Magnificent Cavan ladies return to Croke Park

Cavan 4-12
Down 0-11

Cavan booked their spot in the All Ireland Intermediate Championship final on September 29 with a splendid team performance that blitzed Down in Kingpsan Breffni Park on Saturday afternoon last.

Cavan led by 2-6 to 0-3 at half-time after a fisted goal from Bronagh Sheridan and a great goal from Lacken's Roisín O'Keeffe.

Cavan's third goal of the match arrived in the 33rd minute, with Aisling Doonan playing a free down the right hand touchline into space, where Gráinne Smith received possession. The corner-forward cut in from the right wing, before planting her shot low and hard to the bottom corner of the Down net.

Another goal from Sheridan completed the rout as Cavan advanced to the decider against either Fermanagh or Tipperary.

Cavan: Caron Fay; Ciara O'Reilly, Grainne McGlade, Patricia Lynch; Sinead Greene(0-1), Ailish Cornyn, Racheal Jordan; Rosie Crowe, Donna English; Claragh O'Reilly(0-1), Roisin O'Keefe(1-0), Mona Sheridan(0-1); Aisling Doonan(0-2 2f), Bronagh Sheridan(2-3 1f), Grainne Smith(1-3).
Subs: Ciara Grey, Joanne Moore,Caitriona Smith,Geraldine Sheridan,Erinn Galligan(0-1), .

Down: Katie Farrell; Cora McKibbin, Laura Sharvin, Orla Boyle; Hannah Murray, Niamh McGowan, Sinead Fegan; Clara Fitzpatrick, Meghan Doherty; Sinead McNamee, Lisa Morgan(0-3), Orla Fegan; Lauren Cunningham(0-1), Kyla Trainor, Natasha Ferris(0-6 5f).
Subs: Grainne McClean, Grainne Kelly, Ciara McArdle(0-1).