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Date Time League Season
26 March 2022 2:00 pm LOI Women's Premier Division 2022

Match Report

Wexford maintain unbeaten start

Wexford Youths continued their unbeaten start to the season, with a 3-0 win over Treaty United at Ferrycarrig Park this afternoon.

Goals from Kylie Murphy and Ellen Molloy were enough to give the Youths all three points, as they stake their claim for a league title charge early on.

Treaty to their credit looked impressive with Olivia Gibson causing issues up front for them, while Michaela Mitchell was doing the heroics in the Treaty net, while Shannon Parbat was a giant in defence.

The hosts had the better share of possession early on, but the Treaty defence had been solid to keep the hosts at bay, Shannon Parbat showing her quality early on at the heart of the Shannonsiders defence.

Ellen Molloy had the first clear chance at goal for Wexford after 21 minutes, she hit a free kick just outside the area, but the shot was too high and went over the bar. She had another chance minutes later but the ball took a bobble and scuffed the surface and went wide of the Treaty goal.

Olivia Gibson had the first major chance for the visitors after the 25 minute mark, she hit a strike against the run of play from distance, the effort just going wide of the mark but would have been a clip for the highlight reel, if it found the back of the net.

Wexford managed to get their opening goal after 28 minutes after a well-worked counter attack , they looked lively and Molloy again caused trouble in the area, skipping past the sliding challenges before crossing for Kylie Murphy to head home from inside the six yard box.

Youths keeper Maeve Williams had to be called into action twice late in the opening half, the first to deny Gibson from a 1v1, before stopping the follow-up chance by Emily O’Halloran to clear the danger. She then got down well minutes later to save another Gibson effort, as they were 1-0 ahead at the interval.

Michaela Mitchell was called into action minutes after the restart, she did well to save another Molloy shot at goal with a full stretch save to keep the score at 1-0. Wexford started similarly to the opening half, looking dangerous and full of attacking threat.

Mitchell came to the rescue again Teegan Lynch this time with an effort at goal, but the Treaty goalkeeper alert to save the effort at her goal.

Molloy made it 2-0 before the hour mark, another attack into the area saw Molloy find space inside the box, before hitting the back of the net with a lovely strike.

The game remained tight as Treaty threatened to try and find the back of the net, but in the end Murphy found the net with a second goal in the 85th minute, completing their emphatic home performance.

Wexford Yths

21Maeve Williams 18 Goalkeeper
2Emma Donohoe Defender
4Della Doherty Midfielder
6Kylie Murphy Midfielder 28', 85'
7Teegan Lynch Midfielder
9Becky Watkins Forward
10Ellen Molloy Midfielder 59'
12Ciara Rossiter Defender
16Nicola Sinnott Defender
17Aoibheann Clancy Midfielder
24Grace Fitzpatrick Ryan 5 Defender
18Kiev Gray 21 Goalkeeper
3Orlaith Conlon Defender
5Lauren Dwyer 24 Defender
13Jess Lawler Forward
19Cliodhna Donnelly Midfielder
20Freya de Mange Midfielder
22Freya Roche Forward
23Emma Walker Midfielder
25Siun Murdiff Midfielder

Treaty Utd

20Michaela Mitchell Goalkeeper
5Shannon Parbat Defender
6Lauren Keane 4 Midfielder
7Olivia Gibson Midfielder
8Jesse Mendez Midfielder
11Cara Griffin Forward
16Emma Costelloe Midfielder
19Amy Madden Midfielder
21Kelsey Wing Midfielder
23Emily O’Halloran Forward
25Laoise Browne Defender
12Trish Fennelly Hunt Goalkeeper
2Alix Mendez Defender
3Emma Deegan Defender
4Alannah Mitchell 6 Defender
10Shannen O’Donovan Midfielder
14Aoife Mulkern Midfielder
15Niamh O’Byrne Defender
17Esra Kangal Midfielder
18Eimear Carey Defender

Past Meetings

(Series 21)
0 - 4
LOI Women's Premier Division
Markets Field

Treaty United v Wexford Youths

(Series 12)
2 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Ferrycarrig Park

Wexford Youths v Treaty United

(Series 3)
1 - 7
LOI Women's Premier Division
Jackman Park

Treaty United v Wexford Youths

(Series 7)
1 - 5
LOI Women's Premier Division
Markets Field

Treaty United v Wexford Youths

Ground

Ferrycarrig Park
Ferrycarrig Park, Kilpatrick, The Borough District of Wexford, County Wexford, Leinster, Y35 E296, Ireland

Diarmuid Kearney is a freelance Sports Journalist based in Co Kerry. He has more than 5 years experience covering domestic and international soccer for different media organisations, while also working for local and national print and digital organisations covering GAA.