Nothing to separate Naomh Eoin and Ard Ri
GIRLS DIV 2/3/4/5 SHIELD
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Ard Ri’s Saoirse Murphy evades the challenge of Scoil Naomh Eoin’s Talia Oriri during the Girls Div /4/5 Shield final at Trim on Thursday. Photo: Gerry Shanahan-www.cyberimages.net Gerry ShanahanImage 2 of 5
Scoil Naomh Eoin’s Talia Oriri receives the Spirit of the Final award from Meath Chronicle’s Tom Gannon. Gerry ShanahanImage 3 of 5
Scoil Naomh Eoin’s Fausta Barktute in action during Thursday’s final. Gerry ShanahanImage 4 of 5
The Scoil Naomh Eoin players (from left) were: back - Dameolia Fabian, Amelia Murtagh, Sofia Puskina, Lacey Tenanty, Aisha Rahman, India Moore, Bianca Gheorghita, Talia Oriri, Natalia Bikiewicz, Emma Reid, Lisa Toth, Kauanny Marian da Silva, Anisia Irina, Nora Sebelkskyte, Mia Callan, Jessica Curtis; front - Charlie-Mae O’Reilly, Selina McDonagh, Leigha Hand, Amy McDonagh, Leona Proctor, Katie Jane Dowdall, Jacqueline Collins, Fausta Barktute, Charlotte Smith, Louiza Frazer, Caitlin Gavin, Layla Sharkey. Gerry ShanahanImage 5 of 5
The Ard Rí CNS player (from left) were: back - Ellen Caffrey, Jeremai Magbagbeola, Martha McDonnell, Anna Brown, Isabelle Quinn, Lena Wojcik, Timea Kaminska, Julia Sviagla; front - Kayleigh McCormack, Akshalaa Kamalenderan, Aleesha Kemmereit, Kerrie Moloney, Chloe Chaney, Ava Chaney, Annie Clarke, Saoirse Murphy, Cora Barrett Clarke. Gerry ShanahanNothing could separate Scoil Naomh Eoin and Ard Rí CNS in the Girls Div 2/3/4/5 final at Trim on Thursday last, writes Tom Gannon.
A fantastic defensive display, primarily from Talia Oriri, helped Scoil Naomh Eoin garner a seven-point advantage with 10 minutes left. However, a flurry of goals from Ard Ri meant that their Navan counterparts needed a late goal to force a replay.
Points from Barktute and Natalia Bikiewicz saw Naomh Eoin race into an early three-point lead. Barktute then set up Mia Callen for the game's opening goal.
Bikiewicz also found the back of the net a few minutes later as Naomh Eoin looked to be cruising. Ard Rí got off the mark late on in the half when Chloe Chaney’s effort came rattling off the bar but Ava Chaney was on hand to finish to the Naomh Eoin net which gave Naomh Eoin a 2-3 to 1-0 interval lead.
India Moore kicked off proceedings in the second-half before Ard Ri captain, Martha McDermott responded with a goal midway through the second 20 minutes. Ard Ri’s star player, Timea Kaminska then took over and rattled off 2-1 in quick succession. Having led for three-quarters of the clash, Naomh Eoin needed Barktute to step up and provide a late goal in order to force a replay.
Scoil Naomh Eoin - Emma Reid; Talia Oriri, Charlotte Smith; Leona Proctor, Louiza Frazer, Amy McDonagh; Winnie Nevin, Mia Callan (1-0); Fausta Barktute (1-2), Bianca Gheorghita, Charlie-Mae O’Reilly. Caitlin Gavin, Amelia Murtagh, Jacqueline Collins, Leigha Hand, Kauanny Marian da Silva, Lacey Tenanty, Sofia Puskina, Nora Sebelkskyte, Dameolia Fabian, Gabija Gokaite, Layla Sharkey, Katie Jane Dowdall, Anisia Irina, Selina McDonagh, India Moore (0-1), Lisa Toth, Jessica Curtis, Aisha Rahman, Natalia Bikiewicz (1-1). Mentors - Shannon Farrelly, Sarah Powderly, Sarah Stevenson.
Ard Ri CNS Navan - Isabelle Quinn; Lena Wojcik, Julia Sviagla; Annie Clarke, Saoirse Murphy, Martha McDonnell (1-0); Timea Kaminska (2-1), Anna Brown; Chloe Chaney, Ava Chaney (1-0), Cora Barrett Clarke. Ellen Caffrey, Jeremai Magbagbeola, Kayleigh McCormack, Aleesha Kemmereit, Kerrie Moloney, Akshalaa Kamalenderan, Jill Kijak. Mentors - Ailis Bruce, Aoife Gavin, Karen Dunne.
Referee – Jimmy Walsh (St Mary’s NS, Ashbourne).