Westport Girls Clinch Junior Cup

Mayo overcome Dublin side in Girls Junior Cup Final

An exciting game saw Sacred Heart Westport overcome a strong Alexandra College side despite a late rally from Alex:

Westport took the lead against the run of play when Tully fired a snapshot to the net midway through the first half: An equaliser early in the second half set the scene for a pulsating second half with both sides playing excellent attacking football:

Westport regained the lead with 15 minutes remaining when Arvil Kilkelly chipped the Alexandra keeper and the game seemed over when Tully scored her second with seven minutes left: Alexandra College fought on, however, and Deirdre Duke scored their second goal late in the game to set up a thrilling finale:

Westport held on for a deserved victory and captain Maria Harrington accepted the trophy as the large Westport contingent celebrated: