St Louis Kilkeel take 1st Junior Shield title

December 14, 2013

Camogie

Junior Medallion Shield final

St Louis Kilkeel 3-2 St Paul’s Kilrea 2-4

St Louis Kilkeel collected their first ever Junior Shield title with a narrow 3-2 to 2-4 victory that overturned an earlier league win that St Paul’s Kilrea had enjoyed over them.

For Kilrea, it is their third final defeat in succession, but they simply left it too late to reel the Down side in, and found it very difficult to deal with the likes of Sinead O’Rourke, Ciara Keenan and Aoife Fearon.

In very difficult weather conditions, it soon became apparent that scores were going to be at a premium and a goal from Sorcha McCartan 7 minutes from the break looked to be a gap-opener.

However Kilrea came back with a goal and a point from Mary Jo Brennan for the teams to go in even at the interval, 1-2 each.

An excellent individual goal from Sinead O’Rourke in the 46 ^th  minute was followed by a hand-passed one from Fiona Cunningham and that did open a gap that the Bann-siders could not close.

Kilkeel had opportunities to add to their total, but instead a point from Frances McMahon started a come-back that was followed by a goal from Daire McKenna.

However despite a lot of late pressure, Kilkeel managed to hold out and claim the Shield.

St Louis : Naomi Rooney, Clare Cunningham, Kirsty Sloan, Niamh McDowell, Megan McGivern, Aine Fearon capt. 0-1, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Sinead O’Rourke 1-0, Meabh O’Hare, Sorcha McCartan 1-0, Aoife Murphy 0-1, Ciara Keenan, Leah Colgan, Niamh Quinn, Fiona Cunningham 1-0.

Subs : Megan Hughes for K Colgan (58).

St Paul’s Kilrea : Rosie McMullan, Mairead Doherty, Chloe Boyd, Caoimhe Dickey, Catherine McCloy, Anna McNeill, Aoife McFerran, Frances McMahon 0-1, Mary Jo Brennan 1-1, Annie McCloy, Erin McGilligan 0-2, 0-1 free, Dervla Thomson, Dara McGuckin, Daire McKenna 1-0, Kerrie Darragh

Subs: Aoife Brennan for D Thompson (34).