Killarney Athletic and Mitchels Avenue into semis
GREYHOUND BAR KO CUP QUARTER-FINALS Killarney Athletic 2 Killarney Celtic 1
THE Killarney derby was another thrilling affair at Ferndale on Sunday morning and Athletic came away with the bragging rights on this occasion with a 2-1 win in a game that had an explosive conclusion.
Cathal O’Shea put Celtic ahead when he rounded the Athletic keeper and scored from a tight angle and they were 1-0 up a the break.
Athletic drew level when Daithi Casey volleyed a rebound to the net.
The game seemed to be heading for a 1-1 draw as it went into added time but Athletics Mike Milner took the law into his own hands three minutes into added time with a stunning strike chipping the Celtic keeper Roy Kelliher for a top notch goal that sealed the game for Athletic.
Celtic’s Peter McCarthy was sent off late in the game leading to a degree of friction surfacing between the sides.
Further exchanges developed after the final whistle and two more red cards were produced
This win by Athletic clearly demonstrated that they are very serious Premier A title contenders this season with a cup and league double a possibility.
They will now meet Castleisland in the semi-final. Mitchels Avenue 3 CSKA Tralee 0 MITCHELS Avenue are through to the semi-final after a comfortable win over CSKA Tralee. Goalkeeper David Hennessy scored twice from the penalty spot while Nathan O’Leary completed the scoring for the winners.
Mitchels Avenue now meet Tralee Celtic in the semi-final which is likely to be a carbon copy of the Division 1A Final. GREYHOUND BAR CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW Castleisland v Killarney Athletic Mitchels Avenue v Tralee Celtic