ALLIANZ RACKARD LEAGUE CAMOGIE ROINN B FINAL GLYNN 1-5 BANNOW 1-4 A point in injury time by Barntown's Tara O'Brien was the winning score in this enthralling Allianz camogie final played in Wexford Park on Tuesday last.Indeed it was the first time that Barntown had taken the lead over a gallant Bannow team. Bannow , with the aid of the breeze in the first half, were quickly into their stride with a fine point from Pamela Fitzharris on the run from the open stand side into the Clonard end. The Bannow girls exerted all the early pressure and Leone Reville fired over another minor with five minutes gone. However the Glynn girls began to settle and Roisin Cooney went close on two occasions only to be frustrated by excellent defending from Shauna Levingstone. Bannow regained the upper hand when Nicole Culleton finished to the net from close range despite the best efforts of Glynn goalie Aoife O'Neill. Bannow continued to pile on the pressure and raised another white flag when Pamela Fitzharris' goalbound effort was brilliantly deflected over by Eimear McGovern to make it 1-3 to 0-0 with eighteen minutes gone. Barntown were coming more and more into the game and deservedly opened their account with a Tara O'Brien free. The hard running of Nicole Morrissey had been causing Bannow problems throughout the first half and she was rewarded with a lovely point on the stroke of half time to make it 1-3 to 0-2 at the interval. With the aid of the breeze Glynn set the early pace but found space at a premium in front of Bannow's goal. The impressive Aisling Whelan narrowed the gap with a point on the spin and she levelled the scores with a well taken goal on thirteen minutes. Bannow responded immediately with an excellent Mairead Moran point but this was cancelled out by another O'Brien free to leave the scores level with ten minutes left. Both teams upped the tempo in the closing stages and there was excellent blocking and hooking displayed by both teams. However as Nicola Morrissey bore down on goal in injury she was fouled and Tara O'Brien made no mistake from in front of the posts to seal a famous victory for Barntown. Shauna Levingstone, Shannon McDonald, Leona Reville and Pamela Fitzharris were outstanding for the Danescastle girls while Barntown had real stars in Eimear McGovern, Chloe Cashe, Aisling Whelan, Laura Dempsey and Nicola Morrissey. Rackard League Secretary Jim Dempsey presented the cup to a jubilant Glynn captain Sophie Meehan. Glynn Aoife O'Neill, Carly Walsh, Eimear McGovern, Chloe Cashe, Sophie Meehan, Aisling Whelan, Laura Dempsey, Tara O'Brien, Nicola Morrissey, Roisin Cooney, Jessie Morrissey, Rebecca Crean. Also Ruth Cowman, Sarah Sweetman, Hazel Kennedy, Hannah Arhturs, Courtney Carley, Emma Walsh. Bannow Leah Curran, Shauna Breen, Shauna Levingstone, Orla Cullen, Shannon McDonald, Leona Reville, Shauna Culleton, Mairead Moran, Eilis Cullen, Adi Roche O'Leary, Pamela Fitzharris, Nicole Culleton. Also Haley Murphy, Katie Mae Boyce, Katie Finn, Jessica Quigley, Kate Doyle, Ellie Diskin, Clare Moran, Olivia Scott, Caitlin Culleton and Cassie Murphy Tweet

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