Women bow out of FAI Shield

Published: Sunday, 29 July 2018 21:09

Sunday July 29th

FAI Intermediate Shield Quarter Final

Tombrack United  0  TEK United  7

Dublin Premier champions TEK United travelled to Ballyboy today and had no great problems in seeing off a brave effort from our Women's team. While the DWSL side ran out comfortable winners int he end, it was Tombrack who started the best and enjoyed the bulk of the possession for the opening fifteen minutes with Sarah Merrigan seeing her shot go just wide of the post. As the game progressed, the more experienced visitors took control and took the lead on twenty three minutes when awarded a questionable free which was fired to the roof of the net and they increased that advantage ten minutes later when some slick passing, made space in the area to slot past Ashling Kavanagh in the goal. Kelli Maguire did have a half chance just before the break but could not get enough power in her shot to trouble the keeper

Tombrack started the second half well but could not break through a well organised defence and ten minutes in, TEK made it 3-0 and it was downhill from there as their superior fitness saw them knock in another four despite the best efforts of Ashling and a hard working Tombrack defence. Sarah almost had the final say when her well struck shot just cleared the crossbar

TEk were the most dominant team in the DWSL last season and showed they are an overall, well organised side who play fast passing football but our women battled hard for the ninety minutes but just found the fitness and experience of the visitors just too much to handle on the day

Team: Ashling Kavanagh, Mary Martin, Ciara Ryan, Tia Byrne, Eimear Whelan, Nikki Dunphy, Katie O Toole (Rebecca Connaughton), Sarah Merrigan, Kelli Maguire, Aimee Walsh, Leanne Kenny