THE TOPIC OF penalties has cropped up quite frequently for Dundalk over the last week.
Ironically, they progressed to the last-eight of this year’s EA Sports Cup by winning a shootout against UCD, though it was a nervy affair for Stephen Kenny’s side who came into the fixture having lost three of their previous six games.
And at Oriel Park, they went behind to Gary O’Neill’s first-half strike.
After the break, the home side were awarded a penalty – their first in almost twelve months – but Ciaran Kilduff saw his effort saved by Niall Corbet.
You’d forgive Kenny for feeling cursed.
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But, Conor Clifford equalised with 15 minutes to go and after two cagey periods of extra-time, a shootout followed.
Both sides were unerringly accurate but in sudden-death, Yousef Mahdy missed and Dundalk won out 7-6 to book a quarter-final place.
A shootout was required to separate St. Patrick’s Athletic and Bray Wanderers too, with the SuperSaints winning 5-3 after Ryan Brennan’s early miss.
The game was delicately poised at 1-1 before he found the net on 65 and 79 minutes.
At the Market’s Field, rampant Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Cork City put three past provincial neighbours Limerick. Garry Buckley and Shane Griffin were on the mark while Shane Tracey put through his own net.
On a day of derbies, Sligo played host to Finn Harps in the north-west in a game that needed extra-time to find a winner. With a shootout looming, Matthew Stevens’ pounced with a header to claim bragging rights for the home side.
Shane Keegan’s Galway have found the going tough in the league but picked up a confidence-boosting 2-0 victory against Derry City thanks to goals from Kevin Devaney and Vinny Faherty.
And, in the battle of the First Division sides, Waterford progressed at the expense of Cobh Ramblers after a 2-0 win at the RSC while Longford picked up the same result against Shelbourne at Tolka Park.
Dundalk finally awarded a penalty, miss it but still progress - ironically - after Cup shootout
THE TOPIC OF penalties has cropped up quite frequently for Dundalk over the last week.
Ironically, they progressed to the last-eight of this year’s EA Sports Cup by winning a shootout against UCD, though it was a nervy affair for Stephen Kenny’s side who came into the fixture having lost three of their previous six games.
And at Oriel Park, they went behind to Gary O’Neill’s first-half strike.
After the break, the home side were awarded a penalty – their first in almost twelve months – but Ciaran Kilduff saw his effort saved by Niall Corbet.
You’d forgive Kenny for feeling cursed.
But, Conor Clifford equalised with 15 minutes to go and after two cagey periods of extra-time, a shootout followed.
Both sides were unerringly accurate but in sudden-death, Yousef Mahdy missed and Dundalk won out 7-6 to book a quarter-final place.
A shootout was required to separate St. Patrick’s Athletic and Bray Wanderers too, with the SuperSaints winning 5-3 after Ryan Brennan’s early miss.
Graham Kelly slotted home the winning kick at Richmond Park.
Meanwhile, Brandon Miele grabbed a brace as Shamrock Rovers got the better of Dublin rivals Bohemians in Tallaght.
The game was delicately poised at 1-1 before he found the net on 65 and 79 minutes.
At the Market’s Field, rampant Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Cork City put three past provincial neighbours Limerick. Garry Buckley and Shane Griffin were on the mark while Shane Tracey put through his own net.
On a day of derbies, Sligo played host to Finn Harps in the north-west in a game that needed extra-time to find a winner. With a shootout looming, Matthew Stevens’ pounced with a header to claim bragging rights for the home side.
Shane Keegan’s Galway have found the going tough in the league but picked up a confidence-boosting 2-0 victory against Derry City thanks to goals from Kevin Devaney and Vinny Faherty.
And, in the battle of the First Division sides, Waterford progressed at the expense of Cobh Ramblers after a 2-0 win at the RSC while Longford picked up the same result against Shelbourne at Tolka Park.
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