Senior Ladies - Adult League, Round 1 Kilmaine vs Kilmeena

Kilmeena travelled to Kilmaine on Sunday 4th May for this 1stRound of the Adult League.

This was essentially a game of two halves with contrasting fortunes for the Kilmeena Ladies, either side of the small whistle.

The first 30 minutes of football provided a very competitive and entertaining contest. Kilmeena gave as good as they got. The ladies in black and white defended well when required,including a fine goal-line save by Ellie Mai Keane in the early stages, to deny Kilmaine a 3-point boost. At the other end, Kilmeena moved the ball at pace and got some decent scores, to take a half time lead of 2 points.

Half time score: Kilmeena 2 – 07, Aghamore 1 - 8

The second half resembled a totally different game for both the hosts and visitors, with Kilmaine excelling, whilst Kilmeena struggled to get into the game. The Kilmeena ladies continued to defend heroically but with their attack play breaking down all too frequently, this resulted in counter-attacks and a continuous onslaught by Kilmaine. The nature of the 2nd half of this contest became energy sapping for the ladies in black and white but to their credit, they kept fighting for every ball until the final whistle.

A lot learned in defeat but plenty of positives to work off in training.

Kilmaine 3 -17, Kilmeena 2 - 08

Team; Ellie Mae Keane, Sarah Mulchrone, Laura O'Grady, Katie Moran, Sheila Bohan, Aoife Gannon, Sinead Hughes, Eabha Carney, Laura Kelly, Niamh O’Connor, Amy Carney,Leah Walsh, Lucy O’Malley, Lisa Hastings, Rachel Gibbons.

Subs; Rachel Keane for Rachel Gibbons, Mags Ryder for Lucy O’Malley and Julie O’Grady for Sarah Mulchrone.

Scorers; E Carney 1 - 4 (2f), L Hastings 1 - 3, A Carney 0 – 1.