Dublin – All Ireland Champions ! |
Date : 26/09/2010 19:38 |
Sinead Ahern shot the lights out at Croke Park as Dublin finally captured the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies The Sky Blues ran out comprehensive 16-point winners against first-time finalists Tyrone in front of 21,750 spectators at GAA HQ.
But it was clear from the moment that Ahern opened the scoring with 37 seconds on the watch that there would be no denying Dublin on this occasion. Manager Gerry McGill and his players were left devastated last September when Cork won a final that Dublin had dominated until the closing stages. The pain was even more acute for Ahern, who missed a first half penalty, but the St Sylvester The full-forward was simply sensational and finished with a personal tally of 2-07 to claim the player of the match award, a haul that included 2-04 from play. Ahern From goalkeeper Cliodhna O At the break, the Leinster champions, relegated from Division 1 of the Bord Gáis Energy National League earlier this year, led by 2-08 to 0-05 and the Brendan Martin Cup was theirs to lose. There was no letting up in the second half as Dublin continued to display an incredible work-rate and appetite for the game that Tyrone could not match. Their full-back line was rock solid and at midfield, captain Denise Masterson led by example with a display of boundless energy in both halves of the field. In attack, five of Dublin One of the survivors from the 2003, 2004 and 2009 defeats, Nevin was called ashore with eight minutes to go and the look of joy on her face as she embraced manager McGill was one of the images of the season. Tyrone, meanwhile, had emerged as one of the stories of the year after bouncing back from their Ulster championship defeat to Armagh to make it all the way to Croke Park. Along the way, the Red Hands hit a combined 11-42 against Leitrim and Sligo before accounting for Cork, who had won the last five All-Ireland titles, in a remarkable quarter-final. Tyrone then shook off Kerry after a replay but just when they needed it most, their form deserted them as stage-fright appeared to play a part in a below-par performance. Midway through the first half, Tyrone were still in contention, trailing by 0-03 to 0-06, but Dublin then began to press home their superiority. Their first goal arrived in the 16th minute, courtesy of hard-working centre forward Amy McGuiness, who would not be denied after Kelly had kept out her initial effort with a fine block. On the follow-up, Lyndsey Davey rattled a shot off the crossbar before McGuinness followed up to bulge the Tyrone net. By then, Tyrone had lost full-forward Sarah Connolly to a broken finger in the tenth minute and overall, it was a day when very little went right for the beaten finalists. Cruising towards a comfortable half-time lead, Dublin made it a match-winning one when Ahern scored a superb goal in the 27th minute. Sorcha Furlong Within eight minutes of the restart, Dublin were 14 points clear as Ahern took a pass from Elaine Kelly and slotted home her second goal. With 20 minutes remaining, Dublin led by 16 points against a shellshocked Tyrone and that It could have been even more but with two minutes remaining, Tyrone netminder Lynch pulled off a fine save to deny Peat a fourth Dublin goal. Report: RTÉ.ie |
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