Crescent College Comprehensive target victory over Alexandra College

Crescent College Comprehensive will likely need to topple a star-studded Alexandra College side today to become the first Munster school to retain the Subway All-Ireland Schoolgirls’ Championship.

The Dooradoyle hosts struck late on through Meabh O’Sullivan’s second of the match to draw 2-2 with Ulster kingpins Methody yesterday, before Niamh O’Keeffe’s brace helped them to a 2-0 success over Loreto Kilkenny.

Crescent coach Sean O’Callaghan deemed Alex — with five Ireland U18 players in their ranks — favourites beforehand and they go into the decisive day with a maximum six points. They didn’t have it all their own way in wins against Salerno (2-1) and Loreto Kilkenny (4-1) but they have the only perfect record remaining.