Womens Senior Cup 2008

[ashy]

who r st joseph's??? is that meant to be st. francis??

[chick]

yes its st francis not josephs.

another game is
dwsl V mayo

[ashy]

wilton away to st.francis
cork league away to ballina

[prinz]

1
Dundalk City Womens FC
V
Lifford Ladies FC

2
Stella Maris FC
V
Peamount Utd.

3
St. Francis FC
V
Wilton Utd. FC

4
D.W.S.L.
V
Mayo LadiesLeague

5
Galway & District Ladies League
V
Dundalk FC

6
Wexford & District Womens League
V
Monaghan Ladies

7
Benfica FC
V
Drogheda Utd.

8
Ballina Town
V
Cork Womens League

any predictions

[ramladies]

Wilton, Mayo, Galway, Ballina Town, Dundalk, Stella Maris.
Not sure bout other two think Monaghan and Wexford will be a close game as think both teams would be about same strength.

[Squeez]

St Francis will be no push over, they're top of their league at the moment. I reckon they'll just edge it against Wilton

[ramladies]

agree with you dont think they'll be a pushover but i think Wilton will win the match

[chick]

any predictions

I'd go with -
Lifford Ladies FC
Stella Maris FC
Mayo Ladies League
Galway & District Ladies League
Monaghan Ladies

And probably -
St. Francis FC
Drogheda Utd.
Ballina Town

[LmkSnr]

Here goes
Lifford
Peamount
Wilton
Mayo
Galway
Wexford
Benfica
Cork

Watched Annacotty v Wilton was a very tight game,Wilton look to be a complete senior side so i think they will come through .

[Shankly]

any predictions[/quote]

Here we go -

Dundalk City
Stella Maris FC
St. Francis FC (will win easily - it won't even be close)
D.W.S.L. (definitely capable of causing a surprise)
Galway & District Ladies League
Wexford & District Womens League
Benfica FC
Cork Womens League

[ramladies]

Cork beat ballina 4-2 today.

[Southside Girl]

Francis beat wilton 4.1
Peamount beat stella 1.0
mayo league beat dwsl 3.1 ( at 2.1 to mayo, dwsl equalised with their second goal from a run from the left wing she scored herself after makin the run referee ruled it a goal then disallowed it cos linesman called offside.. didnt make sense winger scored goal herself.. in dyin mins of game mayo got their 3rd)

[rasper]

Dwsl player was judged to be OFFSIDE interfering with play by the lineswoman. Mayo were lucky today dublin should have taken their chances and not commit some many fouls two of which led to the mayo goals

[chick]

dundalk city 5-2 lifford


any other reports?

[Wexford Rules]

Wexford League beat Monaghan United 4-3 in a very entertaining tie while Benfica beat Drogheda United 3-2 after extra time

[Curler]

from salthilldevon.ie

Mullins Hat-Trick puts Galway Ladies on All-Ireland trail again.

Galway & District League 3 - 0 Dundalk
The Galway & District League Ladies team continued their defence of the FAI Senior Cup in fine style on Sunday in Terryland Park with a comprehensive 3 nil victory over Dundalk.


Galway played composed football from the start and with Meabh de Burca and Ruth Fahy dominating the mid-field exchanges, they asserted themselves from the start. Deirdre Connell on the right wing and Julie-Ann Russell on the left gave the team great width. It was no surprise when after 16 minutes Russell skipped by a couple of defenders, getting to end line before crossing an inch perfect pass that Kara Mullins finished to the back of the net with ease.


Galway’s back four of Becky Walsh , Annette Clarke , Aine Hannon and Emer Flatley were in total control and team Manager Stephen Lally will have been pleased in particular with the performance of Flatley who had the unenviable task of replacing Niamh Fahy at the heart of the defence.


Although dominating for long periods, Galway didn’t add to their tally until a few minutes before the break. Susie Cunningham was giving the Dundalk defence a torrid time and when she was fouled on the edge of the box , up stepped Mullins and with great skill curled the free kick around the wall and into the bottom corner of the net.


The second half was more of the same with Galway in control. Keeper Melissa Casserly although dealing comfortably with everything that came her way will scarcely have a quieter day. The introduction of Paula Kelly, Heather Duffy and in particular Lucy Hannon added a freshness and momentum to the Galway cause. Hannon had a number of opportunities to put her name on the scoresheet but in the end settled for an assist in the last goal which was again finished with some style by the impressive Kara Mullins.


There was no further scoring but Galway Ladies can be well pleased with their performance. Team manager Stephen Lally afterwards commented “ I am very happy with the win and getting through to the ¼ Final was our primary objective. Niamh (Fahy) is a huge loss to our squad but am delighted that Emer (Flatley) slotted so easily in there today and what about Kara’s hat-trick. Yes I am pleased overall an we can now focus our EUFA Cup games in early September.”



Galway can now look forward to the ¼ Final draw and the EUFA cup games where they will take on the Champions of Belarus , Switzerland and the host nation Bosnia – Herzegovina on the 4th 6th and 9th September.



Team: Melissa Casserly, Aine Hannon , Becky Walsh , Annette Clarke , Emer Flatley, Julie-Ann Russell, Ruth Fahy, Meadbh De Burca (Capt), Deirdre Connell, Kara Mullins, Susie Cunningham.

Subs: Lucy Hannon, Aoife Burke, Paula Kelly, Heather Duffy, Tara Gavin, Tina Hughes, Theresa Fahy, Anna McCormack and Jessica McSweeney.

[37Beour]

dundalk V lifford was big result.

Anyone know Lifford team? I think a few of their stars let them down massively by not turning up.....real pity.

With regards to Galway...Ruth Fahy is some player, always working and moving, passing and tackling. Galway lucky to have such a player in their squad!

[chick]

dundalk V lifford was big result

yes totally agree

QUARTER FINAL DRAW - made today

St Francis V Dundalk City
Mayo V Peamount
Cork V Wexford
Benfica V Galway

[Squeez]

Cork beat ballina thats a bit of a shock too ain't it! Was talking to some Ballina girls recently and they said it should be comfortable win for them...maybe they were too relaxed!

Good draw though, St. Francis and Galway the teams to beat. Galway done a lot of preparation, especially their trip to Manchester and getting to the final of the Elite Competition. If they can avoid each other to the final it'd be a good final.

Predictions anyone?
I'll go with St. Francis, Mayo, Wexford and Galway for the semi's

anyone else for a prediction?

[ramladies]

Cork beat ballina thats a bit of a shock too ain't it! Was talking to some Ballina girls recently and they said it should be comfortable win for them...maybe they were too relaxed!

Heard thats exactly what happened with Ballina, they went out there thinking they were gonna trash Cork off the the pitch i myself taught Ballina were gonna win but when you go out with that attitude you always get complacent, heard Cork should've won by more if anything.

Id go with St Francis, Galway, Mayo. Not sure bout Cork V Wexford game dont no alot bout the Wexford team. Agree with Squeez tho if St Francis and Galway can avoid each other in Semi's think it'll defo be those two in the final and what a game it would be.