Dominant Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ladies retain All-Ireland title

The Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ladies have gone back-to-back in the FAI Schools Senior 'B' Girls National Cup.

The Donegal school defeated St Peter’s Community School, Passage West, 4-0 in the Athlone Town Stadium.

They had the perfect start to their title defence, opening the scoring after three minutes as a throw-in down the left saw the ball cut back to Lily Nic Ruairi, who fired in towards the near post.

It stayed 1-0 at the break, but there was a bit of déjà vu with the second Gaoth Dobhair goal.

They nearly doubled their lead just before it as Nic Ruairi chased a long ball and rounded the St Peter’s goalkeeper, but she was beaten to the ball by a defender for the opposition, who cleared it out for a throw-in

But that throw on the left seven minutes after the restart was played to Maryanne Nic a Bhaird, who curled a super strike from well outside the corner of the box into the far corner of the net.

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It got even better for the side as Nic a Bhaird won possession back high up and beat three players before crossing low past the goalkeeper, setting up an easy tap-in for Aoife Nic Aoidh on 67 minutes.

And they sealed their victory three minutes from the end, as a clearance from the Gaoth Dobhair box was chased by the pacey Nic Ruairi, who ran from halfway and held off the defender before slotting in at the near post.

Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair: Ni Chasaide; N Nic Phaidin, Ni Duibhir, H Nic Phaidin, Nic Giolla Chomhaill; B Ni Fhearraigh, Nic a Bhaird, A Ni Fhearraigh, Nic Ruairi, Ni Ghallchoir, A Ni Chasaide.