Galway see off Kilkenny under-16s in camogie clash in Callan

Kilkenny suffered their second defeat in the second Eir under-16 All -Ireland championship after going down to Galway at a windswept John Locke Park on Sunday.

Galway got off to the perfect start when Roisin Coleman scored a goal after two minutes.

Coleman tacked on a point from a free a minute later before Amy Kenny slotted over a great point from the sideline to put the Westerners 1-2 to 0-0 ahead.

Dearbhla Ryan scored Kilkenny’s first point in the sixth minute.

Coleman and Ryan then traded points before Amy O’Shea slotted over a point from a placed ball after one of the Kilkenny players had been pushed in the back.

Galway then hit five unanswered points through Amy Kenny, Roisin Coleman (one free, 0-2 45s) and Sinead Feeney.

Amy O’Shea pointed a free for Kilkenny heading towards the half-time whistle to leave the interval score 1-8 to 0-4 in favour of Galway.

On the resumption of play, Galway continued where they left off in the first half, Roisin Coleman converting a free.

But over the next eight minutes, no scored was added to either tally as both defences stood strong.

In the 39th minute, Dearbhla Ryan ran at speed towards the Galway goal and drilled a powerful shot past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Amy O’Shea and Amy Kenny then swapped points, before Dearbhla Ryan got in for her second goal, another rasper in the 48th minute to narrow the gap to two points (2-5 to 1-10).

Roisin Coleman converted her seventh free and Kayla Garrett added another point for Galway, to which Amy O’Shea tacked on two frees for home side.

Kilkenny were awarded a 45 metre free heading towards full-time. Amy O’Shea dropped it short, hoping for one of her teammates to connect and send it to the back of the net, but it was to no avail and the referee blew the full time whistle and Galway were winners on a scoreline of 1-12 to 2-7.

Kilkenny now play their under-16A Leinster final refixture against Offaly this Sunday at 2.30pm in Pairc Sheamuis Stiophain.

They will play their last All-Ireland championship game against Dublin on Sunday, April 6.

Teams and Scorers

Kilkenny - Dearbhla Ryan (2-2), Amy O’Shea (0-5, 0-4 frees).

Galway – Roisin Coleman (1-7, 0-7 frees); Amy Kenny (0-3); Sinead Feeney, Kayla Garrett (0-1 each).

Kilkenny – Clodagh Galway, Moya O’Shea, Erin Morrissey, Mairead Duggan, Hannah Tennyson, Eva Tynan, Rachel Murphy, Emma Hogan, Muireann Kenny, Niamh Drennan, Aisleann Mullally, Holly Ryan, Amy O’Shea, Eilish Keating, Dearbhla Ryan.

Subs: Meabh Kenny for Hannah Tennyson, Katie O’Shea for Emma Hogan, Katie Dunphy (Captain) for Muireann Kenny, Aoibhe Bourke for Eilish Keating, Caoimhe Corcoran, Ellen Treacy, Grace Farrell, Lucy Lennon, Colleen Byrne, Lilly Ryan Murray, Onagh Fitzgerald, Blathnaid Keane, Lucy O’Gorman, Gwen Wade, Sian Bolger, Ciara Joyce, Ada Bambrick.

Galway – Cara Corless, Saoirse Counihan, Lynn Hartigan, Emily Rabbitte, Katie Leen, Eabha Burke, Beth Glynn, Sinead Feeney, Katie O’Sullivan, Eve Kenny, Amy Kenny, Grace Bergin, Siofra Barry, Lauren Morgan, Roisin Coleman.

Subs: Kayla Garrett for Lauren Morgan, Emma Forde for Grace Bergin, Cara Giblin for Siofra Barry, Cadhla Fox for Eve Kenny, Eva Murray, Ciara Mahon, Laoise Coyne, Ciara Mullins, Ella Keane, Niesha Scott, Hazel Fahy, Ella Tarpey, Kayleigh Rabbitte, Julie Earls, Caoimhe Moynihan, Emma Fahy, Rhea Sestak, Aoife Murray.