With credit to Wexford manager, Stephen Quinn, Wexford became more attack-minded at the start of the second half which undoubtedly suited the Wexford side. It led to a great move by Wexford early in the second period which ended up with their skipper, Kylie Murphy, steering home the final pass in a fine Wexford spell with Ellen Molloy very prominent. 2-1 to Wexford. Wexford looked comfortable for a good period, until Saoirse Noonan broke clear and faced only Kiev Gray in the Wexford goal, but Lolly Conlon brought off an amazing tackle to deny the Shels striker a shot on goal. Unfortunately, Lolly, who was having a fine game, got injured in the process and was replaced by Lynn Craven who also played exceedingly well. Saoirse Noonan, who was impressing for Shels then had a volley a yard or two over the Wexford bar. With twenty minutes to go, Teegan Lynch replaced Lynn Marie Grant for Wexford who was also forced to hobble off. Edel Kennedy then made the game safe for Wexford when a good run and shot from an angle gave the injured Amanda Budden in the Shels goal no chance for 3-1. Ciara Rossiter then had a chip just over the Shels bar and Ellen Molloy also got injured for Wexford very late on when trying to secure Wexford’s fourth goal and was replaced by Sinead Taylor. A Shels shot on goal which went narrowly wide finished the game with Wexford deserved winners by three goals to one.
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