnell, Tomi Boyle, Ellie McGarvey. Subs: Rachel Wallace for I Sweeney (h/t); Amy Timoney for S Ward (51); Millie Hanlon for E McGarvey.
Referee: Phil Conway (Armagh)
