Experience key for Crosserlough

Crosserlough coach Conor McEvoy believes that the experience gained in their run to the 2011 NWP Recycling Ulster Senior C Club Championship Final was key to their success in this year’s final. After being narrowly defeated by Cushendall last year, Crosserlough edged out St Patrick’s Dungiven in Aughnamullen by 2-06 to 0-07.

‘ Last year’s Final was a wet day and was put back for various reasons and to be honest Cushendall were a better team. We went away and looked at our own game. We got a few players in which helped throughout the team. When you play in Ulster year on year then your game gets better. We said at the start of this year that last year was a long way to the top and it was going to be tough to get back to where we were. We took things game by game and actually lost our first championship game in Cavan and have had to win every game since and we play best when its knockout’.

We are delighted to have won the Ulster title. We weren’t sure who was favourites today but we were just going to concentrate on our own game and luckily we got the victory. Either team could have won and we got the goal in the second half at the right time and I believe that won the game for us. We’ve won Ulster now and we are hoping to go to the All-Ireland series and do Ulster proud and go as far as we can.’

Speaking straight after the game team captain Siobhan Reynolds was quick to praise the team for their work rate which was key to the team’s victory and offer commiserations to her Dungiven counterparts

‘This victory means a lot to the club, the families and to myself. We went through the mill last year so it’s great to come here and win. We’ve won everything in the county this year so it’s a great feeling. It was a physical game and the goals came at the right time for us and Colm has always been telling us take your points and the goals will come. The girls in the forwards work rate was great and Lorraine Day in midfield was unbelievable and all over the field the girls put in so much effort’

We know what it’s like to come to an Ulster Final and lose and I know how Dungiven are feeling. It will make them determined to come back stronger and we wish them all the best for the future’.  

Crosserlough must go to London now on November 4 ^th  to face London County champions Tara who defeated Cushendall in the All-Ireland Quarter Final.