Details
Date | Time | Competition | Season |
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1 July 2023 | 7:30 pm | All Ireland Senior Championship | 2023 |
Match Report
In a real classic at Pairc Tailteann, late points from Susanne White and Karen Gutherie saw Donegal top group 2 at the expense of their hosts. A game that had drama and action from first whistle, to the final hooter, Donegal edged the All ireland Champions and will enjoy a home tie with Dublin in the quarter finals. Both teams had a goal ruled out and despite Meath producing a heart stopping comeback in the second half, they fell just short and finishing second they will play Kerry in the last eight, a repeat of last year’s All Ireland Final. Nimah Hegarty scored 1-3 for Donegal, with White adding 0-5, with four points coming from frees, Emma Duggan led the charge for Meath as she kicked seven points, however Donegal just edged them and will have those late scores to thank, after Meath gave them a test in the second half. Meath started the brighter as Niamh O’Sullivan ended a four minute wait for a score, before Emma Duggan gave them an early two point lead at Pairc Tailteann. But Niamh Hegarty fired home a goal with nine minutes gone to put Donegal in the lead, the followed it up with points from Susanne White and Hegarty, for a 1-2 to 0-2 lead at the end of the opening quarter Duggan converted her second point minutes later to cut the gap to two, but Katie Long and White both raised the white flag and doubled Donegal’s lead out to four points. Duggan and Hegarty both exchanged points, before Donegal felt they had a goal as Karen Guthrie sent a high ball in putting pressure on Monica McGuirk in the Meath goal, but she was sent flying into the net by Nicole McLaughlin and the goal was ruled out. Four points for the evening for Duggan as we ticked past 27 minutes, Meadhbh Byrne cut the lead to 1-5 to 0-6, however right at the death, White landed her third free of the opening half, seeing Donegal lead 1-6 to 0-6 at the break. Hegarty started the second half with a terrific score to further the Donegal lead, but Vikki Wll landed a monster effort that Claire Friel had to fist over the bar to cancel it out, Duggan pointed another free to cut the deficit to two points as Meath began a comeback. Despite White putting another free over the blackspot, points from O’Sullivan, Duggan and Wall levelled the tie with 47 minutes, the prize was still on offer with neither looking to finish as runners up. Meath felt they had the advantage with minutes left as Byrne palmed home a pass from Wall into the back of the net, but the referee saw an infringement in the move and for the second time in the contest, he would cancel out a goal. Right after that goal was ruled out, Aoife Minogue was sent to the sin bin with a yellow card, White pointed the resulting free to put Donegal ahead with minutes left, that became two as Karen Guthrie pointed a free off her left boot from a difficult angle, that sent hearts racing in Pairc Tailteann, despite Duggan pointing her seventh point at the death, time was not on their side for a grandstand finish, Donegal topping the group.Donegal Secure Home Quarter Final In Pairc Tailteann Classic
Timeline
Niamh O'Sullivan | 4' | |
Emma Duggan | 6' | |
9' | Niamh Hegarty | |
11' | Susanne White | |
14' | Niamh Hegarty | |
Emma Duggan | 17' | |
17' | Katie Long | |
20' | Susanne White | |
20' | Shannon McGroddy Karen Guthrie |
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Emma Duggan | 21' | |
22' | Niamh Hegarty | |
Emma Duggan | 27' | |
Meadhbh Byrne | 29' | |
30' | Susanne White | |
31' | Niamh Hegarty | |
31' | Karen Guthrie Niamh Boyle |
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Vikki Wall | 32' | |
Emma Duggan | 35' | |
37' | Susanne White | |
Niamh O'Sullivan | 40' | |
Emma Duggan | 43' | |
Vikki Wall | 47' | |
52' | Katie Long Ciara McGarvey |
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Aoife Minogue | 55' | |
55' | Susanne White | |
Meadhbh Byrne Ciara Smyth |
58' | |
58' | Karen Guthrie | |
Emma Duggan | 59' |
Past Meetings
(Round 2)
0-5 1-7NFL Division 1
O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny
Donegal v Meath |
(Semi Final)
1-7 0-12All Ireland Senior Championship
Croke Park
Donegal 1-7 - 0-12 Meath |
(Final)
1-9 2-8NFL Division 1
Croke Park
Donegal 1-9 - 2-8 Meath |
Ground
Páirc Tailteann |
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Páirc Tailteann, Commons Road, Navan Rural ED, The Municipal District of Navan, County Meath, Leinster, C15 A2AY, Ireland |