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July 4 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Parnell Park Dublin Referee: Eoghan O'Neill (Kildare)

Competition:

TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Quarter-Final

Description:

Dublin defeated Cork by 3-11 to 2-13 in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Quarter-Final on Saturday July 4th at Parnell Park Dublin.

Dublin 3-11 Cork 2-13

By Daire Walsh

Orlagh Nolan and Kate Sullivan grabbed late goals at Parnell Park as defending champions Dublin snatched victory in a dramatic finale against Cork to book a date with Kerry in the last four of the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship.

While it was the Jackies who got the scoring underway with an early point from Kate Sullivan, Cork signalled their intent when corner-forward Leah Hallihan broke through the opposition defence to fire home a second-minute goal.

Dublin responded to this early set-back with singles from Nolan and Jodi Egan, and even though Aine Terry O’Sullivan squeezed the Leesiders back in front, Niamh Hetherton burst forward to bag her fourth goal in just three championship games on 11 minutes.

Despite Cork splitting the posts towards the end of the opening quarter through the boots of the raiding Melissa Duggan and the dependable Katie Quirke, Dublin replied to both of these scores with fisted efforts courtesy of Egan and Sullivan.

Yet Cork reignited their challenge when Sadbh McGoldrick and Aine Terry O’Sullivan (two) kicked three unanswered points in the space of two minutes. Although Kate Sullivan’s superb score at the opposite end looked set to leave the teams inseparable, an impressive contribution from Emma Cleary handed the Leesiders a slender 1-7 to 1-6 cushion at the interval.

A determined Dublin initially hit the ground running on the restart with quickfire points by the influential duo of Nolan and Sullivan, but Cork restored parity when centre-forward Grace Murphy opened her account on 35 minutes.

Laura Grendon briefly restored the Dublin lead with her first of the day, only for Cork to once again show they meant business with unanswered white flag scores from Hallihan and Quirke (two). A close-range Nolan free cut the Dublin deficit to the bare minimum inside the final-quarter, but Joe Carroll’s visitors were suddenly five points clear when another Quirke point was supplemented by a palmed goal from substitute Abigail Ring in the 51st minute.

However, fresh life was breathed into the Jackies challenge when Nolan rose highest to punch a Hetherton delivery to the net with just over three minutes remaining and they were incredibly back in front moments later as Sullivan seized upon a loose Cork kick-out to hammer home her side’s third goal of the day.

A fine point from Kate Donaghy then left Dublin on the cusp of a semi-final berth and despite a late free by Quirke, they progressed in the most dramatic of fashions.

Scorers – Dublin: K Sullivan 1-4, O Nolan 1-3 (1f), N Hetherton 1-0, J Egan 0-2, L Grendon 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1 each.

Cork: K Quirke 0-5 (5f), L Hallihan 1-1, A Ring 1-0, AT O’Sullivan 0-3, M Duggan, S McGoldrick, G Murphy, E Cleary 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: A Shiels; N Crowley, R Hartnett, H Leahy; S McIntyre, H McGinnis, N Donlon; N Hetherton, L Magee; A Timothy, O Nolan, C O’Connor; L Grendon, J Egan, K Sullivan.
Subs: M Ní Scanaill for Hartnett (h-t), E Kearney for Timothy (44), M Davoren for Egan (47), K Donaghy for Grendon (51), C Rowe for McIntyre (58).

CORK: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, S Callanan; A Corcoran, M O’Callaghan, R Corkery; S McGoldrick, K Redmond; A O’Mahony, G Murphy, E Cleary; L Hallihan, K Quirke, AT O’Sullivan.
Subs: A Ring for Hallihan (48), R O’Regan for O’Sullivan (53).

Referee: Eoghan O’Neill (Kildare).

Match Preview

Dublin v Cork; Parnell Park, Dublin, 7.30pm – Live on TG4

Cork are working their way back to form following a disappointing Munster campaign that saw them lose all three games.
The Lidl NFL champions bounced back from defeat to Armagh in the group stages of the All-Ireland series and victory over Waterford was good enough to secure a quarter-final slot.

Dublin know they’re in for a stern test as they aim to progress to the last four and keep their hold on the Brendan Martin Cup.
The Sky Blues have been contending with injury issues but still managing to produce displays good enough to advance, with Mayo and Donegal defeated in the group phase.

The Cork team to start at Parnell Park shows two changes in personnel, with Siobhán Callanan coming in for Dara Kiniry, as Rachel O’Regan replaces Rachel Leahy. Both Kiniry and Leahy have been ruled out through injury.
On the Dublin side, skipper Carla Rowe is back, along with Kate Sullivan, as Kate Donaghy and Jodi Egan make way.

Team News

DUBLIN: A Shiels; N Crowley, R Hartnett, H Leahy; S McIntyre, H McGinnis, N Donlon; N Hetherton, L Magee; A Timothy, O Nolan, C O’Connor; L Grendon, C Rowe (capt.), K Sullivan.

CORK: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, S Callanan; A Corcoran, M O’Callaghan, R Corkery; S McGoldrick, K Redmond; R O’Regan, G Murphy, E Cleary (capt.); L Hallihan, K Quirke, Á O’Sullivan.

Broadcast Details:

Venue:

  • Parnell Park Dublin