St Attracta’s growing prominence in schools soccer broke new ground on Thursday as the south Sligo schools senior soccer team lifted the FAI Schoolgirls Connacht senior ‘A’ title with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Claregalway College, at Lecarrow in Co Roscommon.
Eimear Hunt scored Attracta’s matchwinner nine minutes from time.
The schools had met last year in the provincial junior soccer final, which St Attracta’s also won.
Team captain Pixie O’Hara, who’s also a Sligo Rovers first-team squad member and Republic of Ireland under-19 international, spoke to Ocean FM Sport’s Ronan Flanagan.
Attracta’s now face St. Mary’s High School, Midleton (Cork) in the All-Ireland schools semi-final next Tuesday (Jan 31st) at 1pm – venue tbc.
The joint coaches are Hughie Harvey and Andrew Flynn.
Andrew spoke to Ronan Flanagan after the final whistle on Thursday.
Elsewhere, Coola Post Primary senior girls soccer team reached the Connacht ‘B’ final with a 3-1 semi-final victory over St Joseph’s of Foxford on Thursday.
Connacht SFAI senior girls ‘A’ final
St Attracta’s (Tubbercurry) 1 Claregalway College (Galway) 0
Connacht ‘B’ semi-final
Coola PPS (Sligo) 3 St Joseph’s, Foxford (Mayo) 1
