Dubin Ladies Football U16 V Meath
U16 'A' Leinster Championship; Dublin vs Meath; Sat 6th March 2010
Dublin produced an excellent display to overcome a spirited Meath side in the first round robin game of the U16 Leinster Championship in The Naul, County Dublin, on Saturday 6th March. Played in perfect conditions both teams displayed some super football but it was the home team that prevailed on a score line of 6-9 to 5-6.
Meath started extremely well with three well taken points before a flurry of scores >from Dublin's Siobhan Woods, Lauren Ebbs and Mollie Lamb saw Dublin race into a six point lead after fifteen minutes. Meath responded with a goal of their own before corner forward Lauren Ebbs fired in three consecutive goals.
Maria McGrath at half forward and Sarah McCaffrey at midfield were providing plenty possession for the Dublin forwards and a point just before the interval from Oonagh Whyte left the score 6-5 to 1-5 in Dublin's favour at half time.
Meath were a transformed team after the break and after quickly reduced the deficit to 8 points with three goals and a point. Dublin's defence were now at full stretch and worked tirelessly, particularly Sarah Hawkshaw and Claire King, to keep the Meath attack at bay. Further points from Siobhan Woods settled Dublin and they held their nerve to prevail on the day on a score line of 6-9 to 5-6.
Dublin and Meath were well matched and both teams played some outstanding attacking football.
Dublin Team
Therese O'Connor, Leah Caffrey, Maeve Shannon, Claire King, Grainne Barrett, Deirdre Murphy, Sarah Hawkshaw, Emma McDonagh, Sarah McCaffrey, Maria McGrath (0-1), Stephanie Adams, Mollie Lamb (1-1), Siobhan Woods (1-4), Oonagh Whyte (0-1), Lauren Ebbs (4-2).
Substitutes
Lorna Colgan for Deirdre Murphy 40min; Maria Kenny for Emma McDonagh 47min; Sarah Burns for Oonagh Whyte 50min; Aine Gilmore for Lauren Ebbs 57min
Emily Carville, Roisin Meehan, Ciara Trant, Laura O'Curry, Emma Lennon, Shauna Garvin, Aoife Nolan, Sinead Comerford, Elinor Doherty
Dublin U16 Ladies 2010 Squad
Claire King Ballyboden
Maria McGrath Ballyboden
Sarah Burns Ballyboden
Laura O'Curry Ballinteer St Johns
Maria Kenny Ballinteer St Johns
Shauna Garvin Ballinteer St Johns
Sinead Comerford Castleknock
Grainne Barrett Clann Mhuire
Oonagh Whyte Clann Mhuire
Maeve Shannon Clontarf
Sarah McCaffrey Clontarf
Stephanie Adams Clontarf
Elinor Doherty Cuala
Emily Carvill Foxrock Cabinteely
Emma Lennon Foxrock Cabinteely
Emma McDonagh Foxrock Cabinteely
Mollie Lamb Kilmacud
Aoife Nolan Na Fianna
Leah Caffrey Na Fianna
Lauren Ebbs Naomh Barrog
Therese O'Connor Portmarnock
Roisin Meehan Raheny
Siobhan Woods Raheny
Aine Gilmore Skerries
Deirdre Murphy St Brigids
Sarah Hawkshaw St Brigids
Sophie Freeman St Brigids
Ciara Trant St Finians
Norah Harney St Finians
Lorna Colgan St Margarets
