It was an early 10:30am kick-off away in Mallow for the girls, who were keen to continue their recent good form against a side that had beaten them last season.

It was great to have our defensive duo of Robyn and Aisling back at the centre of defence, and both put in great performances today. A return to a settled team allowed Kaitlin to return to her regular number 10 position, and she produced her best half of the season to put the team in a commanding position at half-time.

A penalty won and scored by Kaitlin, along with yet another goal from Sadie, gave the Carrigtwohill girls a 2–0 lead. It could have been more, as they dominated possession and limited Mallow to just a few half-chances.

Changes at half-time freshened up the team, and there were some great performances all over the pitch, with Emma OC, Kate, Melek and Saoirse in particular coming to the fore as Mallow pressed towards the end of the game.

A clinical finish from Sadie midway through the second half put daylight between the teams before she went in goal for the final 10 minutes and produced a wonder save to keep the score at 3–1.

Well done to all the girls!