Tipperary opened their U14 Munster Championship with a home
tie against Limerick. The game was a very tense affair as both teams were not
giving much away. The first fifteen minutes flew by without a score and this
was mainly due to some great defending from both teams. Emma Cronin, Rachel O’Donnell and Caoimhe
Comerford kept Limerick at bay by not letting them past the half back
line. Limerick began to apply a little
pressure and they forced a great save from Alice Browning in the Tipperary
goal. Controversy struck in the twentieth minute when Limerick sent in a high
ball which Tipperary dealt with well but the umpires deemed it over the line.
This is when Tipperary turned up the gears. Tipperary began
to invade the Limerick goal with 3-4 goal chances and numerous point
opportunities but luck was not on their side as they all went wide. Tipperary
got a penalty which Sarah Delaney stepped up and knocked it over the bar and
soon after Roisin Daly added a goal and a point to put Tipperary in front by
two. Limerick got two quick fire points to leave the score level at half
time. Tipperary 1-2 Limerick 1-2
The second half was to follow the same trend. Limerick showed great physical strength in
winning a lot of hard earned ball. Sarah
Delaney and Katie Cunningham stood up tall and didnât let Limerick gain any
momentum. Tipperary just could not put the points on the board and Limerick
added four scores. Four points down and looking down and out, Tipperary worked
a lovely ball into Caoimhe Ryan who took on her marker and finished in the back
of the net. Tipperary took the
driving seat with some great moves orchestrated by the half-forward line. Anna-Rose Kennedy caught some great ball and
gave some great layoffs but luck just did not go Tipperaryâs way. Between the
cross bar and the post, Tipp could not get the score they required to level it
up and Limerick went on to win by 1 point on a score line of 1-6 to 2-2
Tipperary Team
Alice Browning (Mullinahone), Caoimhe Comerford (Arravale
Rovers), Laura Stocksborough (Fethard), Sophie Ryan (Fethard), Anna Carey
(Clonmel Commercials), Rachel O’Donnell (Cahir), Emma Cronin (Moyle Rovers),
Katie Cunningham (Lattin Cullen), Sarah Delaney (Boherlahan), Marie Creedon
(Thurles Sarsfields), Linda Murphy (Brian Borus), Anna-Rose Kennedy (Aherlow),
Roisin Daly (Moyne Templetuohy), Niamh Keane (St. Patrickâs), Saoirse O’Meara
(Moycarkey Borris).
Scorers – Roisin Daly 1-1, Caoimhe Ryan 1-0, Sarah Delaney
0-1
By Michelle Donnelly
