Limerick make a telling comeback

ALL-IRELAND JUNIOR FINAL Limerick 4-10 Louth 3-8: LIMERICK PRODUCED a stunning second-half comeback to claim the TG4 All-Ireland…

ALL-IRELAND JUNIOR FINAL Limerick 4-10 Louth 3-8:LIMERICK PRODUCED a stunning second-half comeback to claim the TG4 All-Ireland woman's junior title at Louth's expense.

Two goals from Ann-Marie Murphy and one on the stroke of half-time by Kate Flood gave Louth a deserved 3-4 to 1-4 interval lead but with Marie Claire Curtin and Dymphna O’Brien to the fore after the resumption, last year’s beaten finalists quickly reeled in their opponents.

Clodagh Reidy sent a 34th-minute rasper to the Louth net to start the fight back and seven minutes later Limerick were in front when Curtin scored a goal.

When Reidy’s shot late on rebounded off the butt of the post, the diminutive O’Brien was on hand to finish from close range.

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LIMERICK: C Murphy; M O'Brien, S Healy, A Neary; E McGuire, Y Moynihan, P Donnelly; E Enright, S Larkin; J Garvey, M Flanagan, C Reidy (1-0); J O'Gorman, D OBrien (1-5, two frees), MC Curtin (2-5, 1-3 frees). Subs: Leanne Higgins for Healy (22 mins), Louise Higgins for Garvey (39 mins), O Giltenane for Moynihan (47 mins).

LOUTH: C Breen; S Quinn, G Lynch, A McGee; P Marmion, AM Lynch, S McDonald; O Kirk (0-2), R Heeney; S Byrne (0-1), K Flood (1-2), S Lynch; M Reid (0-1, free), AM Murphy (2-1, 1-0 pen), C Page (0-1). Subs: G Rogers for McDonald (37 mins), G Mackin for Reid (43 mins), L O'Neill for Marmion (43 mins).

Referee: J Niland(Sligo)