Clara win low scoring camogie decider

Offaly Cumann na mBunscol Camogie G Cup Final

Scoil Bhride, Clara 0-4

Cloneygowan/Geashill NS 0-1

(Goals worth 2 points)

The opening clash from the Tuesday fixtures saw the meeting of of Scoil Bhride and Cloneygowan/Geashill schools in the Camoige G Cup final at a glorious Glenisk O’Connor Park.

The early exchanges from this clash all took place around the middle third of the park with both teams struggling to get past one another’s half back lines leaving every opportunity valuable and contributing to an interesting encounter.

With proceedings level and no score after the water break all in attendance know that any score was going to be valueable and it t was the Clara school who came closest to breaking the deadlock in twenty second minute when Emilie Grace Cornally saw her kicked effort just go the wrong side of the goalpost, ensuring that when the halftime whistle sounded we remained all square.

The deadlock was finally broken three minutes into the second half when Emily-Kate McGrath split the posts for the Clara school from a 45’ followed by her second three minutes later, this time from open play to put her side two ahead.

Meadhbh Connolly got the Geashill/Cloneygowan ladies off the mark after nine minutes of second half action when she spilt the posts with a well struck free from distance.

It was, however, the Clara ladies who were to finish the strongest in the closing stages and a free each from the before mentioned McGrath after a long range effort from Kyrah Brennan had raised the white flag ensuring the cup would be going back to Clara.

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The teams

Scoil Bhride, Clara: Treasa Morgan, Chloe Weir, Emma Johnston, Hannah Coughlan, Maya Espinosa, Pheobe Guilfoyle, Emily-Kate McGrath, Kyrah Brennan, Evie Cullen, Aoibhínn Phelan, Emillie Grace Cornally, Abby Coyne, Molly Dignam, Alanna-Lee Grennan, Saoirse Camon, Nicole Bracken, Maddie Deehan, Leah Grennan, Lilly Gibb, Jessica Johnston, Sheila Larkin, Allie Lowry, Olivia Piemicka, Sasha Dunne, Maisie Murphy, Abby Fleming Sammon.

Management: Aisling Feeney, Seán Dowd, Catherine Buckley, Sandra Dupuits.

Cloneygowan/Geashill NS: Éabha Moore, Aoife Duddy, Eimear McFadden, Bláthnaid Connolly, Eabha Direen, Meadhbh Connolly, Harper Glass, Zara Farrelly, Ellie Molloy, Meadh Direen, Jessie Dunne, Sadhbh Kenny, Amelia Dunne, Emma Meehan, Emer Meehan, Peton O’Neill, Darci Walsh, Beatrice Spollen, Nessa Direen Hennessy. Management: Eimear Craven, Eimear Carroll, Aoife Connolly, Brian Ryan