GAA: No joy for Camogs

Nine minutes into the second half of this Ulster Camogie Premier League final replay home side Eoghan Rua, Coleraine were just a point adrift, 3-7 to 2-11, of Antrim team Loughgiel, another tight finish seemingly on the cards.

Not so. Loughgiel finished very strongly hitting five unanswered points over the closing twenty minutes or so for a six point win, 2-15 to 3-7. After an early exchange of points the sides were level 0-2 each by the 7th minute with Loughgiel edging ahead through a Louise McFadden point just a minute later, they would add to that with an opportunist goal through Aisling McFadden in their next attack. Even though the home side would reduce the deficit to a single point on four occasions after that goal they were always playing catch up as Loughgiel led from the 8th minute to the final whistle.

Overall Loughgiel deserved their win, they were stronger in most departments and in particular their full forward line who contributed 1-12 of their side’s 2-15 tally. Every time Aisling McFadden (1-3), Louise McKeown (0-6) and Joanne Campbell (0-3) got onto the ball it spelt danger for the Eoghan Rua defence, their finishing was tremendous throughout and proved to be the real difference between the sides.