u-12 Peil na cailíní Cahir v Ardfinnan
August 18, 2020
These bunch of fantastic U12’s headed to Ardfinnan tonight to take on Ardfinnan in their 2nd championship game. Cahir played into a slight wind & our goalie & backs had to deal with a strong sun. Our regular goalie Lucy Moloney was unable to play tonight so 10 year old Meabh Lonergan stood in & she had a fantastic game. Great credit is due to this young girl for helping the team. Another of our top U10 girls Melanie Flannery was also unable to play through illness. We started very slow & Ardfinnan had 4pts on the board before a long ball into our full forward was caught & Emma dispatched it to the net. It settled us & Amy O’ Connor got a great point after Cahir showed great patience to wait until the shot was on to leave it level at the water break. Cahir came out strong & the full back line all night of Katie Tobin, Zoe Conway & Erin O’ Donnell who played her first game for Cahir tonight were outstanding thwarting attack after attack all night. Ava McKenna then got a great goal for Cahir but it was a ding dong battle & Ardfinnan replied with a goal. Then Heather Kiely got a great point. Half time was 2-2 to 1-4 in favour of Cahir. After the break Lauren O Donavan replaced Ava Fanning who had given everything working hard in the forwards. Cahir started well the half back of Holly Tobin, Sienna Ferris & Casey Butler were fantastic delivering great ball into the forwards. The team was driven on in the midfield by captain Caoimhe Leahy & Jessica Davis. These 2 girls were fantastic linking the ball from backs to forwards covering every blade of grass. It was level at the 3rd quarter with Kasey Downey & Amy O’ Connor tagging on points. The half forward line of Heather Kiely , Amy O’ Connor were excellent all through contributing 4 points between the 3 of them. Olivia Gutowski replaced Ava McKenna who was excellent all through along with Emma Hyland & Ava Fanning & replacements Lauren O Donavan & Olivia Gutowski. All 5 girls were fantastic with Emma Hyland & Ava McKenna getting a goal each. The game was in the balance when Jessica Davis was on the end of a great move to score the winning goal. She is a fantastic young player & deserved her goal after all her hard work. The backs along with Heather Kiely & Amy O Connor who sat deeper near the end stopped everything this very good strong Ardfinnan team threw at them. The final whistle sounded & the final score was 3-4 to 1-7 to Cahir. Thanks to a very good Ardfinnan team for a great game. It was a great standard for U12. Also thanks to Seamus Lawlor for refereeing the game fairly & being so nice to the girls. That’s 2 wins from 2 for the girls. We’re all very proud of ye. Team below - Erin O’ Donnell, Katie Tobin, Holly Tobin, Ava McKenna, Olivia Gutowski, Jessica Davis, Caoimhe Leahy (capt), Heather Kiely, Zoe Conway, Emma Hyland & Amy O’ Connor, Amy Fanning (U6 player), Ava Fanning, Lauren O’ Donavan, Kasey Downey, Sienna Ferris, Meabh Lonergan, Casey Butler & Doireann O’ Connor (U8 player). Cahir Ladies Abú