Terrific Galway WFC upset the odds by routing league leaders

Galway WFC 5

Peamount United 1

GALWAY Women’s FC put in one of their best performances ever when they ran riot against league leaders Peamount United, winning 5-1 at Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday night.

The Tribeswomen went into the game having gone down to bottom side Kilkenny United the previous week and with a number of players missing, but Billy Clery managed to turn his side round in six days to produce a wonderful display of flowing high intensity football.

Aoife Brennan put the home side one up after 22 minutes when she converted from the penalty spot having been upended in the box by Peamount goalkeeper Naoisha McAloon.

Galway’s lead was shortlived, however, when Sarah McKevitt equalised for the visitors on 29 minutes. The home side had Tina Hughes to thank on the stroke of half time when she saved bravely from the league’s top scorer Amber Barrett to keep the sides level.

On 56 minutes, Galway took the lead from a Grainne Barrett corner which evaded everyone in the box and found the net via the back post. Midway through the half a Barrett free kick found Jennifer Byrne on the penalty spot and she controlled and turned before firing to the top left-hand corner of the net.

The home fans had more to shout about two minutes later Brennan got her second of the night and Galway’s fourth, firing home from ten yards out.

Hughes was then called on again, this time producing a flying fingertip save to put Louise Masterson’s goal bound strike out for a corner.

Galway then saved the best ‘till last in the last minute of normal time when former Peas player Lisa Casserly produced a subline turn inside her own half and released Lynsey McKey down the left. McKey carried the ball forward before releasing a thunderbolt from just outside the box into the top right-hand corner.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.