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Dunboyne Ladies Gaelic Football Club
V1 Site Design by Frank O’Byrne
Club Address
For Correspondance
9 Elton Court
Millfarm
Dunboyne
Co. Meath
Club Pitch
(St Peters College)
Age Cutoff for 2010 Season is 1998
Round 1 - Match Report
The U-12B team got the league campaign off to a positive start by winning a potentially
difficult encounter with our neighbours Kilbride. Playing attacking football from
the start, Dunboyne went into a 6 point to 1 lead thanks to some good scoring from
Laura Farrell and Rachel McDermott. However the margin could have been wider had
it not been for some wild shooting by our forwards. The defence was on top at all
times and in particular Niamh Farrell and Clodagh McCarthy. Dunboyne restricted Kilbride
to 1 point in the first half. Dunboyne made some changes at the start of the second
half and continued to pick off some good points. Kilbride piled on some pressure
towards the end and Eimear Gorey and then Rachel McDermott who took turns in Goals
for the last quarter pulled off some good saves. Kilbride scored a goal right at
the end of the match to put some gloss on the scoreline, but in reality it was a
convincing win for the away team where every single player played their part. Final
score Dunboyne U-12B 0-11: Kilbride 1-2:
Team: Aoife Farrell, Eimear Gorey, Niamh Farrell, Clodagh McCarthy, Anna O'Dwyer,
Roisin McGoldrick, Niamh McDermott (2 pts) Laura Farrell (3 pts) Rachel McDermott
(5 pts) Alannah Egar, Orlaith Doran, Laura Furlong, Aoife Boylan (1 pt) Niamh Lineen
Round 2 - Match Report
Dunboyne Under 12B team won their second game out of two in Division 4. They comprehensively
beat Royal Gaels B from start to finish. Playing 9 a side under the fair play rule
Dunboyne raced into a 5-5 to 2-2 lead by half time. The mid field dominated possession
and Niamh McDermott and in particular Roisin McGoldrick pick off some very good scores.
Even though many changes were made to the team before and after half time Dunboyne
continued to play good football and all forwards contributed to the scoreline including
Amy Kavanagh and Alannah Eagar. The defence was troubled on occassion, however Orlaith
Doran played solidly and got the team out of trouble a number of times. All in all
it was a very good performace with the team clearly improving the more games they
play. Final Score: Dunboyne U-12B 7-10, Royal GaelsB 4-2.
Team: Aoife Farrell, Anna O'Dwyer, Niamh Farrell, Laura Farrell, Roisin McGoldrick
(2-1), Niamh McDermott(0-2) Rachel McDermott (4-3) Alannah Eagar (0-1) Amy Kavanagh
(1-1), Niamh Lineen, Katie Curran (0-2) Orlaith Doran, Aoife Boylan, Clodagh McCarthy
Round 4 - Match Report
The Dunboyne U-12B team made it 3 wins out of 3 games with a victory over Navan O'Mahonys
by a score of 4-7 to 1-5. While the scoreline may suggest an easy game it was anything
but and was certainly our most serious test to date. Scores were slow to come by
in the first half with Dunboyne leading by 1-4 to 1-2 but for long periods in this
half Navan dominated possession and but for slack finishing could have taken a good
lead into the second half. After a half time pep talk from the manager the tide turned
for the better and the defence, in particular Anna O'Dwyer, Captain Eimear Gorey,
Niamh Farrell and Orlaith Doran restricted the away side to just 3 points. Laura
Furlong played well in midfield with Rachel McDermott and Laura Farrell scoring well
to put the game out of reach of the visitors.
Team: Aoife Farrell, Anna O'Dwyer, Eimear Gorey, Niamh Farrell, Orlaith Doran, Laura
Furlong (0-1), Roisin McGoldrick(0-1), Niamh McDermott, Laura Farrell (2-0) Rachel
McDermott (2-4) Alannah Eagar, Amy Kavanagh Aoife Boylan, Niamh Lineen (0-1) Clodagh
McCarthy
Round 3 - Match Report
On Super Grand Slam Sunday, the U-12B team followed up a great comeback by their
A counterparts to completely outclass Ratoath B to continue their winning run. From
the throw in to the final whistle Dunboyne dominated despite losing players to injury
and illness within 10 minutes of the game starting. On a day when the backs had little
to do, our forwards heaped pressure on the opposition. When Ratoath did attack, Laura
Furlong and Eimear Gorey were there to cover. Midfield was dominated by Dunboyne
with Roisin McGoldrick definitely having her shooting boots on for the game, and
Aoife Boylan in the forward line showing maturing beyond her age. Towards the end
of the game our full back turned full forward Anna O'Dwyer scored a brillient goal
to crown a fantastic day in which every single player on the pitch played a full
part in a comprehensive victory. Half time score Dunboyne 3-4 Ratoath 0-0.
