Cork City hoping for a home quarter final cup draw

The eight victors from the weekend’s FAI Cup series will be drawn into quarter-finals ties on Tuesday’s lunchtime.

Cork City’s 2-1 win over Waterford, their second home victory on the spin, secured their passage on Friday night.

Kerry knocking out Cobh Ramblers 2-0 in another Munster derby was a notable result on the same night, securing the Kingdom’s first-ever berth in the last eight.

There was another derby in the west, with Galway United prevailing 4-0 against neighbours and non-league side Salthill Devon.

John Caulfield’s side are battling to avoid getting dragged into the Premier Division playoff scrap but their rivals in that duel, Sligo Rovers, emerged from Dalymount Park by edging Bohemians 1-0, thanks to Owen Elding’s goal.

Finn Harps eliminated fellow First Division side Bray Wanderers 3-1.

Saturday saw a rematch of last year’s final with the similar outcome of champions Drogheda United advancing. Hosts Derry City pushed Drogs to extra-time and penalties thanks to Michael Duffy’s equaliser but goalkeeper Luke Dennison was the hero in the shootout, saving two spot-kicks as his side sealed a 3-0 success.

St Patrick’s Athletic joined the list of qualifiers on Sunday night by beating league champions Shelbourne 2-0. Teenager Mason Melia curled a sublime opener into the far corner in first-half stoppage time, a lead added to by Chris Forrester’s penalty.

“I thought we were miles off it,” admitted Shels manager Joey O’Brien, whose side have a showdown against Linfield over the next 10 days to determine which of the national champions on the Island participates in the lucrative league phase of the Uefa Conference League.

“After starting well and should have scored, Pat’s got momentum and we conceded a poor goal.

“We then conceded a poor penalty by not attacking a wide set-piece. We didn’t take our chances but overall I’m really disappointed with the performance and outcome.” Shamrock Rovers completed the list by seeing off Longford Town 2-1, the tie settled by Graham Burke’s second half penalty.

The draw, scheduled for 12.30pm, will be screened live on the FAI’s Youtube channel.

Ties are to be played on the week-ending September 14, with the final booked for November 9 at Lansdowne Road.

The teams are in the draw: Cork City, Drogheda United, Finn Harps, Galway United, Kerry, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic.