Treaty United's All-Island Cup goalscorer Erin Van Dolder during a squad portrait session at UL North Campus | PICTURE: Sportsfile
TREATY United women's side continued their good start to the new season when securing a 1-1 draw with Shamrock Rovers in their Group C opener in the All-Island Cup at the Markets Field on Saturday.
Erin van Dolder had given the Limerick-based side a 33rd-minute lead, but Rovers were on level terms shortly before the break via former Republic of Ireland international Aine O'Gorman.
The game is the first of two meetings between the sides in a space of a week.
Dominic Foley's Treaty United side opened their SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over DLR Waves at the Markets Field last weekend.
Two second half goals from Republic of Ireland U17 star Katie Lawlee on 53 minutes and Erin Van Dolder 10 minutes later secured all three points for a Treaty United side who are being managed by former Republic of Ireland international Dominic Foley.
Next up for Treaty United in the league is a trip to Tallaght Stadium to face Shamrock Rovers on Saturday, March 30 at 5pm.
Treaty United side are in Group 3 of the All-Island Cup alongside Rovers, DLR Waves and Crusaders Strikers.
| GOAL!
— LOI Women (@LoiWomen) March 23, 2024
Treaty take the lead against Shamrock Rovers with Erin van Dolder finding the back of the net!#AllIslandCup | #TRESHA pic.twitter.com/gMS8AkHynk
Treaty's next group fixture in the All-Island Cup is a Sunday, April 21meeting with Crusaders Strikers at Seaview, 4pm.
The competition involves 16 teams in total – 11 from the League of Ireland, 5 from the Northern Ireland Football League – split into four groups of four teams.
Once the Group stages are complete, the quarter-finals ties will take place on week ending June 23rd before the competition moves to the semi-finals on week ending July 21st and then finishing with the Final on week ending August 18th.
TREATY UNITED: Anne-Marie Ulliac; Grace McInerney, Ayaka Ikeza, Erin Van Dolder, Talia White (Capt), Kayla Kyle, Cara Griffin, Delana Friesen, Caleigh Boeckx, Jillian O'Toole ( Grace Gleeson 77), Katie Lawlee (Hannah Saidi 74).
SHAMROCK ROVERS: Amanda Budden (Summer Lawless 46); Shauna Fox, Jessica Hennessy, Maria Reynolds ((Alannah Prizeman 75), Aoife Kelly, Lia O'Leary, Aine O'Gorman (Capt), Lauren Kelly (Jaime Thompson 75), Joy Ralph, Scarlett Herron, Melissa O'Kane.
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