Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Championship Quarter Final
Kilkenny 0-19
Tipperary 1-22
Aoife Lanigan, PRO
A Disappointing end to the Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Camogie Championship for Kilkenny as they fell short to their neighbours, Tipperary in the Quarter Final in Croke Park last Sunday
Six points was the winning margin for Tipperary but the Cats didn’t deserve to be beaten by that much or to be beaten at all
With a goal being scored at the start of extra time but for the Referee to disallow the goal and call it back for a Penalty which was saved. A VERY BIG GAME CHANGER
Kilkenny made three changes to the starting 15 from the team named, with Danielle Quigley, Maria Brennan & Kelly Ann Doyle starting. Maria played as a sweeper to nullify the Tipperary free scoring attack with Laura Murphy moving to Centre Forward
Mary Burke opened the scoring with a point from play for Tipperary in the 3rd minute
Katie Power equalised for Kilkenny with a great point & Laura Greene added another point for the Cats after bursting clear from Midfield. Then Tipperary hit two points through Roisin Howard and Caoimhe Maher
Laura Murphy hit over her first point for Kilkenny and the Cats were on a roll. Kilkenny Captain Katie Power fielded the sliotar, even though she was closely marked and scored a beauty of a point, Aoife Prendergast scored another point for Kilkenny after Maria Brennan hit a diagonal shot upfield from the defence to Aoife
Grace O’Brien slotted over a free for Tipperary. Laura Murphy added two points for the Cats. Tipperary then hit the next three points through Casey Hennessy, Grace O’Brien (f) & Caoimhe McCarthy to equalise the match
Aoife Prendergast and Caoimhe McCarthy swapped points. Heading towards the half time whistle, Laura Murphy & Katie Power scored a point each to leave Kilkenny ahead 0-10 to 0-8 at the interval
On the resumption of play, Grace O’Brien tacked on a point from placed ball for the Premier County. Katie Power added another point for Kilkenny before O’Brien slotted over from a placed ball for Tipperary
Prendergast & Hennessy traded points. In the 43rd minute, Katie Power played the sliotar over the Tipperary defences heads to Caoimhe Keher Murtagh, who ran towards the goal. As she was about to pull the trigger, Mairead Eviston got in with block and averted the goal threat, Aoife Prendergast reacted to the loose sliotar and slotted it over the bar. Grace O’Brien slotted over two pointed frees for Tipperary to level the match, 0-13 each
Laura Greene scored her second point, after the sliotar came out from a ruck and she reacted quickest to it, to put Kilkenny a point ahead
Tipperary then hit the next three points through Jean Kelly (2) & Caoimhe McCarthy to go two points ahead
Heading towards full time, Kilkenny didn’t panic and substitute Sarah Barcoe left the minimum between the sides before Laura Murphy brilliantly knocked over the equaliser
Extra time followed which Kilkenny took early control with a trio of Aoife Prendergast frees while Grace O’Brien registered a point in response. The Cats looked to have the game in their control through Keher Murtagh but her goal was cruelly denied and that incident left a mark on the team
Tipperary would go onto get 1-5 without reply in the remaining minutes as McIntyre blasted a goal and further points by Eimear Heffernan & O’Brien that broke Kilkenny hearts
Scorers – Kilkenny – Aoife Prendergast 0-7 (4f), Laura Murphy 0-5, Katie Power 0-4, Laura Greene 0-2, Sarah Barcoe 0-1
Tipperary – Grace O’Brien 0-9 (8f), Casey Hennessy, Caoimhe McCarthy, Jelly Kelly 0-3 each, Clodagh McIntyre 1-0, Mary Burke, Roisin Howard, Caoimhe Maher, Eimear Heffernan 0-1 each
Teams: Kilkenny: Aoife Norris, Michelle Teehan, Tiffanie Fitzgerald, Danielle Quigley, Niamh Deely, Maria Brennan, Caoimhe Dowling, Aobha O’Gorman, Laura Greene, Mary O’Connell, Laura Murphy, Steffi Fitzgerald, Aoife Prendergast, Katie Power (Capt), Kelly Ann Doyle
Subs – Caoimhe Keher Murtagh for Mary O’Connell, Katie Nolan for Maria Brennan, Sarah Barcoe for Aobha O’Gorman, Sophie O’Dwyer for Katie Power, Sophie Holden for Kelly Ann Doyle, Ali Kennedy, Miriam Bambrick, Ava Brett, Asha McHardy, Carlise Comerford, Mairead Kennedy, Niamh Crowley, Sinead O’Keeffe, Claire Doheny
Tipperary: Laura Leehane, Niamh Costigan, Karin Blair, Eimear Loughman, Caoimhe McCarthy, Mairead Eviston, Sarah Corcoran, Karen Kennedy, Caoimhe Maher, Rosin Howard, Mary Burke, Eimear Heffernan, Clodagh McIntyre, Casey Hennessy, Grace O’Brien
Subs – Julieann Bourke for Niamh Costigan, Jean Kelly for Mary Burke, Lucy Purcell for Clodagh McIntyre, Niamh Cunneen for Roisin Howard, Ellen Cunneen for Casey Hennessy, Clodagh McIntyre for Lucy Purcell, Roisin Howard for Eimear Heffernan, Molly O’Dwyer, Amy Quinlisk, Aoife McGrath, Emma Casey, Niamh Treacy, Sarah Madden, Anna Gavin, Caithlyn Treacy, Ciara Brennan, Sophie Pembroke
Referee – Ray Kelly (Kildare)
By PRO Fri 18th Jul
