TINTERN OVERCAME the disappointment of losing last year's final to claim their second-ever Allianz Roinn 'C' title with a storming second-half display to see off a skilful Ramsgrange side in Taghmon on Thursday week last.

There was very little between the sides in the opening half as both teams settled well. Shannon Doyle opened the scoring for Tintern with a fine right-footed effort. Ramsgrange replied instantly when Joanne Dillon's long-range effort skidded past Katie Stafford with five minutes gone.

Tintern continued to press forward and were rewarded when Muireann Kehoe reacted quickest to the breaking ball from Danielle Odham's free kick to make it 1-1 to 1-0 with ten minutes gone.

The slippery conditions were making it difficult for defenders, and this worked to Ramsgrange's advantage when Lydia Hickey's dangerous free kick squirmed its way through a forest of players and into the net to again put Ramsgrange into the lead.

Ciara Ryan and Lydia Hickey swapped points before Laura Egan latched onto a loose ball and finished to the net to send Tintern back into the lead. Lydia Hickey then tied the scores with a pointed free. Tintern, however, were creating more chances and only for two excellent saves from Shauna Foley they would have been ahead at half-time.

Tintern stepped up the pace in the second-half and took the lead with a fine Laura Egan point after a flowing move. This was quickly followed by a stunning goal when Egan broke through the Ramsgrange defence and rifled an unstoppable shot to the roof of the net.

Tintern were very much on top but it is to the Ramsgrange defence's credit that they did not increase their lead as time and again Emily Kehoe and Fiona Mowatt cleared the danger.

Tintern eventually broke down the stubborn Ramsgrange rearguard when the impressive Ellie Sheehan burst upfield and fired over. Tintern struck for the decisive score when Michelle Ryan finished to the net after a dazzling solo run.

Tintern's dominance of the second-half was underlined when Ciara Ryan's '45 found its way to the net through a crowded goalmouth with time almost up.

Ramsgrange battled hard throughout and were well served by Shauna Foley, Emily Kehoe, Fiona Mowatt, Eimear Lyons, Joanne Dillon and Lydia Hickey, while Tintern had match-winners in Annastasia Breen, Ellie Sheehan, Ciara Ryan, Michelle Ryan, Laura Egan and Niamh Foran.

A jubilant Shannon Doyle received the Allianz Roinn 'C' Cup from Jim Dempsey of the Rackard League.