Full Time Scopre 4 - 10, Ratoath 0 - 0
Team: Aoife Boylan, Niamh Farrell, Anna O'Dwyer (1-0) Eimear Gorey, Laura Furlong,
Orlaith Doran, Roisin McGoldrick (0-6) Niamh McDermott (0-2) Rachel McDermott (2-0)
Laura Farrell (0-1) Clodagh McCarthy, Amy Kavanagh, Aoife Boylan (1-1) Emily Thornton,
Alannah Egar
U12B Panel
Alannah Eager, Amy Kavanagh, Anna O’Dwyer, Aoife Boylan, Aoife Farrell, Clodagh McCarthy,
Eimear Gorey, Emily Thornton, Katie Curran, Laura Farrell, Laura Furlong, Niamh Farrell,
Niamh Lineen, Niamh McDermot, Orlaith Doran, Rachel McDermot, Roisin McGoldrick,
Sarah Wall.
Round 5 - Match Report
On Wednesday last the 19th May the U-12B team played their 5th and last league game
hoping to make it a 100% record and consolidate their position on top of the Division
4 league table. Playing against a tall St Pats team who were attempting to make sure
their long journey was not going to be a fruitless journey, our Captain on the day
Aoife Farrell was quickly brought into action, not just once but on many occasions
throughout the game pulling off save after save and keeping a lack lustre Dunboyne
team in the game. St Pats had a number of tall players and in particular their number
7 played havoc on the Dunboyne team running at the Dunboyne defence on several occassions.
A couple of goals from Rachel McDermott in the first half kept Dunboyne in the game
with a half time score of St Pats. 3-2 Dunboyne 2-3. Dunboyne needed to tighten up
all over the pitch in the second half if they were to be in with a chance of winning,
as in the first half they were clearly lacking in fitness and agility that their
opponents had. The second half started with another few goals for Dunboyne and for
a while it looked as if we had the game in the bag. Niamh Lineen in at full forward
for the second half look some great points to give us a bit of comfort. However St
Pats came storming back and a goal a few minutes from time left 2 points in the difference.
Dunboyne managed to hold out for a very tough fought victory against a team that
no doubt our paths will cross soon again.
Final Score Dunboyne 5-7 St Pats 5-5
Team: Aoife Farrell, Orlaith Doran, Eimear Gorey, Niamh Farrell, Roisin McGoldrick,
Niamh McDermott (0-1) Rachel McDermott(5-0) Laura Farrell (0-2) Alannah Egar, Amy
Kavanagh, Laura Furlong, Aoife Boylan (0-1) Niamh Lineen (0-3) Clodagh McCarthy,
Anna O'Dwyer
Semi Final - Match Report
Dunboyne u-12b team made the short trip to Dunshaughlin to take on Royal Gaels in
the Division 4 Semi Final. Confidence was high particularily when we comprehensively
beat them in the league earlier in the season, however at semi final stage, you can
always expect a tough game and that it was. From the very start right to the end
there was never more than a few points in the difference. Both teams started off
with a few points each. It was nip and tuck. Once again for the umpteen time our
reluctant star goal keeper Aoife Farrell pulled off some great saves and has become
very confident in the goal area. The score at half time was 1-5 to 5 points in favour
of Dunboyne. In the second half while there were a number of scoring opportunities
both sets of defences were solid, and a special mention must go to Aoife Farrell
again, Anna O'Dwyer and Orlaith Doran. Niamh McDermott at mid field went on some
good solo runs and linked up well with both Rachel McDermott and Laura Farrell in
the half forward line. Finally after what seemed like an eternity the full time whistle
went and Dunboyne were the glorious victors with a score of 2-6 to 1-5
Team: Aoife Farrell, Eimear Gorey, Anna O'Dwyer, Niamh Farrell, Orlaith Doran, Niamh
McDermott(0-1), Roisin McGoldrick, Laura Farrell (0-2) Rachel McDermott (2-2), Alannah
Egar, Amy Kavanagh, Aoife Boylan, Niamh Lineen(0-1), Clodagh McCarthy, Laura Furlong
Cup Final - Match Report
Dunboyne U-112Bs' took to the field today in the long awaited County Division 4 final.
