Minors weather Galway storm to get result

Minor A All-Ireland Championship 4^th Round

Kilkenny 1-08 Galway 1.07

The Kilkenny Minors made light of tough weather conditions as they edged out Galway in the fourth round of the All Ireland Roinn A Championship in Dunmore on Sunday

Weather conditions were mixed, with some very heave showers throughout. Despite this the hosts made a bright start. Hollie Ryan opening the scoring with a point from play in the 7th minute followed closely by a point from Amy O’Shea. Galway’s first score came from a placed ball when Mary Brigid Cosgrave pointed on 12^th minute, a score which was closely followed by a Leah Forde point.

A challenge to Kilkenny’s Shauna Mahony saw Amy O’Shea add to her tally with a pointed free.  Galway replied with a point from Lauren Morgan but Amy O’Shea stretched Kilkenny’s lead with a 24th minute goal

DOUBLE SCORES

Both sides added points through Mary Brigid Cosgrave (Galway) and Ona Kennedy (f) and Emily Phelan (Kilkenny) to leave the Cats ahead by double scores at the break (1.05 to 0.04)

Kilkenny added to their lead when Shauna Mahony shot the first point in the second half.  Galway tried to hit back, Sinead Feeney dropping a placed ball into the danger zone. Her effort was blocked and batted out by Ella Walton, but Amy Kenny was ready for the rebound and flicked it to the back of the net. Pointed frees from Ona Kennedy (K) and Mary Brigid Cosgrove (G) followed as the visitors tried to claw their back.

Kilkenny’s last score came from an Ona Kennedy free in the 50^th minute. While Galway added two more points through Emma Barrett and Mary Brigid Cosgrove (f), it wasn’t enough to deny the hosts the win

Scorers:-

Kilkenny – Amy O’Shea 1-02(1f), Ona Kennedy 0-03(3f), Hollie Ryan, Emily Phelan, Shauna Mahony, 0-1 each

Galway – Mary Brigid Cosgrove 0-4(3f), Amy Kenny 1-0, Leah Forde, Lauren Morgan, Emma Barrett, 0-1 each

Teams:- Kilkenny – Ella Walton, Hannah Tennyson, Erin Morrissey, Mairead Duggan, Ciara Hickey, Ona Kennedy, Chloe Teehan, Shannon Doheny, Eleanor Doheny, Ali Greany, Shauna Mahony, Hollie Ryan, Emily Phelan, Leah O’Donovan, Amy O’Shea

Subs:- Orla Duggan, Aoife O’Grady for Shannon Doheny, Ruth Crowley, Aoibhinn Ryan for Leah O’Donovan, Sinead Jones, Sadhbh Shefflin for Ali Greany, Ellen Treacy for Amy O’Shea, Lucy Coomey, Tara Cody, Emma Hogan, Katie O’Shea, Oonagh Fitzgerald, Lily Ryan, Sinead Henderson, Niamh Drennan, Emily Cooney.

Teams:- Galway – Leah Horan, Eabha Burke, Muireann Conroy, Emily Rabbitte, Aisleen Healy, Meabh Nic Con Iomaire, Sinead Feeney, Amy Kenny, Aoife Scarry, Katelyn Walsh, Caoilinn Corban, Lauren Morgan, Leah Forde, Ava Morley, Mary Brigid Cosgrove.

Subs:- Eva Murray, Nina McKeown, Heidi Hesnan for Meabh Nic Con Iomaire, Eve Kenny for Caoilinn Corban, Emma Barrett for Ava Morley, Saoirse Counihan, Emily Corcoran, Kate Kennedy, Grace Bergin, Clodagh Burke for Leah Forde, Lauren Boyle, Mollie Noone, Amelia Hardiman, Zara Spellman, Niesha Scott, Anna Jordan, Orlaith Kelly, Alisha King for Emily Rabbitte, Tara Geraghty, Kate Dunleavy.

Ref:- Ray Kelly