To come back from six points down to claim an Ulster Championship title showed just how much his side wanted it, according to Kinawley ladies manager, Adrian Diver.

“It was such a tough final and at one stage it looked like we were gone,” said Diver, “but as I said before, these girls never know when they are beaten and they are always at their very best when they are up against it.

“To come back from six down and to be able to keep Steelstown scoreless for the last 29 minutes of the game just shows how much the girls really wanted this.”

Diver believes the experience of losing the last two finals narrowly and also the tough games they had in the lead up to the final had a big impact on the final outcome.

“We felt that we were battle hardened going into the game and we thought that if we took the game to Steelstown and put them on the back foot that our experience would see us through.”

After so many near misses the win is the culmination of hard work and dedication by the Kinawley club and this was seen after the final whistle: “The scenes on the pitch directly after the game and the welcome home we got from the Kinawley people show, better than I could ever explain, what it means to the girls and to the club.

“I have never seen such genuine raw emotion and pure joy like I did at the end of this game both from the players and the supporters and it’s something that will live long in the memory of everyone involved.”

Looking back at the game Diver felt his side were poor in the first half and were lucky to be trailing by two at half time which could have been more had it not been for Kinawley keeper Donna Owens.

A Steelstown goal at the start of the second half was a blow but Diver felt it galvanised the players and they upped their work rate.

“ I think they knew that they had to up their efforts and work much harder if they were going to get anything out of this game. Joanne’s brilliant goal and the subsequent yellow card helped to instil real belief back into the girls and we were the dominant team at that point.

“The defence were superb in the second half, executing some excellent tackles and turning over possession on countless occasions and they gave us the platform to be able to launch our attacks.”

And Diver also paid tribute to the match winner, Róisin O’Reilly, who fired over the winning score.

“Roisin’s point, under the circumstances, was outstanding but this is something we see her do every day at training and week in week out on the field of play.

“I’m delighted for Roisin, she very rarely plays poorly in any game but in the big games, she always turns up. She saved us in the county final, she scored the crucial goal in the Ulster semi final and now she has scored the winner in the final - a moment she’ll never forget.

“She has been brilliant all year and this is the icing on the cake and no more than she deserves.

“Both Joanne and Róisín were excellent on the day and certainly stood out but I thought the whole team and the two subs collectively stood up to be counted when it really mattered,” added Diver.