Fanad Gaels 4–7 Termon 4–7
Fanad Gaels came from behind to snatch a dramatic draw at Portsalon in this entertaining game on Sunday evening
Fanad Gaels who were a goal up after two minutes when Aisling Mc Devitt netted were the more superior side early in the first half thanks to good play by Aisling Mc Dermott and Sarah Sweeney. Termon won the toss played with the wind and the slope went in at the break one point down 3–2 to 2–4 thanks to two Dara Kelly goals and two Rosie Gallagher points, whereas Fanad who had seven wides had goals from Maeve Mc Ginley and a toe poked goal by Aisling Mc Devitt
On the resumption Termon were first out of the traps with Holly Mc Daid levelling matters , Dara Kelly added a point before Holly Mc Daid put Termon four ahead. Disaster struck Gaeil Fanada then when Eimer Gibbons was shown a yellow card. But up stepped Aoife Mc Devitt with two unanswered points. Mc Devitt was in the action again when she fired in a low shot at Caroline Gallagher in the Termon goal. Gallagher did well to block but the her outward delivery rebounded back into the Termon net to leave Fanad Gaels down two with seven minutes extra time played. Aisling Mc Dermott put one between the teams with ten extra minutes played and with eleven minutes of extra time played . Despite good play by Emer Gallagher Termon were on the back foot and despite stout defending by the Ryans, Orla Trearty Meabh mc Daid and Shauna Kelly Termon could not withstand the presuure and were forced to commit a free twenty one meter out in front of referee Michael Mulhern from St Eunans in the final minute and Sarah Sweeney had the simple task of levelling matters on the stroke of fulltime. Confusion reigned for some moments before modern technology relayed a message that this game is to be replayed at a neutral venue,
Best for Fanad was Roisin Carr. Aisling Mc Dermott, Aoife Mc Devitt and Sarah Sweeney,
Termon was best served by the Gallaghers ,Lucy O Flynn, Dara Kelly and person of the match Eimer Gallagher
Gaeil Fanads team was ,Deirdre Friel, Heather Dougherty, Roisin Carr, Shauna Mc Devitt, Eimer Gibbons, Orla Mc Monagle, Shannon Sweeney, Aisling Mc Dermott, Michelle Sweeney, Eimer Gibbons, Aoife Mc Devitt, Maeve Mc Ginley, Aisling Mc Devitt, Sarah Sweeney, Mairead Coll.
Termon team was, Caroline Gallagher, Meabh mc Daid, Orla Trearty, Celine Mc Daid, Shannon Kelly, Aisling Ryan, Aoife Ryan, Lucy o Flynn, Eimer Gallagher, Anna Gallagher, Roseleen Gallagher Sonia Connaghan, Molly Callaghan, Dara Kelly, Holly Mc Daid .
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