Inch Rovers win Intermediate title
Sunday, 3 December 2006Inch Rovers captured the VHI Healthcare All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Club Football title with a 3-09 to 1-10 victory over Naomh Mearnog at a wintry Nowlan Park.
The Cork side rattled home three second-half goals to lift the crown after trailing 0-3 to 0-9 at half-time.
Sinead Aherne scored four first-half points for Dublin side, Naomh
Mearnog, to give them the advantage at the interval.
However, goals by Claire Keohane and Amy O'Shea dragged Rovers back level with just 12 minutes to go.
Naomh Mearnog pushed forward though and replied with a Katie Slattery goal to go three ahead once more.
However, Rovers refused to lie down and inspired by Mary O'Connor they dominated the remainder of the game and it was a second goal by O'Shea which sealed the win for the Rebels.
Meanwhile, Kildare's Eadestown won the All-Ireland junior title with a 3-14 to 0-4 replay victory over Monaghan side Emyvale in Pearse Park on Saturday.
Denise McDonagh (1-2), Fiona Dowling (1-2) and Bridget Goode (0-5) were best for Eadestown.
