Limerick's Regional Utd and Aisling Annacotty advance to next round of Munster Junior Cup

MUNSTER JUNIOR CUP

Sallypark 2
Regional Utd 4

MUNSTER Junior Cup holders Regional United were given a real scare at Tipperary outfit Sallypark before eeking out a hard-earned 4-2 win.

The home side were well up for the battle and had Regional rattled when Jack Sanders and Sean Ryan gave them a two-goal lead. A Brian O’Connell goal just on the stroke of half time, when he finished Kieran O’Connell’s cross, was to prove vital. The introduction of Pat McDonagh settled Regional and they were back on level terms on the hour mark when Kieran O’Connell struck a superb free kick to the net.

The wheel turned full circle when McDonagh put Eoin Duff through. His shot hit the post and the rebound fell to Oleg Vysochan who finished well to give Regional the lead.

Regional sealed it when from a quick break, Joey Rush and Vysochan exchanged passes before the latter scored his second to complete the scoring.

Regional Utd: Rob Shier; Tom Frawley; Joey Rushe; Eduardo Almeida; Andrew Cowpar; Ewan O'Brien; Brian O'Connor; Shane Carmody; Eoin Duff; Kieran O'Connell; Oleg Vysochan, Subs: Ruairi Casserley; Andy Quaide; Pat McDonagh; Sean Oyibo; Joe Lavan; Paudie Hartigan; Finn Clancy.

Cork Hospitals 0
Aisling Annacotty 2

Aisling Annacotty qualified for the last 16 of the MFA Cup with a hard-earned win over a Cork Hospitals XI. The visitors led at the break courtesy of a goal from Adam Foley after fine work from Richkov Boevi.

The Second half was equally tight and the contest was only put to rest when Kevin Barry converted from the spot after Paul Brennan had been fouled.

Aisling Annacotty: Josh Coady; C Jennings; Jeffery Judge; Richkov Boevi; Eliah Riordan; Conor Kavanagh; Theo Joyce; Tom Kidd; Kevin Barry; Paul Brennan; Adam Foley, Subs: Sean Ezekannagha; Ciaran Finn; Wayne Colbert.

Douglas Hall 2
Hyde Rgs 1

Hyde Rgs Munster ride ended on Sunday when they went down 2-1 to a good Douglas Hall selection in Cork. The home side, vastly experienced at this level, were physically much stronger than a young Hyde side but the visitors held in to the final whistle, losing by the narrowest margin.

Douglas led 1-0 at the break and tacked on another in the second half. Hyde were thrown a late lifeline when Evan Shine’s goal bound shot was deflected away from the keeper but that was as good as it got for Rangers.

Hyde Rgs; Tibor Voćanec, Alex Kiely, Dylan O'Neill, Dylan O'Byrne, Ciaran Rainsford, Ben O'Shaughnessy, Dylan Bourke, Richard Benn, Ben Kennedy, Evan Shine, Jonathan Somers, Subs; Darragh Reddan, Calum Murphy, Sean Dooley, K McGarry, J Moroney.

MUNSTER JUNIOR SHIELD

Caherconlish 2
Cappamore 3

The all-Limerick clash of Caherconlish and Cappamore in UL turned a thriller that saw Cappamore progress by the odd goal in five.

Mark Ryan put Caherconlish in front and Con Martin doubled the advantage after the break. Colin Ryan pulled one back for Cappamore and Paddy Quinlan equalised. With a penalty shoot out in the offing an own goal handed Cappamore a place in the last 16 of the tournament.

Cappamore; E Smith, Kieran Hanly, Jack Leonard, Colin Ryan, S Whelan, Joe Lonergan, Jamie McCarthy, Paddy Quinlan, Ryan Deere, Sean Lynch, Denis O'Donoghue.

Corbally Utd B 0
Manus Celtic 2

Corbally Utd B bowed out of the Sield going down 2-0 at home to Manus Celtic. The visitors took a first half lead from the penalty spot and a goal early in the second half saw the safely through.

