IT’S TIME FOR the all-conquering Cork ladies football team to put their title on the line with Dublin providing the opposition.
We’re live from Croke Park following all the action in the 2014 All-Ireland ladies senior football final.
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Result: Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12
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Welcome along to Croke Park and the countdown is on to the 2014 All-Ireland ladies senior football final. Cork against Dublin, throw in here at 4pm.
Here’s how Cork will start:
1. Martina O’Brien (Clonakilty)
2. Roisin Phelan (Aghada)
3. Angela Walsh (Inch Rovers)
4. Brid Stack (St Mary’s)
5. Vera Foley (St Val’s)
6. Deirdre O’Reilly (St Mary’s)
7. Geraldine O’Flynn (St Mary’s)
8. Rena Buckley (Donoughmore)
9. Briege Corkery (captain) (St Val’s)
10. Annie Walsh (Inch Rovers)
11. Ciara O’Sullivan (Mourneabbey)
12. Orlagh Farmer (Midleton)
13. Valerie Mulcahy (Rockbán)
14. Grace Kearney (Bride Rovers)
15. Orla Finn (Kinsale)
And here’s how Dublin will start:
1. Cliodhna O’Connor (Naomh Mearnóg)
2. Rachel Ruddy (Ballyboden St-Enda’s)
3. Sorcha Furlong (St Brigid’s)
4. Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna)
5. Sinéad Finnegan (Fingallians)
6. Sinéad Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely)
7. Siobhán McGrath (Thomas Davis)
8. Denise Masterson (Naomh Mearnóg)
9. Molly Lamb (Kilmacud Crokes)
10. Noelle Healy (St Brigid’s)
11. Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St-Enda’s)
12. Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire)
13. Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps)
14. Sinéad Aherne (St Sylvester’s)
15. Lindsay Peat (Parnell’s)
The Cork subs are:
Jean O’Sullivan, Aisling Barrett, Emma Farmer, Ann Marie Walsh, Nollaig Cleary, Rhona Ní Bhuachalla, Eimear Scally, Norita Kelly, Marie Ambrose, Roisin O’Sullivan, Shauna Kelly, Doireann O’Sullivan, Mairead Corkey, Jessica O’Shea and Maire O’Callaghan.
The Dublin subs are:
Emer Ní Eafa, Lucy Collins, Niamh McEvoy, Siobhan Woods, Olivia Leonard, Sarah McCaffrey, Colleen Barrett, Deirdre Murphy, Martha Byrne, Nicole Owens, Olwen Carey, Emma McDonagh, Niamh Collins, Michelle Davoren, Margaret Mohan.
Cavan’s Maggie Farrelly is the referee for this game. The pre match parade is now under way.
Dublin playing in to Hill 16 in the first-half and Noelle Healy wins an early free.
But it’s a bad shot from Sinead Aherne, struck wide from a very favorable position.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-0
2 mins – First score of the game comes from the left boot of Cork’s Valerie Mulcahy after she was fed by Grace Kearney.
Goal chance for Cork as Ciara O’Sullivan’s shot is blocked before Valerie Mulcahy’s follow up effort goes wide.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-1
9 mins – Lyndsey Davey draws Dublin level with a strong run down the middle and then she blasts the ball over the bar.
Dublin 0-2 Cork 0-1
10 mins – Dublin edge ahead through a converted free by Sinead Aherne.
Dublin 0-3 Cork 0-1
11 mins – Aherne again, this time from play, as Dublin stretch their lead.
Dublin 1-3 Cork 0-1
13 mins – Huge boost for Dublin as they break through Lindsay Peat and she races clear before finishing to the net with a low left-foot shot.
Dublin 1-4 Cork 0-1
18 mins – Dublin cut Cork open again with a direct delivery. Looked like a goal was on but Sinead Goldrick elected to boot a high shot between the posts.
