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Intermediate ladies stunned with late Leitrim goals as victory is snatched in injury time. (Report from Ollie Colgan). 

Leitrim 2-13 Roscommon 1-10: 

Roscommon Intermediate ladies will wonder for a long time how they left Kilglass with a six point defeat to visitors Leitrim after leading for most of the game and having over 60 % possession, but that is exactly what happened as two very late injury time goals by the outstanding Ailbhe Clancy and the ever dependable Aine Tighne gave victory to Leitrim by six points in this Connacht intermediate championship encounter played at the Roosky venue. 

Both side seemed very nervous at the start as scores were hard to come by as with 16 minutes gone the score line was on 2 points to 1 in favour of the Leitrim ladies with Roscommon’s point coming from midfielder Tara Taylor in the third minute. Leitrim’s two opening points coming from Clancy and Roisin McHugh. It has to be said Roscommon were guilty of some terrible wides in this opening period and also some wasteful passing and shot selection as they failed to capitalize on their possession. Roscommon did equalise in the 17th minute through a splendid Aisling McAulliffe, then they took the lead in the 18th minute through a well taken Jenny Downey point. Then in the next two minutes both sides exchanged points from Aine Tighe Leitrim and jenny Higgans Roscommon. Then the half’s decisive score came in the 30th minute when Higgans was put through by Downey and struck the roof of the net to give the home side much deserved breathing space. But the visitors responded well with two well taken Clancy points one from a difficult free to leave just two in it at the break with Roscommon leading by 1-04 to 0-05. These two scores were vital to Leitrim as the came just as it appeared Roscommon were getting away a little bit. 

The second half began somewhat similar to the first with the first score not coming until the 4th minute of the half from Roscommon’s Rebecca Finan. Natalie McHugh added a free in the 36th minute to suddenly leave Roscommon five ahead. Leitrim introduced Laura O Dowd (half time) and Michelle Heslin (35th Minute) and it was these two players who began the Leitrim comeback. They both scored a point apiece in the 39th and 42nd minutes with  

A Roscommon point in between coming from Downey. Then Leitrim’s attack finally began to click and four unanswered points from Tighe (two), Clancy and Heslin left them a point ahead. Two McHugh pointed frees put the Rossies back in front with five minutes left plus injury time. Leitrim equalised in the 56th minute through another Clancy pointed free but Mchugh put the Rossies in front again in the 59th minute in what was now a very tense but exciting match as the game entered injury time and injury time that turned the game on its head. Leitrim drew level again in the 60 minute through another O Dowd point but the in the first minute of injury time the games major  turning point came when Tighe slipped a ball through to Clancy who buried it in the bottom corner of the net to suddenly three points up. Before Roscommon hardly had time to catch their breath Leitrim had goaled again in the 63rd minute through their marque forward Tighe to leave the game beyond Roscommon. Roscommon tried in vain to penetrate the Leitrim defence in the last couple of minutes but failed to do so and when the referee sounded his whistle in the 65th minute it was Leitrim’s day on a final score line of Leitrim 2-13 Roscommon 1-10 a result which was a little harsh on the home side. 

Roscommon: 

Rachel Corcoran, Rachel Brady , Amanda McLoone, Gillian Dufficy, Aisling MacAuliffe (0-1), Bronagh McHugh, Sinéad Kenny, Joanne Cregg ,Tara Taylor (0-1), Alice Kelly, Jenny Downey (0-2), Laura Fleming, Rebecca  Finan (0-1), Natalie McHugh (0-4 - 3F)and Jenny Higgins (1-1). 

Subs: Caroline Gunning  for Rachel Brady (57th min), Sheila Brady for Alice Kelly (59th min). 

Leitrim:  

Michelle Guckian, Aine Heslin, Clare Owens, Sinead Tighe, Melissa Hewitt, Eimhin Quinn, Kirby O Gilgunn,  Deirdre Ward, Eilish O Dowd, Carmel  McGovern, Emma Guckian, Rosin Mchugh (0-1), Carla LeGuen, Aine Tighe (1-3) and Aibhe Clancy (1-5- 2 F). 

