2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final

The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Dublin. Cork emerged as winners after a controversial 1–7 to 1–6 win over Dublin. In the 22nd minute Dublin's Carla Rowe had a point disallowed. The umpires waved the effort wide but TV replays showed that Rowe's shot had actually gone between the posts. As Hawk-Eye was not used in the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, the decision stood. At half-time Dublin were leading by 0–4 to 0–3. As the second half started Rhona Ní Bhuachalla came on as a substitute and scored with an assist from Ciara O'Sullivan. The teams were level at 1–3 to 0–6 with twenty minutes remaining before Cork scored four unanswered points between the 48th and 54th minutes. Doireann O'Sullivan scored three while Orla Finn was also on target. Dublin were four points down in the final minute when Sinéad Aherne scored from a penalty.[1][2]

2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final

Event	2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Cork Dublin 1-7 1-6
Eleventh All-Ireland title in twelve years for Cork and the sixth of six titles in a row. Third of three successive finals featuring Cork and Dublin
Date	25 September 2016
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Player of the Match	Rena Buckley
Referee	Brendan Rice (Down)
Attendance	34,445[1]
Weather	13°C, sunny

Route to the Final

Match info

25 September 2016

Cork	1-7; 1-6	Dublin
Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0) Doireann O'Sullivan (0-3) Orla Finn (0-3) Orlagh Farmer (0-1)	[1][3][4]	Sinéad Aherne (1-3) Niamh McEvoy (0-1) Noëlle Healy (0-1) Lyndsey Davey (0-1)

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 34,445

Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)

Teams

Manager: Ephie Fitzgerald Team: 1 Martina O'Brien 2 Marie Ambrose 3 Bríd Stack 4 Roisín Phelan 5 Shauna Kelly 6 Deirdre O'Reilly 7 Vera Foley 8 Annie Walsh 9 Briege Corkery 10 Rena Buckley 11 Aine O'Sullivan 12 Orlagh Farmer 13 Ciara O'Sullivan (c) 14 Doireann O'Sullivan 15 Orla Finn Substitutes: Rhona Ní Bhuachalla for Á. O'Sullivan (half time) Eimear Scally for Walsh (44)

Manager: Gregory McGonigle Team: 1 Ciara Trant 2 Olwen Carey 3 Deirdre Murphy 4 Leah Caffrey 5 Sinéad Goldrick 6 Sinead Finnegan 7 Niamh Collins 8 Lauren Magee 9 Niamh McEvoy 10 Molly Lamb 11 Noëlle Healy (c) 12 Carla Rowe 13 Lyndsey Davey 14 Sinéad Aherne 15 Nicole Owens Substitutes: Siobhan Woods for Owens (44) Muireann Ni Scanaill for Caffrey (44) Sorcha Furlong for Lamb (50) O. Leonard for McEvoy (52) Lucy Collins for Murphy (53)

References

1. "Drama as Cork edge out Dublin to seal six-in-a-row". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. "Explained: Here's why Hawkeye was not used in the Ladies football final". www.independent.ie. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
3. "As it happened: Cork v Dublin, All-Ireland ladies senior football final". www.the42.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. "Cork v Dublin - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.