ForzaForth
22/07/2017, 10:29 PM
Draw a reasonable result between the two top sides in the league at Greenogue this evening, with both sides having periods of domination and coming close to snatching the three points at the end. WYW began with Sophie, Nicola, Jess, Lolly,Lauren, Linda, Becky, Aoibhin, Kylie, Aisling and with Claire up front. Wexford began sloppily with passes regularly going astray. It cost Wexford the first goal on only five minutes when Wexford gave away the ball in their own half and a decent pass put ace goal-poacher for Peamount, Amber Barrett, through on goal and she rounded Sophie Lenehan with ease to put the home side a goal ahead. The concession of the early goal seemed to galvanise Wexford and they had a long dominant spell from then on during which they notched two goals. Kylie Murphy hit the post soon afterwards after connecting with a long free by Jess Gleeson, and then Kylie had an effort on goal from a long way out which went just overthe Peamount crossbar. The goal which Wexford were pressing for came soon afterwards when a bad clearance fell to Aisling Frawley and her direct chip from outside the box found the net to put Wexford level at 1-1. Wexford continued to press and a poor back-header by a Peamount defender put Claire O’Riordan in the clear and she slotted it past McAloon in the Peamount goal to put Wexford 2-1 ahead and looking like the team which was going to secure the three points. However, just before the half-hour mark, Peamount got back into the game again when a curling effort from a long way out beat Sophie Lenehan in the Wexford goal and Peamount were back level at 2-2. Wexford continued to make chances when Kylie had a touch which McAloon saved at point-blank range and Claire O’Riordan hit the bar when connecting with a cross from Aisling Frawley. However, Amber Barrett was also to shoot just wide when well-placed before the break leaving Wexford and Peamount even at two goals apiece at half-time but with Wexford having had the better of the half particularly down the flanks where Aisling Frawley and Linda Douglas had been impressive.