Six clubs progress to second round of Clare Cup

SIX CLUBS booked their spot in the second round of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup over the weekend. 

Premier Division side Kilrush Rangers were dumped out on penalties by Newmarket Celtic B back in Kilrush while Kilkishen Celtic survived a scare from Avenue Utd B to come from behind twice to emerge victorious.

Bridge Celtic, Bridge Utd, Newmarket Celtic A and Moher Celtic also prevailed while in the preliminary round there wer wins for Shannon Hibs A and Lifford FC.

FAI Youth Round 4
Bridge Utd 0-1 Killarney Athletic

Portmarnock AFC 4-0 Tulla Utd

Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Preliminary Round
Shannon Hibs A 4-1 Rhine Rovers

Lifford 5-0 Shannon Hibs B

Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Round 1
Bunratty Cratloe 0-1 Newmarket Celtic A

Avenue Utd B 2-3 Kilkishen Celtic

Kilrush Rangers 1-1 Newmarket Celtic B (AET) – Newmarket won 4-3 on penalties

Ennis Dons A 2-3 Bridge Celtic

Bridge Utd A 4-0 Fern Celtic

Moher Celtic 2-0 Mountshannon Celtic A

Maloney Hardware Premier Division
Inch Crusaders 0-3 Avenue Utd A

Brian Pyne Tiles Second Division
Hermitage A 1-1 Callan Utd

Corofin Harps 2-2 Connolly Celtic

Ecolect Technical Services Ltd Womens League
Corofin Harps 1-9 Tulla Utd – Tulla are Womens League Champions

Moher Celtic 3-5 St Pats
Heather Murphy (3)
Katie Lillis
O.G.

Saturday 8th February 2025
Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Round 1
Tulla Utd A 3-1 Sporting Ennistymon

Youths League First Division
Newmarket Celtic 0-2 Bunratty Cratloe

St Pats 3-0 Connolly Celtic

Sporting Ennistymon 4-1 Coole FC

U17 Premier Division
Shannon Town A v Avenue Utd

U17 First Division
Tulla Utd B 6-2 Shannon Town B

Bridge Celtic:

Ennis Dons: Mark Cleary, Aaron Duggan, Cillian Roughan, Alex Akujobi, Ruairí O’Loughlin; Eoin Keenan, Peter O’Brien, Aaron Fitzgerald, Barry Woods, Finn Whyte, Jack Devitt.

Subs: Kingsley Makombe for Keenan (55), Michael Akujobi for Fitzgerald (55), Horácio André Sampaio Castro for O’Loughlin (76), Michael Chibike Eze for Woods (76), Mduduzi Mlilo for O’Brien (76), Keelan McNeilis for Duggan (100) (inj)

Missing: Donal O’Halloran (inj),

Referee: Brian Punch