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

Cork Mayo 2–11 2–6
Third of five titles in a row for Cork
Date	23 September 2007
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Player of the Match	Bríd Stack
Referee	Eugene O'Hare (Down)
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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

Cork	2–11; 2–6	Mayo
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)

23 September 2007

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Eugene O'Hare (Down)

Teams

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

1. "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.