Meath Senior Club Championship Final
Seneschalstown 3-17 St. Ultans 2-6
Seneschalstown’s dominance of ladies football in the Royal County continued at Donaghmore/Ashbourne on Sunday evening when the Yellow Furze girls turned in yet another scintillating display showing capturing the SFC title at the expense of old adversaries St.Ultans.
Meath Senior Club Championship Final
Seneschalstown 3-17 St. Ultans 2-6
Seneschalstown’s dominance of ladies football in the Royal County continued at Donaghmore/Ashbourne on Sunday evening when the Yellow Furze girls turned in yet another scintillating display showing capturing the SFC title at the expense of old adversaries St.Ultans.
Seneschalstown showed all the style and swagger we have been accustomed to with them in securing their seventh title in eight years, despite the best efforts of their gallant opponents. Persistent rain descended on the magnificent Donaghmore/Ashbourne venue throughout the contest but it didn’t stop the sides from serving up some sumptuous football. The winners in particular sent over some fine scores and eight different players managed to get on the score sheet, with impressive wing forward Eimear O’Carroll leading those charts with 1-5.
She got the champions off to a textbook start in the third minute when her 30 metre free deceived St.Ultans’ keeper Nuala O’Biren and dropped into the net. That set the tone for the reminder of the tie as St.Ultans were always playing catch up thereafter and never managed to lead in the contest.
Goals from Shauna Bennett and Geraldine Doherty in the opening period did offer St.Ultans a glimmer of hope entering the second half as they only trailed by four points at the break, 2-3 to 2-7. The latter of those scores was a magnificent strike from the county star who finished brilliantly in into the top corner of the net.
But that marvellous strike didn’t compare to Orla Sheridan’s goal that arrived in the 23rd minute. The Seneschalstown corner forward picked up possession outside the 45 metre line and after sprinting by several defenders, she unleashed an unstoppable shot to the net via the underside of the crossbar to extend her sides advantage to 2-6 to 2-1.
The second half was all Seneschalstown and they turned possession into scores with almost every attack, out scoring their opponents 1-10 to 1-3 after the change of ends, where Grainne Nulty, Steph Byrne and Orla Sheridan and Mary Sheridan all added to their personal tallies.
So it’s seven senior titles in eight years for Seneschalstown and on the evidence of this showing their dominance doesn’t look like coming to a halt in the near future.
Seneschalstown: Caroline Mooney, Deborah Dillon, Mena Sheridan, Aodhnait McAdam, Roisin Nulty, Louise McKeever, Adelle Carolan, Mary Sheridan, Siobhain Sheridan, Eimear O’Carroll, Fiona Mahon, Stephanie Byrne, Emma Harris, Grainne Nulty, Orla Sheridan. Subs: Aoife Sheridan for Byrne, Elaine Byrne for McAdam, Louise Byrne for Mooney, Amy Carolan for Nulty (all on 46 minutes)
Ultans: N.O’Brien, M.Coyne, T.Newman, E.Casserly, K.Healy, A.M. Ball, V.Newman, J.Healy, K.O’Brien, A.Mullen, M.O’Brien, C.Coyne, E.Duffy, G.Doherty, S.Bennett. Subs. A.Marley for C.Coyne.
Ref: Martin Mannering (Ratoath)
