Navan O’Mahony’s 2-07 Skryne 4-03

The old adage that goals win matches rang through in Paddy O’Brien Park on Friday evening as O’Mahony’s suffered their first loss of the Div 1 FL campaign to Skryne. O’Mahony’s will be left rueing missed opportunities, especially in the first half.

Skryne got off to a lightning quick start with three goals and a point in the opening eleven minutes, propelling themselves into a ten-point lead. O’Mahony’s first score came in the seventeenth minute when Denise McGrath split the posts, four minutes before Milly Clarke Carolan found the net.

By the twenty-third minute, the gap was down to four following pointed frees from McGrath and Sarah Powderly. Skryne, however, finished the half stronger adding a goal and a point to lead by eight at the end of the first period.

Navan O’Mahony’s 1-03 Skryne 4-02

The gap was down to five three minutes into the second half when Ailbhe Leahy found the net. 

Midway through the second half, it was a one-score game again following two points from McGrath. A few minutes later, the same player had reduced the gap down to two points.

Try as they might, O’Mahony’s couldn’t get the deficit down any further, kicking a number of wides and dropping a couple of balls short. With five minutes remaining, the visitors kicked a free to leave three in it. A McGrath free was the last kick of the game and Skryne came out on top by two points.

Navan O’Mahony’s: Aileen Falahee, Sophia Fitzherbert, Sarah Maguire, Julia Collins, Dee Forde, Sarah Powderly (0-01), Lilly Dwyer, Rebecca Reilly, Charlie Murray, Milly Clarke Carolan (1-0), Denise McGrath (0-06), Emma Sheridan, Amy Betson, Ailbhe Leahy (1-0), Chloe Duffy, 

Subs: Genevieve Dorrigan for Dwyer, Jorja Keogh for Betson, Aranita Bajqinca for Forde

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