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The quarter-final draw for the 2019 Extra.ie FAI Cup was made at 8.35am this morning on RTE Radio One and produced the following pairings:-

Crumlin United v Bohemian
Galway United v Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers v UCD
Waterford v Dundalk

The ties are scheduled to be played on the  week ending 8 September 2019 but Bohemian and Waterford are set to compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup that weekend, which will necessitate a re-arrangement of their fixtures. The other two ties involving Shamrock Rovers and UCD could also be in jeopardy should Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny name players from those clubs in his squad tomorrow. 

RISSC (London)is delighted to send our warmest congratulations to Noel Mooney and his wife on the birth of their son this weekend. The new baby arrived ten days early and Noel had to dash from Dublin to Tallinn but made it with a couple of hours to spare.

Never saw him move that quickly across his goal line in his good old net minding League of Ireland playing days.

We will be delighted to welcome Noel to our 35th Anniversary Event on the evening of Saturday the 14th September 2019.

 

 

 

Championship
Match series five in the Championship kicked-off at 12.30pm on Saturday afternoon when Derby County (Richard Keogh, Jason Knight) played out a one all draw with visitors West Bromwich Albion (Dara O’Shea)in Pride Park. Keogh and Knight both started and impressed but O’Shea was an unused substitute. Luton Town (James Collins) travelled to Barnsley for a 3pm encounter and secured a three one victory with Collins scoring the second goal after just five minutes. Ewood Park hosted the meeting of Blackburn Rovers (Daragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams) and Cardiff City which ended scoreless. Charlton Athletic (Josh Cullen) scored the only goal to defeat Brentford at the Valley while Fulham (Harry Arter, Cyrus Christie) went down to a two one home defeat by Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage. Bristol City (Callum O’Dowda) travelled to face Hull City where they secured a three one victory but O’Dowda was an unused substitute. Middlesbrough (Darren Randolph) were held to a one all draw by visitors Millwall (Alex Pearce, Aiden O’Brien, Shaun Williams, Jayson Molumby) at the Riverside Stadium where Pearce, O’Brien and Williams started but Molumby was unused on the bench.  Preston North End (Alan Browne, Joe Rafferty, Sean Maguire) secured a two one home success over Sheffield Wednesday (Keiren Westwood)at Deepdale where all four Irishmen started with Maguire earning the two penalties which gave the ‘Lilywhites’ victory. QPR (Ryan Manning) came from behind to defeat visitors Wigan Athletic by three goals to one at Loftus Road. Stoke City (James McClean, Scott Hogan, Nathan Collins) went down to a three nil defeat by early leaders Leeds United in the Bet365 Stadium where Collins and McClean started with Hogan a 60th minute substitute. 

League One
Doncaster Rovers (Ian Lawlor, Kieran Sadlier) defeated Lincoln City by two goals to one in the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon in League One. Struggling Bolton Wanderers were crushed five nil byu Ipswich Town (Alan Judge) in the Macron Stadium where Judge completed the full ninety minutes. Shrewsbury Town (Max O’Leary) and Burton Albion (Kieran O’Hara) played out a scoreless draw at the New Meadow, meaning both goalkeepers kept clean sheets.   

Matt Doherty was fit to start for Wolverhampton Wanderers who welcomed Burnley to Molineaux on Sunday afternoon just three days after their Europa League joust with Torino in Italy. The visiting ‘Clarets’ named Jeff Hendrick and Kevin Long on their substitute bench with Hendrick introduced for the final ten minutes of a one all draw.

Saturday afternoon saw Shane Duffy and his Brighton & Hove Albion colleagues go down to a two nil home defeat by South Coast rivals Southampton at the Amex Stadium. Teenage striker Michael Obafemi was an unused substitute for the ‘Saints’ but Shane Long did not make the matchday squad. James McCarthy was an eighty third minute substitute for Crystal Palace who scored a late winner for a two one victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Callum Robinson  started for Sheffield United who went down to a two one defeat by Leicester City at Bramall Lane. His international colleagues John Egan, Enda Stevens and David McGoldrick were all in the starting eleven for the ‘Blades’, but Robinson and McGoldrick were both withdrawn after 54 minutes.

