Coppinger on song as Two-Mile- Borris defeat Clonmel Town in FAI Youths Cup

FAI Under 17 Cup 2nd Round

Clonmel Town 2 - 3 Two Mile Borris

Clonmel Town started well in this FAI Under 17 Cup second round tie at home to Two-Mile-Borris on Saturday last but found themselves one down after ten minutes when a looping cross from the right was knocked home at the back post by the unmarked Lorcan Bourke.

Borris settled well after this and went further in front after 25 minutes following a close-range effort from Alex Coppinger.

After this, Town started winning more possession in midfield and had a couple of half-chances but were unable to break down a solid Borris defence.

There were no more goals in the first half but Town started the second half brightly, only to concede a third goal when they failed to deal with a counter attack to leave Alex Coppinger room to volley home his second.

Clonmel Town never gave up, however, and ten minutes later a superb strike from Conor Makim made it 3-1.

The game really opened up at this stage, with chances at both ends. Dylan McCormack, in particular, was unlucky to see his long range effort shave the outside of the post for the home team.

With five minutes remaining Monsur Emiabata rose highest to head home from close range to make it a one-goal game and set up a grandstand finish. However, despite the best efforts of the home side, Borris managed the closing stages very well to p put themselves through to the last 16.