Lidl NFL Division 3
Round 5.
Saturday 18 March 2017
Down Ladies 2-9 Limerick 2-6.
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Down Senior Ladies Triumph Over Limerick
Down Ladies played Limerick in Pairc Esler Newry on Saturday evening with both teams in need of a win writes Aine McClean.
The home side enjoyed much of the early possession, however, they failed to turn the superiority into scores. The Limerick girls were much more clinical with their opportunities and dictated the scoreboard in the final 15 minutes of the first half. The Half-time score was Down 0-02 Limerick 1-4
Down restarted the second half with real purpose and were more lively quickly getting themselves on the scoreboard. Resilient in defence they got on top in midfield and launched attack after attack with the Limerick defence finding the pressure hard to deal with.
With the crowd now building for the men’s game, they saw a spectacle of attacking football from both sides for the final 20 minutes. The game was full of free flowing, end-to-end attacking football. Limerick may well have kicked on but their interests in getting goals instead of taking points may have been costly.
The home side kept the score board in action and got a goal of their own before Limerick rattled the net leaving a nervy last 5 minutes. Down, however, didn’t panic and when 3 points clear and the crowd fully behind them they held onto the lead for a deserved victory over a resilient Limerick side who provided a stern test for the home side. #MourneLadiesRising
It was such a honour for the Down Ladies to wear the KBRT logo on the front of their new jerseys. A big thanks to Whitegates Business Developments who have kindly agreed to sponsor the Down Senior Ladies for two years. They have forfeited having their own name to allow the KBRT logo on the front of the new jerseys.
