Longford ladies cruise to easy win over Kilkenny
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Group A Round 2 clash in O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Sunday
Most emphatic winners over Kilkenny in the Leinster Series, the rampant Longford ladies repeated the dose in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Round 1 clash at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday.
Longford . . . 5-21 Kilkenny . . . 0-1
Although the manager Dave Lambert opted to field a few fringe players, the girls in blue and gold were still far too strong for the visitors and the focus quickly switches to the crunch game away to Offaly on Sunday next. Throw-in 2pm at Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore.
The winners of this key fixture will be in pole position to qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals with Longford’s remaining matches in the group stage at home to Derry and away to the title favourites Antrim.
Reflecting back to the game against Kilkenny last weekend, the home side built up a very commanding 2-10 to 0-1 lead in the first half with the goals coming from Ailbhe Mulligan and Sian Gallagher.
It was more of the same in the second half with Longford scoring another three goals through Kamille Burke, Emma Farrell and Aoife Darcy, the latter on target from a penalty in stoppage time.
LONGFORD: Sarah McDermott; Amy Creegan, Leanne Keegan, Riane McGrath; Rachel Fallon, Sorcha Dawson, Emma Farrell; Emma Doris, Sian Gallagher; Katherine Kilduff, Katie Crawford, Ailbhe Brady; Aoife Darcy, Kamille Burke, Ailbhe Mulligan.
Subs:- Emma Bleakley for A Brady; Funmi Talabi for A Creegan; Shauna Madden for K Crawford; Lauren McGuire for R McGrath; Elizabeth Kearney for R Fallon.