Corbally Utd; Sean McNamara, Adam Lyons, Fionn O'Regan, Adrian Co, Eoghan Carr, Rian Barrett, Robert Clancy, Daire Cleary, Eoin O'Neill, Scott Fitzgerald, James Kelly, Subs, Cian Moore, Adam Prenderville, Joe Collins, Sean Tracey, Joe Douglas, Rob Madigan.

Herbertstown 3
Richmond 1

Herbertstown progressed in the Munster Shield following a 3-1 win over Cork side Richmond FC. The Limerick lads were out of the traps like men possessed and ran in three goals in a super first half display. No doubting the hero of the hour as striker Kevin Meade scored all three.

He opened the scoring after ten minutes and added a second ten minutes later. With the visitors reeling Meade completed his hat trick just after the half hour mark. The visitors settled down somewhat after the break but could only muster one goal in reply.

Herbertstown; Dylan O'Sullivan Cillian Reale, Oisin O’Grady, Darragh Sullivan, Mike Leahy, Ian Finn, Mike Whelan, Keith O’Connor, David Hannon, Kevin Meade, Tyrique Leamy.

Tralee Dynamos 0
Regional Utd B 2

Like their A team, Regional United’s B side reached the last 16 of their provincial tournament when they recorded a memorable 2-0 win at Tralee Dynamos.

Regional took the lead after four minutes when great work from Dave Burke on the wing saw him cut it back to Eoghan Killian who let fly from 30 yards into the top corner.

The visitors had the luxury of a penalty miss before sealing victory ten minutes from time when Jeff Mannion hit a sweet free kick from the right across goal and into the far corner.

Regional Utd B; Vincent Browne, Ian Downes, Flanagan, Ben Carew, Rhys Foley, Mike Uwatse, Jack O'Donovan, Morgan Hanley, Ciaran Downey, Eoghan Killian ,Dave Burke, Subs, Jeff Mannion, Steve Gleeson, Kacper Wieczorek, S Hackett, Rory Phelan, Mark Shanahan.

Ballynanty Rovers B 2
Ballingarry Albion 1

Balla B are also in the hat for the last 16 after a solid performance saw them past Ballingarry at LIT. The Blues were well on top in the opening half but only had an own goal to see them lead at the break. The visitors fought back to level terms after the restart when Rhyen Hicks obliged.

However, Balla were not to be denied and great work from Daniel Daly saw him pick out Jamie O' Sullivan whose delivery fell to Barry Quinn who made no mistake with the finish.

Ballynanty Rvs; Eoghain Sherlock, Grant Murphy, Ryan Earls, Dean Cronin, Lee Boyle, Kevin Nolan, David Donnan, Callum Walters, Dean O' Brien, Ger Higgins, Jamie O' Sullivan, Subs; Barry Quinn, Daniel Daly, Kenneth Meehan and Cormac McDonnell.

Dromore East 2
Parkville 1

There was heartbreak for Parkville in their first foray into the open stages of the Munster Cup. A goal seconds from the end of extra time denied the Limerick side despite a brave effort. The home side took the lead but Tom Hayes equalised for Parkville.
With both teams gearing for penalties, the home side struck the killer blow.

Parkville; Michael Blake, Daniel Reddan, Robert Collins, Tomas Hayes, David Broderick, Mark Tighe, Ethan Hannon, Joe Kiely, Keith Moran, Finn Looney, Gary Fowley, Subs: Peter Kirwisa, Amasi Oku, Ben McNamara, Cian Hannon, Rioghan Butler, Luke Carmody, Jamie McMahon.

Castleview 1
Pike Rovers B 2 (AET)

Pike Rvs reached the last 16 of the Munster Shield. Pike played against the breeze in the first half and home side had a couple of dangerous set pieces which forced Ryan Manning to make a couple of excellent saves.

On 40 minutes, Pike failed to properly clear a corner and paid the price as the ball fell to Adam Higgins on the edge of the box and the Castleview player buried his shot into the bottom corner.

After the restart, Pike started on the front foot and took control of the game which turned into a very physical encounter. Pike got back on terms when Michael Lipper picked out Adam McInerney who cleverly flicked the ball onto Ray Massey and the Pike front man ran in behind the defence and fired to the back of the net.

