Wexford 3-1 DLR Waves
Ferrycarrig Park, Saturday 15th June
A tidy finish from Michelle Doonan wasn’t enough as DLR Waves lost 3-1 to Wexford at Ferrycarrig Park.
Wexford have found their form recently and had most of the attacking play throughout the game. The home side took the lead through Freya De Mange in the 20th minute.
The Waves struggled to create chances throughout the match, and often resorted to long balls. They did find success through such methods in the 57th minute when Cliodhna Donnelly found top scorer Michelle Doonan. The striker was composed as she held off a defender and finished really well.
DLR held out well for the next 13 minutes before Ciara Rossiter restored Weford’s lead. Ceola Bergin made it 3-1 with a great finish. Wexford continued to threaten with Eve Badana pulling off some good saves.
It was a difficult evening for DLR Waves as their 3 game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end.
League of Ireland Premier Division Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Galway United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Peamount United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Wexford | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Cork City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 10 |
| 8 | Treaty United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Bohemians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 10 | DLR Waves | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 |
| 11 | Sligo Rovers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 |
DLR Waves Matchday Squad
Starting XI
18. Eve Badana
3. Chloe McCarthy
5. Jess Gleeson (C)
6. Izzy Finnegan
9. Nadine Seward
11. Taylor White
14. Amber Cosgrove
19. Robyn Bolger
20. Michelle Doonan
21. Eve Conheady
23. Cliodhna Donnelly
Subs
1. Rugile Auskalnyte
4. Hannah Tobin Jones
8. Rebecca McMahon (Replaced Taylor White 57′)
12. Bronagh Kane (Replaced Robyn Bolger 83′)
15. Ruth McDonnell (Replaced Michelle Doonan 88′)
16. Freya Roche (Replaced Nadine Seward 57′)
17. Oleta Griffin
22. Amy Ryan
26. Nadine Raymond
Next DLR Waves Fixture…
DLR Waves have a week off next week, before a huge game the following week. It’s a Dublin derby for DLR Waves against rivals Bohemians. There’s been plenty of inter-club transfers between the sides with the game having extra spice in recent years. It all happens at the UCD Bowl with tickets on sale now for the game on June 29th. If you can’t make it to the Bowl the match is live on TG4. Note the adjusted kick-off time of 19:35.
