Michael Lyng Motors Senior Championship Semi Final
Piltown 0-12
Tullaroan 0-8
By Aoife Lanigan, PRO
Piltown are through to a repeat of last year’s Michael Lyng Motors Senior County Final after defeating Tullaroan in a sunny John Locke Park last Saturday
Tullaroan started the brightest, with Miriam Walsh firing over a point in the 3rd minute and Niamh Dowling converting a free in the 5th minute, this was Tullaroan’s last score for 21 minutes
Kellyanne Doyle opened Piltown’s account with a pointed free in the 10th minute. Doyle added another free to equalise. Young Ruby Norris scored a great point for the southern team after a free out from defence was sent upfield. Doyle converted another free for Piltown
Niamh Dowling fired over a free for the ‘Sash’. Katie Power closed out the scoring of a low scoring half with a point from play from over at the terrace side of the pitch to leave the interval score 0-5 to 0-3 in favour of Piltown
On the resumption of play, Miriam Walsh slotted over a point for Tullaroan, this was Miriam’s last contribution as went off injured shortly after. She had been a thorn in the opposition side
Piltown then hit two points by Sophie Holden & Ruby Norris, Tullaroan followed with two points of their own, from Niamh Dowling (1f) to leave the score 0-7 (P) to 0-6 (T)
Piltown then hit a purple patch, hitting the next four points without reply through Laura Norris, Kellyann Doyle (2f) and Katie Power
Niamh Dowling and Kellyann Doyle traded points. Heading towards the full time whistle, Ciara Dunne scored a lovely point for Tullaroan while on the run. It was a consolation score as the referee blew the whistle a short time later & Piltown were through to the County Final against Dicksboro on the weekend of 17/18 October
Scorers – Piltown – Kellyann Doyle 0-6 (6f), Ruby Norris, Katie Power 0-2 each, Sophie Holden, Laura Norris 0-1 each
Tullaroan – Niamh Dowling 0-5 (5f), Miriam Walsh 0-2, Ciara Dunne 0-1
Piltown – Aoife Norris, Danielle Carroll, Patsy Kenny, Lorraine Long, Karen Duggan, Aoife Landers, Jenni O’Dea, Laura Norris, Lorna O’Shea, Sophie Holden, Kellyann Doyle, Ruby Norris, Aoife Doyle, Katie Power (Capt), Heather Phelan
Subs – Grace Farrell for Heather Phelan, Alice Talbot for Lorna O’Shea, Alanna Gallagher for Jenni O’Dea, Rachel Tennyson, Leah Cooney, Aoife O’Shea, Aine Doyle, Rachel O’Shea, Laoise McKenna, Danielle O’Brien, Hilary Power, Antonia Power, Ciara Dunne, Sarah Tobin, Sinead Moriarty, Lisa Norris, Emma O’Shea, Marie Beth Kirby, Chloe Blackmore, Ellen O’Keeffe, Niamh Culleton
Tullaroan – Ella Walton, Karen Jones, Grace Brennan, Sinead Cash, Sinead Keoghan, Anna Donehy, Grace Keoghan, Rachel Brennan, Shannon Doheny, Eleanor Doheny, Ciara Dunne, Beth Grace, Miriam Walsh, Grace Walsh (Capt), Niamh Dowling
Subs – Rachel Walsh, Leanne Simpson, Noelle Maher, Orla O’Grady, Rebecca Cuddihy, Jess Cuddy, Emma Walsh, Tara McGree, Laura Millea, Eimear Davis, Katie Hennessy, Ava Dillon, Sinead Murphy, Caoimhe Holland, Elly Holland
By PRO Sat 10th Oct