Dublin 1-5 Cork 0-2
20 mins – Superb point by Sinead Aherne from the right wing stretches Dublin’s lead further but Cork bounce back as they end a long scoring drought through wing-back Geraldine O’Flynn.
Dublin 1-5 Cork 0-3
22 mins – Better again from Cork as Valerie Mulcahy clips over a point.
Dublin 1-6 Cork 0-3
24 mins – Lyndsey Davey strikes a point for Dublin with the ball deflecting off the crossbar and upright before going over.
Dublin 1-7 Cork 0-3
26 mins – Carla Rowe notches another point for Dublin and they’re now seven clear approaching half-time.
Cork’s wides total creeping ever higher, they’ve had ten shots go past the posts in the first half.
Dublin 1-7 Cork 0-5
32 mins – First blood in the second-half for Cork as Mulcahy slots over a free.
Chances for Cork to make further progress but Geraldine O’Flynn and Brid Stack both strike wides.
Dublin 2-9 Cork 0-5
35 mins – Is that it? Lindsay Peat gets through to smash home Dublin’s second goal and then both Noelle Healy and Lyndsey Davey point.
Dublin 2-9 Cork 0-6
41 mins – Mulcahy slots a free for Cork as she tries to bring them back into it.
Dublin 2-10 Cork 0-6
43 mins – Noelle Healy bags another point, Dublin ten clear.
Dublin 2-10 Cork 1-6
45 mins – Cork badly needed that boost. Clever hand pass by Valerie Mulcahy released Ní Bhuachalla and she blasted home a goal.
Dublin 2-10 Cork 1-7
46 mins – Cork cut the deficit further as Orla Finn clips over a point off her left.
Dublin 2-10 Cork 1-8
47 mins – Cork comeback on? Mulcahy with a brilliant point off her right.
Dublin 2-11 Cork 1-8
48 mins – Carla Rowe with a superb point for Dublin to ease the pressure.
Goal chance for Cork but Mulcahy’s shot is blocked by Dublin’s Cliodhna O’Connor.
Dublin 2-11 Cork 2-11
54 mins – What a comeback by Cork as Eimear Scally fires to the net after a pass from Ciara O’Sullivan.
What a comeback!!! Well done Cork.
You’d feel sorry for Sinead Goldrick though.
I’m here if you need a shoulder to cry on, Sinead…
Jasus the Dubs must be as sick as parrots, 10 points up must have thought they had it won.
Congratulations to the Cork girls they have more balls than their male counterparts metaphorically speaking of course.
Brilliant football. Far better than the mens final.
They were kicking wides for fun it was utter crap apart from the last ten minutes
Better then mens hurling and football… Ladies have double win camogie & now football!
and the ladies have a double win under their belts this yr, both Camogie & football… If we had mixed teams cork would be winning all round cos the ladies would show them how its done!
What a comeback Cork! Well done!!!
Great to see so many young ladies in the audience supporting, hopefully they’ll be the future of the game :) COYGIB!
Incredible stuff, well done the ladies, fantastic last 20 minutes by them!
10 points up with 11 to play. Ive zero sympathy for them. Should never be losing games in that situation. Fair play cork
What a collapse by Dublin.
Agree totally. Management have to take responsibility. They lost kickout after kickout and nothing done to to change it. All they had to do was slow things down and keep possession.
Come on Dublin!!!
Good game but too many wides by both teams, esp Cork.
Go on the Dubs!! Playing brilliant, great game.
Great game.
Limerick in 94 the only comparison. That was an unbelievable way to throw away a game.
Greatest comeback ever. Some legends of the game.
Great to see Cork doing the double again.
Great start for the Girls but a long way to go.
that Dublin team are very easy on the eyes
First we had ” meet the mc donaghs”. Then we had ladies football.
In not paying my tv licence next year
Going to learn to spell, Mys?
Coygib.
Another Dublin choke !
Change the record (again)
Sweet Jesus that was horrible.
Up The Jackies