COUNTY JUNIOR CAMOGIE FINAL
Cillard 2-5
Causeway 1-4
Cillard are the 2022 Junior County Camogie Champions, after a slender 4 level win over Causeway in Austin Stack Park on Sunday night.
The climate definitely put a damper on proceedings on such an enormous event for the ladies, however we have been nonetheless handled to an entertaining contest. It accomplished a two in-a-row for Cillard, however this 12 months they’ve the added bonus of a sport in Munster.
Alannah Maunsell, the Cillard captain, scored 1-3 in a terrific particular person position for her, main by instance within the full ahead line, Causeway have been valiant in coming again within the second half and a purpose was the primary distinction between them in that half.
The inter-county gamers of previous and current definitely performed an element within the tie, Ciara O’Sullivan at wing-back for Cillard was distinctive, a stand-out incomes Participant of the Match, a mix of youth and expertise for Cillard will give them confidence forward of a Munster Championship look.
A slippery floor made for greasy ball situations, gamers discovering it exhausting at occasions to get the sliotar of the bottom.
Cillard began the higher with Norette Casey getting the opening rating after three minutes, Casey then equipped Maunsell to complete for her first purpose after eight minutes.
Maunsell additional elevated the Cillard lead till Aoife O’Connor obtained Causeway on the board earlier than the 20 minute mark. Maunsell added two extra scores as O’Connor was the primary risk for Causeway, 1-4 to 0-2 after 27 minutes.
Simply on the stroke of halftime, Amy McCarthy in a sea of our bodies obtained the contact to attain an important purpose as Cillard retired 2-4 to 0-2 forward on the interval.
Causeway got here out flying after the restart Kate Buckley pointed their first from play after 33 minutes, with Rebecca Reilly getting their purpose two minutes later with a beautiful end.
The sport began to fizzle out just a little after the purpose, Cillard with few possibilities as Causeway too simply couldn’t get the scores to rattle their opponents.
Aoife O’Connor made it a 3 level sport with a 3rd freed from the day after 47 minutes; it was a query of who would get that rating within the ultimate minutes, up stepped Clodagh Walsh 4 minutes from time to offer Cillard the 4 level margin they’d not squander.
Participant of the Recreation: Ciara O’Sullivan (Cillard)
CILLARD: Sarah Gleeson, Aisling Hanafin, Eilish Harrington, Roisin Quinn, Sarah Walsh, Ruth O’Connor, Ciara O’Sullivan, Niamh Quinn, Marie McCarthy, Shannon Collins, Clodagh Walsh 0-1, Brid Horan, Amy McCarthy (1-0), Alannah Maunsell 1-3 (2f), Norette Casey 0-1 Subs: Alannah Stritch for Norette Casey (33), Maura McDonald for Brid Horan (56), Norma O’Connor for Marie McCarthy (60)
CAUSEWAY: Lauren Bowler, Aoife Coleman, Emma Lawlor, Leonie Waltz, Rachel Burke, Rebecca Reilly 1-0, Kayleigh Elbell, Maggie Stack, Cara Cullen, Ellen O’Donoghue, Alannah Whelan, Kate Buckley 0-1, Sarah Lawlor, Aoife O’Connor 0-3 (all frees), Tara Burke.
REFEREE: Alec Morrissey (Limerick)
