Granville 3-2 Holycross (AET)
A very hard fought win for us this. We were 2 down after 10 minutes thanks to a fine start fom the visitors. We did pull a vital goal back before half time when after great work down our left from veteran Stephen Benn he passed to the other veteran Neill Mc Gourty who fired over a super cross for young Philip Coffey to smash home with a powerful header. Second half we dominated from the go and Cian Byrnes was hacked down in the area leading to a penalty. Jason Benn did the honours cooly slotting home past the helpless keeper. After that both teams struggled and the game went to extra time. Both sides created chances the best of which fell to Coffey who's super strike was saved brilliantly by the Holycross keeper. Our own keeper Kevin Mc Glinchy made a top class save shortly after, pushing a shot wide at the last second. With the game headed for penalties Philip Judge's excellently flighted corner was met powerfully on the penalty spot by Mc Gourty whose header found the net via a big deflection off Coffey...
It was a fine comeback completed and we're relieved to be in the next round.
My man of the match Neil Mc Gourty.
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