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Tulla United 4 – Kilrush Rangers 1 at Tulla
AN EVENTFUL game to say the least as Sunday’s cup clash between Premier side Tulla United and Second Division Kilrush Rangers was a tie which saw five goals and red red cards as Tulla progressed to the next round.
Niall Whelan put Tulla ahead in the opening minutes after he capitalised on a corner delivery from Tommy McKeon.
They pushed on from here and controlled most of the possession but were unable to find another goal before the half.
Kilrush full back Eoin Fitzgerald then saw the first red of the day as he was dismissed right before half time which gave Tulla a commanding advantage in the second half.
It was Tulla that struck again with substitute Keith Lenihan hitting his first of two on the day. It looked as if 10 man Kilrush were in trouble but much like their first half opener Tulla were unable to build on this and it was Kilrush who scored next with Gearoid Lynch bringing the game back to just a one goal deficit.
The closing stages of the game brought a spell of chaos as Tulla scored a controversial goal deemed by Kilrush to be offside and after Martin Danagher let his feelings know to the referee he received a second yellow and the third and final red was again for Kilrush, issued to Kevin Larkin for a dangerous tackle late on.
Keith Lenihan then scored his second right before the end to put Tulla Utd through on a score line of 4-1.
Tulla Utd
Shane Collins, Padraic O’Malley, Niall Whelan, Denis Murphy, Darragh Corry,Tommy McKeon, Shane Mason, PaudgeVaughan, Gearoid O’Doherthy,Alan Brigdale, Mike McDermott.