We felt if we let Wexford get a run on us at the start it would get them a lot of confidence. We’re disappointed with the second half performance but we came down to win a quarter-final and won by 13 points so we’re more than happy to be going home to Kilkenny looking forward to Sunday with a lot to work on as well. “In fairness to Wexford, they came out and upped their intensity big time. “That happens when you’re far ahead but it’s something we have to work on because if that happens in an All-Ireland semi-final we’ll be out of the championship fairly quick. “We were very happy with the first half, especially the first 20 minutes and they were probably the best 20 minutes we played all year but we dropped off a bit in the second half,” said Dowling Goals came from Aoife Doyle and Mary O’Connell and Katie Nolan was in party mode at centre-forward, helping herself to three points.ĭenise Gaule finished with 1-6 and was excellent at midfield, not allowing an unusual middling day from placed balls impinge on her all-round contribution, but Kellyann Doyle went off injured in the first half with a shoulder injury and Miriam Bambrick was shown a straight red card just on the hour, giving Dowling some food for thought. With Davina Tobin sniffing out all danger at the other end of the pitch and their passing crisp, they were merciless when presented with scoring opportunities.
It looked like a training session at times as Wexford were all at sea confronted by a swathe of runners. And he had the satisfaction of the opening period to look to, unquestionably the best his side had played this year, even as they ended up the spring with a League title. The champions’ boss, Brian Dowling wasn’t overly concerned though, recognising the natural tendency to drop off when so far in front.
The Leinster rivals deserve a portion of the credit for that, as they clearly increased their intent in contact, perhaps playing with less fear with the game well gone by half-time, at which stage they trailed by 2-13 to 0-6 having played with the very strong wind into the Railway End.įaced with the possibility of enduring a mortifying hiding on live television, they more than held their own in the second half, driven forward by Áine Lacey and with Sarah and Ciara O’Connor, Chloe Foxe and substitutes Katrina Parrock and Leah Walsh also showing well.
Kilkenny have had the cut of a curate’s egg about them this year, mixing the sublime with the very ordinary at times and if it would be pushing it too far – overegging it even – to suggest that their 3-19 to 1-12 All-Ireland quarter-final triumph over Wexford was in that category, their levels of performance did drop considerably in the second half after a stunning opening stanza. CAMOGIE: Cats answer Dowling call for fast startīy Daragh Ó Conchúir at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Kilkenny manager Brian Dowling.
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