Dominant St Loman's win Féile Division 1 title

Ladies Football Féile Div 1 final

Seamus Dunne

Mullingar side St Loman's won the Division 1 Féile Final on Bank Holiday Monday in TEG Cusack Park, with a comprehensive 29-point victory over Garrycastle.

St Loman's firepower up front proved too hot to handle and six first half goals meant the match was over as a contest at the break.

Garrycastle never dropped their heads and continued to battle in the second period, however the girls in blue were too strong on the day, running out decisive winners.

Only minutes had passed in TEG Cusack Park, when St Loman's got their first goal and with that, they put down a marker in this final.

Katie Kilmurray ran through on goal and buried the ball to the net to give the Mullingar side the perfect start.

Katie turned provider minutes later, assisting Grainne Cleary, who placed between the posts, before Katie got a point of her own from distance, making it 1-2 to no score early on.

St Loman's were dominating possession with Garrycastle struggling to get out of their own half.

Katie Kilmurray got her second goal on seven minutes, again combining with Grainne Cleary, before finishing into the bottom corner of the Garrycastle net.

It was looking like it would be a long day for Garrycastle, as the St Loman's onslaught continued. They had their third goal when an effort for a point from Eleanor Corcoran dropped into the net.

St Loman's went 3-3 to no score ahead when quick thinking from a free put Katie Kilmurray into space and she fired over the bar.

St Loman's were relentless as they kept on attacking and added two further goals, both from Evie Kilmurray. She firstly finished from close-range after a pass from Grainne Cleary. The lively attacker then got her second goal, going on a brilliant solo run before lobbing Lara Ellen Keena McDaid in the Garrycastle goal.

A dominant St Loman's finished the half with two more scores.

The first came through the boot of Maddie Mulderry, before they got their sixth goal: a good pass from Grainne Cleary found the impressive Katie Kilmurray and she buried the ball into the top corner for her hat-trick, in what was an excellent finish.

DOMINANT

After a one-sided first half, it was 6-4 to no score at the break but Garrycastle did not drop their heads, and they started the second half the

stronger, Aislinn Kelly firing over two points to get them off the mark.

It was brief respite for the girls in green and red, as St Loman's soon had their seventh goal of the match. It was the familiar source of no.11 Katie Kilmurray - her curled effort finding its way into the net.

St Loman's continued to put further gloss on the scoreboard, Grainne Cleary powering through bodies and pointing, before she got her side's eighth goal of the match, finishing to net after good work from Jayne Charles and Evie Kilmurray.

St Loman's finished the match with two more points, first Grainne Cleary showing great determination, before laying it off to Katie Kilmurray, who split the posts. The final score of the game then came from the boot of Evie Kilmurray as she fired over the bar after being fed by Shannon Breslin, capping off a dominant victory.

St Loman’s Scorers: Katie Kilmurray 4-3, Evie Kilmurray 2-1, Grainne Cleary 1-2, Eleanor Corcoran 1-0, Maddie Mulderry 0-1. Garrycastle scorers: Aislinn Kelly 0-2.

St Loman’s: Katie McGrath, Katie McDonnell, Eimear Doonan, Sarah Davitt, Norah Garry, Cliona McGinley, Chloe Cahill, Shannon Breslin, Jayne Charles, Kate McDonnell, Katie Kilmurray, Evie Kilmurray, Eleanor Corcoran, Grainne Cleary, Maddie Mulderry. St Loman's panel: Rihianna Shaw Norris, Bailey Casey, Erin Murray, Emily McSherry, Isabel McCormack, Rachel Gouldsbury, Aibhe Gillic, Leah Heffernan, Lana McDermott, Tegan Charles, Brooke Darby.

Garrycastle: Lara Ellen Keena McDaid, Róisín Ní Chluaid, Cadhla Kelly, Roberta Narmontaite, Rebecca Sleator, Libby McHugh, Erin McHugh, Amelie Henson, Aislinn Kelly, Eve Murphy, Sally Joyce, Ella Sweeney, Hannah Ganly, Tanya Stepane, Mandisa Ní Chluaid. Garrycastle panel: Siobhán Ní Chluaid, Emma Blagriff, Isabella Hogan, Liane Duffy, Jane Byrne, Amy Carter, Ríonagh Costello, Jola Kearney, Alanna Gaffey, Chanelle Nestor.

Referee: Ciaran Ó Dalaigh.