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Irish Independent
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Leitrim left to rue missed chances after pushing Mayo to limit
Mayo's victory largely came down to their trusted forward Sinead Walsh, who finished with a personal tally of 1-4. The hosts had the advantage of a strong breeze in the opening half and, after seizing the initiative, came up with the game's first goal after 27 minutes with Walsh turned provider for Saoirse Lally, and she delicately palmed the ball over onrushing Leitrim goalkeeper Michelle Guckian. Leitrim got the final two scores of the half, a pair of frees from the left boot of Ailbhe Clancy leaving seven between the teams at the break at 1-8 0-4. The visitors had a renewed purpose at the beginning of the second half, knocking over three points. A lot of this was down to the work rate and impact of their full forward Muireann Devaney kicking two of those. But Mayo responded with the sucker punch as Walsh danced past four defenders before slotting to the back of the net. The sides traded points before Mayo sub Annie Gough sent her penalty high and over the bar with three minutes to play. Leitrim were not done however. Devaney took on two Mayo defenders before rifling home a goal to cut the gap to four. She added a free soon after to set up the grandstand finish, but Mayo held on for victory. Elsewhere, two goals from the outstanding Lauren McGregor in the first four minutes set Waterford on their way to a 2-9 to 1-7 victory over Tipperary in the Munster Championship. The visitors couldn't have asked for a better start and with Katie Murray adding a point between the goals, they built up an early lead that they never surrendered. A battling performance from Tipperary brought them back in contention and they got to within three points of Waterford, 2-7 to 1-7, with seven minutes left on the clock. ADVERTISEMENT However, Waterford finished stronger, with late points from Katie Murray and a fisted effort from Kellyann Hogan pushing them over the line. Hogan was a constant threat at the heart of the attack, with two points from play and three from frees. The concession of 2-1 so early in the contest was a huge blow to Tipperary's hopes but they will take some satisfaction in that they outscored their Division 1 opponents by 1-7 to 0-8 over the remaining 56 minutes In Leinster, Niamh Hetherton, Caoimhe O'Connor, Chloe Darby and Niamh Crowley all shook the net in Newbridge as a 12-in-a-row chasing Dublin qualified for the TG4 Leinster SFC final on May 11 with a commanding victory over Kildare. After Hetherton edged Dublin in front with a second minute point, her inside partner Hannah Tyrrell found the target moments later to double their lead. Kildare recorded a 1-8 to 0-8 win when the two sides met in Division 1 of this year's Lidl National Football League and the Lilies squeezed in front when a speculative strike from Aoife Rattigan drifted into the Dublin net on seven minutes. Pat Sullivan's hosts established another slender lead when Alannah Prizeman cancelled out a Tyrrell point, but the Jackies were back in the ascendancy after Hetherton (whose brother John registered 2-3 for the Dublin hurlers in their Leinster senior championship triumph over Wexford on Saturday) poked home for a 13th minute goal. While Sophie McIntyre moved the visitors three clear with a fine point, Kildare were back on level terms thanks to unanswered contributions from Prizeman (two) and Roisin Byrne. Yet before Hetherton added to her haul with a white flag effort, O'Connor rattled the net on 28 minutes to propel Dublin towards a 2-5 to 1-4 interval cushion.
Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Two first half goals help Waterford over battling Tipperary
TG4 Munster SFC: Waterford 2-9 Tipperary 1-7 Two goals from the outstanding Lauren McGregor in the first four minutes set Waterford on their way to victory over Tipperary in the TG4 Munster Senior Championship at Fethard Town Park on Sunday afternoon. The visitors couldn't have asked for a better start and with Katie Murray adding a point between the goals, they built up an early lead that they never surrendered. A battling performance from Tipperary brought them back in contention and they got to within three points of Waterford, 2-7 to 1-7, with seven minutes left on the clock. However, Waterford finished stronger, with late points from Katie Murray and a fisted effort from Kellyann Hogan pushing them over the line. Hogan was a constant threat at the heart of the attack, with two points from play and three from frees. The concession of 2-1 so early in the contest was a huge blow to Tipperary's hopes but they will take some satisfaction in that they outscored their Division 1 opponents by 1-7 to 0-8 over the remaining 56 minutes There was a minute's silence before the game, in memory of former Moyle Rovers player, Bronagh English, who was tragically killed in an accident during the week. After the concession of the early 2-1, Tipperary were struggling to get the ball out of their own half, playing into the stiff breeze. They had their chances but unfortunately were off target from play and placed balls. Tipperary had to wait until the 21st minute for their first score, a fine point from Aisling Moloney, which was followed soon after with an Aoibhe O'Shea point following great work in the build-up from Kirsty Crotty-Ryan and Moloney. Waterford had their first point in over 24 minutes with a fine point from Kelly-Anne Hogan. Clare Walsh made it 2-3 to 0-2 in the 29th minute. However, one of the best moves of the game saw Tipperary get through for a stunning goal, Moloney feeding Maria Curley, who finished from close range. The final action of the half was a point from Waterford's Brid McMaugh to leave the halftime score 2-4 to 1-2. It was a more even contest in the second half. Aided by the stiff breeze, and with some outstanding play from Moloney, Ava Ryan and Maria Curley, Tipperary gave the home support plenty to cheer. With Waterford down to fourteen players following a yellow card for Emma Murray, Moloney pointed three frees, with Kirsty Crotty Ryan hitting a monster score. But Kellyann Hogan kept the scoreboard ticking over for Waterford as they just managed to stay in front for a hard-earned win. Scorers for Waterford: L McGregor (2-0), K Hogan (0-5, 3f), K Murray (0-2), B McMaugh, C Walsh (0-1 each) Scorers for Tipperary: A Moloney (0-5, 3f), M Curley (1-0), K Crotty Ryan, A O'Shea (0-1 each). WATERFORD: G Corcoran; A Murray, R Casey, C Murray; K McGrath, H Power, Á O'Neill; E Murray, E Power; B McMaugh, K Hogan, L Ni Harta; K Murray, C Walsh, L McGregor. Subs: C Fennell for Walsh (51), A Brazil for Ni Harta (52), A Power for O'Neill (54). TIPPERARY: L Fitzpatrick; N Martin, L Morrissey, E Cronin; K Cashman; M Curley, B Condon; A.R. Kennedy, C Kennedy; H Spillane, A Ryan, A O'Shea; C Condon, K Crotty Ryan, A Moloney. Subs: S English for Cashman (ht), A Fennessy for C Condon (ht), A McGuigan for Spillane (42), S O'Carroll for B Condon (50). Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry).
