Result: Dublin 4-11 Mayo 0-11
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Here’s the teams named to start today:
Dublin
1. Ciara Trant (St. Brigid’s)
2. Martha Byrne (Cuala)
3. Sinéad Finnegan (Fingallians)
4. Rachel Ruddy (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
5. Sinéad Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely)
6. Niamh Collins (Foxrock Cabinteely)
7. Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna)
8. Lauren Magee (Kilmacud Crokes)
9. Olwen Carey (Thomas Davis)
10. Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire)
11. Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps)
12. Nicole Owens (St Slylvester’s)
13. Sinéad Ahearne (St Sylvester’s) – captain
14. Niamh McEvoy (St Sylvester’s)
14. Noelle Healy (St Brigid’s)
Mayo
1. Yvonne Byrne (Ballyhaunis)
2. Orla Conlon (Castlebar Mitchells)
3. Sarah Tierney (Hollymount – captain)
4. Martha Carter (Carnacon)
5. Rachel Kearns (CL McHale Rovers)
6. Marie Corbett (Carnacon)
7. Fiona Doherty (Moy Davitts)
8. Aileen Gilroy (St Brigid’s)
9. Fiona McHale (Carnacon)
10. Doireann Hughes (Carnacon)
11. Niamh Kelly (Moy Davitts)
12. Ciara Whyte (Kilmoremoy)
13. Sarah Rowe (Kilmoremoy)
14. Cora Staunton (Carnacon)
15. Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts)
Closing in on throw-in here, who’s your tip to win this? Dublin chase a first title since 2010 while Mayo last won this championship in 2003.
Dublin 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Dublin quickly off the mark through a Sinead Aherne pointed free.
Dublin 0-1 Mayo 0-1
And Mayo are level with their star player Cora Staunton making space under pressure on the right to fist over a point.
First free of the day for Cora Staunton on the left wing for Mayo into Hill 16 but her shot drifts across goal and wide.
Patient build-up play by Dublin at the other end featuring a great run by Carla Rowe but the move culminates in Nicole Owens shooting wide.
Mayo 0-2 Dublin 0-1
Super score. Cora Staunton fires over a superb long-range free to edge Mayo in front.
Staunton then close to adding another from play but her kicks just tails wide from play. She’s definitely causing problems early on for the Dublin defence.
Staunton being double marked now by Dublin defenders Sinead Finnegan and Niamh Collins.
Wides starting to tally up for Mayo, Staunton’s third shot off target. The latest from a free.
Dublin having some trouble trying to make inroads against the Mayo rearguard around their half-back line but Nicole Owens has managed to engineer a free.
Dublin 0-2 Mayo 0-2
And captain Sinead Aherne shows the composure to slot the ball between the posts and bring Dublin level.
Mayo 0-3 Dublin 0-2
Dublin have plenty back in defence but Mayo find a gap and Niamh Kelly sprints clear to clip over a neat point.
Dublin 0-3 Mayo 0-3
All square now, Aherne’s third pointed free of the game for Dublin.
Mayo 0-4 Dublin 0-3
Mayo back in front, Staunton hooking over a point under pressure.
Dublin 0-4 Mayo 0-4
Good play from Dublin against a packed Mayo defence and it’s their first point from play as Aherne punches the ball over the bar.
Dublin 0-5 Mayo 0-4
Carla Rowe takes a quick free short and Aherne capitalises to shoot over her fifth point of the day. Dublin ahead by one.
Dublin 0-5 Mayo 0-5
Sinead Goldrick is turned over in possession in midfield and Mayo counter with Grace Kelly hooking over a point
Goal for Dublin from Niamh McEvoy!
Dublin 1-5 Mayo 0-6
Great work by Noelle Healy who got on the ball after a kickout, charged upfield and offloaded to Niamh McEvoy who stayed calm to roll a shot to the net. Mayo respond through a Cora Staunton free.
Sub: Dublin have lost defender Sinead Finnegan through injury with Deirdre Murphy coming in to replace her.
Dublin 1-6 Mayo 0-6
Back to a three-point game again. McEvoy lobs over a point after the hard yards were made by Lyndsey Davey.
Penalty to Dublin!
Mayo goalkeeper Aisling Tarpey saves the Dublin penalty!
Aisling Tarpey is the Mayo hero just moments after being brought on in goal after Yvonne Byrne was sent to the sin bin for a foul on Sinead Aherne. Tarpey did well to tip Aherne’s penalty away and Mayo cleared.
Mayo down to 13 players and Dublin fail to capitalise with Carla Rowe shooting wide.
What a let off for Mayo! Noelle Healy races through and it looks like she was fouled close to goal. She got the shot away but the ball hits the upright as Mayo clear. Should that have been a penalty?
Half-Time: Dublin 1-6 Mayo 0-6
46,286 the confirmed attendance in Croke Park, record for ladies football finals.
Dublin 1-7 Mayo 0-6
Sinead Aherne pops over a free after Lauren Magee was fouled. Dublin ahead by four.
Nothing is going right for Cora Staunton in front of goal. She’s just hit her 8th wide of the game, the latest from a free.
Another Dublin goal chance but Nicole Owens blazes a shot wide with Carla Rowe on her shoulder in support.
Dublin 1-7 Mayo 0-7
Staunton on target this time from a free to cut the deficit Mayo face to three.
Dublin carve Mayo open again but another goal chance is spurned! Noelle Healy’s shot is dragged wide after Sinead Goldrick, Carla Rowe and Sinead Aherne all involved in the move to create that opening.
Dublin 1-8 Mayo 0-7
Aherne again on target from a free to extend Dublin’s advantage to four.
