ForzaForth
16/01/2016, 9:03 PM
Competent, rather than dazzling, performance by WYW in Ferrycarrig tonight in the League Cup, and it took three late goals by the home side to put a comfortable look on the scoreboard. WYW started with Tamara, Nicola, Jess, Ruth, Ciara, Maria, Edel, Kylie, Emma, Linda, and with Claire up front. WYW had a lot of the ball in the first half, but Claire looked a bit isolated up front and, as a result, chances were hard to create against a very resilient Kilkenny side who worked hard to defend behind the ball. On five minutes, Claire O'Riordan had a left-footed volley chance, but miscued. With fifteen gone, Kylie was set up inside the Kilkenny penalty area but shot wide. Three minutes later, Ciara Rossiter had a free kick which went a yard wide. WYW then went 1-0 up when Kylie found Claire O'Riordan free inside the penalty area and she finished comfortably to put the home side ahead. However, Sylvia Gee then equalised out of the blue for Kilkenny when her shot from twenty yards out smashed off the Wexford crossbar and in. Wexford found it hard to create much against a renewed Kilkenny side until just before half-time. On 38 minutes, Emma Hansberry had a free which went just past the post and, just afterwards, Emma was taken down inside the Kilkenny penalty area to give Kylie Murphy a successful chance from the spot for 2-1 to Wexford. Maria Delahunty then shot over with only the Kilkenny keeper to beat when Claire O'Riordan notched her second with an acrobatic header to put WYW ahead by 3-1 at half-time.