Oldcastle and st ultans must meet again

There was plenty of drama and excitement in Paddy O’Brien Park Navan today as the showcase events of the Ladies Football calander saw Oldcastle and St Ultan’s play out a thrilling 0-10 each draw in an action-packed SFC final in front of what must have been a record crowd for ladies finals day.
St Ultan’s looked set for their first title since 2004 when they led by 0-8 to 0-3 at half-time. A lenghty delay at the start of the second-half ensured plenty of injury-time to be added, but as the hour ran out St Ultan’s still looked comfortable with a 0-9 to 0-5 lead.
However they lost Katie O’Brien to injury and Shauna Bennett to the sin-bin and that gave Oldcastle hope as they clawed their back back into contention and managed to snatch an equaliser from Joanna Byrne in the 17th minute of injury-time to force a replay.
In the equally exciting, but considerably shorter, IFC final Dee Rangers bagged another championship crown to add to the JFC title they won in 2014 when they saw off St Michael’s with a Becky Goodwin hat-trick of goals boosting them to a 3-11 to 1-11 victory.
Dunboyne added the JFC title to the Ladies FL Div 1 accolade they won earlier in the year when they defeated Clann na nGael 4-13 to 2-8 in the day’s opening game.