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D Murphy, S Hawkshaw & S Freeman Help Dublin U16's Beat Meath in Champo - Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Dublin produced an excellent display to overcome a spirited Meath side in the first round robin game of the U16 Leinster Championship in The Naul, County Dublin, on Saturday 6th March. Played in perfect conditions both teams displayed some super football but it was the home team that prevailed on a score line of 6-9 to 5-6. Meath started extremely well with three well taken points before a flurry of scores from Dublin's Siobhan Woods, Lauren Ebbs and Mollie Lamb saw Dublin race into a six point lead after fifteen minutes.

Meath responded with a goal of their own before corner forward Lauren Ebbs fired in three consecutive goals. Maria McGrath at half forward and Sarah McCaffrey at midfield were providing plenty possession for the Dublin forwards and a point just before the interval from Oonagh Whyte left the score 6-5 to 1-5 in Dublin's favour at half time. Meath were a transformed team after the break and after quickly reduced the deficit to 8 points with three goals and a point. Dublin's defence were now at full stretch and worked tirelessly, particularly Sarah Hawkshaw and Claire King, to keep the Meath attack at bay.

Further points from Siobhan Woods settled Dublin and they held their nerve to prevail on the day on a score line of 6-9 to 5-6. Dublin and Meath were well matched and both teams played some outstanding attacking football.

Dublin:Therese O'Connor, Leah Caffrey, Maeve Shannon, Claire King, Grainne Barrett, Deirdre Murphy, Sarah Hawkshaw, Emma McDonagh, Sarah McCaffrey, Maria McGrath (0-1), Stephanie Adams, Mollie Lamb (1-1), Siobhan Woods (1-4), Oonagh Whyte (0-1), Lauren Ebbs (4-2).

Substitutes: Lorna Colgan for Deirdre Murphy 40min; Maria Kenny for Emma McDonagh 47min; Sarah Burns for Oonagh Whyte 50min; Aine Gilmore for Lauren Ebbs 57min Emily Carville, Roisin Meehan, Ciara Trant, Laura O'Curry, Emma Lennon, Shauna Garvin, Aoife Nolan, Sinead Comerford, Elinor Doherty

Dublin U16 Ladies 2010 Squad:

1. Claire King Ballyboden
2. Maria McGrath Ballyboden
3. Sarah Burns Ballyboden
4. Laura O'Curry Ballinteer St Johns
5. Maria Kenny Ballinteer St Johns Shauna Garvin Ballinteer St Johns
6. Sinead Comerford Castleknock
7. Grainne Barrett Clann Mhuire
8. Oonagh Whyte Clann Mhuire
9. Maeve Shannon Clontarf
10. Sarah McCaffrey Clontarf
11. Stephanie Adams Clontarf
12. Elinor Doherty Cuala
13. Emily Carvill Foxrock Cabinteely
14. Emma Lennon Foxrock Cabinteely
15. Emma McDonagh Foxrock Cabinteely
16. Mollie Lamb Kilmacud
17. Aoife Nolan Na Fianna
18. Leah Caffrey Na Fianna
19. Lauren Ebbs Naomh Barrog
20. Therese O'Connor Portmarnock
21. Roisin Meehan Raheny
22. Siobhan Woods Raheny
23. Aine Gilmore Skerries
24. Deirdre Murphy St Brigids
25. Sarah Hawkshaw St Brigids
26. Sophie Freeman St Brigids
27. Ciara Trant St Finians
28. Norah Harney St Finians
29. Lorna Colgan St Margarets

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