St Eunan’s Ladies landed their third Donegal U16A Championship in a row in wet and windy conditions in Glenfin this afternoon.
St Eunan’s 1-10 Termon 2-04
And they did it by beating the same side they faced in the final last year, Termon.
Termon scored first but it was to be one of just two scores they recorded in the first half as Eunan’s took advantage of the wind to record some lovely scores.
Maria Kealy got the all important goal and two points with Niamh Walsh (3), Niamh Harkin (2), Ciara O’Donnell (1) and Aaliyah McCormack (1) contributing to a 1-09 to 2 point half time lead.
With the wind at their backs Termon came storming out in the second half to double their number of points through Ciara McGarvey and with 10 minutes left she hit a goal to throw some doubt into the Eunan’s camp.
At the other end, Eunan’s hit a number of wides before Laoise Ryan recorded their only score of the second half.
There were huge battles all over the park with O’Donnell winning most of the midfield duels, and Shauna Higgins and Precious Aduaka outstanding for the Letterkenny team in the backline, and Harkin popping up with some crucial interceptions especially during the 10 minutes added time due to the number of injuries.
Termon added a late second goal through sub Letitia McGarvey but it would prove no more than a consolation with Eunan’s the thoroughly deserved winners to match their possession through the game and take the U16A Cup back to O’Donnell Park for the third year running, having already won the league.
For Walsh, Ryan, Harkin, O’Donnell and captain Caoimhe Kelly it was a unique double – having picked up The Ulster U16A title with Donegal in May.
