Women's Premier Division wrap: Wexford win big at Treaty United as rain takes toll on fixture list
Wexford enjoyed a commanding 4-1 win at Treaty United to tighten their grip on third place in the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division on a Saturday heavily disrupted by weather-related postponements.
A powerful Leah McGrath strike opened the scoring for Wexford with the game just a minute old before Treaty drew level through Bella Flocchini's long-range shot which struck the bar and bounced down, although it was unclear if the ball had crossed the goal-line.
However, Republic of Ireland call-up Ellen Molloy proved talismanic once again for Wexford as she restored the visitors' lead in the 28th minute.
Kylie Murphy made sure of all three points with a late brace to give Wexford victory and move them up to 19 points in the table, four clear of Shamrock Rovers who have a game in hand.
Elsewhere in the basement battle, bottom side DLR Waves earned their first win of the season as Amber Cullen scored with her first touch from close range to seal a 1-0 win over second-from-bottom Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Grounds.
Galway United came away from Cork City with the three points after a goal fest on Leeside.
Zoe Finnerty put the hosts ahead on 19 minutes, forcing home with her midriff from close range, but Niamh Farrelly levelled for Galway seven minutes later.
Galway went ahead in the 51st minute thanks to Ava Mullins' dipping long-ranger. Cork swiftly hit back again, this time through Ellie O'Brien, before Jodie Griffin prodded Galway 3-2 ahead on the hour mark. Aislinn Meaney made it safe in the 90th minute as a rollwecoaster encounter went Galway's way.
Earlier, while three games did go ahead, half of the fixtures list fell foul of the heavy rain with those in Dublin affected.
Shamrock Rovers were due to host Waterford in Tallaght but it was called off in the morning, as was the much-anticipated top-of-the-table clash between Shelbourne and leaders Athlone at Tolka Park.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Irish Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
What time and TV channel is Limerick v Wexford on today in the Tailteann Cup?
Wexford beat Limerick en route to promotion to Division Three only to lose to them at Croke Park in the Division Four decider, a result that felt as though it was against the head. Granted, Limerick did extremely well to top a group containing Westmeath but, all told, Wexford's body of work over the past couple of seasons is more impressive. Verdict: Wexford Where is the game being played? The game is being played at the the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. What time is throw-in? Throw in is at 3.45pm. Can I watch the game on TV? The game is not live on TV though there will be highlights on The Sunday Game which starts at 9.30pm on RTE 2 this evening. Is the game being streamed online? Yes, the game will be streamed live on GAA+. Betting Odds: Limerick: 8/13 Draw: 15/2 Wexford: 9/5
The 42
7 hours ago
- The 42
Walsh lands late free to complete Galway rally and secure preliminary quarter-final place
Galway 2-22 Armagh 0-27 Steve Malone reports from Kingspan Breffni SHANE WALSH KICKED a late pressure free right at the hooter to complete a brilliant second-half comeback from Galway, and secure safe passage to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. Galway's season was in danger at half-time as they trailed by eight points, but Pádraic Joyce's side produced a huge response after the break. John Maher and Rob Finnerty scored crucial goals before Walsh nailed that late free to secure the win. That result, combined with Dublin's victory over Derry sees Galway safely through while Armagh are already certain of a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Advertisement More to follow… Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Shane Walsh the hero as Galway rise from the dead to stun Armagh and save summer
COMETH THE hour, cometh Shane Walsh. 2 Shane Walsh starred for Galway in a classic clash on Saturday evening 2 Galway scored a last-gasp winner to beat the reigning All-Ireland champions The Tribes came back from the dead to stun Kieran McGeeney's men in Cavan - and rallied to steal third spot in the group of death despite missing TWO first half penalties. Second half goals from the superb John Maher and Rob Finnerty set them alight as McGeeney's men wilted coming the stretch - before Walsh's dramatic winning free after the hooter sealed it. Maher was sublime and led the charge, while Sean Fitzgerald had a game for the ages and totally nullified Armagh hitman Andrew Murnin. But Galway were hanging by a thread at the break. A disastrous opening half saw Matthew Tierney and Finnerty both miss from the spot as the Orchard ran riot. read more on gaa Armagh were already through to the last eight, but approached the game otherwise. Ethan Rafferty lorded Breffni with three two-pointers as Ross McQuillan won his epic battle with Sean Kelly and scored 0-3. Niall Grimley grabbed his shot with both hands in the middle and scored 0-3 to give boss McGeeney plenty to think about for the next fortnight. Most read in GAA Football They led 0-15 to 0-7 at the break, and 0-13 of that came from play. If Armagh dominating was bad, missing two penalties was worse as Tierney's first effort was saved by Rafferty and Rob Finnerty blazed his kick over the bar. