Kill ladies prosper in the Spanish sunshine at Invitational European Cup in Madrid

The Kill ladies jetted off to Spain last week to take part in the 2017 Madrid Harps Inaugural Invitational European Cup, with two teams from the club lining out in the Spanish capital.

It was a successful jaunt to Madrid for the ladies, with the Kill North team making it to the final before eventually losing out to Mercy College Sligo, while Kill South put in a strong showing but ultimately bowed out at the group stage.

First out were Kill North as they took on Madrid Harps in a pretty one sided affair. The traveling Kill Billies went on to dominate that group and reached the final.

In the other group Mercy College Sligo A were to prove to be too strong for both Madrid O Donnell's and indeed Kill South. In probably a more even group, Kill South just missed out on reaching a semi-final by just a couple of scores. Mercy A went on to the final.

The Final was a fantastic exhibition of ladies football and a huge test for both sides. In a hard contested close game there was some great battles on the pitch. Both teams exchanged scores throughout the game and there was never much between them. The Spanish referee was to remark after the game that it was her toughest game yet. With about six minutes left to play the Mercy Ladies scored 3 quick goals without reply and that was enough for them to bring home the cup.

After what was a brilliant days football Chloe Murphy from Kill was to pick up MVP of the competition. Overall the standard of football was very high. Both Spanish teams fielded native players who only came to the game in the last couple of years.

Kill GAA club thanked everyone at Madrid Harps for making the day such a fantastic success and a huge feast of football and all the club members who put a lot of time and effort Into the experience.

Kill South Orla Maguire, Alannah Pardy, Michaela Kavanagh, Caoimhe Broderick, Shauna Doyle, Aisling Cahill, Ella Dwyer, Nicole Jordan, Annette Corcoran, Aoife Mangan, Sinead O Brien

Kill North Jade Carter, Spohie Jordan, Caitriona Temple, Eimear Broderick, Aine Maguire, Lauren Jordan, Jenny Cahill, Laoise Lenehan, Laura Cahill, Chloe Murphy.

Coaches: Joey Pardy, Alan Jordan

Stats: Gearoid Macsandair

Fitness Coach: John Cahill, Dean Jordan ( Looking after nutrition)