CHAMPIONS St Patrick's Athletic will have the company of fellow group winners Bohemians, Dundalk, Derry City, Athlone Town and Cork City in the quarter finals of the League Cup with Galway United and Drogheda United snatching the best runners up spots to complete the eight.
Bohemians clinched their place from lopsided Group F with a first half display that transfixed UCD at Belfield. Brian Mooney, mesmerised the students throughout the opening 45 minutes as Bohemians ran up the 2-0 lead which won them the game.
On 38 minutes Mullen's first time cross was perfectly headed to the net by Padraig Dully. Bohemians' second goal, three minutes before the interval, saw captain James Coll heading home unchallenged.
A mistake by Maurice O'Driscoll allowed UCD back into the game on 62 minutes when Robert Griffin's delightful chip from 25 yards went in off a post.
Dundalk won Group D despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Longford Town at Strokestown Road. Central defender Stephen Napier put Dundalk in front after 19 minutes when he stabbed home from close range.
Longford were level 11 minutes later when Sean McDonald beat Dundalk goalkeeper, Les Fridge, to the ball.
Drogheda United beat Monaghan United 1-0 in last night's final game at Gortakeegan to qualify along with Galway as a best runner up. Mark Ennis got, the only goal of the game after 53 minutes.
A crushing 5-0 win over Ulster Senior League champions Fanad United won group B for Derry City at the Brandywell on Saturday night.
James Keddy and skipper Peter Hutton scored twice for Derry; Gavin Dykes headed home Derry's fifth goal two minutes from time.
Athlone Town cruised to a 3-0 (goals from Adrian Carberry, Mark Gill and Ray McLoughlin) win over UCG at St. Mel's Park to qualify with a one hundred per cent record at the top of Group C, while Galway United's 2-1 win over Limerick FC sees them through also.
At Rathbane Conor Killeen scored again - give Galway a 31st minute lead Anionio Izzi equalised in the 72nd minute. But Fergal Coleman headed home the winner 12 minutes from time, Kilkenny City shocked Cork City with two injury time goals in a 2-2 draw at Buckley Park, though the result still meant Cork comfortably won Group A. Cork led with goals from Damien O'Connell, after 28 minutes, and John Caulfield, four minutes into the second half. But Brendan Rea began Kilkenny's late surge, on 90 minutes before Ritchie Hale's equaliser.
