REPORT: Wexford 1-2 Crumlin United

15th November 2023
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An 87th minute goal from Jake Donnelly fired Crumlin United into the second round of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup after an absorbing tie in Ferrycarrig Park on Friday evening. The hosts will be kicking themselves though, with both Aaron Dobb

An 87th minute goal from Jake Donnelly fired Crumlin United into the second round of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup after an absorbing tie in Ferrycarrig Park on Friday evening.

The hosts will be kicking themselves though, with both Aaron Dobbs and Dean Kelly missing second-half penalties before Donnelly's late winner. The shock was on the cards when David Vickery fired the Dubliners in front on 25 minutes.

Jake Donnelly whipped in a free-kick from the right wing, which fell kindly for Vickery, and he blasted the ball past goalkeeper Danny Bolger.

It only took the hosts four minutes to drag themselves back on level terms, with Owen McCormack getting on the end of Dean Kelly's teasing free-kick and powering a header beyond Michael Quinn.

Quinn then did brilliantly to deny Aaron Dobbs from the penalty spot just before the hour mark, and was quickly back on his feet to thwart the striker's follow-up and he later foiled Dean Kelly from the spot.