Div 4 Ballymore 1-6 Athy 1-18

Ballymore 1 – 6 Athy 1 – 18
Ballymore faced Athy on the 15th of May at home. Athy won the toss and had a strong wind in the first half, Athy quickly took advantage of the wind notched up a couple points on the score board. Athy did not have it easy though, heroic efforts from Stacey Balfe in full back and Aoife O’Toole in goals kept Ballymore in contention. Aoife O’Toole made the save of the league within the first 5 minutes denying Athy a sure fire goal. The rest of the backs took the lead of the goalkeeper and continually made block after block with every body part imaginable. Despite the great work being done, Ballymore struggled to keep Athy’s sharp shooters at bay. Eventually Ballymore put two points on the board courtesy of Aisling Hubbard and Lesley Tutty. As half time was called, Athy’s confidence was high with 10 points etched on the scorecard and Ballymore had a mountain to climb. In the second half Ballymore came out fighting, with the wind at their backs they managed to claw back a few scores. A goal from Aisling Hubbard, helped in by Lesley Tutty saw a new wave of confidence go through the team. Athy answered back and eventually managed to put the ball past Aoife O’Toole. Ballymore’s new found tempo began to dwindle and Athy maximised on this with several unanswered points.