Limerick caused the shock of the first round in the men’s Munster Junior Cup, dumping out holders Cork C of I B on a 2-1 scoreline.
The Division 2 side went ahead early on when Nathan Eacrett profited from a slip-up by C of I goalkeeper James Phillips, but the visitors – who play in Division 1 – equalised just a couple of minutes later when Clyde Buttimer tapped in to finish off a fine passing move.
C of I, fielding a mostly U18 side, dominated the remainder of the half but the second period belonged to Limerick, who won it when Andrew Tutty finished off a 2 v 1 with around 10 minutes remaining.
It compounded a miserable weekend for the Garryduff second string, who lost 3-1 at home to Bandon in the league on Saturday. Peter Daunt was on target for them but strikes from Dave Smith, Ali Smith and Munster U18 captain Colin Kingston did the necessary to lift the west Cork men above UCC into second in the table.
Elsewhere in the Munster Junior Cup, goals from Paul Murray and Paul Holland helped Cork Harlequins B defeat C of I C 2-0, while Simon Brickenden and Ivan Moore inspired Catholic Institute to a 7-1 victory over Ashton.
The Rosbrien men were pushed hard by a youthful Cork side who were level at 1-1 for much of the first half, David Kavanagh cracking home a short for the hosts before Mark Falvey turned in Glenn Healy’s reverse-stick cross to tie it up.
A cracker of a Brickenden drag to the top corner and Justin O’Sullivan’s instinctive finish – scooping home despite being felled by Ashton keeper Kieran Healy – gave Institute a more comfortable cushion than they might have deserved.
However, the Limerick side ran away with it in the second half, Brian Downes bagging two, O’Sullivan grabbing his second and Roy Gleeson also netting as they mercilessly picked apart game-chasing Ashton on the break.
A depleted UCC completed the semi-final line-up as Fred McElroy and Philip Peters helped them to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Midleton after Cormac O’Sullivan had levelled for the east Cork outfit following Mark Horgan’s opener.
It compounded a miserable weekend for the Garryduff second string, who lost 3-1 at home to Bandon in the league on Saturday. Peter Daunt was on target for them but strikes from Dave Smith, Ali Smith and Munster U18 captain Colin Kingston did the necessary to lift the west Cork men above UCC into second in the table.
Elsewhere in the Munster Junior Cup, goals from Paul Murray and Paul Holland helped Cork Harlequins B defeat C of I C 2-0, while Simon Brickenden and Ivan Moore inspired Catholic Institute to a 7-1 victory over Ashton.
The Rosbrien men were pushed hard by a youthful Cork side who were level at 1-1 for much of the first half, David Kavanagh cracking home a short for the hosts before Mark Falvey turned in Glenn Healy’s reverse-stick cross to tie it up.
A cracker of a Brickenden drag to the top corner and Justin O’Sullivan’s instinctive finish – scooping home despite being felled by Ashton keeper Kieran Healy – gave Institute a more comfortable cushion than they might have deserved.
However, the Limerick side ran away with it in the second half, Brian Downes bagging two, O’Sullivan grabbing his second and Roy Gleeson also netting as they mercilessly picked apart game-chasing Ashton on the break.
A depleted UCC completed the semi-final line-up as Fred McElroy and Philip Peters helped them to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Midleton after Cormac O’Sullivan had levelled for the east Cork outfit following Mark Horgan’s opener.