Soccer action

junior action is still just over a month away but the seniors faced a tough tie on Sunday in the last 16 of the Wicklow Cup. Ashford Rovers A have won the competition in 2016 and 2017 but met a resurgent Glencormac Team in good form of late and the Glens prevailed on a 3-2 scoreline.

Ashford were all out attack for the first 10 minutes but the Glens held them out and then went in at the break with a 2-0 lead following goals from Dean McCormack and Sam Kerr. However, Ashford came back like the champions they are to first score following a corner and then from the penalty spot which also saw a Glens player dismissed as a last man foul so it looked like the writing was on the wall with 20 minutes still to play.

However, with extra time looming and into the 94th minute, Sam O’Callaghan wiped in a free kick and Nattan Waters popped up to slot it into