Colga travelled to Flancare Park on Sunday to play Longford Town in the Semi-Final of the Irish Cup Girls U16. Having 　been beating by the same opponents last year in the U14 Final. Colga decided on 4 5 1 formation from the start. This tactic allowed Colga to stifle a very good Longford midfield Leanne keegan, Karen Delaney, Aoife darcy and Aisling Reynolds. Longford pressed forward for the first 20 minutes but found it hard to break down the Colga midfield and on occasions when they did, they were denied by an excellent defence in Mary Heavey, Linda Corcoran, Jenny Kinnane and Keara Cormican and excellantly supported by Saorse Burke in Goal. Colga started to push forward after 20 minutes and with Jenny Kinnane and Leah Philips in the middle of midfield and Anna Lane and Sinead Heavey out wide, this gave them more impetus. Colga then changed to a more familer 4 4 2 formation with Rachel Bannon linking up with Alana Moran up front. This opened the game up more but there were few scoring chances created because of both defences usually coming out on top. Longford did create one chance when Irish Inernational Michelle Farrell broke free on the left and hit an unstoppable shot but it rebounded off the middle of the post back into play. Colga also had a couple of chances especially, when on both occasions Lane broke wide and found Moran who twice brought saves out of Betheny Houldsworth in the Longford goal. The first half ended nil all. The second half was much the same with the defences in great form and it was Longford who created two good chances in the half but were twarted by Burke in goal with two brillant one handed saves having to face a one to one situation. Colga also threathened on two occassions when Cormican tested Houldsworth from two free kicks.

The game ended nil all. There were two, ten minute periods of 　extra time and Colga brought on Louise Brennan and Ruth Horkan but neither side could come up with a winner. It then went to penalties and Colga won the toss and decided to put Longford Town up first but Farrell was unlucky when she hit the cross bar and it went over. Leah Philips stepped up for Colga but she also hit the crossbar and it went over. Darcy, Reynolds and Sarah Madden converted the next three for Longford, and with Bannon, Moran and Comican replying for Colga it fell to Delaney to step up for Longford for their fifth penelty but she blasted it over the bar and it then fell to Louise Brennan to step up for Colga to win the tie and she duly slotted it in, low to the left hand corner. 　This was a great achivement for these set of girls who have now reached two Irish Cup Finals in two years. As usual those who played today were supported by Eleanor Stafford who is still only thirtheen and Donnagh Hanrahan, both who were not used but are a vital part of this panel all year. Congratulations must also go to the back room staff and also the loyal supporters who have travelled nearly 2000 Kilometres to reach this final.