It was an early Saturday morning road trip for the girls with the 11am kick off away to last years league and Cup Winners in Carlow Vale Wanderers. Following on from our first league match a defeat, We as a group had put in immense amount of work and effort on the training pitch. And it showed. We took the lead through Aoibhe Rees early in the game, and our lead was doubled by Áine Connery. The first half was controlled perfectly by the girls, and we were unlucky not to have a bigger lead at the halfway stage. The second half started with the girls pushing for a third goal to kill the game off. The goal did come from Áine who had a super game. Wanderers rallied and pulled a sloppy goal back, and with their tails up, they managed to get a second one that Sadhbh in goal, had no chance. We endured a tense few minutes, and We were very grateful to (safe hands)Sadhbh when she pulled out a couple of great saves to keep our slender lead. The girls regrouped and took control of the game when Saoirse Corcoran played in midfield for the first time, got into the opposing box to clinch a late fourth goal to put in result to bed.(and win a €5 from JP)
It was a performance that the girls can be very proud of. From the goalie to the defence to the midfield to the strikers to the subs, this was a super performance that earns us a home tie against Stoneyford FC in the next round. Well done to all involved.