Inch win in penalty shootout upset

Inch Crusaders  0   Hermitage A  0 (Inch win 4-1 on penalties)
Inch Crusaders caused a big upset in the first round of the Munster Junior Cup at Lees Road on Sunday with victory over Hermitage A from the Premier Division.

Hermitage had the best of the early exchanges with a lot of possession inside the Inch half. Andy O’Flynn in the Inch goal made a number of vital interceptions from crosses and showed a safe pair of hands with anything that hit the target.
As the half wore on Inch came more into it and Sean Hehir went close to putting Inch in front on 20 minutes with a well-struck free kick that the Hermitage keeper did well to save.
Niall Seery, Brian McDonnell and Bryan O’Loughlin caused problems for the Hermitage defence and Inch were well in the contest as the game reached half time.
Inch started the second half well and Mark Connellan sent McDonnell through on goal only for the Hermitage keeper to come off his line to make a good interception. Mikey Pyne, David Talty, Sean Hehir and James Rynne were playing very well at the back and coped well with the Hermitage attack.
On 60 minutes, McDonnell had a long-range effort that was headed for the top left corner well saved, again by the Hermitage keeper. The game was now end-to-end stuff and Hermitage were throwing everything at Inch in search of a goal.
Their best chances came in the last five minutes with a header that went into the side netting and a shot from inside the box that hit the crossbar in the last minute.
In the opening period of extra time, Inch had the best chance when a good ball from the back by Thomas O’Doherty found Sean Hehir in space. Hehir ran at the Hermitage defence and put in a good cross for O’Loughlin but his left foot effort rebounded off the right post and away to safety.
Hermitage had the best chance of the second period with a shot from outside the box that narrowly missed the target.
In the penalty shoot-out, Inch keeper Andy O’Flynn scored and then saved two penalties, as his side advanced.
Inch Crusaders: Andy O’Flynn; James Rynne, Sean Hehir, Mikey Pyne, David Talty, Rory O’Connor, Thomas O’Doherty, Mark Connellan, Niall Seery, Brian McDonnell, Bryan O’Loughlin.
Subs: Declan McNaboe for O’Connor James Killeen for McDonnell
Hermitage A: Joe Burke, Eoin Ryan, Davy Moloney,  Dean Ryan, Gerry Dullaghan, Pa Mannion, Seanie Magee, Shane Talty, Robert Dunne, Paul Dullaghan, Barry McNamara.
Subs: Scott Hennessy for McNamara, Rhys Philips for Ryan and Bobby Downes for Talty.

 

Newmarket Celtic B  0   Rhine Rovers  1
Rhine Rovers were comfortable winners over Newmarket’s second string, but only one goal separated the sides. It was scored by Sean Heaney after 20 minutes, while Ronan Gallagher also went close, striking the crossbar.
Newmarket Celtic B: Michael Mycokcike, Ciarán McCoy, Eoin Kelly, Christopher Noonan, Barry Conway, Thomas Moynihan, Leo Lynch, Barry O’Driscoll, Darren Sheedy, Johnny Ryan and Kamil Norbert.
Subs: Joe Carrig for Ryan, David Barry for Lynch.
Rhine Rovers: Rory Callinan; Ivor White, Ronan Gallagher, Paul Johnston, Kevin Johnstone, Enda Malone, David O’Brien, Killian Duggan, Sean Heaney, Johnny O’Brien, Mark Hanrahan.

Kilkishen Celtic  2   Bridge Celtic B  0
Two goals from Paul Murphy saw Kilkishen triumph on Sunday. Murphy was on target in both halves, with one coming from the penalty spot.
Kilkishen Celtic: Patrick McInerney; Micheal Fleming, Colm Gleeson, Mattie Holmes, Flan McMahon, Shane McInerney, Alan McInerney, Jake Murnane, Mickey Madden, Gary Murnane, Paul Murphy.
Sub: Fergus Donovan for Alan McInerney.

Avenue United A  2   Kilmaley United  0
Avenue United progressed after a first half strike from David Herlihy and one on the hour from Dave McCarthy. They also had another disallowed.
Avenue United A: John Healy, Eamon O’Reilly, Mattie Nugent, Simon Cuddy, David Russell, Mike Mahony, Pa Wilson, Gary Flynn, David Herlihy, Adrian McDonagh, Dave McCarthy.
Subs: Sean O’Mara for Wilson, Colin Smith for O’Reilly.
Kilmaley United: Gerard Healy; Pat Sherlock, Sean O’Loughlin, Philip Toomey, Mark Healy, Sean O’Flanagan, Conor Brennan, Gareth Thompson, Garvan Cording, Jamie Mills, Greg O’Flanagan.
Subs: Joel Loamy, Tom Lyons.

