Dublin U14 secure victory over Meath
- Apr 16,2012
Dublin U-14s played Meath in a top of the table clash last Saturday in Boardsmill. The old cliche that it was a game of two halves was certainly applied to this match.It was all one way traffic towards Dublin's goals with a very impressive Meath team leading by 1-8 to a single point.
However just before half time, Hannah O'Neill was pulled down in the small square to earn a penalty. Full back, Erica Byrne struck home with a penalty that Messi would be proud of.
A good half time talking-to by manager Terry Jennings saw the girls come out fired up for the second half. Rachel Douglas at Centre back led the charge with a match total of 7 points, 6 from frees.
This was added to by points from Laura McGinley, Hannah Hyland, Mia Jennings and Chloe Lawless. Such was the work-rate of the six backs, that they held Meath scoreless in the second half, the final score 1-11 to 1-8 to keep Dublin on top of the table and guaranteeing them a place in the Leinster Final.
Team: Nadine Ryan, Julia Buckley, Erica Byrne,Beth Molloy, Eimear Nolan, Rachel Douglas, Sabrina Maloney, Hannah Hyland, Tara Fitzgibbon, Hannah O'Neill, Mia Jennings, Laura McGinley,Megan Foley, Niamh Prior, Rebecca Brennan, Chloe Lawless, Kelly McLoughlin,Claire Kirwan, Aoimh Downey, Naoise Mooney, Saibh Hannigan, Niamh Carty, Yasmin O'Neill, Katie Ronan, Sinead McCullough.
A Number of girls were unavailable due to injury/illness.
We would like to wish Hannah Foster Ryan a speedy recovery following her recent arm-break.