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather The magnificent Rafferty set the tone with their first two-pointer in the third minute as McGeeney's men cut through the Galway defence time and time again, as Jaly Óg Burns made huge inroads off both flanks and runners from deep finished the job. He laid one on a plate for Rían O'Neill to stretch their lead despite being well marshalled by Cillian McDaid before Peter McGrane quickly followed suit. Galway were at sixes and sevens, but were handed a lifeline when Burns fouled Finnerty - but Raferty denied Tierney and Maher fired wide from the rebound. But Walsh got into the game from here and never left it. He fired over a pair of beauties off each foot after Peter Cooke's whopping two-pointer, but the Armagh train was in top gear. They kicked 0-5 on the bounce in a ruthless second quarter as the superb Grimley nailed a two-pointer before Turbitt, Ross McQuillan and Cian McConville turned the screw. Peter Cooke boomed over Galway's only orange flag of the half but Darragh McMullan hit back with an even better one at the other end to make it 0-11 to 0-4. Walsh was fouled by Burns for penalty number two, but Finnerty overcooked it and it flew over the bar. The game looked over when Rafferty's two point free pushed Armagh nine in front, but the Tribes were far from done - and fired 2-15 in a storming second half to win the game. Maher's goal set them on their way when he palmed home after a sweeping move from Finnerty and Dylan McHugh. Paul Conroy was thrown into the fray and made his mark with a super score and a different Galway emerged. They took the lead thanks to another 0-4 without reply when Walsh nailed a two-point free and Finnerty and McDaid made it 1-16 to 0-17. Armagh were on the ropes gasping for air, but hit back with 0-5 on the bounce to rouse their massive support as Ross McQuillan, Rafferty, Tiernan Kelly and Jarly Óg did the business. But when the chips were down, the Connacht champs never blinked. Cathal Sweeney nailed a score and won the resulting kick-out to play Finnerty in, and he slotted into the bottom corner. The scores kept coming. Walsh, Tierney, and Céin D'Arcy raised more flags before Stefen Campbell gave Armagh badly needed life and scored, before Rafferty sailed over his third orange flag to level it again. Walsh and Shane McParlan swapped points as the hooter sounded, before Conroy was fouled by Tomás McCormack and the Kilmacud Crokes clubman held his nerve to win the game. Armagh went all out to eliminate one of the big threats in their bid for back to back - but boss McGeeney hailed their resolve despite letting the Tribes rise and edge it. He said: 'It was a cracking game, just unfortunate that we made a couple of silly mistakes but it's par for the course and luckily it didn't cost us today. so you're not going to be too disappointed but we still have a lot to work on. 'I suppose we were disappointed that we gave the ball away so much. They upped their aggression stakes and the frees seemed to fall their way then and we just got caught doing silly stuff. 'We got ourselves back into a good position again and gave it away and probably a wee bit of an eye in with the free at the end, but as I said, we have loads to work on.' Galway 2-22 Armagh 0-27 ARMAGH: E Rafferty 0-7, 2tpf, 1tp; P Burns, B McCambridge, P McGrane 0-1; R McQuillan 0-3, T Kelly 0-1, J Óg Burns 0-1; J Duffy 0-1, N Grimley 0-2tp; D McMullan 0-2tp, R O'Neill 0-1, J McElroy; C McConville 0-3, A Murnin 0-1, C Turbitt 0-1. Subs: T McCormack for McCambridge 20mins; G McCabe for P Burns HT, S Campbell 0-1 for Duffy 54, C Mackin for Grimley 59, O Conaty for McMullan 63, S McPartlan 0-1 for McConville (blood) 65 GALWAY: C Flaherty; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn; D McHugh, S Kelly, L Silke; P Cooke 0-3, 1tp, J Maher 1-0; C McDaid 0-2, R Finnerty 1-4, 0-1pen, C Darcy 0-2; M Tierney 0-1, S Walsh 0-9, 1tpf, 1f, M Thompson. Subs: P Conroy 0-1 for Tierney 33mins; D O'Flaherty for Silke HT, C Hernon for Fitzgerald 47 (blood), C Sweeney 0-1 for McHugh 54, Tierney for Cooke 59, J Heaney for McDaid REFEREE: N Mooney (Cavan)
