Inst shock Sutts to set up glamour Glens tie

Catholic Institute will face a glamour tie away to Leinster giants Glenanne in the irish Senior Cup after they produced a shock 2-0 Irish Trophy quarter-final win over Suttonians in Dublin earlier today.

The Limerick club struck twice in the dying minutes through Justin O’Sullivan and Eric Calendar to seal a victory that won’t have gone down well with the highly-fancied hosts.

Instead it is Institute who will now have to face down the likes of Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw at Glenanne Park on January 24, as reaching the last four of this competition guarantees entry ti the ISC.

However, it wasn’t as fruitful a day for UCC, whose interest in national competitions ended following a 5-1 defeat to Northern Ireland Civil Service at Stormont today.

C of I's Jonny Bruton was on target four times in the 7-1 rout of C of I B. Picture: Adrian Boehm

College were 2-0 down inside 20 minutes before losing John Catchpole to a yellow card, and shipped two more before Stephen Sweetnam grabbed a consolation prior to NICS netting their fifth.

In the women’s competition, there was heartbreak for Bandon, who lost 3-1 on penalty strokes to Three Rock Ladies at Grange Road following a scoreless draw.

The two in-house derbies in the men’s Division One went as expected. Quins fired eleven without response past their B team, with Lee d’Alton getting two, while Eddie Dore, Philip McLaughlin, Dan and John Hobbs, Jason and Mark Black, Paul Lombard, Phil O’Driscoll and Paul Murray also got in on the act.

Jonny Bruton hit the goalscoring trail with a vengeance, bagging four as C of I A defeated their B side 7-1. Alec Moffett struck twice for the Munster champions, with Stephen Parker completing the rout, while Andrew Scannell scored C of I B’s consolation.

In the women’s league, the top three all won as expected, but Quins and UCC were made to fight heard for 1-0 wins over UL and Catholic Institute. Hilary Chapple hit the winner for the champions, while Vicky O’Sullivan’s deflection midway through the second half did enough for an under-strength College side.

Things were more straightforward for C of I, who saw off Belvedere 4-0 with strikes from Deirdre Casey, Mel Ryan, Julie O’Sullivan and skipper Sandra Hackett. They take on Institute tomorrow knowing that a win will reduce Quins’ lead at the top to three points, and Phil Oakley’s side still have a game in hand.

In the Division Two cup, two first-half strikes from Kate Herbert – playing up front instead of in her usual midfield role – gave Quins a 2-0 win over UCC.

Quins had the better of the exchanges overall, but Ciara O’Hanlon caused plenty of problems on the right wing all day. However, Herbert’s touches of class did the trick for Quins; her first arrived on 18 minutes when she arrowed a shot home from the top of the circle.

The second, on 33 minutes, was a slick solo effort that saw her round three College defenders before slotting past Caroline Levis in the visitors’ goal.

Elsewhere, Catholic Institute progressed to the next round of the same competition after being given a walkover from Moyne/Thurles.