In a gripping encounter the teams will have to meet again next Thursday after a trilling
draw. Dunboyne won the toss when Captain Rachel McDermott choose to play the first
half up hill and against a strong breeze. St Pats opened the scoring and but for
some very errant shooting should have been well ahead at half time. However the score
at half time stood St Pats 0-4 Dunboyne 0-2.
Playing in the second half with the wind, Dunboyne started well and soon the teams
were level. Again when St Pats attacked the Dunboyne backs were equal to the cause
and continually kept their forwards at bay. Dunboyne eventually went into a 2 point
lead mainly as a result of some fouls on Niamh Lineen, close in, from which Rachel
McDermott converted the frees.
In a game of two halfs, the second half having 7 minutes of injury time, despite
there been no real injury delays, the real excitement started in the 31st minute
of the game. St Pats got a free in the middle of the field and with it being quickly
taken to their most dangerous player, number 5 Ciara McQuillan, she left our backs
static and buried the ball in the back of the net. This left the opposition with
a one point lead, not knowing how long more the referee was going to add on. From
the resulting kick out by Aoife Farrell, Niamh McDermott picked up the ball inside
her own half and with strong determination carried the ball the length of the pitch,
despite being put under pressure by the St Pats backs, and ended up scoring a beautiful
point from close range. At that stage and much to the relief of both teams the referee
finally blew for full time with the final score of Dunboyne 0-8 St Pats 1-5.
With a game of such intensity it would be impossible to name players who stood out
as everyone played their part in an entertaining yet heartstopping game.
Team: Aoife Farrell, Niamh Farrell, Eimear Gorey, Clodagh McCarthy, Orlaith Doran,
Anna O'Dwyer, Niamh McDermott (0-1) Laura Farrell, Niamh Lineen(0-1) Rachel McDermott(0-5)
Amy Kavanagh, Alannah Eagar, Aoife Boylan (0-1) Roisin McGoldrick, Laura Furlong,
Katie Curran, Sarah Wall
Cup Final (Replay) - Match Report
The Dunboyne U-12B team finally came out on top in the replay of the Division 4 cup
final. As with the original game and indeed the league game against St Pats this
again was another close fought exciting, and heart stopping encounter. The game started
with St Pats winning the toss and opting to play with the wind in the first half,
and immediately came out of the blocks running with a quick goal from their danger
girl Ciara McQuillan. St Pats were doing all of the running in the first half and
were first to the ball at all times. They continued to press forward and at one stage
goal keeper Aoife Farrell pulled off a brilliant save. On the odd occassion that
Dunboyne did attack they made good use of their possession and Aoife Boylan and Niamh
Lineen picked off some good points. Rachel McDermott scored a goal, and Dunboyne
were unlucky not to have had another. The flow of the game changed shortly before
half time with Substitute Sarah Wall came on and started snapping at the heels of
the tall St Pats forward.Dunboyne were lucky to go to the break down 6 points with
a score of 3-4 to 1-4.
The team knew they had to play much better in the second half if they were to win
the cup and this time it was Dunboyne who came out of the blocks running. Very quickly
the team had pulled back the shortfall to 1 point, again thanks to points scored
by Niamh Lineen, Niamh McDermott and another goal scored by Rachel McDermott, who
again was unlucky to see another rasping shot come off the corner of crossbar and
goal post. The real turning point of the game came about midway thru the second half
when Sarah Wall took possession of the ball round mid field and kicked a high speculative
lob into the St Pats penalty area, deceiving everyone to end up in the back of the
net. This was the first time Dunboyne had taken the lead in the game, and despite
attempts by St Pats to attack, the dominant Dunboyne backs kept them scoreless in
the second half. Finally after a couple of more points had given us a 4 point lead
the referee blew up for full time and the celebrations could begin. A fantastic performance
by the full panel, not least on the day two players who deserved special praise,
Sarah Wall and Niamh Lineen, two of the five u-10 players on our panel all of whom
continually showed maturity beyond their age, in being able to mix it with the best
at u-12 grade. Full time score Dunboyne 3-8 St Pats 3-4
Team: Aoife Farrell, Eimear Gorey, Clodagh McCarthy, Anna O'Dwyer, Niamh Farrell,
Laura Farrell, Niamh McDermott (0-2), Niamh Lineen (0-4), Rachel McDermott (2-0)
Amy Kavanagh, Aoife Boylan (0-2) Sarah Wall (1-0) Katie Curran, Laura Furlong, Orlaith
Doran, Alannah Eager.
