Longford Intermediate champions St Brigid’s Gaels Ardagh crush Crettyard
Ladies Football Leinster Club Junior Championship First Round
St Brigid’s Gaels Ardagh . . . 5-13 Crettyard (Laois) . . . 1-4
The slick Longford Intermediate champions, starting without the injured Maria Hayden, cruised to a very easy win and leading the charge was impressive midfielder Sian Gallagher who clocked up a total of 2-3 with all her scores coming from play.
Ardagh will now play St Brigid’s (Carlow) in the quarter-final in Hacketstown this Saturday (2pm) and will be hoping to make further progress in the provincial championship.
ST BRIGID’S GAELS ARDAGH: Lisa Keegan; Emma Farrell, Leanne Keegan, Emma McCord; Saoirse McLoughlin, Emily Garcia (0-1), Rachel Fallon (0-1); Sian Gallagher (2-3), Keeva Gillen; Rachel Keenan (1-2), Anna Hayden (1-4, 4 frees, 1 penalty), Isabelle Fay (1-0); Claragh Shannon (0-1), Joanne Whyte (0-1), Katherine Kilduff.
Subs:- Orla Kenny for I Fay (40 mins); Samantha McHale for E McCord (40 mins); Sarah Hughes for R Keenan (49 mins); Niamh Keane for J Whyte (49 mins); Sarah McDermott for Lisa Keegan (55 mins).
CRETTYARD: Katelyn Kelly; Sandra Smith, Sarah Fleming, Ella Kelly; Siobhan Nash, Mary Kelly, Carrie Murphy; Kay Curran (1-0), Sandra Keegan; Natalie O’Carroll, Roisin Allen (0-3, 2 frees), Sinead Kelly; Patrice Whelan (0-1), Eadaoin Brennan, Alison Kelly.
Subs:- Shauna O’Keeffe for N O’Carroll (43 mins); Shauna Hanley for E Brennan (43 mins); Laura Jordan for E Kelly (49 mins); Rebecca Jones for C Murphy (58 mins); Leah Hyland for S Kelly (58 mins).
Referee: Henry Clifford (Meath).