{"id":6526,"date":"2013-02-20T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T10:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=6526"},"modified":"2013-02-20T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T10:56:30","slug":"ul-out-after-quarter-final-loss-to-it-carlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/ul-out-after-quarter-final-loss-to-it-carlow\/","title":{"rendered":"UL Out After Quarter Final Loss To IT Carlow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"16B<\/a>UL men\u2019s senior team travelled to the defending champions, IT Carlow, for their CUFL quarter-final clash. IT Carlow proved too strong for UL and came away 5-1 winners.<\/p>\n

IT Carlow looked the better team in the opening few minutes and opened the scoring with a goal from a corner on the 23 minute mark. UL regrouped and responded well with a wonder strike from playmaker Eoin Walsh. In the 28th<\/sup> minute, Walsh received the ball 35 yards out from goal and having spotted the Carlow keeper off his line, unleashed a wicked strike which the IT Carlow keeper was unable to deal with. UL\u2019s hard work was undone five minutes later when Carlow scored again, this time from a well worked free-kick.<\/p>\n

Having gone 2-1 down, the UL fightback was seriously hampered when they lost two key players to injury either side of half time. Walsh was involved in a heavy impact challenge and was forced to go off just before half time with a knee injury. Just after the restart, centre-midfielder Eoghan Burke suffered a similar injury and also was forced off.<\/p>\n

UL conceded a third goal with Carlow centre-midfielder Barry O\u2019Mahony completing his hat-trick. At 3-1 down, UL threw the kitchen sink but unfortunately it was Carlow who went on to score again. The final whistle blew and UL\u2019s unbeaten record this season ended as the match finished 5-1.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s senior team preparations will now turn to the Collingwood Cup which takes place in Belfast from 25th<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n

In other soccer club news, the UL women\u2019s team travelled to Sligo to compete in the intervarsity competition. UL were drawn in a group with Athlone IT and NUIG. The ladies made easy work of their group with a 7-1 win against AIT and a 2-0 win against NUIG. Jenny Brennan put four past Athlone with Laura Carroll, Vicky McMahon and Karen Duggan also getting on the scoresheet. Brennan was on the scoresheet again with a converted penalty against NUIG. Ireland international Julie-Ann Russell scored the other goal.<\/p>\n

UL faced UCC in the semi-final. Despite dominating the game, it was UCC who struck first with a first half penalty. UL couldn\u2019t break the Cork side down and the final score finished 2-0. UCC went on to win the tournament after beating IT Sligo on penalties in the final.<\/p>\n

The UL Freshers team travelled to Coleraine to take part in the Harding Cup. Having lost some key players to injury in the build-up to the tournament and also getting one of the hardest draws imaginable, luck didn\u2019t appear to be on UL\u2019s side. UL didn\u2019t have much luck in their quarter-final encounter either as they lost 5-1 to eventual winners, UCD. Adam Collins from the penalty spot was UL\u2019s only scorer. UCD went on to defeat Trinity College 3-0 to capture another Harding Cup.<\/p>\n

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UL men\u2019s senior team travelled to the defending champions, IT Carlow, for their CUFL quarter-final clash. IT Carlow proved too strong for UL and came away 5-1 winners. IT Carlow looked the better team in the opening few minutes and opened the scoring with a goal from a corner on the 23 minute mark. UL […]<\/p>\n

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