Galway book place in league semi-finals thanks to hard-fought win

Galway 2-16

Wexford 4-8

GALWAY will continue their spring voyage into March after surviving a late Wexford onslaught on Sunday to book their place in the National League semi-finals.

Leading 2-15 to 3-8 with three minutes remaining, the Tribeswomen looked to have finally put the home challenge to rest before they dealt with a barrage of attacks in the final moments.

Una Leacy has terrorised Galway defences for a decade and showed again that she is as lethal as any forward in the game. Her second goal on 57 minutes brought Wexford back within a point before Rebecca Hennelly struck Galway’s final score.

This was a round-robin contest but it was effectively a knock-out clash. Both teams had two wins and were playing for the Group One runners-up spot behind Cork. Only one point separated them on score difference.  Wexford had to win and they didn’t go down without a fight.

During the game Joanne Dillon forced a Sarah Dervan block; Stacey Kehoe’s fierce ground stroke went wide; another Dillon effort saw Caitriona Daly produce the save; and when Leacy did find the net referee Eamon Cassidy had blown his whistle for a Wexford injury.

Full report in this week’s Connacht Tribune.