Catholic Institute won the Irish Senior Cup for the first time at Belfield on Saturday
LIMERICK'S Catholic Institute claimed the Irish Senior Cup for the first time in their history when edging past Pembroke 1-0 in their final played at Belfield on Saturday afternoon.
Aoife Hickey scored the decisive goal in the 16th minute as she volleyed home from Naomi Carroll's cross to secure an historic win for the Rosbrien club.
It was a case of third time lucky for Catholic Institute in the Irish Senior Cup final after losing out in the in 1979 and 1984 deciders.
Catholic Institute: P Smithwick, C O’Shea, N Carroll, R Upton, L Clery, E Ryan, M Barrett, A Horan, J Clein, C Moloney, M Barrett. Subs: A Hickey, H Kelly, B Murphy, M Scanlon, A Bourke, L Ryan, M O’Callaghan.
Pembroke: E Buckley, L McGuire, A-K Trevor, S Loughran, E Beatty, O Macken, E Curran, R O’Brien, I Delamer, A Naughton, G Pinder. Subs: A Griffin, C Moroney, C Foley, S Campbell, T Wensley, M McCready, R Cowman.
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