Limerick teams gear up for quarter-final Gaynor Cup action

GAYNOR Cup action continues today at the University of Limerick as three teams face quarter-final action. After three group games which began on Monday, June 3 the draws for the Trophy, Shield, Bowl and Cup quarter-finals took place this morning Wednesday. 

Limerick Desmond will compete in the Trophy with this game against Kildare kicking off at 2pm this afternoon. Desmond  registered a 1-1 draw against Cavan Monaghan, their goal courtesy of Honor Mulvihill, in their opening round game. This result was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Kilkenny before another 4-1 loss against the Midlands. 

Limerick County have received a bye in the quarter-finals of the Shield and will go straight through to the semi's. Similar to their Desmond counterparts County got a 1-all draw in their first game against Carlow and District. They got their first 2-1 victory against Kildare DUL before falling short to South Belfast, 2-0.

Limerick District, the final Treaty team in action, will face off against Kilkenny in the quarter-finals of the Bowl competition also at 2pm today. District started their Gaynor Cup campaign with a 3-1 loss to Mayo. They regrouped and got a well deserved 3-1 win against Waterford followed by another 3-1 win against NERL. 

LIMERICK DESMOND SQUAD: Corey Smith (Abbeyfeale Utd), Babette Gonzalez Blodau (Rathkeale AFC), Aisling O’Brien (Broadford United AFC), Honor Mulvihill (GB Rovers FC), Ellie Liston (Glantine FC), Sarah Costello (Ballingarry AFC), Austeja Snarskyte (Newcastle West Town), Isobel Conway (Broadford United AFC), Gemma Collins (Gemma Collins), Lily Ann Cremin (Newcastle West Town FC), Mandy McNamara (Newcastle West Town), Cait O’Donoghue (Dromore Utd), Hannah O’Sullivan (Carrig Celtic), Ruby McGeary (Breska Rovers), Ciara Loftus (Breska Rovers FC), Meave Cussen (Broadford AFC), Eva Power (Newcastle West Town), Nell McMahon (Newcastle West Town FC), Aoife O’Sullivan (Ballingarry AFC)

LIMERICK DISTRICT SQUAD: Kayle Downes-Lynch (Pike Rovers), Sophie Heaney (Pike Rovers), Alexandra Sheehy (Fairview Rangers), Mya Moloney (Fairview Rangers), Eibhlin Butler (Corbally Utd), Leah Hannon (Pike Rovers), Grace Geary (Shelbourne), Ellen Goggin (Regional Utd), Paige Morgan (Granville Rangers), Kelsey O'Donovan (Pike Rovers), Orlaith O'Connell (Corbally Utd), Aoife Grant (Shelbourne), Aoife Ryan (Shelbourne), Croia Corcoran (Bridge Celtic), Sophie McGuigan (Fairview Rangers), Anna Meaney (Pike Rovers), Sadbh Donnelly (Newport Town), Ella McNamara (Granville Rangers), Lexi Nolan (Pike Rovers).

LIMERICK COUNTY SQUAD: Izzy Hanley (Holycross AFC), Grace McLoughlin (Holycross AFC), Kayleigh Coughlan (Holycross AFC), Lucy Higgins(Herbertstown AFC), Molly Gleeson (Herbertstown AFC), Danielle Mulcahy(Herbertstown AFC), Amy O' Flaherty (Kilmallock Utd) Zara Goodchild (Kilmallock Utd), Izzie Foley (Charleville AFC), Chloe Jones (Charleville AFC), Caila Neligan (Charleville AFC), Steffi O'Toole (Charleville AFC), Sophie Rainsford  (Regional United), Róisín Riordan  (Regional United), Amirah Khairul Hisham (Mungret Regional),Aisling O'Connor (Aisling Annacotty),  Tia Coughlan  (Aisling Annacotty), Alannah Ó hAodha (Aisling Annacotty), Ella Williams  (Aisling Annacotty), Michelle Lyons (Aisling Annacotty)