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Newmarket-on-Fergus 7-17 Kilkishen 3-5
Originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago, at Fr Murphy Memorial Park on Sunday evening Newmarket were by far the dominant side. The winners had notched up 2-4 before Kilkishen registered their first score halfway through the opening half.
It was Niki Kaiser who opened the scoring for the Blues with a point, followed by a long distance effort from captain Róisín McMahon. Jenny Kelly then added 1-1 in the space of four minutes to push Newmarket ahead. A goal from Carol Kaiser and an Aine O’Brien point was added before Kilkishen’s Kate O’Gorman slotted over a free to get her side on the scoreboard.
Newmarket responded well with Carol Kaiser, Kelly and O’Brien putting over points, as O’Gorman answered with a free. Carol Kaiser and Kelly got Newmarket’s final two scores of the half. Kilkishen finished the half on a high with Lisa Loughnane scoring 1-1, to leave it 2-9 to 1-3 at the break.
A statement of intent was signalled by the victors straight after the resumption; Rachel Mulcaire finding the net with only 40 seconds gone. O’Gorman got Kilkishen off the mark with a pointed 45’ but Ruth Kaiser, with a long-range shot, raised another green flag.
Aine O’Brien got her first point of the second half to keep momentum with the home side, but Loughnane scored another goal to give her side a much needed boost. This didn’t last long though, as the county champions of 2011 got points from Deirdre Cassidy and Annmarie Hayes.
O’Gorman and Carol Kaiser swapped points before Lisa Loughnane completed her hat-trick of goals in the 13th minute. This was the last score her side would get but the victors kept ploughing ahead.
Jenny Kelly pointed and Rachel Mulcaire, following great control, hand-passed the ball to the net. O’Brien and Ruth Kaiser put over points and a fine ground stroke from Claire Arthur had Kilkishen’s Martina McNamara picking the sliothar from her goal yet again. Kelly put the ball over the bar and Cassidy, with a goal, got the last score of the game with two minutes remaining.
Newmarket have secured a semi-final spot, while Kilkishen are up against Kilmaley to see who will be joining them.
Best for the winners were Carol Kaiser, Róisín McMahon, Rachel Mulcaire, Aimee McInerney and Aine O’Brien. For Kilkishen, Lisa Loughnane was the stand-out performer, while Cushla Hehir did well and Kate O’Gorman’s accuracy from frees was important.
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Erica Minogue; Jane O’Leary, Laura McMahon, Aislinn Keogh; Aimee McInerney, Róisín McMahon (0-1), Carol O’Leary; Joanne Walsh, Ruth Kaiser (1-1); Carol Kaiser (1-3), Jenny Kelly (1-5), Aine O’Brien (0-4, 1f); Annmarie Hayes (0-1), Deirdre Cassidy (1-1), Niki Kaiser (0-1).
Subs: Rachel Mulcaire (2-0) for N Kaiser (inj, 11mins); Aoife Griffin for Keogh (44 mins); Claire Arthur (1-0) for Hayes (49 mins); Brid Enright for Mulcaire (58 mins); Róisín White for Cassidy (58 mins).
Kilkishen: Martina McNamara; Aine Cooney, Shauna Fleming, Sarah Loughnane; Paula Loughnane, Kate Lynch, Ciara Ryan; Cushla Hehir, Clodagh O’Halloran; Kate O’Gorman (0-4 3f 1 45’), Lisa Loughnane (3-1), Noelle Mc Namara; Marie Nash, Michelle Moroney, Deirdre Minouge.
Subs: Norah Murphy for O’Halloran (37 mins); Marie McNamara for S Loughnane (40 mins).
Referee: Kevin Walsh (Wolfe Tones).
Sixmilebridge 4-18 Inagh Kilnamona 1-3
SIXMILEBRIDGE ran out convincing winners over Inagh-Kilnamona in Clarecastle on Sunday. In what was an impressive display, the ’Bridge girls scored 21 of their 22 scores from play.
Maire McGrath opened the scoring with a point, followed by four points from Slaine Carey, before Aoife Keane opened the Inagh Kilnamona sheet with a point. Chloe Morey added two more points for the winners before Ali Quinlan got the ’Bridge’s first goal in the 18th minute.
Inagh Kilnamona responded with a converted free and Aine McNamara and Maire McGrath added two more scores to leave the winners 1-9 to 0-2 in front at half-time.
