2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Dublin. Cork emerged as winners after a controversial 1–7 to 1–6 win over Dublin. In the 22nd minute Dublin's Carla Rowe had a point disallowed. The umpires waved the effort wide but TV replays showed that Rowe's shot had actually gone between the posts. As Hawk-Eye was not used in the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, the decision stood. At half-time Dublin were leading by 0–4 to 0–3. As the second half started Rhona Ní Bhuachalla came on as a substitute and scored with an assist from Ciara O'Sullivan. The teams were level at 1–3 to 0–6 with twenty minutes remaining before Cork scored four unanswered points between the 48th and 54th minutes. Doireann O'Sullivan scored three while Orla Finn was also on target. Dublin were four points down in the final minute when Sinéad Aherne scored from a penalty.[1][2]

2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Event2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Eleventh All-Ireland title in twelve years for Cork and the sixth of six titles in a row. Third of three successive finals featuring Cork and Dublin
Date25 September 2016
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Player of the MatchRena Buckley
RefereeBrendan Rice (Down)
Attendance34,445[1]
Weather13°C, sunny
2015
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Route to the Final edit

Match info edit

Cork1-7; 1-6Dublin
Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0)
Doireann O'Sullivan (0-3)
Orla Finn (0-3)
Orlagh Farmer (0-1)
[1][3][4] Sinéad Aherne (1-3)
Niamh McEvoy (0-1)
Noëlle Healy (0-1)
Lyndsey Davey (0-1)
Attendance: 34,445
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)

Teams edit

Manager: Ephie Fitzgerald

Team:
1 Martina O'Brien
2 Marie Ambrose
3 Bríd Stack
4 Roisín Phelan
5 Shauna Kelly
6 Deirdre O'Reilly
7 Vera Foley
8 Annie Walsh
9 Briege Corkery
10 Rena Buckley
11 Aine O'Sullivan
12 Orlagh Farmer
13 Ciara O'Sullivan (c)
14 Doireann O'Sullivan
15 Orla Finn


Substitutes:
Rhona Ní Bhuachalla for Á. O'Sullivan (half time)
Eimear Scally for Walsh (44)

Manager: Gregory McGonigle

Team:
1 Ciara Trant
2 Olwen Carey
3 Deirdre Murphy
4 Leah Caffrey
5 Sinéad Goldrick
6 Sinead Finnegan
7 Niamh Collins
8 Lauren Magee
9 Niamh McEvoy
10 Molly Lamb
11 Noëlle Healy (c)
12 Carla Rowe
13 Lyndsey Davey
14 Sinéad Aherne
15 Nicole Owens


Substitutes:
Siobhan Woods for Owens (44)
Muireann Ni Scanaill for Caffrey (44)
Sorcha Furlong for Lamb (50)
O. Leonard for McEvoy (52)
Lucy Collins for Murphy (53)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Drama as Cork edge out Dublin to seal six-in-a-row". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Explained: Here's why Hawkeye was not used in the Ladies football final". www.independent.ie. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ "As it happened: Cork v Dublin, All-Ireland ladies senior football final". www.the42.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Cork v Dublin - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.