Spa Senior ladies travelled to Firies today to take on Cromane in the Bon Secours Junior A Championship Semi-Final. It was perfect weather conditions for a great game of football with the sun shining and no wind to speak of.
Cromane got the start that Spa, being the underdogs, very much needed. A high ball in by Róisín Griffin saw a very uncharacteristic fumble by Spa which saw the ball in the back of the net putting Cromane on the score sheet. This was followed up by a point by Cromanes Cora Joy. A much needed first score to settle Spa came from a free taken by Saoirse Kelly but Spa had a difficult job closing down Cromanes attacks with Cora Joy and Eimear Burke, who scored 2-04 in the first half was playing incredibly strong fast football. Spa will rue a few wides, 7 in total, but Cromane had their homework done on Spa, swarming around Saoirse Kelly whenever she had the ball. Half time score was 3-05 to 0-04 to Cromane.
Spa started the second half better with Ciara O’Sullivan blasting the ball past Edel Murphy into the Cromane goal but Eimear Burke was able to slot two points over the bar to keep a comfortable lead for Cromane. Spa played much better in the second half. Edel Slattery and Sinéad White made a difference when they came on but the damage of three goals in the first half was too much of a gap to close. Liadh Tobin had a great game and Maireád Bennett played outstanding football in midfield but Cromane were the better team on the day finishing with a score of 3-08 to 1-06.
Cromane now advance into the Junior A final in two weeks time.
Cromane got the start that Spa, being the underdogs, very much needed. A high ball in by Róisín Griffin saw a very uncharacteristic fumble by Spa which saw the ball in the back of the net putting Cromane on the score sheet. This was followed up by a point by Cromanes Cora Joy. A much needed first score to settle Spa came from a free taken by Saoirse Kelly but Spa had a difficult job closing down Cromanes attacks with Cora Joy and Eimear Burke, who scored 2-04 in the first half was playing incredibly strong fast football. Spa will rue a few wides, 7 in total, but Cromane had their homework done on Spa, swarming around Saoirse Kelly whenever she had the ball. Half time score was 3-05 to 0-04 to Cromane.
Spa started the second half better with Ciara O’Sullivan blasting the ball past Edel Murphy into the Cromane goal but Eimear Burke was able to slot two points over the bar to keep a comfortable lead for Cromane. Spa played much better in the second half. Edel Slattery and Sinéad White made a difference when they came on but the damage of three goals in the first half was too much of a gap to close. Liadh Tobin had a great game and Maireád Bennett played outstanding football in midfield but Cromane were the better team on the day finishing with a score of 3-08 to 1-06.
Cromane now advance into the Junior A final in two weeks time.
