27 November 2003 Louth get off to a winning start beating Sligo Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Louth Ladies open League Campaign with a Win Louth 4-9 Sligo 3-4 Louth ladies, captained by Orlaith Kirk got off to a great start in the opening round of their 2003/2004 league campaign by beating Sligo 8 points in Shelagh on Sunday last. This was a great win for the girls and for their Manager David Fedigan and Trainer Ciaran Conlon. Sharon Drumgoole was first to pop the ball over the bar and give Louth the lead in the first few minutes of the game. Sligo responded quickly by moving the ball up the field but to no avail as the ball went wide. However it was not long until Louth responded when a great block by Grace Lynch saw her pass the ball to Captain Orlaith who then passed to Sandra Lynch who made no mistake in placing the ball in the back of the Sligo net. Louth were settling into the game. A point from Sligo saw them get onto the score board. Louth were unlucky on numerous occasions as several balls dropped short and into the hands of the Sligo gaolie. Some great saves were made by the Sligo goalie who prevented the wee county from going too far ahead in the first half. A pass by Orlaith Kirk to Ann Marie Murphy saw the Cooley girl get her name on the scoring board and this was soon followed by another point from Sharon Drumgoole to put Louth five points ahead. However this lead was soon to be reduced as the Sligo forwards eventually got beyond Louth goalie Johann Fedigan to reduce their deficit to two points. Ann Marie Murphy responded with two points to give Louth a four point lead at half time. At the start of the second half Sligo were looking to be the stronger team and scored a point in the opening few minutes. Louths Bronagh Leonard soon responded to this when a free taken by Sharon Drumgoole from the twenty one yard line was sent hammering to the back of the net as it dropped by Bronagh. In the second half both teams were evenly matched in relation to scores as Sligo responded with a goal and a point. A goal followed for Louth followed by points from AnnMarie Murphy and Bronagh Leonard. Edel McKeown was replaced by Blanaid Callan and Jennifer Mulligan replaced Roisin Hanlon. AnnMarie Murphy then was unlucky not to have converted a free from the fourteen yard line. However the Cooley girl soon put this right as she caught the kick out, passed it to Jennifer Mulligan who made no mistake in hitting the back of the Sligo net. Louth were edging forward, but Sligo were responding with two points. Louth then made replacements with Tara Lynch and Ann Marie Lynch been replaced by Roisin Fearon and Lisa Maguire. Louth had just made the replacements when Sligo headed up the pitch and placed the ball once again in the back of the Louth net. Despite this the game was drawing to a close and Louth secured their win with a further two points from AnnMarie Murphy. This was a good display by the Wee County girls with AnnMarie Murphy on top form and great displays from Sharon Drumgoole, Orlaith Kirk, Grace Lynch, Tara Lynch and Lorraine Muckian. Great displays by players such as AnnMarie Lynch and Sandra Lynch who have only entered the panel this year are encouraging for manager David Fedigan. We wish them luck in the new year with all future games. Scorers: Sharon Drumgoole 0-3 Ann Marie Murphy 1-5 Jennifer Mulligan 1-0 Bronagh Leonard 1-1 Sandra Lynch 1-0 Team: 1. Johann Fedigan, 2. Karen Raftery 3. Lorraine Muckian, 4. Ann Marie Lynch, 5. Grace Lynch, 6. Edel McKeown, 7. Jenny Agnew, 8. Orlaith Kirk, 9. Elaine Rogan, 10. Sharon Drumgoole, 11. Ann Marie Murphy, 12. Tara Lynch, 13. Sandra Lynch, 14. Roisin Hanlon, 15. Bronagh Leonard Substitutes: 16. Jennifer Mulligan, 17. Kim Lynch. 18. Roisin Fearon. 19. Lisa Maguire 20 Blanaid Callan Share this Article 0 0