14 February 2005 Louth Ladies defeated by Dublin Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Louth Ladies beaten by Dublin in League Dublin 3-6 Louth 0-3 Louth Ladies, captained by Sharon Drumgoole failed to make an impression against a strong Dublin side in the second round of the Division 1B league in Termonfeckin on Sunday last. Dublin got off to a strong start and within the first ten minutes the ball had made it passed Louth goalie, Lynn Savage putting them three points up. Louth were playing against the wind in the first half. Dublin then scored two points putting them further ahead in the first half. Louth were struggling in all positions on the filed in the first half and playing against a very strong wind proved difficult for them. Nuala White continued to put pressure on the Dublin backs and was unlucky not to have scored a goal as a result of a good run up the field. The Dublin goalie made a great save to prevent the Louth girls putting a score on the score board. Towards the end of the first half Louth began to put pressure on Dublin and were unlucky again not to have converted a number of points, instead they just went to the left of the cross bar and wide on a number of occasions. Ann-Marie Murphy put Louths first point on the scoreboard when she converted a free towards the end of the first half. However at this stage Dublin had notched up a few more points, leaving the score Dublin 1-5 to Louth 0-1 at half time. No changes were made to the Louth team as they emerged from the dressing room for the second half. However it wasn’t long into the second half when Tara Lynch replaced Rosanna Heaney in the half forward line for Louth. Good play by Louths Ann Marie Lynch in the half back line kept Dublin at bay and ensured Louth maintained possession. However, both the half forward and full forward lines failed to capitalise on the possession for most of the second half. Dublin regained possession a number of times during the second half and in doing so punished Louth for such a poor performance by clocking up two goals and a point in the second half to a point from Louth, again from a free. Bronagh Malone was then replaced by Marie Brennan towards the latter stages of the second half for Louth. A late point for Louth in the second half was little consolation. Dublin proved to be the more dominant team on the day and thus leaving Termonfeckin deserving winners on a score of 3-6 to Louth’s 0-3. Best for Louth were Ann Marie Lynch, Edel McKeown and Ann Marie Murphy. Louth go on to meet neighbours Meath this Sunday in Meath. Louth Scorers: Ann Marie Murphy 0-3 Louth Team: 1. Lynn Savage, 2. Karen Raftery, 3. Fiona Lennon, 4. Ciara Raftery, 5. Ann Marie Lynch, 6. Edel McKeown, 7. Jenny Agnew, 8. Orlaith Kirk, 9. Vikki Mc Ginn, 10. Rosanna Heaney, 11. Nuala White, 12. Sharon Drumgoole (Capt) 13. Ann Marie Murphy, 14. Bronagh Malone, 15. Roisin Hanlon Subs: 16. Janine Pepper, 17. Tara Lynch, 18, Mary Maloney. 19. Marie Brennan Share this Article 0 0