Girls Lose Out in Tight Encounter

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The girls' football team lost out narrowly in their opening match to a spirited Ballivor team.

Conceding an early goal did nothing to deter the girls and some spirited defending and tackling lead to a turnover which resulted in a superb goal for Holly. Indeed, the girls were unlucky not to score more in this period, as a superb shot from Hannah had the Ballivor goalkeeper beaten all ends up only for the ball to rebound back off the post. 

At half time, the scoreline read 1-2 apiece.

Entering the second half, another goal from Holly put the girls in the driving seat. Unfortunately, this preceded a period of dominance from the Ballivor goals that led to them scoring 3-2 without reply. In the end, Ballivor came away with the points but Kildalkey can take a lot of heart from their performance. All 16 players participated in the game and they can be pleased with their efforts. Laura played extremely well in goals and had some great defenders in front of her in the shape of Molly, Clodagh, Jacinta, Zoe, Emma and Hannah. The midfielders were excellent throughout with Lydia making some great catches and scoring some fine point while Holly D. was up and down the pitch constantly. Holly R. got some great scores during the match and was ably supported by Chloe, Kate, Sarah, Caitlin, Tyana and Orlagh.

Well done to the girls and we look forward to the match next week!