Irish Girls win Ballymena Tournament

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Northern Ireland 0-3 Republic of Ireland

The Football Association of Irish Schools Girls Under 15 team landed the Ballymena International Tournament in style with a 3-0 win over hosts Northern Ireland today.

Needing just a draw to win the title, the Irish girls took the game to the North from the opening whistle. Within ten minutes they had dominated midfield and when the ball was taken off the line from Sarah McGrath on 23 minutes, the opening goal was inevitable.

It came seven minutes later when McGrath latched onto a through ball and calmly slotted it under the advancing keeper.

The second came on 65 minutes. It was Julie Herrity who put through Sarah Lawlor and the St Joseph’s Lucan player deftly chipped the goalkeeper from the top of the penalty area.

The scoring was completed two minutes from time with Susan Donovan shooting low to the bottom corner.



Republic of Ireland Schools

Jennifer Cooke (Portmarnock CS), Louise Fahy (Ballinrobe CS), Lillian O Brien (Col Mhuire Ennis), Aisling Egan (Summerhill Athlone), Danielle Byrne (Our Lady’s Templeogue), Amy O Keeffe (Castletroy College), Lisa Tuohy (St. Mary’s Nenagh), Anna Mullen (Eureka Kells), Christine McCallion (Scoil Mhuire Buncrana), Yvonne McGonagle (Ballinamore VS), Amanda O Reilly (St Olivers Oldcastle), Sheila Campbell Ballinamore VS), Laura Dunne (St Peter’s Dunboyne), Susan Donovan (Col Choilm Ballincollig), Sarah McGrath (St Mark’s Tallaght), Aisling Concannon (Ballinrobe CS), Julianne Herrity (Loreto Letterkenny), Sarah Lawlor (St Joseph’s Lucan)