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Gurteen Celtic reach Connacht final after penalty shoot-out win

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Gurteen Celtic reach Connacht final after penalty shoot-out win

Gurteen Celtic FC are through to the women's Connacht Junior Shield final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Athenry on Sunday.

The teams were level at 2-2 at the end of normal time, 3-3 at the end of extra-time before Gurteen prevailed 4-3 in the shoot-out.

Katie Walsh and Leanne McGowan both hit the target for Gurteen in normal time.

Walsh, who was this season's top scorer in the inaugural Sligo Bay Lobsters Amateur League, scored a second in extra-time.

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In the penalty shoot-out, Katie Hannon Catherine Gallagher Tara Phillips & Grainne Phillips were the Gurteen scorers to send them through to final.

Celtic will play another Galway team in the final next month - Mervue United FC.

Double goalscorer Katie Walsh spoke to Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan on her way home from Sunday's win.

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