Throw Shelley Kehoe into the mix and the disappointment of the hammering in the league final could well be banished with a win or two in June. Indeed, if the Wexford boss had one moment to take back, it might be the decision to withdraw the former as it appeared to unsettle a rearguard that looked capable of keeping a clean sheet.Ĭiara O’Connor was still absent through injury and Wexford will desperately need her back for the championship.

Wexford looked like a more balanced, combative defensive unit in that structure, with Miria O’Dowd and Laura Dempsey in the corners. The most important of those alterations saw Ciara Storey go back to full-back, Sarah O’Connor drop to ‘6’, and Emma Walsh move to the wing. On the positive side, Sunderland did make several changes to his line-up, some forced and others tactical, and overall they had a positive impact.

Incredibly, the sides were also expected to warm up on the adjacent soccer pitches while the Under-17 side trained on the match pitch, eventually vacating the field eight minutes before throw-in. The afternoon didn’t start well for Colin Sunderland’s side when they arrived to a facility that was sub-standard for a Leinster championship tie. While Wexford had plenty of time to recover, it was a big moment that jolted the Slaneysiders. To add insult to ‘injury’, Wexford had a resulting indirect free and tried to go crossfield with the ball, but Dublin won it and went upfield to immediately score at the other end. The Dublin player was on the ground for a short period of time but didn’t seem in any serious distress, and the two seconds the ball would have taken to get to the goalmouth would not have impacted her in any way. Regardless, it was an incredible decision to blow the whistle at that exact point, having allowed play to initially continue. However, it was eerily similar to the goal Anais Curran scored in the opening half, and Moynihan did make an active attempt to stop it. One could argue the point that the Dublin shot-stopper would have saved it had the whistle not been blown, and that is possible.

The ball flew off Kirwan’s hurl from 45 yards out and appeared to dip under Mari Moynihan’s crossbar via the ‘keeper’s hurl. There was a Dublin player on the floor, away from the action after lying there for five or six seconds before Nea blew. While Wexford will look at areas of this game and have some regrets, arguably the biggest moment came 14 minutes into the second-half when referee Barry Nea blew his whistle while Kate Kirwan was in the process of shooting. WEXFORD ARE out of the Leinster Senior camogie championship after losing to Dublin in the Trinity Sports Grounds in Santry on Saturday.Ĭolin Sunderland’s side were much improved from their sub-par performance in the National League Division 1B final, but two goals in the last five minutes proved costly for the Slaneysiders as Dublin progressed.

Keeping 13 by chloe walsh