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20 | SUMMER 2021 | www.ladiesgaelic.ie MATCH Report W ith a national title and promotion to Division two on the line for both teams, it was no surprise that the Division 3 final turned into a tightly contested battle in the sweltering heat of Baltinglass. Shane Curley of Galway was the man in the middle as Laois managed to edge their way in front of neighbours Kildare. Laois can give a lot of credit to Mo Nerney for her fine display of forward play. Up front, Nerney had three points on the board in the first half, while Eimear Barry pulled off some great saves in the Laois goal. This gave Laois a 0-6 to 0-3 lead at half time. NERNEY KICKS THE WINNING POINT FOR LAOIS Lidl Division 3 League Final: Laois 2-10, Kildare 3-6 Scorers – Laois: M Nerney 1-5 (2f), S A Fitzgerald 1-1 (1f), F Dooley 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, R Williams 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1. Kildare: N Dooley 3-0, L Curran 0-5 (4f), G Clifford 0-1. LAOIS: E Barry; C Dunne, A Potts, A Kelly; R Williams, E Healy, L Nerney; F Dooley, J Moore; A Healy, E Galvin, E Fitzpatrick; M Nerney, S A Fitzgerald, A Havill. Subs: O Hennessy for Williams (36), L Tarpey for Havill (36), J Dunne for Dooley (41), A Kirrane for Galvin (54). KILDARE: D McGinn; C Sullivan, L Lenehan, M Doherty; L Murtagh, L Gilbert, H McLoughlin; S O'Sullivan, G Kenneally; C Wheeler, L Curran, G Clifford; E Dowling, N Dooley, A Rattigan. Subs: S Kendrick for McLoughlin (30), T Duggan for Doherty (30), M McKenna for Wheeler (43), O Sullivan for Dowling (50), C Fagan Hynes for Murtagh (59). The second half didn't pass without problems for Laois, however. Kildare fought back through the boot of Neasa Dooley. Dooley had the first of her hat-trick of goals put away early in the second half. This signalled a strong intention from Kildare. After two more Dooley goals, the game was level in the 59 th minute. A coveted cup and promotion was up for grabs and up stepped Mo Nerney to kick the winning point for Laois. LAOIS CAPTAIN LAURA NERNEY LIFTS THE CUP LARA CURRAN, KILDARE, IN ACTION AGAINST ELLEN HEALY, LAOIS EVA GALVIN, LAOIS, IN ACTION AGAINST LARA GILBERT, KILDARE GRACE CLIFFORD, KILDARE MO NERNEY, LAOIS NEASA DOOLEY, KILDARE