U15 | Glenmuir go agonisingly close to pulling off a huge cup shock

Glenmuir United 2–2 Blayney Academy | Blayney win 5–3 pens

Glenmuir United almost pulled off the shock result of the weekend in the U15 Martin McGee Cup but were beaten by cup favourites Blayney Academy after a penalty shoot-out in Glenmuir Park on Saturday morning.

It was a harsh outcome on the young Glenmuir team who went into the game sitting five positions behind Blayney in the league table.

The Blues led on two occasions thanks to goals from 13-year-old Jesse Nwabueze and Kyle Connolly but the Premier Division champions, who went 19 games unbeaten to win the league, equalised on both occasions to send the game into extra time.

Penalty kicks was the only way to separate the teams after an intense period of extra time was played with defences on top from both sides.

Dara McCann, Conor Eccles, Joshua Wilson, Liam McDonald and Ciabhan Dignam all scored for Blayney while Liam McStravick, Mark Agnew and Kyle Connolly converted for Glenmuir.

The visitors advanced when the unfortunate Benson Chilaka’s well struck effort crashed off the crossbar book Blayney a semi-final date away to Quay Celtic.

GLENMUIR UNITED: Joshua Ekperuoh, Cian Mulligan, Victor Ihemeje, Benson Chilaka, David Weir, Liam McStravick, Dylan McKeown, Mark Agnew, Kyle Connolly, Mayowa Animashaun, Jesse Nwabueze, Niall Kilgallen, Kirk Rahill.

BLAYNEY ACADEMY: Conor Mulligan, Declan Courtney, Lee Hipolito, Andrew Connolly, Dara McCann, Mark Kerley, Sean Callan, Patrick McMahon, Shea Harvey, Joshua Nicholl, Conor Eccles, Ciabhan Dignam, Liam McDonald.

REFEREE: Colm McConville.