Cork deny Galway a rare double

Rebels sink Galway hopes of rare double

TG4 ALL-IRELAND LADIES SFC FINAL: Cork 1-11 Galway 0-8

Defending champions Galway were caught by a powerful second-half
display from senior final maidens Cork as the Rebels outscored
their opponents 1-8 to 0-4 to secure their first All-Ireland Ladies
SFC title at Croke Park on Sunday. The win means Cork have achieved
the treble set out at the beginning of the year, having won the
Munster and Suzuki NFL titles earlier this year.

It also brings a third senior All-Ireland crown Leeside following
Cork’s wins in the hurling and camogie championships this month.
Valerie Moriarty finished the game with a personal tally of 1-6
as she converted a second-half penalty and kicked four frees to
guide the Rebels to victory. She was duly named Player of the
Match after full time but Galway full forward and Ireland international
soccer player Niamh Fahey was almost as effective for the defending
champions. Mulcahy helped Cork into an early 0-2 to no score lead,
but Galway’s greater experience saw them edge their way into a
0-4 to 0-3 lead by half time.

Fahey was key to that revival, with three points, while Niamh
Duggan opened their account in the 15th minute. However, the second
half belonged to Cork, with Nollaig Cleary, Deirdre O’Reilly and
Mulcahy restoring the Rebels’ lead, 0-6 to 0-4. Galway were far
from out of the game but Mulcahy’s penalty with 11 minutes to
go effectively sealed the contest.

Galway scored just four points in the second, three of them in
the final quarter, by which time Cork were already unstoppable.