Munster Senior League side Rockmount caused the shock of the first round of the League Cup by knocking out holders Cork City on penalties at Turner's Cross yesterday.
Having defended superbly, with goalkeeper Packie Cassidy magnificent, Rockmount showed further nerve to score all five of their penalties in the shoot-out with Pat Oldham getting the crucial fifth, after Cork's John Cotter was the only player to miss. A Peter Hanrahan hat-trick sent UCD comfortably through to the next round after a 5-0 trouncing of St. Francis at Baldonnel.
Hanrahan's glancing header from an Eoin Bennis corner opened the account on 27 minutes. Hanrahan struck for his second goal two minutes into the second-half, this time from a Mick O'Byrne corner, to drill a shot past Trehy.
The same pair combined once more on 62 minutes for Hanrahan to head his hattrick. O'Byrne and substitute Ken Kilmurray completed the rout.
Bray Wanderers also cruised safely through to the second round with a cracking goal from debutant Ciaran Ryan the highlight of their 3-1 defeat of Kilkenny City at Carlisle Grounds.
Dundalk's miserable start to the season continued with a fourth successive defeat when they lost 1-0 in extra-time to Longford Town at Oriel Park.
Keith O'Connor got the only goal on 99 minutes when heading home Robbie Coyle's cross.
Shelbourne and Derry City had comfortable passages into the second round after respective 2-1 an 2-0 away wins at Home Farm/Fingal and Sligo Rovers on Saturday night.
Owen Heary made a scoring return to Whitehall with the opening goal against his former Club.
The Shelbounre right-back sidefooted home Carl van der Velden's corner on 39 minutes to finally break Home Farm's brave resistance.
Stephen Geoghegan added Shelbourne's second two minutes after the break.
Eamon Doherty headed home Johnny McIvor's accurate cross to give Derry a 31st minute lead as they maintained their winning start to the season at the Showgrounds.
A dreadful mistake by Sligo's Bajan defender, Wes Charles, gifted Derry their second goal on 57 minutes; Liam Coyle accepting the present to shoot into the roof of the net from 12 yards. Gavin Dykes scored a dramatic winner four minutes into injury time to save Finn Harps' blushes with the only goal against Monaghan United.
