19 July 2004 Cork beat Laois in Minor All-Ireland Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! CORK LADIES FOOTBALL CORK 4-17 LAOIS 0-8 In contrast to the minor men last week, the ladies went straight to the top on Saturday to declare All-Ireland victory. In an emphatic display of football the Rebel ladies outclassed Laois and were unquestionably worthy winners. A goal from Rockbáns Síle Burns and points from Marie ONeill, Geraldine OFlynn and Amanda Murphy, ensured Cork were ahead 1-10 0-4 at halftime. In the second half Cork upped the tempo and goals from player of the match Marie ONeill, Laura OMahony and Amanda Murphy made certain it was Cork who lifted the cup. Defensively Cork worked superbly as a unit working the ball well out of defence, with the half back line supplying plenty of ball into the forwards. Cork captain Briege Corkery celebrates with her team mate having won the minor All-Ireland title. Junior stars Ciara Walsh and Elaine ORiordan relished in their roles in the backline and as always Claire ODonoughue was comfortable between the posts. The girls played with great understanding and cohesion that it was a delight to watch, said Manager Fr Liam Kelleher. We never lost focus and kept the momentum going throughout. Kelleher is quick to point out the work rate of his players, Sixteen of the players today started out with me in 2000 and since then have won U14, U16 and Minor All-Ireland titles. This is a great achievement for the players and the management involved. We are so proud of them all. Cork captain Briege Corkery recieving the All-Ireland trophy from President of the Ladies Football Association Geraldine Giles. With four U14 All-Irelands, 2 U16 and 2 Minor titles under his belt hes a happy man. I have worked with international, Olympic and World champion athletes and I can honestly say these girls are the finest bunch Ive ever come across. All of them have huge character and great respect for the game. On Saturday the juniors take on Tipperary in the Munster Championship in Donoughmore and on Sunday the seniors play Clare in Doonbeg. Cork’s Marie O’Neill recieving the Player of the Match award from ladies football president Geraldine Giles CORK: C ODonoughue, C Walsh, B Stack, E ORiordan, N Keohane, L Power, R Buckley, N Kelly, G OFlynn, A Murphy, M ONeill, B Corkery (C), K Foley, S Burns, T Galvin. Subs: A OSullivan for T Galvin, A Dempsey for C Walsh, C OConnell for A Murphy, L Power for N Kelly (inj), N Canty for R Buckley. Scorers for Cork: M ONeill 1-4, S Burns and A Murphy 1-2 each, L OMahony 1-1, G OFlynn 0-5 (0-4 frees), T Galvin, B Corkery and R Buckley 0-1 each. Player of the Match: Marie ONeill (Watergrasshill) By Mary White (PRO, Cork Ladies Football) 086-3398780 Members of the Beara football club who played for Cork in the Minor All-Ireland final on Saturday (L-R: Amanda Murphy, Laura Power, Claire O’Donoughue and Aine O’Sullivan. Share this Article 0 0