Sarsfields battle to back-to-back All-Ireland crowns

Sarsfields (Galway) 2-14 Loughgiel (Antrim) 1-14

Sarsfields retained their AIB All-Ireland senior club title after overcoming a tough test against Loughgiel in Croke Park last night.

That makes it three titles in the past four years for the small Galway village with the McGrath sisters leading the charge.

Midfielder Niamh picked up the Player of the Match with four points, two from play, two from frees.

Siobhán got Sarsfield's off to the perfect start with a goal after just 33 seconds and added five frees over the course of the game, while two more sisters, Clodagh and Ciara played their parts as their dad, former Galway hurler, Michael "Hopper" McGrath steered the ship from the side-line.

The only time they looked rattled was in the minutes after Maria Cooney’s injury when Loughgiel reeled in their lead of five points and went two ahead, playing some very sharp camogie.

Their inside line of Róisín McCormick, Caitrín Dobbin and Annie Lynn found space during that time but were closed out during the second half. Amy Boyle and Lucia McNaughton drove them forward, but the Sarsfield's defence preferred to concede frees during the second half, rather than be exposed as they had been just before the break.

In an obvious pre-planned move, Siobhán McGrath was left one on one from the throw-in, received the pass and buried the sliotar in the net after just 33 seconds.

"This is the best one yet" Player of the match and captain Niamh McGrath and goalscorer Siobhán McGrath react after Sarsfields claimed their third All-Ireland senior club camogie final crown in four years #camogie #GAA pic.twitter.com/YD8vjvMWuK

A few minutes later Sarsfield's were five points up when McGrath and teenager Caoimhe Kelly added singles.

However Loughgiel fought