Cavan through to the final!

Cavan are through to the NY senior ladies final after and easy victory against an understrength Fermanagh running out comfortable 4-13 to 2-04 winners in Gaelic Park. Within two minutes of the game starting Rosie O'Reilly had the ball in the back of the Fermanagh net while Kelly Mc Ardle and Colleen Jordan added on points moments after. Linda Mc Keon then got the first of her hat trick after 10 minutes and it seemed the writing was on the wall for this match , further points from O'Reilly and Jordan left a huge gap between the teams before Ashley O'Sullivan got Fermanagh's opening score after 17 minutes . Cavan never let Fermanagh into the game and piled on further misery on the Erne exiles with Mc Keon getting her second in the bottom left of the Fermanagh net , Roisin Toner gave some home to the Fermanagh girls with a fine score on 22 minutes but at half time the difference between the teams was 12 points and there didnt seem any way back for the team in green.

Fermanagh were awarded a penalty two minutes after the interval but Loretta Cunnigham hit the shot over the bar and it seemed nothing was going Fermanagh's way though AislinnGormely did seem to be carrying the fight to the Cavan girls making some searing runs into the Fermanagh defence. Further points from Caitlin Hynes , Mc Ardle, Jordan and O'Reilly put further points between the teams. But this was not just a forward show all the Cavan backs really impressed and wouldn't give an inch to their markers with Ashley Callery a commanding presence at full back and Caroline Mc Brein and Katie Kilkenny doing a great job in the corner. Erin Galligan finished a great move to put some respectability to the scoreline with a fantastic goal. Emma Clarke came on for the Cavan girls and got a great point much to the delight of the Cavan management.

Overall the game was one sided from the first number of minutes and Fermanagh will find it difficult to raise themselves for the Peter Connaughton cup final on Sunday in Gaelic Park against Kerry / Donegal but they can take the preformances of Aislinn Gormely and Donna Traynor in goals to heart and gather themselves up for sunday. For Cavan it was a case of a job done with stars all over the field, with the MVP nod going to Linda Mc Keon for three great goals from midfield. Cavan will know though that Na Fianna will be a different prospect in the county final and they will have to give their best preformance of the year to date if they are to add another trophy to the cabinet.

Teams Cavan: 1. Fiona Mc Laughlin 2. Katie Kilkenny 3. Ashely Callery 4. Caroline Mc Brein 5. Nicole Rogan 6. Sheena Kennan 7. Katie Mc Evoy 8. Linda Mc Keon 9. Aimee Gomez 10. Nicole King 11. Caitlin Hynes 12. Nora Kilkenny 13. Kelly Mc Ardle 14. Colleen Jordan 15. Rosie O'Reilly

Cavan scorers Rosie O'Reilly 1-03 , Kelly Mc Ardle 0-02, Colleen Jordan 0-06, Linda Mc Keon 3-0 Nicole Rogan 0-01 , Caitlin Hynes 0-01, Emma Clarke 0-01

Fermanagh; 1. Donna Traynor 2. Noleen Fitzpatrick 3. Tracy Ann Mc Cullagh 4. Christina Brown 5. Ann Marie Kelly 6. Siobhan Mc Court 7. Caroline Mc Ardle 8. Erin Galligan 9. Caitlin Slattery 10. Marie Dunleavy 11. Caitlin Hynes 12. Caroline Murphy 13. Loretta Cunningham 14. Roisin Toner 15. Aislinn Gormley

Fermanagh scorers Ashley O'Sullivan 0-01, Roisin Toner 0-01, Lorretta Cunningham 1-01, Caroline Murphy 0-01, Erin Galligan 0-01