The Community Games U12 girls football final saw Castlebridge/Crossabeg meet Bree/Davidstown. Castlebridge/Crossabeg had beaten Kilmore in the first round and Clonard in the semi-final to gain their place in the final, while Bree/Davidstown having a Bye in the first round had beaten Tintern in their semi-final.
Both teams began with great determination from the first whistle but it was Castlebridge/Crossabeg who got the first score with a great point from Megan Power.
Amy Banville added another point to their score line minutes later before Bree/Davidstown managed to get the ball through the Castlebridge/Crossabeg defence and score their first goal. Bree went on to score a further 1-4 in the first half with Castlebridge/Crossabeg only managing to reply with a point from Louise Murphy and a goal from Gemma Fox leaving the half-time score 2-4 to 1-3 in favour of Bree/Davidstown. The second-half was a much more one-sided affair with Castlebridge/Crossabeg having made some changes in their line out gaining most of the play. The soon converted their ball position to a score and although Bree/Davidatown fought back they couldn’t manage to get the ball past the Castlebridge half-back line where Alice Mahon excelled having moved out from full back at half-time. Castlebridge/Crossabeg had a number of scoring opportunities as the game continued and although they had a few wides, they scored 2 well taken goals, one form Noeleen Shanahan and the other from Amy Banville to finish the game as County Champions on a score of 3-4 to 2-4.
Castlebridge/Crossabeg Panel:
Ciara Brennan, Kate Stafford, Alice Mahon, Aoife Birney, Amy Doyle, Gillian,McDonald, Ciara O’Connor, Noeleen Shanahan, Amy Banville, Leanne Corrigan, Gemma Fox, Enya Byrne, Victoria Cannell, Megan Power, Louise Murphy, Katie Quade, Lisa O’Brien, Aimee Donovan