Another close game between two evenly matched sides but less open than in previous games and decided by a single goal. WYW began with Tamara, Nicola, Jess, Edel, Lolly, Emma, Kylie, Becky, Linda, and with Ruth playing behind Claire up front. Shelbourne started well and moved the ball around nicely and, in the first few minutes, the dangerous Siobhan Killeen for Shels had a good chance down the right, but a heavy touch turned it into an easy grab for Tamara Furlong in the WYW goal. On ten minutes, Claire O'Riordan had WYW's first chance when she made space down the right and cracked a good effort tothe near post, but Amanda McQuillan in the Shels goal was able to push itaround the post for a corner. WYW's midfield then started to dominate, and on 24 minutes Kylie Murphy had a run and a left-footed shot from just outsidethe box but it went a yard wide. Aboutthe half-hour mark, Shels had two dangerous corners in a row, but the WYW defence managed to hold out. Pearl Slattery for Shels then got a yellow for a tackle on WYW's Ruth Fahy. On 35 minutes, what turned out to be the decisive goal was scored when Emma Hansberry for WYW took a free from the right which Kylie Murphy managed to head against the corner of the bar and it fell a yard out from goal to Edel Kennedy who blasted it to the roof of the net. 1-0 to WYW. Claire O'Riordan then nearly made it 2-0 when she headed the ball over McQuillan in the Shels goal, but it was cleared off the line by the last Shels defender. 1-0 to WYW at half-time.
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