The Clare Champion U16 Championship

U16B Shield Final

Truagh Clonlara 6-1 Broadford 4-6 (AET)

In Meelick.

It took extra time to seperate the teams in a highly entertaining match between neighbours Broadford and Truagh Clonlara took place on Sunday in Meelick, where both sets of players showed incredible work ethic throughout the match in tough underfoot conditions. The first half of the game was a goal fest with 8 in total being scored in 30 minutes! Broadford started the game well with a point from a free and a goal shortly after. Truagh Clonlaras first goal of the day was scored by Leah Hawes from play. Two more points from Broadford - one from a free and one from play were followed by their second goal to give Broadford a strong lead after the first quarter. Truagh found their form then and full forward Rebecca Foley scored two goals in quick succession to level the match. However Broadford had the perfect answer with two goals of their own to restore their lead. Foley completed her hat trick shortly before the break to vitally narrow the gap to one goal at half time, Broadford 4-3 Truagh Clonlara 4-0. A strong showing from both sets of defenders resulted in a second half with only a single score! Joanne Egan of Truagh got the important goal to level the match and send the game into extra time. With the freedom of a further 20 minutes to play both teams managed two scores in the first half of extra time. Egan added to her earlier goal with another to put Truagh ahead for the first time in the game with Broadford adding two points, one from play and one from a free and before the extra time half time whistle blew Egan again got on the scoresheet with a fine point from play to extend Truagh's lead to 2 points. The second half of extra time again provided only one score a well taken pointed free from Broadford's free taker who had struck the ball so well throughout the game. This was Truagh's second extra time game this year (losing out to Clooney Quin in the Quarter Final of the Championship) and they were determined not to lose out again in 80 plus minutes of play. They worked very hard in the dying minutes to deprive Broadford of any score and held out to win the U16B Shield for 2017. 

Truagh Team: Katie Conlon, Eve McMahon, Jane Begley, Rebecca Reilly, Molly Fennessy, Sinead Ryan, Clodagh McNamara, Eva Larkin, Joanne Egan (2-1), Christina McKeon, Leah Hawes (1-0), Louise Kavanagh, Kate O'Callaghan, Rebecca Foley (3-0), Emily Clancy.

Subs: Katryn Galvin for O'Callaghan. Amie Carmody. 

Referee: Ger Lyons, Ruan