U14 girls Connacht Shield Final
- Dec 01,2014
U14 girls Connacht Shield Final:
Cregmore-Claregalway FC 5 - 0 Gurteen Celtic
Cregmore-Claregalway FC U14 girls added the Connacht Shield trophy to the Galway League title they captured earlier this year when they overcame a strong challenge from Gurteen Celtic at Gurteen, Sligo last weekend
While the scoreline suggests an easy win for the visitors, it was far from the truth as it took the Galway girls a long time to break down the Gurteen defence and indeed the home side were unlucky not to take the lead on 20 minutes when a well struck shot came back off a post after CCFC goalkeeper Karen Connolly had made a brilliant fingertip save.
Rhiann Heery was in the right place at the right time to score Cregmore-Claregalway’s first goal on the half hour to give them a 1 - 0 half time lead. Cregmore-Claregalway eventually got their team game going and Andrea Trill scored their second shortly after the interval but the home side rallied and were unlucky not to pull a goal or two back as they pushed forward in search of some reward for their gallant efforts
However, the tireless Andrea Trill completed her hat trick with two well taken goals before Rhiann Heery bagged her second and her sides fifth to secure a comfortable win in the end.
Joint captains Gemma Coll and Claire Conry accepted the shield on behalf of their team from Connacht representative Tina Beirne who also presented Cregmore-Claregalway midfielder Claire Conry with the Player of the Game award.
Back row (l to r): Chellene Trill, Amy Walsh, Sinead Murray, Karen Connolly, Orlaith Roe, Gemma Coll (captain), Niamh Moran, Claire Conry (joint captain), Andrea Trill
Middle row (l to r): Kate Slevin, Shauna Brennan, Ellie Creane, Rhiann Heery, Katey Roche
Front row (l to r): Caitlin Quinn, Sinead Donovan
