Tír na nÓg 2-10 Boston Shamrocks 2-4
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| Tir na nOg overcame the Shamrocks with a second half turnaround. |
It was a game of two halves for the first round of the Orla
Benson Cup between defending champions, Boston Shamrocks, and Tír na nÓg. The Shamrocks came to grips with the game
first. Bríd Devlin, Sheila McLaughlin,
and Katie Scanlon each got on the scoreboard.
Scanlon netted as the Shamrocks kept up the pressure, and a second goal came
from the boot of Devlin as she lobbed in a high taking a sideline kick that the
Tír na nÓg defecne failed to deal with. Lisa
Brick kept the flag flying for the Brighton
side with two points, and another two from Maggie Sayers kept them in touch at
the break.
The second half was a mirror image of the first with Tír na
nÓg closing the gap, and then putting the Shamrocks in the rearview mirror. Tír na nÓg forced an early save, making their
intentions clear early. Points then
started to flow from Niamh Daly, Niamh O'Neill, and Sayers. With the gap almost closed, Sayers netted,
followed with a point and then blasted home a penalty to draw first blood in
2014.
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