Subs: Laura O Dowd (0-2) for McGovern (HT) and Michelle Heslin (0-2) for Gilgunn (35min). 

Referee: Shane Curley Galway. An excellent performance from the man in the middle. 

Player Of The Match: Leitrim’s Aibhe Clancy. The corner forward was top class al throughout the game and looked dangerous every time she got the ball and finished up with a personal tally of 1-05. Also good for Leitrim were Aine Tighe, Sinead Tighe and subs laura O Dowd and Michelle Heslin. For Roscommon Aisling McAulliffe, Jenny Downey, Gillian Dufficy and jenny Higgans put in a good hours work. 

Turning Point: Leitrim’s first goal in the 61st minute. It knocked the stuffing out of Roscommon just when the game seemed to be within their grasp. 

What’s next: Leitrim have now completed their group faze with a win and a defeat. They now await the outcome of the Roscommon v Sligo game to see if they have made the final. For Roscommon it’s a must win for them when they take on Sligo on the 17th June if they are to make the final. 

Footnote: A big word of thanks to the Kilglass club for their hospitality and their splendid facilities looked fantastic on the day.  

Lawlor and Hynes U14 league continues: 

Round 3 of the 2017 U14 league (kindly sponsored by Lawlor and Hynes Construction Four Roads) took place last Wednesday evening in all four divisions with the results as follows:  

Division 1: 

Eire Og V6-08 Clann nA nGael  8-09 

Boyle 0-08 St Brigids 5-18, 

Elphin/Kilmore 4-06 Western Gaels 0-02. 

Division 2: 

St Dominic’s 3-02 Kilbride 4-06, 

Padraig Pearses 5-12 St Ciaran’s 9-09,  

St Barry’s 3-07 Oran 4-09.  

Division 3: 

St Croans 2-08 Shannon Gaels 3-09, 

Four Roads 5-09 Strokestown 1-06, 

Michael Glavey’s 2-02 Roscommon Gaels 4-11, 

Division 4: 

Ballinameen 6-18 Kilglass Gaels 3-05, 

St Michaels’s 5-12 St Mary’s 2-04, 

Castlerea 9-09 St Faithleach’s 0-02. 

Round 4 next Wednesday (31st May); 

Next Wednesday sees round 4 of the U14 league take place with the fixtures as follows. Remember first named team as usual has home venue and all games kick off at 7pm: 

Division 1: 

St Brigids V Eire Og, 

Clann nA nGael V Western Gaels. 

Boyle V Elphin/Kilmore. 

Division 2: 

Padraig Pearses V St Dominic’s, 

Oran V Kilbride, 

St Barry’s V St Ciaran’s. 

Division 3: 

Shannon Gaels V Four Roads, 

Roscommon Gaels V Strokestown, 

Michael Glavey’s V St Croans, 

Division 4: 

St Michaels’s V Kilglass Gaels, 

Ballinameen V Castlerea, 

St Mary’s V St Faithleach’s. 

U12 season continues: 

Last weekend saw the U12 championship season continue with round 4 being completed. The results of which are as follows: 

Group A: 

Strokestown V Boyle (result not in)  

Oran 3-06 Padraig Pearses 4-04, 

Clann nA gael 2-01 Shannon Gaels 3-06, 

Group B: 

St Croans 0-00 St Brigids 3-14, 

Eire Og 4-08  Castlerea 3-04, 

St Barry’s V St Ciaran’s (Monday 29th). 

Group C: 

Four Roads 6-13 Kilbride 1-04, 

St Michaels 1-03 St Dominic’s 2-04,  

St Faithleah’s 0-03 Elphin\Kilmore 1-03. 

