League News From Ladies

Tuesday 18.08.2020

Owen Roes hosted Drumquin in the last league game on Saturday  15th August in Glenmornan with a good crowd of spectators present.  Drumquin opened the scoring but it wasn’t long until Mairead Devine got the Roes Ladies on the score board.  Kirstie McFadden got the Roes first goal, coming from a well caught ball from Katylin Coyle.  Both teams worked hard for possession in the dead heat.  Drumquin were coming back at the Roes defence and got the ball into the back of the net.  Both teams battled until the end but it was Owen Roes who came out on top with score line 5-12 to 1-12.

Owen Roes scorers:  Mairead Devine 2-5, Kirstie McFadden 2-2, Clodagh Devine 1-0, Racheda Kelly 0-3, Cara McAleer 0-2.

Ladies Junior League Play-Off

An Mhaigh        1-12  Galbally             0-8

An Mhaigh senior ladies footballers have  qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s Junior League after coming from behind to defeat Galbally by seven points in a vital play-off match at Páirc Thír na nÓg, on Saturday evening past.

Played in very warm and balmy conditions, the Moy cailíní found the going tough in the first half. Galbally opened the scoring with a point and remained in front until the half-time break, despite some brilliant tackles by the Moy defence.

A number of outstanding blocks from Anna McDonald helped keep An Mhaigh in close contention while Caoimhe Magee dominated the midfield exchanges and made some excellent cross-field kick passes. Up front, the sky blues missed some crucial chances but also registered a number of excellent scores to trail by just two points at the interval.

Half-Time Score:

An Mhaigh 0-6 

Galbally 0-8

It was a much more determined Moy side that took to the field for the second half, winning kick-outs and kicking some fantastic scores from play. An Mhaigh’s defence was constantly out in front, eager to get to the ball first, and great skill shown by the likes of Ellen Mackle typified the play of the back-line.

The Moy forwards benefitted greatly from some direct passing and they began to take control with effective attacking play. Terrific movement, in particular from Lucy McAlary and Catherine Donnelly, made for some wonderful passages of football.

Emer Currie was on target often, taking her chances at every opportunity. A save from the Galbally keeper also allowed Shona Jordan to get her hand to the ball from the rebound and palm it to the back of the net. The Tír na nÓgs showed serious grit and desire during those final thirty plus minutes and succeeded in holding Galbally scoreless for the entire second half.

Final Score:

An Mhaigh 1-12

Galbally 0-8

Team & Scorers:

Leanne Daly Patricia O’Neill Lauren McCaffery Ellen Mackle Jill Sheridan Anna McDonald Emma Lavery Aine Swail Caoimhe Magee Emer Currie (0-6) Nina Murphy  Lucy Mcalary (0-3) Colleen McCance Catherine Donnelly (0-6) Cara Corr Subs used: Shona Jordan (1-1) Aoife O’Neill

Achadh Lú senior ladies made it 3 wins from 3 as they beat Stewartstown to reach the league final. It was a battle from the first whistle as both teams worked hard for possession and scores.

Stewartstown scored first with a point after 2mins. Achadh Lú responded with a goal after 8mins to go ahead and then got another point soon after. Stewartstown rallied and got two more points before Halftime to make it 1-1 to 0-03 at the break.

Achadh Lú were quick out of the blocks in the second half and fired over 3 points in succession. Stewartstown responded with 2 points to make it 1-04 to 0-5 at the second half water break. Both teams traded points in the last quarter but it was Achadh Lú who held their nerve and came out on top on a score line of Achadh Lú 1-06 Stewartstown 0-7

Achadh Lú scorers

Riona Gildernew 0-3

Megan McClelland 1-0

Mary-Kate Rafferty 0-1

Meabh O’Faolain 0-1

Dearbhla O’Faolain 0-1

Junior Ladies League 2

Coalisland 3-9 Clonoe 2-11

A late goal sealed the points for Coalisland putting them on top of the league section after a pulsating game against great rivals Clonoe. 

However the Rahilly’s can count themselves unfortunate to not get at least a share of the spoils at Fr Peter Campbell Park. 

Indeed they took the game to the Fianna in the opening quarter to grab a lead of a goal and three points to no reply. Coalisland then dominated the rest of the half with goals from Sarah Duggan and Nicole Murphy and two points from Murphy and points apiece from Caelainn O’Donnell, Eadaoin Early, Laura McNally and Caoimhe Coyle to lead by five points at the interval. 

Clonoe came out like a team rejuvenated and led by three points in the closing minutes by which time Coalisland had only scored one point in the second half from the boot of Nicole Murphy. With time almost up Milena Mihadjuka fired over a long range point before an Eadaoin Early free crashed off the crossbar. In a dramatic injury time finish O’Donnell fired the ball to the Clonoe net to claim the