The Drumragh minor girls pictured after their league game against Killeeshil on Tuesday evening
Drumragh minor girls headed to Killeeshil on Tuesday evening and narrowly lost out following a thrilling, entertaining encounter.
Drumragh were boosted by the return of U14 county player Dana Coyle, who started at midfield alongside Mairead Corrigan, and they got off to the best possible start when Caoimhe McCarron found herself through on goal and she made no mistake with a composed finish.
Both sides in the first half kicked their share of wides, however, there was only two in it at the break thanks to a second goal from Rihanna Mullin, who also added a point.
The Drumragh rearguard and goalkeeper Aine MacRory stood strong in the face of constant attacking from Killeeshil. Lily O’Kane, Caitlin McCarron, Grace McCusker, Genevieve Norris, Iona Mills and Cara Kerlin thwarted many attacks, with skilled and determined defending.
Drumragh captain Iona Mills pictured with the referee and Killeeshil captain before the start of the game
The second half saw some further scoring from distance by the home side, in particular long-range points. However, Drumragh driven by Grace McCusker, Iona Mills and midfielders Mairead Corrigan and Dana Coyle, remained in touch throughout.
The forward line of Mia Feeney, Rihanna Mullin, Caoimhe McCarron, Jemma Barrett, Rhianna Barrett and AmyleeBurt delivered a further 1-7 in the second half including some wonderful points from play
Drumragh lost Genevieve Norris through injury and she was replaced by Fionnuala Clarke.
The away side had some brilliant attacks from one end of the field to the other. One such attack started with a kick-out from Aine MacRory to Lily O’Kane, through to Grace McCusker, who fed Dana Coyle who carried the ball 50 yards forcing the Killeeshil goalkeeper to make a good save, with Caoimhe McCarron finishing the rebound.
Killeeshil were relieved to hear the final whistle, as Drumragh showed great character and resilience throughout the game. Other key members of the team on the night, Cora Walsh, Fianna McGuigan, and Oonagh Pancott every bit played their part.
An excellent game to view was enjoyed by both sets of supporters and well refereed by Dermot Monaghan from Augher.
Iona Mills was stand-in captain on the night, an able deputy for the injured leader Evie Gallagher.
SCORERS: Rihanna Mullin 1-4, Caoimhe McCarron 2-1, Rhianna Barrett 0-2, Dana Coyle 0-1
TEAM: Aine MacRory, Lily O’Kane, Genevieve Norris, Cara Kerlin, Caitlin McCarron, Iona Mills, Grace McCusker, Dana Coyle, Mairead Corrigan, Mia Feeney, Rihanna Mullin, Caoimhe McCarron, Jemma Barrett, Rhianna Barrett, Amylee Burt
SUBS: Cora Walsh, Fionnuala Clarke, Fianna McGuigan, Oonagh Pancott
Caoimhe McCarron scored two goals for Drumragh minor girls against Killeeshil on Tuesday
