Bonagee United to face Terenure Rangers in FAI Amateur Women's Cup Final
Donegal's Bonagee United will lock horns with Dublin's Terenure Rangers Credit: Sportsfile
Donegal's Bonagee United will lock horns with Dublin's Terenure Rangers in the FAI Amateur Women's Cup final as both teams aim to win the competition for the first time in their history.
The match is set to take place on Saturday, at Eamonn Deacy Park and will be streamed live on FAI TV at 2pm.
Both teams have displayed impressive performances in their path to the final.
Bonagee United defeated Greencastle, Letterkenny Rovers, Manulla, Ballingarry and Killester Donnycarney on the route to the final. The club scored 16 goals and only conceded four during their cup run.
Terenure had a bye in the first round before seeing their way past Whitehall Rangers, Baldoyle United, Dungarvan United and Cabinteely.
In an interview with Bonagee United's manager Chris McNulty, he expressed the excitement buzzing around the community:
"There is a great buzz around the place and in the local community on the back of us reaching the final. We've seen women's football in the country get a real lift from the senior women's team at the World Cup and we've seen that on a local level in Donegal."
Echoing McNulty's sentiments, Bonagee United player Bronagh Gallagher added, "It's widespread in the community as well when you go into shops and you're getting asked about the final. It's great to have everyone behind us so much."
Meanwhile, Terenure Rangers boss Caroline Kelly, speaking of her team's morale, said: "The spirits are incredibly high leading into Saturday's game and there is a real buzz around the club at the moment. We've never really achieved anything like this before, getting to a national final, so it is an amazing achievement from a great group of players."
Niamh Carroll, a player from Terenure Rangers, also shared her excitement: "We're all incredibly excited for the final and really just want Saturday to come quickly now, ever since the semi-final really. We've had a great run in the competition, beating Whitehall Rangers was probably the best result we had."
