'Learning curve' for Ladies

LADIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 3, RD2

Clare 2-03 Louth 3-09

Venue: Cooraclare

Compiled by Derek Dormer

Story Of The Game

CLARE Kickouts: 13 from 15(87%)

Frees: 15 (8/7)

Wides: 3 (1/2)

Scores from play: 1-3

Spread of scorers: 2

Top scorer: Fidelma Marrinan (1-3)

WEXFORD Kickouts: 5/8 (63%)

Frees: 17 (9/8)

Wides: 3 (1/2)

Scores from play: 2-6

Spread of scorers: 5

Top scorer: Sarah Harding Kenny (2-0)

REFEREE: Paul McCaugbey (Westmeath)

MANAGER COMMENT “

“At half time I thought we would go on and win it. I felt we were probably the better team in that first half but we left a lot of scores behind us. It's not an excuse but the wind definitely changed direction for that second thirty and that threw us a bit. Realistically though our skill set let us down. We ended up chasing back a lot rather than pushing forward and we lost an awful lot of ball in contact.

“We had a game plan to try bring Lizzie Roche into it but we didn't stick to it and that's disappointing. We had a game plan for Sligo last week and we stuck to it with seven different scorers but today we didn't and as a result we had only two scorers and that's a concern.

“Ladies football is always a transitional game with a lot of new players every year in all teams. It's a learning curve for our girls. There's a massive physicality to the in- ter-county game especially in contact. At club level you might get away with going into contact but not at this level. The ball is stripped from you immediately. I always felt rounds two and three against the top two teams