Pike went in chase of the winner and would have killed off the game on ninety minutes but for a number of good saves from the home keeper.

Extra time was called for and Pike scored what proved the winner on stroke on halftime. The Hoops were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. Jake Prendergast whipped the ball to the back post and Diarmuid Grimes rose highest to head home.

The home side threw everything in search of an equaliser but superb defending led by the excellent Jake Prendergast and Declan Ryan saw the Hoops through for a memorable win.

Pike Rvs; Ryan Manning, Diarmuid Grimes, Artem Kuzmenko, Jake Prendergast, Declan Ryan, Michael Lipper, Craig McMarlow, Adam Quinlivan, Pa Keane, Adam McInerney, Ray Massey, Subs; Keelan Corbett, Jamie Coyle, Cian O’Halloran.

Aisling Annacotty D 2
Geraldines B 1

Aisling Annacotty D came out on top in the clash of two fancied Limerick sides in the the Munster Junior shield in Annacotty on Saturday evening.

There was nothing between the sides in the opening half and no surprise they went on level at the break. The home side emerged after the restart the stronger side and finally got the breakthrough when a superb cross by the relentless Liam Danaher was finished to the net by Calum Ryan.

Geraldines pushed hard to try draw level but they found the home defence too tough a nut to crack. The game was put to bed by a fantastic composed finish from Diarmuid Hegarty to ensure Aisling’s place in the last sixteen.

Aisling D; Ed Doyle, Colm Tynan, Jason Lipper, Cathal Humphreys, Sean Reeves, Cian O’Brien, Conor Fleming, Liam Danaher, Calum Ryan, Evan O Neill, Alan Rossiter, Subs; Manni Ajuong, Diarmuid Hegarty, Padraig Hartnett, James Lane.

TUOHY CUP

Fairview Rgs 5
Geraldines 1

Fairview Rgs have qualified to meet either Carew Park or Coonagh Utd in the semi finals of the Tuohy Cup following a 5-1 win over neighbours Geraldines on Thursday evening. There was only a goal between the sides up to the hour mark when Fairview surged clear of their opponents.

The only goal of the first half was scored by former Dines striker Kane Connolly who went on to complete a hat-trick on the night. He latched onto a loose back pass to break the deadlock after fifteen minutes.

The lead was doubled on the hour when Brain Aherne hit a beauty from outside the box following a good charge by Shane Tracy. He was involved again for number three when his corner kick was headed home by Jason Cross on 68 minutes and four minutes later it was 4-1 as Adam Dore and Aherne teed up Connolly for his second.

‘Dines pulled one back through Ousman Darboe but Fairview had the final say when Connolly raced through to complete the scoring.

Fairview Rgs: Josh McCarthy GK; Jack Cross; Blake Curran; Jason Cross; Shane Tracey; Igor Vasylenko; Shane Duggan; Adam Dore; Kane Connolly; Liam Quinn; Brian Aherne, Subs: Dylan Higgins Kelly; Filip Mostowy; Calum Kiely.

Geraldines: Cian O'Brien; Dean McNamara; Adrian Mitchell; Conor Madden; Thomas O'Grady; Jason Mullins; Karl Turner; Ousman Darboe; Tony Mambuana; Aaron Hickey; Liam Chambers, Subs: Nathan Cross; Conor Lynch; Chris Kaya.

ROUND-UP

In the Munster Youth Cup, another cracking tie between the leagues top two sides saw Aisling run out 4-2 winners.
Alex Keating scored three of the winning total with Andrew Kearney also obliging. Shane Franklin and Keelan Corbett replied for Pike.

Goals from Pauric Murphy, John Robinson and Calum O’Hanlon helped Fairview to a 3-1 win over Regional Utd while Cialann Feeley 2 and Paudie Hennessy were on the mark for Holycross but they fell 4-3 to Mungret.

In the Premier A League Caherdavin Celtic led leaders Janesboro when an injury to goalkeeper Darren Glasheen saw the game abandoned. Thankfully he seems to be on the mend.

In Div 2A, Conor Richardson, Liam Kelly and Kieran Simmonds scored the winning goals for Coonagh at Aisling C.