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Fairview shock City

FAI Cup: Junior club Fairview Rangers caused a sensation when they inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Dublin City in the FAI Cup at the…

Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00

FAI Cup: Junior club Fairview Rangers caused a sensation when they inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Dublin City in the FAI Cup at the Fairgreen yesterday.

Fairview Rangers ... 4 Dublin City ... 1

The Limerick-based National Junior Cup champions went ahead from a Jason Purcell penalty in 15 minutes, which was cancelled out eight minutes later by Derek McCarthy.

Fairview survived a battering from Dublin on the changeover, to regain the lead 2-1 on 68 minutes from Paul Harmon and Barry Heffernan chipped in with a brace.

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FAIRVIEW RANGERS: Fitzpatrick; Cosgrove, Higgins, Buckley, Fitzgerald, Purcell, B Heffernan, C Heffernan, Barrett, McCarthy, Harmon. Subs: Curtis for Higgins; Sheehan for Barrett; Lipper for Harmon.

DUBLIN CITY: McCormack; Wilson, Clarke, McAuley, Campbell, Sliney, McNevin, McGrath, Markey, O'Brien, J, O'Brien. Subs: K Kelly for K O'Brien; O'Driscoll for McAuley; Gifford for J O'Brien.

Referee: M O'Brien (Clarecastle).