WNL Round-up: Peamount United remain on top as Shels and Wexford win, while Athlone and Cork draw

Peamount United secured their fourth win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 over Treaty United at Jackman Park.

Niall Connolly’s young Treaty side kept Peas scoreless until the 51^st minute when Sadbh Doyle scored a wonderful long range effort to put the current WNL Champions in front.

Goals from Aine O’Gorman and Eleanor Ryan-Doyle followed in quick succession in the 65^th and 68^th minutes to seal the points for United and keep them top of the table at the end of this game week.

View Steve Alfred’s pictures from the game here.

In the first of the Saturday games, Shelbourne recovered from last week’s loss to Peamount with a 2-1 victory over DLR Waves at Tolka Park.

Emily Whelan opened the scoring for the Reds in the first half before Noelle Murray scored their second from the penalty spot in the 57^th minute.

Carla McManus caused some stress for the home side with a cracking long range goal in the 83^rd minute but Noel King’s side held out to claim their third win of the season.

Read Andrew Dempsey’s report from the game here.

View Martin Doherty’s pictures from the game here.

Wexford Youths had a huge win over Galway on Saturday with Tom Elmes’ side putting five goals past the Tribeswomen at Ferrycarrig Park.

The sides were scoreless until the 38^th minute when Shauna Fox had the misfortune of heading the ball into her own net trying to defend a Youths free-kick with Lynn Marie-Grant adding a second just before half-time.

Sinead Taylor, Ellen Molloy and Aisling Frawley each got on the scoresheet in the second half to send Galway back home after suffering their second defeat of the season.

Athlone Town and Cork City are still looking for their first wins of the season after the sides drew 2-2 at Lissywoolen on Saturday evening.

City’s captain Becky Cassin opened the scoring with a header from an Eabha O’Mahony corner-kick in the 2^nd minute with Emma Donohue scoring a penalty for the home side in the 45^th minute to level the game.

The Rebels took the lead again in the 61^st minute through Christina Dring only to concede again in the 82^nd minute when Melissa O’Kane got on the end of an Emma Donohue free-kick.

View Gerry Shanahan’s pictures from the game here.