For the second time in as many weeks, a penalty shootout denied St Attracta's Community School in Tubbercurry major national sporting success.
Nine days after the south Sligo school's senior boy's gaelic footballers lost an All-Ireland Colleges semi-final to Abbey CBS of Tipperary, Monday's Schoolgirls FAI Senior 'A' Cup decider in Gortakeegan saw Attracta's senior soccer team denied a first-ever All-Ireland title in the cruelest of fashions.
A composed Scoil Mhuire Buncrana side from Inishowen in Donegal won a dramatic penalty shoot-out 4-2 to spark memorable Donegal celebrations.
The teams had finished scoreless at the end of normal and extra-time - but that scoreline didn't do justice to the quality of this All-Ireland final.
St Attracta's enjoy the lions share of possession and chances in this final - and the Buncrana crossbar denied centre forward Lauren Normanly a golden moment midway through the second-half.
Driven on by Republic of Ireland under-19 international Pixie O'Hara, Attracta's poured forward in search of breakthrough goal time and time again - but Scoil Mhuire's back four, marshalled by the excellent central defensive partnership of Jodie Loughrey and Leah Deehan continually frustrated the Sligo side's approach play.
In the shoot-out, Scoil Mhuire goalkeeper Hollie Ferguson was the hero, saving two of Attracta's spot-kicks but left back Ciara McGee slotted home the decisive penalty, which saw the Donegal school add the senior All-Ireland to their under-17 national cup success 12 months ago.
Schoolgirls FAI Senior 'A' Cup Final
Scoil Mhuire (Buncrana) 0 St Attracta's (Tubbercurry) 0 AET
Scoil Mhuire won 4-2 on penalties