Weekend action in the Premier League commenced at 8pm on Friday evening at Villa Park where Aston Villa secured their first points of the season with a two nil defeat of visitors Everton. New club captain Seamus Coleman was in action for the ‘Toffees’ but Conor Hourihane was unused on the host substitute bench.

  

The eight second round contests in the 2019 FAI Challenge Cup, sponsored by Extra.ie, are set to be completed this weekend.

There were two surprise results on Friday evening with UCD defeating St Patrick’s Athletic by three goals to one at The Bowl and First Division Galway United eliminating Cork City with the only goal in Eamonn Deacy Park. Shamrock Rovers gained revenge for their defeat in last year’s competition with four second half goals to defeat First Division Drogheda United in Tallaght Stadium. The meeting of Bohemian and First Division Longford Town went to a penalty shoot-out after a one all draw following extra-time in Dalymount Park. The hosts prevailed by five goals to four in the shoot-out.

The standout tie of the round was the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium meeting of Derry City and Dundalk which also went to extra-time after the hosts twice came from behind to earn a two all draw in regular time. The tie was decided in the final minute of extra-time with Dundalk scoring for a three two victory.

The two clubs are scheduled to meet again at the same venue in the final of the EA Sports Cup on Saturday the 14 September 2019 at 8pm.

Friday 23 August 2019
19.45 Bohemian 1-1 Longford Town [aet}[Bohemian 5-4 on penalties] 
19.45 Derry City 2-3 Dundalk [aet}
19.45 Galway United 1-0 Cork City
20.00 Shamrock Rovers 4-0 Drogheda United
19.45 UCD 3-1 St Patrick’s Athletic

On Saturday afternoon, Waterford made the lengthy journey to Donegal where they defeated non-league Glengad United by two goals to nil. Later in the day an ill tempered tempestuous affair took place in the Showgrounds where visitors Limerick went two goals up in the opening seven minutes. Hosts Sligo Rovers did recover, scoring twice to equalise, missing a penalty and having centre back Leverlock dismissed for violent conduct. Limerick then had Shaun Kelly sent off while the hosts took the lead just before the break. The hosts took control in the second half with three further goals while the visitors suffered two further red card dismissals, Clyde O’Connell and Jason Hughes.

Saturday 24 August 2019
17.00 Glengad United 0-2 Waterford
20.00 Sligo Rovers 6-2 Limerick

The remaining second round tie was played on Sunday afternoon with Crumlin United defeating fellow non-league side Lucan United by three goals to one.

Sunday 25 August 2019
14.00 Crumlin United 3-1 Lucan United

The first legs in the Europa League Qualifying Play-Offs took place this Thursday evening and saw Wolverhampton Wanderers secure a three two away victory over Italian representatives Torino. Matt Doherty, who was forced off through injury in Monday night’s Premier League draw with Manchester United, did not feature.

Other first leg ties included:-
19.45 Glasgow Celtic 2-0 AIK (Sweden)
19.45 Linfield 3-2 FK Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
19.00 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0-0 Glasgow Rangers 

Our U16 side, guided by Head Coach Paul Osam, played out an exciting three all draw with hosts England in their second contest of the Triangular Invitation Tournament this Thursday afternoon in the English NTC in St George’s Park. Tom Lonergan put Ireland in front but the hosts scored twice before the break to lead at half-time. The second period saw Jamie Mullins equalise before Ireland goalkeeper Aaron Maguire conceded and then made a double save from  penalty. The hosts regained the lead shortly afterwards but Ireland were not to be denied and Ben Quinn equalised for an excellent draw.

Team: Aaron Maguire(Tottenham Hotspur); Tommy Fogarty(Birmingham City), Darragh Reilly(Sligo Rovers)[C], Ben Curtis(Shamrock Rovers), John Ryan(Shamrock Rovers); Glory Nzingo(St Patrick’s Athletic), Edwin Agbaje(Shamrock Rovers), John Joe Power(Burton Albion); Ben Quinn(St Patrick’s Athletic), Evan Ferguson(Bohemian), Tom Lonergan(St Patrick’s Athletic)