Maire McGrath again opened the scoring in the second half followed by two points from Rachael O’Halloran and a point from Aine McNamara.
Three goals in six minutes saw the ’Bridge put this game out of reach. A long range free from Chloe Morey in the 42nd minute went all the way to the net, Ali Quinlan again found the net two minutes later before Aine McNamara goaled two minutes later again.
Chloe Morey increased her tally with four long range scores before Slaine Carey finished off with a converted free.
Inagh Kilnamona got a consolation goal in the last puck of the game with a converted free from Fiona Lafferty.
Sixmilebridge had great displays from Mairead Hyland and Aoife Roche.
Sixmilebridge: Eimear Murray; Ann Sweeney, Deanna Considine, Bridget O’Halloran; Eimear Donnellan, Aiveen O’Shea, Ellen Roche; Maire McGrath (0-3), Chloe Morey (1-6); Slaine Carey (0-5), Mairead Hyland, Rachael O’Halloran (0-2), Ali Quinlan (2-0), Aine McNamara (1-2), Aoife Roche.
Inagh-Kilnamona: Sinead O’Loughlin; Marie O’Looney, Sinead Quinn, Gillian Lafferty; Noelle Arthur, Michelle Wynne, Róisín Longe; Fiona Lafferty (1-2), Michelle Tierney; Aoife Keane (0-1), Emily Lynch, Edel Devereux; Naomi Keating, Noelle Bergin and Fiona Quinn.
Subs: Sharon Rynne for Edel Devereux, Edel Devereux for Longe, Róisín Longe for Fiona Quinn (inj).
Referee: Jim Hickey
Clooney Quin 2-11 Truagh Clonlara 1-4
CLOONEY-Quin’s senior experience told on Sunday evening in Clarecastle with a big win over championship newcomers Truagh-Clonlara.
The winners had the first couple of chances but Truagh full-back Teresa Nihill and wing-back Kathleen Nihill cleared the danger.
The first score was from Clooney-Quin from play after four minutes. Their second came from a free by Deirdre Murphy before Aileen O’Sullivan converted a free for Truagh after seven minutes when Ellen Horgan’s hard work was rewarded with a free. Clooney-Quin added another from play to reinstate their two-point lead.
Truagh-Clonlara had the better of matters for the next five minutes but, frustratingly, O’Sullivan and Michelle Caulfield had shots that went narrowly wide before Clooney-Quin’s Claire Ryan pointed after 16 minutes.
Clooney-Quin applied pressure after the midway point in the half and added a goal from play. They quickly followed with another goal to give them a 2-5 to 1-3 lead at half time.
Straight from the off Clooney-Quin scored a point from play. The Truagh full-back line were getting the upperhand, with Clooney-Quin forwards conceding a number of frees.
Louise Henchy added a further point for Clooney-Quin from play on 38 minutes and she followed with another shortly after. Clooney-Quin had a goal disallowed at this point. Murphy added to her tally with a point from play and with ten minutes left Clooney-Quin had this game well under control. Claire Ryan of Clooney-Quin scored a point with four minutes remaining.
Truagh-Clonlara did finish the game strongly and were rewarded with a free two minutes from time, which O’Sullivan converted.
Clooney Quin: Sheelagh Daffy; Christine Colleran, Aisling Hannon, Jenny Costello; Laura McHugh, Kelly MacLean, Edwina O’Brien; Claire Ryan (0-2), Aisling Corbett; Louise Henchy (0-2), Deirdre Murphy (0-4), Siobhan Lee (1-2); Marie Halpin, Orlaith Duggan (0-1), Sonya Maher (1-0).
Subs: Mary Clune for Maher (42 mins); Jessica O’Neill for Halpin (44 mins); Hannah O’Brien for Lee (58 mins).
Truagh Clonlara: Lisa Moloney; Siobhan Fahy, Teresa Nihill, Aideen Hogg; Sarah Koyce, Sarah Sherlock, Kathleen Horgan; Helen Guinane, Maire Guinane; Ellen Horgan, Maire Begley, Emma Kavanagh; Michelle Caulfield, Aileen O’Sullivan (1-3, 1-2f 1 45’), Eimear Kelly (0-1).
Subs: Niamh Power for Kavanagh (40 min), Yvonne Woods for Begley (50 mins).
Referee: Ger Hoey.
