Draw a reasonable result in a tense and cagey affair in Ferrycarrig tonight, which should suit the Slaneysiders more in their efforts to secure the title rather than Shelbourne. With none of the four Wexford returnees from Taipei starting, Wexford went with Sophie, Nicola, Jess, Lolly, Lauren, Linda, Kylie, Becky, Edel, Emma and with Katrina Parrock up front. Shels started the brighter for the first ten minutes or so and nearly profited from an easy drop by Sophie Lenehan in the first couple of minutes from a Shels corner. Wexford then had a good move thwarted by a Kylie Murphy offside before Shels had a free blocked for a corner. Game then became more even as Wexford began to grow into the game. On 25 minutes, Wexford’s Jess Gleeson got a yellow for a tackle on the touchline. Wexford then nearly scored when Amanda McQuillan drilled a clearance into Jamie Finn, her own defender, but the ball trickled just the wrong side of the post for only a Wexford corner. On 34 minutes, Lauren Dwyer did well to block Shelbourne’s Gloria Douglas from reaching a dangerous cross. Pearl Slattery then got a yellow for what looked like dissent before Becky Cassin just couldn’t get a lob on target for Wexford. 0-0 at half-time.
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