Athleague missed out on an All-Ireland junior club camogie title following a 3-9 to 2-5 defeat to Granemore at Kinnegad.
Granemore camogie laid a solid foundation for victory in the first-half. The Armagh side led 1-4 to 0-1 at half-time, Rachael Merry finding the net two minutes in.
Athleague started the second-half impressively Tara Naughton’s 40th minute goal brought it back to a two-point game.
Merry’s second goal restored Granemore’s six-point cushion four minutes later. Athleague rallied again however, Kelley Hopkins’ penalty goal made it a four-point game seven minutes from time.
Granemore subsequently found another gear. Corinna Doyle found the net helping her side to a seven-point victory.
Granemore: C. Devlin; C McClelland, C O’Hare, Á Keenan; A McVeigh, G McWilliams, S McClelland; A Doyle, E Lavery; L Carr, F Loughran, J Carr (K Smyth 41); C Doyle, R Merry, C Hill
Scorers: R Merry 2-7 (0-5fs); C Doyle 1-1; E Lavery 0-1
Athleague: P Daly; C Whyte Lennon, E Daly Donnelly, É Ní Chumhaill; É Dowd, M Tiernan, A O’Brien; L Fleming, K Hopkins; N Conway (A McDermott 40), R Fitzmaurice, C Dowd (N Farrell 52); T O’Brien, T Naughton, R. Brennan.
Referee: Jerome McAllister (Antrim).
