"They owned the classier performers but, despite their mediocre league status, the Dubliners dogged them at times, save for a crucial sequence before and after half-time. Hannah Waesch would subsequently emerge as an increasingly influential figure but it was her glue-like shadow, Hannah Healy, who punctured a hole in that assumption. It was Healy's persistence which, as the match ticked into its sixth minute, allowed her to thunder into a dithering Waesch"
"A day for stars in stripes, with captain Maddie Gibson offering an assist hat-trick, a day authored with American accents and fused by local passions. And a timely central role from Brady, as she prepares to join a watching Carla Ward in Ireland camp tomorrow. This was a triumph tracked by doubts at the beginning, when they nervously trailed to a confident Bohs; so too the end, as they tensely clung on to a one-goal advantage before a Tallaght audience of 3,608."
Athlone Town defeated Bohemians 3-2 to win the Women's FAI Cup final in front of 3,608 spectators. Captain Maddie Gibson provided three assists that supplied the decisive creativity for Athlone's attack. Alannah McEvoy scored with a stunning right-footed strike past goalkeeper Megan Plaschko. Hannah Healy's aggressive pressing unsettled Bohemians' Hannah Waesch and created early momentum. Rachel Kelly, Athlone's goalkeeper and captain, produced a wayward short pass but the team held firm amid tense late moments. Athlone maintained dominance despite managerial turnover and the Dublin side remained dogged throughout.
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