Abbott Intermediate Camogie County Semi Final
Mooncoin 0-10
Danesfort 0-9
By Aoife Lanigan, PRO
Mooncoin are through to their second County Intermediate Final after a tight match against Danesfort, played in Thomastown last Saturday
Deirdre Walsh scored the first point for Mooncoin from a free in the fourth minute
Then Danesfort scored three unanswered points through Niamh Davis (2) & Jill O’Brien
Walsh tacked on a pointed free for Mooncoin, then Niamh Crowley equalised 0-3 each
Over the next few minutes, Mooncoin unfortunately lost two players to injuries
Mooncoin then went ahead when they were awarded a free in defence, Sarah Crowley picked out Jessica Roche who duly slotted over the bar
Danesfort shot over two points through Niamh Davis and Olivia Mahony (f). Mooncoin’s new free taker, Aine Aylward equalised
Emily Hughes pointed for Danesfort before Olivia Mahony closed out the first half scoring with a pointed free to leave Danesfort ahead 0-7 to 0-5 at the interval
Three minutes into the second half, Mooncoin scored their sixth point through Niamh Crowley, then Aine Aylward shot the equaliser, four minutes later
Over the next ten minutes, both teams failed to register a score until Mooncoin went a point ahead from a Aine Aylward free
Danesfort replied with two quick points from Niamh Davis and Olivia Mahony to take the lead once again
In the 58th minute, Mooncoin were awarded a free on their own 65m line & Sarah Crowley stepped up and spilt the posts
Aine Aylward scored the winning point from a free after Niamh Crowley had been fouled after playing the ball forward
The Referee blew the full-time whistle and Mooncoin were through to the Intermediate County Final against O’Loughlin Gaels
The Final will be played in John Locke Park, Callan on Saturday 19th October at 3pm
Scorers – Mooncoin – Aine Aylward 0-4 (4f), Deirdre Walsh 0-2 (2f), Niamh Crowley 0-2, Jessica Roche 0-1, Sarah Crowley 0-1 (1f)
Danesfort – Niamh Daivs 0-4, Olivia Mahony 0-3 (3f), Jill O’Brien, Emily Hughes 0-1 each
Mooncoin – Ellen Crowley, Marianne Walsh, Niamh Madden, Ava Sutton, Eimear Quilty, Sarah Crowley, Emily Crowley, Muireann Gannon, Laura Dillon Dunphy, Deirdre Walsh, Jessica Roche, Roisin Crowley, Laura Wall (Capt), Niamh Crowley, Hannah Cooney
Subs – Keelin Henebery for Eimear Quilty inj, Aine Aylward for Deirdre Walsh inj, Sarah Hayes for Jessica Roche
Danesfort – Bronagh Davis, Clodagh Doyle, Caroline Booth, Maria Comerford, Laura Dunne, Muireann Kelly, Jennifer Brennan, Jill O’Brien, Ciara Gleeson, Eva Dunne, Deirdre Phelan, Niamh Davis, Emily Hughes, Olivia Mahony, Shauna Mahony
Subs – Aoife Farrell for Eva Dunne inj, Louisa Gilmore for Aoife Farrell
By PRO Tue 14th Jan
