ForzaForth
20/10/2018, 8:21 PM
Wexford continued their fantastic league form and retained their league title with an emphatic display against Cork City Women in Ferrycarrig tonight. Although Cork were missing their U17 league players and main goal threat, Saoirse Noonan, up front, they still had a strong defence ably marshalled by the excellent Savannah McCarthy. Wexford were missing Rianna Jarrett and Becky Cassin through injury and started with Sophie, Nicola, Lauren, Lolly, Doireann, Emma, Kylie, Aoife, Edel, Katrina and with Aisling up front. The necessary switches worked a dream for Wexford’s manager, Tom Elmes, as Emma Hansberry and Aisling Frawley, in particular, looked completely revitalised by their new positions while U19 international, Aoife Slattery, was a revelation in midfield for Wexford and deserved her player of the match award. WYW started on the front foot and should have gone ahead on nine minutes when Aisling Frawley “out-muscled” Savannah McCarthy on the Cork end-line but Katrina Parrock, coming off her left-wing, couldn’t finish at the far post. However, Wexford got the goal they deserved on the quarter-hour mark when a cross from the right by Kylie Murphy was volleyed home neatly by Katrina Parrock. With Wexford looking good in possession, Cork were limited to two long-range efforts by Maggie Duncliffe, but on neither occasion was she able to trouble Sophie Lenehan in the Wexford goal. With 27 minutes gone, Wexgord got what looked like the league-winning goal when the excellent Emma Hansberry’s effort from distance took a nasty arc over Amanda Budden’s head in the Cork goal as a result of a major deflection off a Cork defender. With Cork not really able to threaten the Wexford goal, Wexford glided serenely to the half-time whistle with a 2-0 lead.