Navan O’Mahony’s 3-14 Dee Rangers 2-09

A ten point lead in the first half had been wiped out by the early stages of the second, but O’Mahony’s rallied again to finish strongly and emerge as eight point winners in this Div 1 FL encounter.

Eight separate scorers contributed to the victory. Charlie Murray opened the scoring within a minute. The hosts converted a free and added a point from play before Eimear Fay, after being set up by Neasa McDermott drew the sides level again. Lauren Woods played a well-timed pass to Orlaith Mallon who burst through to send the ball to the net to put three between the sides.#

Dee Rangers responded with a point off the crossbar, before a strong five minute spell for Collie O’Rourke’s charges which put some distance between the sides. Fay added a point while Woods and Isabel Thorp found the net in quick succession. A point from Jorja Keogh left nine between the sides, which came from a good play after a textbook interception from Aileen Falahee. Mallon then kicked a monster free.

The final twelve minutes of the half were dominated by the North Meath side, with 1-04 for the hosts broken up only by a single point for Woods and the gap reduced to four by the interval.

Navan O’Mahony’s 3-06 Dee Rangers 1-08

With the momentum of the end of the first half behind them, Dee Rangers burst into life quickly in the second half to find the net within thirty seconds. Seven minutes later, the sides were level when the hosts pointed from play.

During this period, O’Mahony’s struggled to score and twelve minutes had passed in the second half when Denise McGrath settled her sides and split the posts. She followed this up two minutes later, leaving two between the sides. Midway through the half, Mallon pointed from play. Chloe Duffy, who had been on serious possession throughout the match, added her name to the scoresheet.

O’Mahony’s were well served throughout the pitch, with a point prevented by Charlie Murray with a good save at a crucial moment. Sarah Maguire, Tara Fay and Sophia Fitzherbert all made some important clearances, with Jorja Keogh, Lilly Dwyer, Sarah Powderly and McDermott covering serious ground with the ball.

The final ten minutes saw O’Mahony’s see out the game well, with Mallon adding four points and making it four from five in the competition.

Navan O’Mahony’s: Tara Fay, Sophia Fitzherbert, Sarah Maguire, Aileen Falahee, Jorja Keogh, Sarah Powderly, Lilly Dwyer, Neasa McDermott, Isabel Thorp (1-0), Eimear Fay (0-02), Denise McGrath (0-02), Chloe Duffy (0-01),  Charlie Murray (0-01), Orlaith Mallon (1-07),  Lauren Woods ( 1-01)

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