Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Championship

Round 2 

Dublin 0-05   

Tipperary 2-17

Tipperary travelled to Dublin in need of a win after a late Round 1 defeat to Kilkenny the previous weekend. By 2:20pm on Sunday in Abbotstown National Sports Arena, Tipperary Minors had registered a comprehensive win after a very closely fought 1^st half.

Dublin were well in the game at half-time but the concession of a goal seconds into the second half tipped the tide in favour of Tipperary and they relentlessly drove at the Dublin defence for the remainder of the second half dominating proceedings till the final whistle. Tipperary opened the scoring in the first minute of the game with a fine point from Danielle Ryan (Annacarty). The teams were all square in the fifth minute with Aoibheann Stokes finding the target. Dublin took the lead thanks to a nice point from play from Saoirse Behan, but the sides were quickly level again with Tipperary corner forward Emer Dwan popping over a point.

Between the tenth and twentieth minute Dublin had their best spell of the game but failed to capitalise on the creation of a number of scoring opportunities. Tipperary’s defence was very solid in both halves with Celine Guinan moving to midfield stemming the Dublin dominance. Tipperary took full advantage of the let-off and Celine Guinan converted three free attempts and Emer Dwan added another from play to give Tipp a four point lead. In first half injury time Dublin’s Aoibheann Stokes slotted a free over from the right hand side of the pitch to leave the score at the break 0-06 to 0-03 and the game very much still in the melting pot.

The momentum in the game though fully turned in Tipperary’s favour seconds after the restart, Tipp won the restart, the ball was played to Danielle Ryan (Annacarty) who drove through the centre of the Dublin defence, fed Danielle Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla ) who sprinted through and worked the ball into corner forward Emer Dwan who buried the ball to the net and suddenly Tipperary enjoyed a 6 point advantage.

Tipp’s Celine Guinan added another point from a free to extend the lead. Dublin got their first score of the second half in the 42nd minute scored by second half substitute Kerri Austin from a 45’ after Paula Quirke saved off the line. That was as good as it got for Dublin as Tipperary dominated the rest of the game and scored an unanswered 1-09. A converted free from Celine Guinan in the fourteenth minute was quickly followed by Tipperary’s second goal, once again a powerful run through the middle from Danielle Ryan set up the chance and the unmarked Lucy Purcell made no mistake when put in on goal. A superb half-back-line 2^nd half performance by Niamh Franks, Sarah Corcoran and Shauna Heffernan kept Dublin scoring chances to the minimum. Kate Ralph’s energetic display was a fulcrum for several of Tipperary’s attacks. 

Danielle Ryan (Annacarty) then got in on the scoring act shooting three excellent points, the ever accurate Celine Guinan converted three more free attempts and Kate Ferncombe, Danielle Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla) and Emer Dwan added a point each from play as Tipperary powered away from the home side. Anna Simpson scored Dublin’s fifth point of the game in injury time, but Tipperary had the last say on the scoreboard with the impressive Danielle Ryan (Annacarty) scoring her fourth point of the half to leave the final score 2-17 to 5 points in the visitors favour.

Tipperary – Celine Guinan 0-08 (8f), Emer Dwan 1-03, Danielle Ryan 0-04, Lucy Purcell 1-00, Kate Ferncombe 0-01, Danielle Ryan 0-01. Scorers -Dublin – Aoibheann Stokes 0-02 (1f), Saoirse Behan 0-01, Kerri Austin 0-01 (1 ‘45), Anna Simpson 0-01.

Tipperary: Molly O’Dwyer, Aoife Bourke, Alison Fitzgerald, Paula Quirke, Shauna Heffernan, Sarah Corcoran, Niamh Franks, Kate Ferncombe, Kate Ralph, Danielle Ryan (A), Celine Guinan, Hazel Brennan, Emer Dwan, Danielle Ryan (B), Lucy Purcell. Tipperary Subs: Rebecca O’Mara for Niamh Franks (52), Ellen Browne for Danielle Ryan (57), Ali O’Kelly for Emer Dwan (58), Aoife Mellerick for Paula Quirke (58), Caithlyn Treacy for Kate Ferncombe (61), Áine Finn for Lucy Purcell (62), Ciara Shelly for Danielle Ryan (63).

Dublin: Mia Farrell, Caoimhe Tierney, Sibeal Cherry, Aoife Byrne, Milly Hughes, Nicola Cotter, Nina Brennan, Zara Thorne, Aoife Kenny, Anna Thornton, Helen Reynolds, Saoirse Behan, Aoibheann Stokes, Sarah Power, Amy Carey. Dublin Subs: Kerri Austin for Anna Thornton (34), Emily Fogarty for Saoirse Behan (34), Caoimhe French for Aoife Kenny (48), Anna Simpson for Amy Carey (48), Tara Brady for Zara Thorne (52), Mia Browne for Nina Brennan (59).