Lucan United secured a spot in the second round of the Extra.ie FAI Cup with victory over Killester Donnycarney. Elsewhere, UCD AFC scored five against Letterkenny Rovers, Waterford comfortably beat Maynooth University Town and Galway United progre
Lucan United secured a spot in the second round of the Extra.ie FAI Cup with victory over Killester Donnycarney.
Elsewhere, UCD AFC scored five against Letterkenny Rovers, Waterford comfortably beat Maynooth University Town and Galway United progressed thanks to a narrow win over Collinstown at Whitehall.
Lucan United 2-1 Killester Donnycarney
Marco Chindea scored the first goal of the game on the half-hour to put the home side ahead in the FAI Cup.
Aji Sule secured the second round spot in the 65th minute as Killester's John Brophy scored a consolation goal in injury time.
Collinstown 1-2 Galway United
SSE Airtricity League First Division side Galway United had to come from behind at Whitehall to progress in the FAI Cup.
Jamie Ahern put the hosts in front with 10 minutes gone but Conor Barry scored a quick-fire brace just three minutes later to put Galway ahead. Collinstown had chances in the second-half but Alan Murphy's side defended well to secure the win.
UCD AFC 5-2 Letterkenny Rovers
UCD AFC came through an entertaining contest to beat Ulster Senior League side Letterkenny Rovers.
Former Finn Harps striker BJ Banda put the non-league side ahead in the 22nd minute to lead at the break. However, the Students showed their Premier Division quality in the second-half as Yousef Mahdy, Jason McClelland and Richie O'Farrell goals established a 3-1 lead.
BJ Banda completed his brace with 13 minutes remaining but a late double from Liam Kerrigan completed the scoring and the Students' spot in the second round.
Maynooth University Town 0-2 Waterford
Waterford cruised into the FAI Cup second round after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Maynooth University Town.
Shane Duggan scored three minutes before the break to put the SSE Airtricity League ahead. Kenny Browne added a second in the 57th minute to complete the victory.
Extra.ie FAI Cup First Round
Friday, August 9 - Results
Cobh Wanderers 0-1 Limerick, St. Colman’s Park, 7pm
Bohemians 3-2 Shelbourne, Dalymount Park, 7.45pm
Cabinteely 2-2 (4-5 pens) Cork City, Stradbrook, 7.45pm
Derry City 1-0 Wexford, Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, 7.45pm
Drogheda United 2-1 Avondale United, United Park, 7.45pm
St. Patrick’s Athletic 2-1 Bray Wanderers, Richmond Park, 7.45pm
Glebe North 0-8 Sligo Rovers, Market Green, Balbriggan 7.45pm
Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Finn Harps, Tallaght Stadium 8pm
Saturday, August 10 - Results
St. Michael’s 0-0 Glengad United (8-9 pens), Cooke Park, 3pm
Crumlin United 3-1 Malahide United, Pearse Park Astro, 6pm
Cobh Ramblers 0-1 Dundalk, St. Colman’s Park, 7pm
Longford Town P-P Athlone Town, City Calling Stadium, 7.30pm
Sunday, August 11 - Results
Lucan United 2-1 Killester Donnycarney, Celbridge Football Park, 11am
Collinstown 1-2 Galway United, Home Farm FC, Whitehall, 2pm
UCD AFC 5-2 Letterkenny Rovers, UCD Bowl, 2pm
Maynooth University Town 0-2 Waterford, Rathcoffey Road, Maynooth, 3pm
The draw for the Extra.ie FAI Cup Second Round will be on Monday, August 12 at 5pm and will be streamed live on the FAIreland Facebook page.
