6 October, 2008
The U16 girls were beaten by St Pats in the semi finals of the B
Wicklow championship. The score line suggested that this was an
easy win for St Pats but this was far from the case as the girls
performed excellently in the first half. Despite missing some of
their players, they played their best football so far this season
in the first period with some beautiful executed moves from the
forwards leading to great goals by Alisha Doyle, Jennifer O'Brien,
and Lauren Roe. They were unlucky to be down a couple of points
going into half time. Unfortunately as has been the case for much
of the season the girls ran out of steam in the second half
and St Pats pulled away with some well taken goals. The backs
worked hard, particularly Jennifer Ryan, Emer, and Sarah Longmore.
The midfield pair of Carly and Rachel Cunningham, before she
retired injured, worked hard and managed to get some good ball into
the forwards. The girls have shown steady improvement all
year and with a bit more fitness and tactical nous they can
become much more competitive.
