With the tie over, the second half was a relatively tame affair. Longford had an early chance when a long-ball put the NE defence under pressure, but the Longford forward could only drill his volley wide of the NE goal-post. Kyle Dempsey then got the goal of the night for NE when he finished off a very slick NE passing move. NE's Robin Dempsey then conceded a peno following a rash tackle in the NE area and this was also converted by Longford to leave the score at 5-1. Subs for NE during the second half were Ayman Youssef, Daryl Power and, I think, Tony Crosbie. 5-1 to NE at the finish and NE now meet Bohemians in the last eight. Best for NE on the night were Spot Murphy, Gary Delaney and Robin Dempsey.
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