PICTURES: Galway ladies footballers enjoy All-Ireland Championship win over Tyrone
Another dominant second half display secured Galway’s senior ladies footballers more home comforts last Saturday as they blitzed Tyrone in Tuam Stadium to run out 19-point victors and guarantee a return to the same venue three weeks later in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
The Tribeswomen left little doubt about their group winners position despite this being a much tighter affair until Leanne Coen’s 40th minute goal. Olivia Divilly (2) and Róisín Leonard also hit the net over the hour.
Making the initial stages of the national series a home and away format has proven a major winner for the LGFA and Galway played their part in creating the atmosphere and occasion these players deserve.A host of underage teams lined up to provide a guard of honour for last year’s All-Ireland semi-finalists who fielded the same starting personnel from the 15-point takedown of Meath six days earlier.
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Bronagh Quinn, Sarah Ní Loingsigh and Hannah Noone were the pick of the defence; Niamh and Siobhán Divilly combined well in midfield; with Kate Slevin, Olivia Divilly and Leonard standing out in attack for Daniel Moynihan’s side.
Galway: L O’Halloran; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K. Geraghty; H Noone, N Ward, E Power; N Divilly (0-2), S Divilly (0-1); E Noone (0-1), K Slevin (0-3), K Thompson; O Divilly (2-6, 3f), L Coen (1-1), R Leonard (1-6).Subs used: L Noone for Thompson (44), A Molloy for H Noone (52), A O’Rourke for O Divilly (54), S Ní Scanláin for Quinn (59), A Madden for E Noone (59).