Glenanne 0 Railway Union 4 (Jean McDonnell, Emma Smith, Emer Dillon, Hannah de Burgh-White)
Railway continued their impressive start to the season as they raced into a 4-0 half-time lead. Glenanne struggled to cope with the loss of sweeper, Ali Geoffroy, in the first half but reorganised well at the break to compete well though Railway's ability around the field meant the Glens never had much chance of a comeback.
Jean McDonnell (pictured) began the scoring while Hannah de Burgh-White got a first senior goal.
Bray 0 UCD 3 (Catriona McGlip, Fiona Bradish, Rachel Burke)
UCD picked up their first win of the season with a 3-0 win over Bray to add to their opening day draw with Loreto and look like they could be a force this season as they attempt to break into the top four. Rachel Burke got her second in two games while Bray's struggles continue.
Corinthian 0 Pembroke 1 (Rachel McKeon); Hermes 2 (Gillian Pinder) Old Alex 0; Loreto 2 (Zara Delany, Nikki Keegan) Trinity 0
The top of the table has a much more familiar look after this weekend as the four sides that contested last season's title-race are all back in the automatic IHL qualifier places. Wins for Pembroke, Hermes and Loreto over Corinthian, Old Alex and Trinity respectively sees them all jump up the table.
Pembroke's win came thanks to a single strike from Rachel McKeon, coming in the very last minute. Gillian Pinder (pictured with Anna O'Flanagan) has taken to division one in impressive fashion. The youngster - who also banged in the goals during the summer for Cabinteely FC and represented the DWSL in the FAI Cup this summer -has now scored three in three senior league games with one in each half yesterday.
Shorn of five internationals, meanwhile, Loreto picked up their first win of the season against Trinity to move into fourth. Zara Delany opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes. Trinity did hit a post and had a couple of other reasonable chances but Delany was on hand to set up Nikki Keegan to end the contest.
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2 comments:
Looks like its going to be another tight season at the top, with Loreto, Pembroke, Hermes, Railway challenging top four?
Has anyone seen Alex this year, have they improved on last year with players coming back in?
I think Bray will struggle to make the step up despite getting new players in.
I think Bray will be safe staying up. I'd say it will be a battle between Trinity and Corinthians for automatic relegation.
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