St. Michaels 3-09, Dunboyne B 4-06     

There was disappointment etched on the faces of the young girls of St. Michaels and Dunboyne B after this final on Sunday morning as neither team were bringing home the cup after a thrilling match as they will have to do it all over again on another day following Mia Griffin's levelling point in the dying minutes of this division 6 cup final on Dunganny's Astro pitch. The tight schedule of games on U-13's Final Day meant there was no time for extra time to be played. 

It was gripping stuff throughout as two well matched teams produced an absorbing battle with St. Michaels dominating the opening half and Dunboyne doing likewise in the second. The St. Michaels girls were 3-6 to 1-3 to the good at half time following goals from Edel Reilly (2) and Mia Griffin (1). Anne Behan and Aoife Bennett sent over some fine points while Dunboyne replied with their opening goal on 24 minutes having posted three earlier points.  

Dunboyne turned in a great second half recovery and although Ciara Bennett got the opening point of the second half after six minutes, her side didn't score again until she herself ended the drought in the 20th minute by which stage Dunboyne were just two points adrift 3-6 to 3-8. Then a high ball into the St. Michaels square went loose and was toe poked to the back of the net for the Dunboyne lead. To their credit the St. Michaels girls didn't panic and in a dramatic final couple of minutes they won their own kick-out and some good work around the middle third by Griffin and Bennett resulted in a free which Mia Griffin sent between the posts for the levelling point much to the delight of their management and the travelling supporters.

This was a great team effort from these young St. Michaels girls and we wish them the very best of luck in the replay.     

St. Michaels team & scorers: Caitlin McGillick; Ellie Jackson, Jane Mulligan; Orla O'Loughlin, Ciara Bennett (0-2), Lilly Kangley; Mia Griffin (1-3), Aoife Bennett (0-2); Ciara Finnegan, Anne Behan (0-1), Sophie Rogan; Edel Reilly (2-1).                                         

Subs: H. Keoghan for O'Loughlin, Kate McKenna for Anne Behan.                                                   

Report: Pascal Reilly PRO

 

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