WOMEN’S SOCCER
FASTNET ROVERS and Wexford Bohs had to go to extra-time in their outstanding Wexford Cup first round game before Rovers eventually progressed on a 2-1 scoreline.
Aoife O’Keeffe was on target for Bohs, but goals from Shirley O’Neill and Vicky Breen saw Fastnet through to a last 16 meeting with Seaview United.
The big game of the second round saw last season’s finalists Forth Celtic and Ferns United clash in Murrintown, with seven goals scored before Celtic progressed to the quarter-finals after extra-time.
Goals from Mary O’Neill and Leona Breen had Ferns 2-0 ahead at the break, but Forth struck back in the second-half, with Laura
Stafford and Rianna Cullen scoring to tie the game up on 90 minutes.
Two goals from Lynn Marie Grant saw Forth go 4-2 up in extra-time before Nicola Davitt scored five minutes from the end to set up a nervy finish, with the home side doing enough to hang on for a place in the last eight.
Premier side North End United travelled to Bree United, current joint leaders of Division 1, and the visitors ran riot as they overcame the home side 8-1.
Mary O’Gorman scored for Bree but four goals from Niamh Tormey, three from Katie Law, and one from Hollie Sinnott saw North End comfortably through to the last eight.
New Ross Town were too strong for Division 3 side Ajax Athletic, and three goals from Sinéad Ryan plus one each from Aoibh
Thomas, Jenny Canning and Kellie O’Neill saw them win out 6-0.
Bunclody have hit a run of form in recent weeks and were too strong for St. Joseph’s in their cup game as they ran out 8-3 winners. Four goals from Aoife Dunne, three from Trish Mullally, and one from Amy Shannon, saw them comfortably through.
A last-minute goal from Aoife Gleeson saw Premier side Courtown Hibs eventually edge past a determined Tombrack who will feel disappointed not to have at least got to extra-time.
In the only league match played, Adamstown returned to joint leadership of Division 1 as they overcame Camolin Celtic 2-1, with Karalina Jaglarz rounding off the current phase of her Wexford league career with two goals. Emma Carton scored for Camolin.