Youthful Longford ladies lose out to superior Kildare
National League Division 3 - Round 3 game in Killoe on Sunday, throw-in 2pm
Kildare . . . 4-16 Longford . . . 0-6
A number of the more experienced players are missing this season, most notably Michelle Farrell, and after also suffering a defeat against Louth in the opening round the Longford girls will be hoping for better luck in the home league fixture against Offaly at Emmet Park, Killoe on Sunday next, throw-in 2pm.
Thanks to a couple of goals from their top scorer Roisin Byrne, Kildare held a commanding 2-8 to 0-4 lead at the break and were far too strong for a Longford team in transition.
Scorers - Kildare: Roisin Byrne 2-5, Ciara Price 2-0, Neasa Dooley 0-5, Lara Curran 0-1, Ellen Dowling 0-1, Aoife Rattigan 0-1, Roisin Forde 0-1, Amy Larn 0-1, Hazel McLoughlin 0-1.
Scorers - Longford: Caoimhe Lohan 0-2, Lauren McGuire 0-2 (one free), Grace Shannon 0-1, Ciara Healy 0-1.
KILDARE: Anna Dunlea; Lauren Burke, Laoise Lenehan, Lara Gilbert; Triona Duggan, Ruth Sargent, Sarah Munnelly; Grace Clifford, Aoife Rattigan; Hazel McLoughlin, Roisin Byrne, Holly Tyrell; Ellen Dowling, Neasa Dooley, Lara Curran.
Subs:- Elaine Keogh for A Rattigan (25 mins); Amy Lairn for H Tyrell (36 mins); Roisin Forde for L Curran (36 minutes); Grainne Kenneally for S Munnelly (38 mins); Ciara Price for E Dowling (42 mins); Claire Sullivan for L Burke (44 mins); Jayne Peacock for T Duggan (56 mins).
LONGFORD: Ruth Jones; Grace Kenny, Emily Reilly, Emma Doris; Hannah Glennon, Eimear O'Brien, Caoimhe McCormack; Grace Shannon, Caoimhe Lohan; Katelyn McKeon, Clodagh Lohan, Shauna Hagan; Lauren McGuire, Kamille Burke, Ciara Healy.
Subs:- Emily McCarthy for K McKeon (half-time); Kayna Lee for S Hagan (half-time); Casey McNamara for K Burke (54 mins); Edel Sheehy for C Healy (61 mins).
Referee: Justin Murphy.