Dublin 1-8 Mayo 0-8
Aileen Gilroy cuts the deficit Dublin face to three with a fine point for Mayo.
Dublin 1-9 Mayo 0-8
Aherne shows her excellence for Dublin, winning a free with an incisive run and then converting it. Dublin by four again.
Dublin 1-9 Mayo 0-9
Brilliant score from Cora Staunton from play when Mayo needed it most.
Dublin 1-10 Mayo 0-9
But Dublin instantly restore that four-point cushion as Carla Rowe raises a white flag.
Dublin 2-10 Mayo 0-10
And that could be the key moment! They’ve threatened a second goal all through the second half and it’s finally arrived. Carla Rowe burst through and despite being fouled, advantage was played allowing her to release the substitute McCaffrey, who blasted the ball to the roof of the net.
Goal for Dublin from Carla Rowe!
Dublin 3-11 Mayo 0-10
They’ve lost the last three finals but Dublin are about to claim glory at last. Carla Rowe slots home their third goal and after Mayo pushed them hard in the second half, Dublin are storming clear now.
Dublin 4-11 Mayo 0-10
A kickout from Mayo goes astray and after Noelle Healy intercepted, she raced forward and played the ball across for McCaffrey to have the simple task of palming the ball to the net.
Full-Time: Dublin 4-11 Mayo 0-11 – Dublin are champions!
After three final losses in a row, Dublin get to taste success as they make up for recent disappointments. It was comprehensive in the end but Mayo challenged them for long stages. Better team won in the finish, Dublin more clinical in front of goal. Thanks for joining us for today’s decider.
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C’mon Dublin.
C’mon mayo
BAC Abu
@Frank Cauldhame: BAC aren’t playing.
@Frank Cauldhame: WTF ?
@Frank Cauldhame: Baile Átha Cliath is the city. Áth Cliath is the county.
@Leadog: I can be a right pedantic cn*t myself at times, lol, but in fairness either or usual does the trick when referring to “Dublin” as gaeilge ;-
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@Frank Cauldhame: sorry frank, I’m having an idle Sunday.
@Frank Cauldhame:
Hah, me too but its impossible in my house right now.
@Leadog: Good for you, I’m trying to get some work done but can’t get my head into it. Ah well… :-)
Come on Mayo
FFS. The keeper was nearly beside the kicker for that penalty she was so far off her line.
Tiocfaidh ár lá
Cora Staunton up to Cillian O’Connor level of bottling it by the looks of it. Must be something in the water up that way
Come on you girls in blue!!
HT Great game but Dublin should be out of sight at this stage with the goal chances they have had.I have said this before this Mayo team are over physical in the tackle and even downright cynical at times and its no wonder they have two yellow cards at this stage.
Cynical! lol I counted 5 players around Cora at one stage, one dragged her down and no card! Cora playing awful today though
@Dec:Three yellow cards that cynical enough for you lol:-)
@Dec:And should have had a straight red before the end lol
So they want to promote the womens game, They stick on a channel that nobody watches in a language that nobody understands
@Les Boyd: They could also name the cup after a woman! I don’t think Brendan Martin ever played ladies football.
@Les Boyd: They stick it on the channel that has always shown ladies football and available to everyone in the country. What were they thinking?
@Les Boyd: A channel nobody watches? Assume you go to all Dublin’s u21 games then since you don’t watch TG4.
@Les Boyd: actually mouth piece I actually do go with my son and daughter, I also go to alot of the club games dont be so quick to judge when you dont know who your judging
@Les Boyd: Read the comment dope its about promoting the ladies game not about who always shown the game, I dont speak Irish either do 90% of the population and while were on it whats the main tv channel in Ireland if you want to promote something, or are you and the other 50 thumbs up such smug gits you cant figure that one out ,
46+ thousand at game that’s a fantastic turnout, cmon none of them , ciarrai abu
How was keeper allowed that far off her line for peno? She was practically on top of Aherne by the time she took it, madness
Just saw the replay again. She was about a foot off the line. It was an awful penalty to be honest
@Dec: more than a foot my friend! Poor penalty undoubtedly, but should have been retaken.
I thought it was more initially but watch the replay
@Laura Walsh: Get a grip
Fair result, Dublin backs and keeper were brilliant.
Mayo will have too much for them
@Rochelle: what navigational equipment…
@Rochelle: You were saying?
@Rochelle: You must feel the right fool, yet again. Lol.
@Rochelle: Comment of the day.
take Staunton off ffs.so bleedn selfish.she wdnt kik it between two telegraph poles
@Michael cunnane: The word ‘pass’ lost on her
Dublin should have had the game wrapped up by now. Not the best penalty but does the keeper not have to be on her line? Unlucky hitting the post too.
Double for the Dubs !
@Johnny Bravo: Easy! Easy !Easy !
Ref is brutal blowing for a free every few seconds, Dubs missed 3 clear goal chances, should be out of sight.
Mayo missed a lot of chances in the 1st half, primarily through Cora Staunton. Dublin missed a penalty and already two great early 2nd half goal chances – overall standard of shooting is quite poor.
C’mon the Mighty Dubs #COYGIB
***sits back and waits on that pr!ck Colm O’Rourke to call for the Dublin Ladies team to be split ***
Congrats to Dublin I tipped them very early on this year to win this one and hard luck to Mayo.Dublin deserved it on the day and probably also deserved this one because they have come up short over the last few years against an exceptional Cork side and if this young Mayo team stick at it no doubt their turn will come.
Hope we win by a point
Fantastic result for the girls and the county.. enjoy the party…
I thought jaysus we were bad. And then I thought about the chances Dublin missed!! Lol! I’ll stick to been disappointed with the lads in the finals!!
COYGIB