Group D: 

Kilglass Gaels 2-04 Roscommon Gaels 6-07, 

St Mary’s 0-05 Western Gaels 1-06, 

Ballinameen 1-12 Michael Glavey’s 0-06. 

Next Monday (not Sunday) sees the final set of group matches take place - round 5 in all groups as follows at 6pm with as usual first named team at home. This will determine the quarter final pairings: 

Group A: 

Padraig Pearses V Strokestown, 

Shannon Gaels V Boyle  

Oran V Clann nA gael, 

Group B: 

Eire Og V St Croans, 

St Ciaran’s V St Brigids, 

St Barry’s V Castlerea, 

Group C: 

St Michaels V Four Roads, 

St Faithleah’s V St Dominic’s,  

Kilbride V Elphin\Kilmore. 

Group D: 

St Mary’s V Roscommon Gaels, 

Michael Glavey’s V Western Gaels, 

Kilglass Gaels V Ballinameen. 

County Underage Update:  

Connacht Championship’s continue. 

U16 Update: 

U16’s game called off against Sligo: 

Our Kildea Concrete, James Irwin Construction, XLnt signs, Flemings Supervalu sponsored U16’s All-Ireland “B” semi-final playoff against Sligo due to be played  in Ballaghaderreen on Sunday evening last was cancelled due to a bereavement on the Sligo side. The re-fixed game date and venue is not known at the time of going to press so watch our social media site for updates. The winners of this game will play in the  All Ireland “B” semi-final against Leinster champions Kildare on the 12th July. 

U14 Update: 

U14 County Blitz   

The Stephen McGuinneass sponsored Roscommon County U14 team continued their development when they travelled to Kinnagad on Saturday last to take part in the All Ireland “C” Blitz Competition 

On a miserable day with no let up in the rain, and with it getting heavier as the day progressed. 

Roscommon Played 3 round games - first up we played Louth, and after a shaky start the girls settled and emerged victorious on a scoreline of  3:8 to 1:0 

In Roud 2 was against Wicklow - they were a stronger side and the girls lost on a score line of 2:2 to 0:1. 

Finally in Round 3 –the  girls played Antrim - this was a hard physical game with nothing between the two teams. The girls gained the upper hand towards the end coming away with a win on a scoreline of 1:4 to 2:0. 

Semi Final - we played Louth, and they came out energised and put the game up to the girls. We were unfortunate to lose but the most important thing is the girls came away with good results and got to play other county teams. 

This was the final games for 2017, and the group will be taking a break for the summer with the girls involved with club games. Development will start up again later in the year and we look forwad to seeing the girls at this. 

Panel: Ellen Cafferkey, Hanah Moylan, Ali Campbell, Naiamh McTeaue, Micheala Burke, Rachel Murray, Clodagh Powell, Abby Curran, Abby Murray, Shannon McGuinness, Aisling Feeley, Aislng Hanley, Ria Lennon, Amy Phelan, Gacie Loftus, Caoimhe Moran, Aoife Leonard, Mia Macken Aisling Treacy, Robyn Dowling, Ellen O'Beirne, Ciara Martin, Lily Vickers, Chloe Rogers, Ciara O'Gara, Kirstin Cronin, Katie Cronin, Rachel Gormley, Lisa Burke, Niamh Hester, Karen McGoldick, Aoife McGoldrick, Mary Kate Millar, Giolloasa Jamil, Amanda Ryan and Casey O'Neill. 

Management: Paddy McTeague, Brian Lennon, Anne-Marie Hynes 

Website: 

Don’t forget that our brand new website is live and up and running with all information about squads, committees, rules and so on. It also contains all the weekly correspondence from the clubs, course information, all fixtures and results and all the news from the county 

squads and lots more. More features and details will be uploaded as in the coming weeks. Check it out at www.roscommonlgfa.ie and spread the word.  

Notes: 

Anyone wishing to have items published in our weekly notes please contact Ollie at his new pro address at pro.roscommon@lgfa.ie  

Finally : 

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