2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Monaghan. This was the second of three All-Ireland Ladies' football finals between 2008 and 2013 that saw Cork play Monaghan.^[1] According to a report in the Irish Independent, "just two soft goals separated (Cork) from Monaghan". The first goal came after just 21 minutes when goalkeeper Linda Martin opted for a short kick-out which badly back-fired when Nollaig Cleary intercepted it and chipped her. That goal gave Cork a 1–3 to 0–4 half-time lead. Within 10 minutes of the restart, Monaghan scored three unanswered points, one from Ciara McAnespie and two from Niamh Kindlon. The turning point came when Cork's Orla Finn was rugby tackled by Monaghan's Isobel Kierans which resulted in a penalty. Rhona Ní Bhuachalla subsequently scored from the spot to give Cork a three-point lead. Points from Caoimhe Mohan, Laura McEnaney and Cathriona McConnell pulled it back to a point with just five minutes remaining. However Rena Buckley scored a late point for Cork to see them win by two points.^[2][3]

2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final

Event	2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Cork Monaghan 2-7 0-11
Sixth All-Ireland title in seven years for Cork and the first of six titles in a row
Date	25 September 2011
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Player of the Match	Angela Walsh
Referee	John Niland (Sligo)
Attendance	20,061
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Route to the Final

Further information: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Match info

Cork	2–7; 0–11	Monaghan
Nollaig Cleary (1-0) Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0) Juliet Murphy (0-3) Geraldine O'Flynn (0-1) Rena Buckley (0-1) Grace Kearney (0-1) Valerie Mulcahy (0-1)	[2][3][4]	Catriona McConnell (0-3) Niamh Kindlon (0-3) Ellen McCarron (0-2) Ciara McAnespie (0-1) Caoimhe Mohan (0-1) Laura McEnaney (0-1)

25 September 2011

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 20,061

Referee: John Niland (Sligo)

Teams

Manager: Éamonn Ryan Team: 1 Elaine Harte 2 Ann Marie Walsh 3 Angela Walsh 4 Deirdre O'Reilly 5 Briege Corkery 6 Bríd Stack 7 Geraldine O'Flynn 8 Juliet Murphy 9 Rena Buckley 10 Nollaig Cleary 11 Mairead Kelly 12 Grace Kearney 13 Valerie Mulcahy 14 Rhona Ní Bhuachalla 15 Amy O'Shea (c) Substitutes: Ciara O'Sullivan for O'Shea (38) Orla Finn for Mulcahy (39) Norita Kelly for Cleary (46) Aine Sheehan for Ní Bhuachalla (53) Annie Walsh for Buckley (55)

Manager: Gregory McGonigle Team: 1 Linda Martin 2 Grainne McNally 3 Sharon Courtney (c) 4 Christina Reilly 5 Aoife McAnespie 6 Nicola Fahy 7 Lavina Connolly 8 Amanda Casey 9 Cora Courtney 10 Therese McNally 11 Ellen McCarron 12 Catriona McConnell 13 Ciara McAnespie 14 Niamh Kindlon 15 Caoimhe Mohan Substitutes: Isobel Kierans for C. Courtney (25) Laura McEnaney for Kindlon (42) Cora Courtney for McCarron (42) Eileen McElroy for Kierans (50)

References

1. "Cork 1-10 Monaghan 1-09". www.rte.ie. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. "It's joy of six for Cork girls". www.independent.ie. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. "Cork 2-07 Monaghan 0-11". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
4. "Cork v Monaghan - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.