FAI Cup

LIMERICK'S Treaty United booked their last 16 slot in the Extra.ie FAI Cup with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Dublin outfit Usher Celtic this Friday ...

There was time for summer signing Success Edogun to open his tally. Marc Ludden delivered a wonderful corner, which Guerins powered in off the bar for his first United goal. Sean Guerins had Treaty ahead at the interval.

On the weekend all Irish football fans have been waiting for, tonight was the first night of the 1st round of the Extra.ie FAI cup -- and there were plenty ...

Drogheda were at home to Athlone Town and the home side eventually wreaked havoc with a 5-1 win, thanks to goals from Adam Foley, Dean Williams x 2, Darragh Markey and Ryan Brennan. Bray were hosting Shelbourne in one of the tastier fixtures of the round, and a brace from Sean Boyd and one from Jack Boylan saw the visitors in it 3-0 in a boost for Damien Duff's tenure. Next we had Dundalk at home at Oriel Park hosting Longford Town, with the home side winning it 4-0 to book their spot in the next round.

Pat Hoban celebrates his goal. Image: Bryan Keane/INPHO. Dundalk 4. Longford Town 0. Niall Newberry reports from Oriel Park. FOUR GOALS IN ten second ...

Man of the match Sloggett was credited with the assist for that goal, and he completed the rout on 68 minutes when he poked home from a Ryan O’Kane ball from the left. The floodgates started to open after that, and Dundalk made it 2-0 on 61 minutes as Hoban blasted a header home after getting on the end of a good cross from Bradley. Dundalk almost broke the deadlock seconds after the restart when Hoban’s cross from the right was flicked on by Ward at the near post, forcing Dennison into a good save.

Four goals in 10 minutes midway through the second half saw Dundalk comfortably see off Longford Town at Oriel Park to book their place in the next round of ...

The pair would combine for the second a minute later on 61 minute though with Hoban heading in from close range from a brilliant Macari cross. Adams would play a role in breaking the deadlock on 58 minutes though, forcing a fine stop from Dennison with Sloggett on hand to turn in the rebound. Hoban then missed a glorious chance to break the deadlock when Doyle’s corner somehow found its way through to him on 52 minutes but the striker couldn’t hit the target as his effort flashed to the right and wide.

Dundalk found their shooting boots in the second half with four goals inside 10 minutes to comfortably see off Longford Town and book their place in the ...

Hoban then made it 2-0 three minutes later when he headed in from Lewis Macari’s cross before Adams made it three on 63 minutes with a shot from range that squirmed past Dennison. His side dominated from the off but struggled to find the breakthrough with Steven Bradley’s header against the post the closest they came in the opening half. Two goals from Greg Sloggett either side of strikes from Patrick Hoban and Joe Adams saw them run out comfortable and deserving winners against a Longford side who failed to register a shot throughtout.

Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers progressed courtesy of strikes from Rory Gaffney, Seán Hoare, Aidomo Emakhu and Daniel Cleary in their 4-0 win ...

Michael Gallagher’s header found the back of the net on 75 minutes, as UCD progressed at the expense of the non-league Donegal side. Treaty United thrashed Usher Celtic 5-0 last night with the Limerick side taking the lead on six minutes as Seán Guerin headed in Marc Ludden’s corner. Hoare added the second before Emakhu made it three on 75 minutes before new signing Daniel Cleary netted his first Rovers goal late on. Elsewhere, UCD enjoyed a 3-0 win over Cockhill Celtic with the Students taking the lead on the half-hour mark as Tommy Lonergan converted Seán Brennan’s excellent cross. Usher’s Calvin Douglas went close to an equaliser soon after before Dean George bagged a brace after a restart. Greg Sloggett and Pat Hoban found the net before Joe Adams scored his first goal for Dundalk. Sloggett got his second on 70 minutes after a fabulous ball from Ryan O’Kane, as Dundalk remain unbeaten at Oriel.

Second half goals from Sven Biansumba and Jack O'Connor gave 2021 Quarter-Finalists Maynooth University Town an opening round victory over Villa FC of ...

