2007 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final | |
Team1score: | 2–11 |
Team2score: | 2–6 |
Details: | Third of five titles in a row for Cork |
Date: | 23 September 2007 |
Stadium: | Croke Park |
City: | Dublin |
Referee: | Eugene O'Hare (Down) |
Previous: | 2006 |
Next: | 2008 |
The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured and . Cork completed a three in a row of All-Ireland titles. Valerie Mulcahy scored 2–1 as Cork won 2–11 to 2–6. Mulcahy scored her first goal from the penalty spot just before half time. The decision to award the penalty was described as "questionable" and was only confirmed after the referee, Eugene O'Hare, consulted with his umpires. The penalty gave Cork a 1–6 to 0–3 half time lead. Cork were leading by 12 points when Cora Staunton and Fiona McHale scored two goals in the final minute, making the final score look more respectable for Mayo.[1] [2]
In addition to playing ladies Gaelic football, several members of the Mayo squad including Yvonne Byrne, Aoife Herbert and Cora Staunton, also played women's association football for the Mayo Ladies League XI that won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup and then represented the Republic of Ireland in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup.[3] [4] [5]
valign=top | Manager: Éamonn Ryan----Team: Elaine Harte Ciara Walsh Angela Walsh Rena Buckley Linda Barrett Bríd Stack Briege Corkery Juliet Murphy (c) Norita Kelly Geraldine O'Flynn Laura McMahon Nollaig Cleary Valerie Mulcahy Amanda Murphy Deirdre O'Reilly----Substitutes: Rhona Buckley for Kelly (ht) Mairéad Kelly for McMahon (48) S. O'Reilly for Ciara Walsh (56) Amy O'Shea for Cleary (56) | valign=middle align=center | valign=top | Manager: Frank Browne ----Team: Yvonne Byrne Sharon McGing Helena Lohan N O'Shea Marcella Heffernan Martha Carter Caroline McGing Claire O'Hara Ciara McDermott Fiona McHale Cora Staunton Claire Egan Aoife Herbert Chris Heffernan (c) Diane O'Hora----Substitutes: L Cafferkey for Herbert (28) M Kelly for O’Shea (ht) J Moran for McDermott (50) |