Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
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Enniskillen one step from Windsor return By
ENNISKILLEN RANGERS are one win away from another Junior Cup final appearance.
Michael Kerr’s tenacious side continued their defence of the famous trophy with an emphatic win away at fancied Ahoghill Thistle on Saturday.
Coulter, Keenan, Currie, Burleigh and Cutler got the goals for the Gers as they successfully continued their bid for three in a row.
But last season’s beaten finalists Greenisland are out, losing 2-0 on their trip to Willowbank.
Tummery Athletic make it two of the last four from the Fermanagh and Western as they got the better of a seven-goal cracker of a cup tie to knock out St Oliver Plunkett.
Bessbrook United – looking to bring the trophy back to the village for the first time since 1945 – are back in a semi-final after beating the last second string side still standing, Rosario YC, by three goals to two.
Elsewhere, Glebe Rangers moved back to 12 points clear in the standings with a 3-1 home win over Ballynure OB – Lee Gault, Jackie Morrison and Sheldon Woods with them.
St James Swifts kept themselves in the title hunt in a crazy West Belfast derby which ended with them beating Donegal Celtic 8-3.
Dermot Mcveigh’s reign got off to a dream start with his men 6-1 up at halftime and Marty Murray hitting half of them. The Hoops upped their game in the second period but their visitors were always in control.
Coagh United got it a whole lot tighter against Dunloy but bagged the points with a 3-2 win, Leonard hitting an 89th minute winner.
Ballymoney United were 3-1 winners at Desertmartin with Chimney Corner getting the better of Cookstown Youth 2-1.
In Crawford Cup action, Matty Burrows got his first goal for the club as Bangor beat Killymoon 3-1 in North Down.
Brantwood had little trouble in getting past FC Whiteabbey while Wakehurst had Jason Paul to thank as he hit the only goal of their game against Castle Star.
There was a 2-0 win for Newtowne over Cookstown RBL in the second round.
Strabane Athletic held out for an important win over Maiden City in the
Dungiven won away at Newbuildings United while Oxford
United Stars were beaten on their own ground by Magherafelt Sky Blues.
In the
Division One, there was more pain for Strathroy Harps as they lost 1-0 at home to Beragh Swifts.
That was the same scoreline by which Strule won at NFC Kesh while Enniskillen Town United drew 1-1 with Dergview Reserves as did Lisbellaw against Mountjoy.
Division Three’s League Cup saw wins for Lisnarick, Mountfield and Orchard Farm.
In the
Celtic Bhoys and Mourne Rovers picked up three points while Killough played out a 4-4 draw with Rossglass and Ardglass got a draw at Ballynagross.
Villa Rovers beat Ballybot United 2-1 in the where Rockview were beaten by Newry Celtic. Dunnaman and Grasshoppers each hit five on their way to victories in Division One. Greenwell Star, Vision Athletic, Newtown Forest and North
Down were successful in the