Four Clare Sides Progress In FAI Junior Cup

Sports - Soccer

Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:49

Written by Stephen Davis

It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Clare junior soccer sides as six out of the ten local sides in action crashed out of the F.A.I Junior Cup.

Rock Rovers’ excellent season continued as they overcame Newcastlewest Rovers of the Desmond League 4-1 to progress to the third round. 

Avenue United had an impressive 2-0 away win against Classic of Tralee and Kilkishen Celtic defeated premier side Lifford 1-0, Bunratty accounted for Bridge Celtic 2-0.
Bridge United went down 3-1 at home to Killarney Celtic, Abbeyfeale United easily overcame Sporting Ennistymon 8-0, Kilcolman Rovers scraped past Corofin Harps 2-1, and Killeaney Athletic came out on top in a  eight goal thriller against Shannon Olympic winning 5-3.

F.A.I Junior Cup Clare/Desmond/Kerry Area Second Round
Bridge United 1-3 Killarney Celtic                 
Classic 0-2 Avenue United
Bridge Celtic 0-2 Bunratty
Killeaney Athletic 5-3 Shannon Olympic    
Lifford 0-1 Kilkishen Celtic
Corofin Harps 1-2 Kilcolman Rovers
Abbeyfeale United 8-0 Sporting Ennistymon   
Rock Rovers 4-1 Newcastlewest Rovers         

Husquarna Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division League
Hermitage A 3-3 Newmarket Celtic A

Prego Menswear First Division League
Turnpike Rovers 0-1 Connolly Celtic

Sel Print Second Division League
Moher Celtic 0-3 Rhine Rovers 
Kildysart Celtic 0-2 Kilrush Rangers   
Newmarket Celtic B 1-2 Kilmaley United              
Inch Crusaders 4-1 Ruan United

Suttons Lighting Third Division League
Coole F.C. 3-4 West Clare United
Cooraclare Celtic 3-4 Hermitage B                         
Hermitage C 0-2 Rineanna Rovers B
Manus Celtic B 3-1 Tulla United B
Treaty Celtic 1-1 Bunratty B 

Prego Menswear U17 League
Avenue United 6-1 Kildysart Celtic
Mountshannon Celtic 3-1 Ennis Town