14 February 2005 Cork ladies overcome Clare Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! CORK LADIES FOOTBALL CORK OVERCOME CLARE, BY MARY WHITE Inspirational play by captain Annie Walsh helped Cork overcome Clare on Sunday 0-14 0-3, in the second round of the Division 2 Suzuki National League. The Banner couldnt find a way to halt the towering midfielder and suffered the consequences. Playing with gale force winds in the opening half Cork looked slightly lethargic and found scoring opportunities hard to come by. Clares first team looked extremely physical and gave away a large proportion of frees in front of goal which free taker Niamh hickey slotted easily over the bar. Kildorrerys Joanne Hennessy and Bearas Vicky Power excelled in defence and while playing with the wind the home side trailed 0-3 0-7 at the interval. With the wind against Cork many thought Clare would make a comeback however great use of the hand pass allowed Cork to execute some flowing passages of play. Further points from Triona Lucey and Niamh Hickey saw the Leesiders slowly drift into a comfortable lead as Clare struggled to move the ball forward. With 10 minutes remaining a frustrated Tammy Hehir lashed out on Annie Walsh and the referee had no choice but to reduce Clare to 14 players. Despite having the wind in the second half the home side failed to come by scoring chances with some immense pressure from the Cork defensive unit. A total of five substitutions by the Leesiders allowed new faces to show what they were made of and they did exactly that with Siobhán and Ruth Ann Buckley both impressing. Upfront Cork continued to dominate with points from Elaine Cotter and Emma Harrington and it was the Rebels who were victorious. It took us a while to get into the swing of things and the gale force winds didnt help We discussed things at half time and we knew what we had to do to get a win, said captain Annie Walsh. Communication was key in the second half and everyone did extremely well because of that. Were starting to come together as a team and this win will give us confidence needed to progress in the league Next weekend the juniors travel away to Cavan who would be in the punters top two to take the title this season but should Cork perform like they did in the second they could easily cause an upset. CORK: O Murphy, J Hennessy, R Cogan, V Power, AM Walsh, B Wiseman, T Galvin, E Cotter, A Walsh (C), E Harrington, C ODriscoll, T Lucey, N Healy, N Hickey, S Power. Subs: RA Buckley for N Healy (HT), E OConnell for S Power (41), C OSullivan for C ODriscoll (42), S Buckley for V Power (42), and M Rea for T Galvin. (45). Scorers for Cork: N Hickey 0-7 (0-5frees), T Lucey 0-3, A Walsh, E Cotter, E Harrington, N Healy 0-1 each. OCONNOR CUP DRAW The draws for the Colleges OConnor Cup took place last week in Croke Park with UCC and CIT both in contention. CIT will play Jordanstown before February 25 and the winners of that will play Sligo.UCC have the unfortunate task of playing UCD, the winners of which will play the 2004 champions UL. Elsewhere Tralee IT play NUI Galway and Waterford are at home to NUI Maynooth. The finals take place on the weekend of March 19/20. LADIES FOOTBALL PR FORUM: Cumann Peil Gael na mBan will hold a PR/Media Training day in Croke Park on Thursday 24th February from 11am 2pm. The course is organised by Bill OHerlihy Communications and speakers include Bill himself, Paul Collins (Today FM) and Alan Milton (Irish Sun & Breaking Ball). Anyone interested in attending contact Fiona on 01-8363156 or email fiona@ladiesgaelic.ie. FUNDRAISING TABLE QUIZ The Rockbán Ladies Football team are holding a quiz on Friday 18 February in Quills Bar & Restaurant at 8.30pm in order to raise funds for the club. All are welcome. DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE The Cork Ladies Football Development Committee will meet next on Wednesday 23 February. Share this Article 0 0