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LIDL IRELAND LADIES NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SEMI-FINAL
CHARGE: Galway’s Ailbhe Davoren on the attack against Dublin in the Ladies National Football League semi-final at Kinnegad. Photo:
Piaras Ó Mídheach/ SPORTSFIL
CHALLENGE: Caitriona Cormican of Galway in action against Dublin’s Olwen Carey in the Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi- final.
Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE
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Owens seals win for the Dubs
Dublin ................2-8 alway ...............2-7
And then McEvoy finished to the net after Aherne, Emily Flanagan and Lyndsey davey were involved in the build-up.
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That goal tied the game up on 20 minutes and three minutes later Galway hit back through a goal from Seoighe. Galway were four in front at half-time.
By RONAN O’NEILL
Media West Ireland
They pushed further clear on the resump- tion Coen and Tracey Leonard scoring again. But at 2-7 to 1-5 in front Galway stopped scoring.
iCOLE Owens was the winner for dublin as they pipped Galway late on in their Ladies national Foot-
dublin fought their way back into the game, and in injury-time Owens scored the winner.
ball League division 1 semi-final at Kinnegad.
dublin set up a repeat of last year’s All-ireland final with Mayo, but it was
heartbreak for Stephen Glennon’s side who came so close to a huge win.
SCORERS – Dublin: Niamh McEvoy 1-1, Sinead Aherne 0-3 (all frees), Nicole Owens 1-0, Noelle Healy 0-2, Sinead Goldrick 0-1, Lauren Magee 0-1.
Galway: Tracey Leonard 0-5 (four frees), Leanne Coen 1-1, Mairead Seoighe 1-0, Olivia Divilly 0-1.
DUBLIN: Ciara Trant; Martha Byrne, Deirdre Murphy, Leah Caffrey; Siobhan McGrath, Sinead Goldrick, Niamh Collins; Lauren Magee, Olwen Carey; Hannah O’Neill, Niamh McEvoy, Lyndsey Davey; Emily Flanagan, Noelle Healy, Sinead Aherne.
Subs: Nicole Owens for Flanagan (HT), Aoife Kane for McGrath (40 mins), Jennifer Dunne for O’Neill (42 mins), Eabha Rutledge for Davey (53 mins), Siobhan Killeen for Magee (57 mins).
GALWAY: Dearbhla Gower; Fabienne Cooney, Sarah Lynch, Sinead Burke; Charlotte Cooney, Nicola Ward, Caitriona Cormican; Lisa Gannon, Olivia Divilly; Aine McDonagh, Tracey Leonard, Ailbhe Davoren; Mairead Seoighe, Sarah Conneally, Leanne Coen.
Subs: Roisin Leonard for Conneally (41 mins), Deirdre Brennan for Coen (46 mins), Emma Reaney for Seoighe (54 mins).
REFEREE: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry).
Tracey Leonard was once again their star player, but Leanne Coen and Mairead Seoighe both found the net for Galway.
niamh McEvoy’s goal was crucial for dublin, while Owens’ effort came very late after dublin trailed by 2-5 to 1-4 at half-time.
Galway started with a big breeze at their backs in the opening half and they began bril- liantly, with Tracey Leonard, Caitriona Cormi- can and nicola Ward all combining before Leanne Coen finished to the dublin net.
it was the dream start and a Tracey Leonard free pushed them 1-1 to 0-0 in front after four minutes. But they wouldn’t have it all their own way.
dearbhla Gower had to save well twice from dublin players and Sinead Goldrick cancelled out the latest Tracey Leonard effort, after Sinead Ahearne scored dublin’s first from a free in the eighth minute.