Heartbreak for Carbury
CARBURY MERVUE* 1 1
And so, extra-time beckoned with ten minutes to be played in each half.
Again, the two sides could not be separated, but Carbury came close when Gary Finan got in behind Eric Browne, but Power did well to comfortably gather his shot.
Barry Moran sent his effort well over the bar, before extra-time was up and penalties were next.
In what was an excellent penalty shoot-out, the sides were forced into sudden death.
Jason Molloy scored Mervue’s first, with Gareth Kelly netting Carbury’s first.
Stephen Larkin made it 2-1, with Chris Kelly netting his penalty to make it 2-2.
Eoin Concannon scored Mervue’s third, with Aaron Murren making it 3-3.
Simon Walsh made it 4-3, before Ross McLoughlin brought the sides level again to make it 4-4.
Mervue went 5-4 up thanks to Barry Moran, with Barry O’Mahony making it 5-5.
Aaron Finnerty made it 6-5 before Daniel Smith made it six apiece.
Paul Healy scored Mervue’s seventh penalty, before substitute goalkeeper Peter Healy saved from Gary Finan’s penalty to win the game for his club.
Carbury: Mark Rooney; Colm Jinks (Daniel Smith, 105), Steve Feeney, John Lynch, Aaron Murren; Mark McGoldrick (Keelan Kennoy, 107), Barry O’Mahony, Ross McLoughlin, Christopher Kelly; Gareth Kelly, Gary Finan.
Mervue: Colm Power (Peter Healy, 110); Aaron Finnerty, Tommy Walsh, Keith McHugh (Paul Healy, 74), Eric Browne; Jason Molloy, Mark Griffin (Ciaran Foley, 70), Stephen Larkin, Eoin Concannon; Barry Moran, Enda Curran (Simon Walsh, 82).
Referee: Eugene Deering.