There was heartache for Waterford at St.
Loman’s G.A.A. Club in Mullingar on Sunday afternoon as Pat Sullivan’s
Waterford Senior Ladies Football side fell just short in the penultimate game
in this year’s Division Two league campaign.
Waterford travelled to the midlands knowing
that they had to win this game if they were to make the semi-finals of the
league for the fourth year in a row plus needed results in the final round of
games next weekend to go their way.
Waterford got off to a good start in this
game with an early Maria Delahunty point but it was soon cancelled out with
points from Leona Archibald and Lucy McCarton, but Waterford hit back with a
Róisín Tobin goal on seven minutes.
Leona Archibald was not named to start in
game but make a telling contribution kicking six points over the course of the
hour, the first two coming after Roisin Tobin’s goal to level matters.
Fiona Claffey edged the home side in front on
fourteen minutes and four minutes later they went further in front when Ciara
Blundell kicked the first of her side’s goals, giving them a 1-5 to 1-1 lead.
Maria Delahunty and Leona Archibald swapped
scores before Róisín Tobin and Maria Delahunty added points before the break
leaving just two points between the sides at the interval.
Michelle Ryan hit the first score of the
second half, but it was followed with points from Ciara Blundell, Leona
Archibald, Laura Lee Walsh and Archibald again to give the home side a 1-10 to
1-5 lead with the game heading into its final quarter.
Waterford hit the next three scores through
Katie Murray and a brace from Maria Delahunty to leave just two between the
sides. Waterford now needed a goal, but it failed to come their way.
Laura Lee Walsh made it a three point game
once more with her second score of the game after which Karen McDermott put
daylight between the sides once more.
Another Maria Delahunty brace of scores cut
the home sides lead once more to two points by the next score went the way of
the home side, a goal from corner back Rachel Dillon shortly before the final
whistle to secure the win for her side.
Westmeath: Karen Walsh; Rachel
Dillion, Triona Durkin, Rebecca Dunne; Fiona Coyle, Fiona Claffey, Laura
Brennan; Karen McDermot, Maude Ann Foley; Kelly Boyce Jordan, Lucy McCarton,
Tracey Dillon; Ciara Blundell, Leona Archibald, Aileen Martin. Subs: Katie Dunne for Maud Ann Foley, Laura
Lee Walsh for Tracey Dillon
Scorers: Leona Archibald 0-6
(5f), Ciara Blundell 1-1, Rachel Dillon 1-0, Laura Lee Walsh 0-2, Lucy
McCarton, Fiona Claffey, Karen McDermot
Waterford: Katie Hannon;
Mairead Wall, Michelle McGrath, Kate McGrath; Dearbhaile Hayes, Caoimhe
McGrath, Megan Dunford; Katie Murray, Róisín Tobin; Emma Murray, Nicola fennel,
Maria Delahunty; Michelle Ryan, Aileen Wall, Lauren McGregor. Subs: Karen McGrath for Nicola Fennell,
Aoife Murray for Lauren McGregor, Eimer Fennell for Róisín Tobin.
Scorers: Maria Delahunty 0-7
(3f, 1 ’45), Roisin Tobin 1-1, Michelle Ryan, Katie Murray 0-1 each.
Referee: Yvonne Duffy (Cavan)
|
Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Drawn
|
Points Difference
|
Points
|
|
Laois
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
+16
|
12
|
|
Cavan
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
+16
|
12
|
|
Westmeath
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
+6
|
12
|
|
Clare
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
+14
|
10
|
|
Sligo
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
-3
|
9
|
|
Tyrone
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
-9
|
9
|
|
Waterford
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
+9
|
7
|
|
Kildare
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
-49
|
0
|
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