Laois Ladies pick up hard-earned point away to Tyrone

The Laois Ladies earned their first point of the season on Sunday afternoon as they took on in a contest versus Tyrone that ended all square in Aghaloo. 

Laois’ Mo Nerney opened the scoring with a long-range free before Tyrone’ Caitlin Campbell fired wide after running through the Laois defence. Nerney pointed a second free before Chloe McCaffrey tagged on her first point of the day. 

Tyrone 2-8

Laois 2-8

Aoibhinn Mc Hugh then levelled the sides, and Maria Canavan nudged the hosts ahead on seventeen minutes, a lead that only lasted two minutes.

A Nerney free from the right wasn’t dealt with on the goal line and Lacey ghosted in to steer home the goal, they added a quick point from Susie Delaney when the Tyrone kick out failed to meet the target with a late brace of Nerney frees leaving the visitors five to the good by the break.

A revitalised Tyrone dominated that third quarter, Laois had one attack as Tyrone reeled them in. Mc Caffrey pointed a free and a sweeping move instigated by skipper Mc Hugh was finished by Aoibhinn Daly over the bar.

Mc Hugh teed up Mc Caffrey again before Canavan dropped over a free on twelve minutes to cut the gap to one with Laois hemmed in their own half, any loose ball handled well by the defence. The equaliser was a superb strike from the far side by Mc Caffrey, substitute Emma Conroy putting her away yet once again it was Tyrone pegged back.

Grainne Lawlor added a leading point, Nerney, on two ticks was replaced, her time found another gear, coming more into the game again, a great run down the right from corner back Sinead Farrelly put Crettyard’s Roisin Allen in and she calmly slotted the ball past Donnelly. A point from the same player a minute later put five between them again.

Credit to the hosts the response was swift, Conroy put a tidy ball to Mc Caffrey who finished well from the left and the same duo were on hand to tee up Mc Hugh to put Tyrone ahead with six minutes of normal time remaining.

As the game swung toward full time Lacey levelled things for a third time with a close range free, there was still time for the Red Hands, Conroy’s flick came off the post and goalkeeper but no 45 was given and right at the death a late free was driven wide.