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Junior Camogie Suffer Injury Time Heart Break in Champo Final - Sun, 29 Aug 2010

St Brigids 0-4 St Oliver Plunketts 1-4

Hard luck to our Junior Camogie team who were edged out in the dying seconds of their Champo Final. You have done the club proud.

For 60 minutes the Russell Park outfit held the lead or were level with their Navan Road opponents but in the three minutes of added time, Plunketts Laoise Quinn proved to be the star turn. In the 61st minute she doubled on a ball in flight to drive over the leveller.

With the game deep in added time it looked like a replay would be necessary but a long range shot from the wing sailed all the way to the net. Naomh Bríd tried to respond but with time against them, Plunketts defended stoutly to hold on for victory. It was tough encounter from start to finish played in a great spirit. Defences were on top and scores were at a premium.

The excellent Orla Teeling pointed a free after 4 minutes to give Naomh Bríd the lead. Although enjoying a slight dominance at midfield thanks to the efforts of Emma Devitt and Orla Brennan, the Naomh Bríd defence was busy with Lisa Ryan and goalkeeper Aoife Powell pulling off some good saves. By the 10th minute, St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh were on level terms after Jennifer Sweeney pointed a free but five minutes later Orla Teeling restored Bríd's lead with a sweetly struck "45".

Aoibheann Ní Shúilleabháin was outstanding at full back but the running and workrate of Megan O'Reilly and Laura Quinn demonstrated that Plunketts weren't going to be a pushover. They were back on equal terms in the 21st minute when a fine first time pull by Rebecca Kavanagh brought parity to the game. Try as they did neither side could add to their tally by the time Paddy Kiernan blew half-time. The Trinity Gaels pitches were in tip top shape and the quality of the play improved considerably in the second half.

Naomh Bríd enjoyed the better of the exchanges and in the 37th minute Orla Brennan fired over their first score from play. Fiona Forde was twice called upon to make great clearances in the Plunketts. The game had all the appearances of whichever side could grab a goal - well it was going to win the game. That's how it turned out eventually but for much of the half Naomh Bríd did not look like they would be going home empty-handed.

Another 45 from Orla Teeling pushed them two points clear in the 40th minute but try as they did they failed to score for the rest of the game. A Niamh Russell point in the 51st minute gave Plunketts a huge boost and the continued to press. When the game moved into added time, it looked like Naomh Bríd would hold on and even when Laoise Quinn hit the equaliser, defeat did not seem possible but the same player had other ideas and her goal proved to be the winner.

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