Kelly Mallon’s objective, 90 seconds from the finish of extra-time, gave Armagh the most sensational of wins in the last of the TG4 Ulster Ladies SFC against Donegal at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones.
Maxi Curran’s side had seen a noteworthy lead vanish right toward the finish of typical time as Armagh some way or another constrained extra-time.
Then, at that point, with Donegal thoroughly searching in charge again and Geraldine McLaughlin kicking 1-11, they were holding Armagh at a safe distance before Aimee Mackin found a plain Mallon with a peach of a pass and the Armagh captain slice inside to hammer home the champ. It’s a Ulster three in succession for Armagh.
Mackin’s objective right toward the finish of typical time brought Armagh back from four down to only the one, when she got ownership following some free Donegal ownership. Mallon’s sans fifth then, at that point, constrained extra-time at 2-14 each.
McLaughlin, an All-Star finally in 2021, figured out how to snare a shot over Anna Carr on 58 seconds when totally encompassed by Armagh players, when she was found by Niamh Hegarty to give the side oversaw by Maxi Curran the fantasy start.
Albeit a long way from an ideal beginning, it didn’t appear to unsettle Armagh, who before long tracked down their depression to post 1-2 without answer by the eleventh moment, with the objective coming when Aoife McCoy smashed past Roisin McCafferty when set up by Aimee Mackin’s squeezing of ownership from Niamh Carr.
Be that as it may, Niamh McLaughlin’s objective for Donegal made it 2-5 to 1-8 at half-time.
Karen Guthrie, the previous Donegal captain, was presented at the break having missed the semi-last win over Cavan.
She promptly started contributing to the scoreboard, with Donegal looking the most probable with an important lead a little ways from time.
Armagh, through Mackin and afterward Mallon’s free, pulled it from the fire to create extra-time, where there, they did likewise once more.
Scorers
Armagh: K Mallon 1-8, 8f; A Mackin 1-5, 2f; A McCoy 1-2; C Marley 0-1; C O’Hanlon 0-1.
Donegal: G McLaughlin 1-11, 4f; Niamh McLaughlin 1-1; K Guthrie 0-4, 2f; N Hegarty 0-2, Y Bonner 0-1.
Groups
Armagh: A Carr; S Gray, C McCambridge, C Towe; N Marley, L McConville, G Ferguson; B Mackin, C O’Hanlon; E Lavery, N Coleman, C Marley; A Mackin, A McCoy, K Mallon.
Subs: T Grimes for Marley (52), N Reel for Laverty (55), F McKenna for Coleman (58).
Donegal: R McCafferty; N Carr, E McGinley, T Kennedy; S Twohig, R Rodgers, A Boyle Carr; K Herron, Nicole McLaughlin; N Hegarty, N McLaughlin, S White; Y Bonner, B McLaughlin, G McLaughlin.
Subs: K Guthrie for White (ht), T Hegarty and N Boyle for Herron and Rodgers (full-time), E McCroary for N Hegarty (75), Herron for B McLaughlin (77).
Arbitrator: Gavin Finnegan (Down).