The Waterford side then piled on the pressure in the final ten minutes with Conor Kilgannon having a couple of late opportunities but he couldn't find the target as Maynooth held out to win. Villa FC's tactics of soaking up Maynooth pressure seemed to be working until Biansumba headed in the game's opening goal in the 53rd minute. The only all non league tie in the opening round of the FAI Cup took it's time to come to the boil but the Kildare side soon took control.

In a team largely populated with teens, it was Rory Gaffney and Sean Hoare who netted the critical goals.

With another European mission coming down the tracks on Thursday, Hoops boss Stephen Bradley had the luxury of blooding newcomers and handing youth its chance. But it remained a stroll for the League of Ireland champions in the second-half - and they soon pulled clear. Dylan Watts, handed the armband for the night, was then a yard wide with a low drive from distance just before the break.

Finn Harps' new goalkeeper James McKeown had a nightmare as two costly handling errors either side of half-time helped to pave the way for Bohs to advance ...

Harps kept plugging away and Ethan Boyle had a late chance saved but prior to that Bohs had also gone close on a number of occasions and were deserved winners. McWoods' goal had given Harps hope going in at the break but it was short lived as McKeown fumbled another cross while trying to tip the ball over the bar and Junior was on hand to score. After they fell behind to McDaid’s fine strike, who was set up by Clarke, Harps - as resolute as ever - still conjured up a number of chances, most notably through Ryan Connolly and Ethan Boyle midway through the half.

It was a night to forget for new Harps goalkeeper James McKeown as the Donegal side were sent packing from the FAI Senior Cup.

Local News In the moments after McDaid’s opener, Harps had a huge let-off. Referee Rob Harvey sternly shook his head at the home appeals. Local News It felt as if it was game on, but disaster struck in the third minute of the second half. It was a move right out of the text book, McDaid sweeping home from 12 yards after a ball in from James Clarke - making his Bohs debut after his arrival from Drogheda United - on the right-hand side.

Shamrock Rovers eased into the second round of the FAI Cup with a 4-0 win over Leinster Senior League side Bangor Celtic at Tallaght Stadium.

Gannon’s shot in the box was blocked and fell to Hoare whose low effort found the back of Bangor Celtic net. However, the Hoops striker wasn’t to be denied on 32 minutes. They also hit the crossbar twice – with Hoare’s powerful header and from an outstretched boot off Gaffney.

Bohemians took the lead after 20 minutes when a James Clarke cross fell to Declan McDaid who finished into the far corner of the goal. Bohemians made it 2-0 ...

A couple more Bohemians chances went close, first when Clarke found space in the box along the byline but his shot was saved with the leg of McKeown, while a McDaid cross curled inches wide of the far post. After a cross came into a packed box, debutant McKeown failed to hold the cross under pressure, and Joshua Kerr was on hand to prod the ball into the net. But Bohs would restore their two goal lead, and it was another that McKeown wouldn’t want to watch back, as McDaid’s chipped effort caught the keeper off guard and as he backtracked, he seemed to slip and unable to punch the ball clear, gifting Junior a header from a yard out to make it 3-1. But the first goal came in the first 20 minutes when Liam Burt found James Clarke down the right. Bohs restore their two goal lead when a McDaid chip caught McKeown off guard on what was a night to forget for the debutant Bohemians took the lead after 20 minutes when a James Clarke cross fell to Declan McDaid who finished into the far corner of the goal.

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Two teenagers started and another three came off the bench. Emakhu and Tetteh then combined on the right to tee up Cleary for the fourth on 82 minutes when he rifled the ball home. And Emakhu’s third goal was a beauty, as he beat the offside trap and dinked the goal over the goalkeeper.

Daniel Cleary scored on his Shamrock Rovers debut in a 4-nil win over Bangor Celtic. Buncrana club Cockhill Celtic went down 3-nil away to UCD. Advertisement.

Shelbourne hold an eight-point lead at the top of the Women’s National League ahead of their trip to Sligo this evening. Dean Williams scored twice as Drogheda United won 5-1 at home to Athlone. Sean Boyd scored twice as Shelbourne won 3-nil at Bray.