2007 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Mayo. Cork completed a three in a row of All-Ireland titles. Valerie Mulcahy scored 2–1 as Cork won 2–11 to 2–6. Mulcahy scored her first goal from the penalty spot just before half time. The decision to award the penalty was described as "questionable" and was only confirmed after the referee, Eugene O'Hare, consulted with his umpires. The penalty gave Cork a 1–6 to 0–3 half time lead. Cork were leading by 12 points when Cora Staunton and Fiona McHale scored two goals in the final minute, making the final score look more respectable for Mayo.[1][2]

2007 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Third of five titles in a row for Cork
Date23 September 2007
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Player of the MatchBríd Stack
RefereeEugene O'Hare (Down)
2006
2008

In addition to playing ladies Gaelic football, several members of the Mayo squad including Yvonne Byrne, Aoife Herbert and Cora Staunton, also played women's association football for the Mayo Ladies League XI that won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup and then represented the Republic of Ireland in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup.[3][4][5]

Match info

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Cork2–11; 2–6Mayo
Valerie Mulcahy (2-1)
Amanda Murphy (0-3)
Geraldine O'Flynn (0-3)
Nollaig Cleary (0-2)
Deirdre O'Reilly (0-1)
Juliet Murphy (0-1)
[1][6] Cora Staunton (1-2)
Fiona McHale (1-0)
Diane O'Hora (0-2)
Caroline McGing (0-1)
M Kelly (0-1)
Referee: Eugene O'Hare (Down)

Teams

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Manager: Éamonn Ryan

Team:
1 Elaine Harte
2 Ciara Walsh
3 Angela Walsh
4 Rena Buckley
5 Linda Barrett
6 Bríd Stack
7 Briege Corkery
8 Juliet Murphy (c)
9 Norita Kelly
10 Geraldine O'Flynn
11 Laura McMahon
12 Nollaig Cleary
13 Valerie Mulcahy
14 Amanda Murphy
15 Deirdre O'Reilly


Substitutes:
Rhona Buckley for Kelly (ht)
Mairéad Kelly for McMahon (48)
S. O'Reilly for Ciara Walsh (56)
Amy O'Shea for Cleary (56)

Manager: Frank Browne

Team:
1 Yvonne Byrne
2 Sharon McGing
3 Helena Lohan
4 N O'Shea
5 Marcella Heffernan
6 Martha Carter
7 Caroline McGing
8 Claire O'Hara
9 Ciara McDermott
10 Fiona McHale
11 Cora Staunton
12 Claire Egan
13 Aoife Herbert
14 Chris Heffernan (c)
15 Diane O'Hora


Substitutes:
L Cafferkey for Herbert (28)
M Kelly for O’Shea (ht)
J Moran for McDermott (50)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mayo v Cork All-Ireland Final Report". ladiesgaelic.ie. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Mayo Women's Soccer 2012". mayoladies.webs.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Women aim for glory". www.mayonews.ie. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ladies ready to go". www.mayonews.ie. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Cork v Mayo - TG4 All-Ireland LSFC Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2016.