A very close encounter today in Suir Crescent as our u16 girls took on Carrick .

We got off to a flyer with a run through from Aoibhe Rees who recieved a beauty of a pass from Sommer Grant, and slotted the ball to the net. However a quick paced Carrick United evened the game up again before long .

Carrick piled the pressure on from the middle of the pitch, and our back four , Kate McGrath , Sophie Schaill , Eimear Quinn and Caoimhe Hartwell did very well to keep things at bay .

We got our noses ahead again when Niamh Reddy found Emily Blackmore with a pass, who finished to the net. There was plenty of comings and going’s for about ten mins before Carrick equalised for the second time.

Half time came and went with the game locked at 2-2 .

Mia Ponce De Leon did a stellar job between the sticks , and did what was required every time danger lurked . Molly Long and Luiseach O Donohue covered a lot of ground working on the wings.

The introduction of Katie Phelan , Ellie Corcoran and Orna Hennebery added some well needed freshness to the squad .

But Carrick were the team to come out on top today. Scoring their third goal with 20 mins to go .

Our girls really rallied for the final quarter and had a chance or two to equalise, alas today was not to be our day .