Wexford’s attacking threat paid dividends, however, in the second half as they notched goal after goal. It started on seven minutes when Ellen Molloy of Wexford won a corner with a deflected shot. From that corner, Wexford won two successive headers with Teegan Lynch looping a header over Ronayne to give Wexford the lead at 2-1. Two minutes later, Ellen Molloy found space opening up in front of her about 25 yards out and the ball on her left foot. You knew instinctively that it was going to end top left corner with the keeper looking at it. Ellen didn’t disappoint and it was 3-1. Ellen also scored a lovely fourth for Wexford with a delicate dink over the advancing Athlone keeper from a player who is obviously so confident in her football skill. 4-1 to Wexford. Wexford then brought on substitutes Kira Bates Crosbie, Sinead Taylor and Fiona Ryan and arguably these replacements didn’t weaken the home team at all. Sinead Taylor was first to notch a goal with her trade-mark near-post run for 5-1. Kira Bates Crosbie soon followed with an impressive left-footed chip from wide right after the Athlone sub keeper got stranded outside the area for 6-1 to Wexford. Kira then got her second when she finished off a great move down the left wing by Fiona Ryan for 7-1 to Wexford with Freya De Mange and Emma Walker also coming on for the home side. Wexford now go second in the table on goal difference to split the two Dublin teams of Peamount and Shelburne. Athlone are far better than the final scoreline suggests and, in addition to Muireann Devaney, had decent performances from Fiona Owens, Jessica Hennessy and particularly Roisin Molloy. 7-1 to Wexford at full-time.
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