For the first time in their short history, the senior ladies’ team from Warrenpoint turned out in a championship final. The ladies had faced opponents Tullylish twice before, during the league campaign & had come out victorious on both occasions, so were confident of getting their hands on silverware this time. Tullylish had not just turned up to make up the numbers though & showed from the start that they were going to make a game of it. The opening exchanges were quite even, with neither team making an impression on the score board for a while, despite some good attacking play. Tullylish got the first score of the match with a goal, finished from close range, after an excellent solo run. This seemed to spark the Warrenpoint ladies into action, who got into their stride & started to pressure the Tullylish defence & take regular scores. By half-time, the Blues (although playing in black) had built up a comfortable lead, which all but ended the match as a contest. Tullylish kept chipping away but were unable to stop the regular scoring coming from the movement & direct running of Warrenpoint.
The final whistle saw scenes of great delight as Cumann Pheadair Naofa senior ladies lifted their first ever trophy. Well done to all players & the management team.
Final score: Cumann Pheadair Naofa 6-21Tullylish 2-2
Team ; Cara Bradley, Lauren Quinn, Ciara Downey, Ciara Hughes, Lucia Morgan (C), Silin Murphy, Anna Craven, Sara Daly, Katie Howlett, Caoimhe Shannon (C), Tara Cunningham, Molly McNeela, Enya Quinn, Maria Sloan, Brenda Grant, Erin Carr, Lisa Cousins, Laura Taylor, Katie O’Hare, Kate Kelly, Ellen Daly
