Ballymacarbry qualify for Munster B Final with easy win over Brian Borus

 

Ballymacarbry are through to this years Munster Senior B Ladies Football Final after they overcame the challenge of Tipperary champions Brian Borus at Clonmel on Sunday afternoon. 

From the first whistle to the last Ballymacarbry were always on to in this clash and at no point was there any doubt as to how this game was going to finish, with the only thing to be decided was the winning margin for the side that recently won a thirty fifth county senior title in a row recently.

The winners had some outstanding performers on the day. They played the hour without Michelle McGrath who played every ball that came into the Ballymacarbry defence from her position standing on the side line.

For the winners they were served brilliant by their inter county players. Aileen Wall was magnificent. Michelle and Louise Ryan worked hard, while younger sister Sinead was all over the place kicking 1-3 while at other times she was to be found in her own half of the field helping her defence on the occasions that the Tipperary side did cause them trouble.

Karen McGrath was brilliant at centre back and behind her Treasa McGrath who filled in at full back for her name sake Michelle was also outstanding while Lauren Fitzpatrick was always clam between the posts.

So good were Ballymacarbry in this game that they were able to withdraw some of their stronger players before the end and those that came in for them were not out of place.

The winners had the ball on the Tipperary sides net within fifteen seconds of the game starting.

The Ballymacarbry centre field pairing won the throw in and found Aileen Wall who in turn found Sinead Ryan who calmly finished to the net.

Lauren Guiry who was dangerous throughout hit the first of her scores on two minutes and four minutes later the Ballymacarbry ladies wearing the colours of The Nire because of a colour clash had the ball in the net once more this time Aileen Wall finished to the net after she was picked out by Michelle Ryan.

Lauren Guiry had another goal chance for Ballymacarbry on eight minutes but her effort went just over the crossbar.

Further points from Aileen Wall, Marian Ryan with a hat trick of scores and Eibhlis Cooney followed to give the recently crowned Waterford champions a 2-7 to no score lead with twenty two minutes played.

The Tipperary champions kicked their first score of the game on twenty four minutes through Eimear Myles but it was quickly followed with a point from Sinead Ryan which helped her side to go to the dressing rooms with a 2-8 to 0-1 lead.

Ballymacarbry had a great start to the second half as Sinead and Michelle Ryan as well as Aileen Wall all kicked early scores to extend their sides lead to sixteen on thirty three minutes.

Sinead Ryan scored again before Eimear Myles hit her second of the game. Marian Ryan followed up with another point for Ballymacarbry after which Lauren Guiry hit the post after some good work by Eibhlis Cooney in the build up.

A Marian Ryan point was cancelled out with an effort from Trish Hickey after which Amy Sweeney hit her sides fourth score of the game.

Michelle and Marian Ryan followed up with points before Linda Wall pointed on fifty five minutes.

With five minutes to play Treasa McGrath was sin binned for what looked like an accidental collision but it made no difference as this game was well won at this stage.

Both sides added a further point each, Cliona O’Dwyer was first to score and deep in stoppage time Becky Hogan burst forward to kick a good score.

Ballymacarbry: Lauren Fitzpatrick; Becky Hogan, Treasa McGrath, Laura Mulcahy; Mairead Wall, Karen McGrath, Maeve Ryan; Louise Ryan, Marian Ryan; Aileen Wall, Linda Wall, Eibhlis Cooney; Lauren Guidry, Michelle Ryan, Sinead Ryan. Subs. Kelly Ann Hogan for Laura Mulcahy, Brigitta Valuntaite for Louise Ryan, Michelle O’Gorman for Eibhlis Cooney, Beckie Desmond for Aileen Wall, Sadhbh Hallahan for Michelle Ryan.

Scorers; Sinead Ryan 1-3, Marian Ryan 0-5 (2f), Aileen Wall 1-2, Michelle Ryan 0-3, Lauren Guiry 0-2, Eibhlis Cooney, Linda Wall, Becky Hogan 0-1 each.

Brian Boris: Nora Noonan; Annette Meaney, Carmel Condon, Nikki Gilmore; Marie Claire Walsh, Laura Morrissey, Claire Walsh; Sinead Norris, Trish Hickey; Cliona O’Dyer, Eimear Myles, Caoimhe Condon; Chloe Lyons, Mairead Morrissey, Amy Sweeney. Subs: Helena Walsh for Marie Claire Walsh, Maureen Murphy for Chloe Lyons,

Scorers; Eimear Myles 0-2, Trish Hickey (f), Amy Sweeney, Cliona O’Dwyer 0-1 each.

Referee; Jason Mullins (Limerick).