Kilrush Rangers  0   Bunratty A  1
Diarmuid Nash was on target as Bunratty A secured their progress with an away win on Sunday.
Bunratty A: Fintan Quinn, Sean McDonald, Eoin Nash, Derek Byrne, Jp Griffin, Jamie Cullen, Shane O’Connor, Jay Hannam, Daithí O’Connell, Diarmuid Nash, Ryan Kelly.
Subs: Marty Russell, Declan McCarthy and Davy Hogan.
Kilrush Rangers: Ger Griffin; Paddy Clancy, Tony Burke, Johnny O’Connor, Darren Clark, Robert Carey, Niall Clancy, Trevor Clancy, Terry Danaher, Stephen O’Gorman, John Ryan.
Sub: Kevin Clohessy for Ryan.

Sporting Ennistymon  1   Shannon Olympic B  0
Patrick O’Dwyer netted 15 minutes from time to give Ennistymon victory on Sunday, after a fairly even struggle.
Sporting Ennistymon: Adbel Ennaoui; Gearóid White, Brian Sexton, Michael O’Dwyer, Patrick O’Dwyer, Mark Burke, Colman Fahy, Joe Dowling, Alan Sexton, Fiachra O’Malley, Brian Curtin.
Sub: Padraig Flynn for Curtin.
Shannon Olympic B: Brian Tierney; Robert Morrison, Declan McManus, Conor Flynn, Gerard Mason, Ronan McGirl, Stephen Linnane, Joe Brennan, Adam Kelly, Ryan Kamper, Karl Ahlsved.

Ruan United  0   Newmarket Celtic A  2
Newmarket had to fight hard before progressing against Ruan. The sides were deadlocked at the break but a strike from Pa Coughlan gave his side the advantage, before Seamus Considine scored from the penalty spot to secure the victory.
Newmarket Celtic A: Marty Whelan; Mark O’Malley, Paddy Hayes, Colin Ryan, Michael Devitt, Pa Coughlan, Simon Malone, David Wall, Michael Crosby, Thomas Forfecki, Gary Collins.
Subs: Kieran Devitt for Collins, Eoin O’Brien for Wall and Seamus Considine for Pa Coughlan.
Ruan United: Ronan Leahy; Adrian Ballinger, Barry O’Grady, Hughie O’Donnell, Jason Morris, Damien Quirke, Paul Dinan, Conor Reeves, Fergus Casey, Gavin Dinan, Shane O’Donnell.
Subs: Karl Mahony for Reeves, Steve Horvak for Shane O’Donnell, Alan Quirke for Casey.

Turnpike Rovers  0   Rineanna Rovers A  2
Rineanna Rovers progressed to the next round with strikes from Enda Kelly and Damien O’Rourke. They had to play the last 35 minutes with ten men after the dismissal of Paddy Fennelly.
Rineanna Rovers A: Jason Casey; Paddy Fennelly, Enda Kelly, Dean Richter, Pat Fahy, Damien O’Rourke, Stephen Kelly, Niall Murphy, Sean O’Connor, Martin Reidy, John Okoro.
Sub: John Earls for Reidy.    
Turnpike Rovers: Keith Ryan; Shane Moroney, Dean Lee, Fergal Brennan, Alan Considine, John Kelly, Dean O’Grady, David McMahon, Noel Frawley, Christopher Shannon, Jason Hayes.
Subs: Mark Woods for Dean O’Grady, Danny Russell for Noel Frawley and Ethan Considine for Jason Hayes.    

Bridge United A  2   Rock Rovers  10
Rock Rovers had a massive win over Bridge United on Sunday. Stephen Hickey led the scoring with four, while Marty McLoughlin had a hat trick. Also on target for the Ennis side were David Considine, Eoin Glynn and Ronan Judge. The two Bridge goals came from Billy Maxwell and Pa Toomey.
Rock Rovers: Stephen Loftus; Shane Daniels, Ciarán Russell, Jason White, Alex Borne, Ronan Eade, Eoin Glynn, Ronan Judge, David Considine, Marty McLoughlin, Stephen Hickey.
Subs: Mikey Dinan, Graham Glynn, Barry Woods.
Bridge Utd: Mike Fitzgerald, Billy Maxwell, Donald Devanney, Alan Whyte, Adrian Whyte, Jamie O’Gorman, Stephen Stewart, Richie Lillis, John Keogh, Trevor Kearney, Pa Toomey.

Bridge Celtic A  2   Bridge United B  3
Bridge United B were victorious against a weakened Bridge Celtic side. Their goals came from Jason Whyte and Barry Downes who converted two penalties. Bridge Celtic had goals from Conor Hynes and Rob Cassidy.
Bridge Celtic A: Adrian Douhig; Barry O’Connell, Rob Seymour, Ryan Morris, Paul Nolan, Shane Byrne, Ricky Moate, Stephen McCarthy, Paul McEvoy, Conor Hynes, Rob Cassidy.
Bridge United B: Mark Lonergan, Dan Larkin, Dominic Murphy, Albert Finnan, Kevin Meehan, Alan Mcauley, Barry Downes, Damien Murray, Barry Noonan, Jason Whyte, Podge Flannery.
Subs: Trevor Maxwell for Flannery, Barry O’Halloran for McAuley, Brian O’Connell.