Tipperary team Clonmel Celtic comfortably through to the next round of FAI Junior Cup

Clonmel Celtic 7 Powerstown 2

Clonmel Celtic eased through to the next round of the FAI Junior Cup after a 7-2 win over Powerstown in the second round of the competition on Sunday, on a perfect day for football at the bypass.

On the front foot right from the get-go, they took the lead in the tenth minute when Cian O’Sullivan reacted fastest in the box to a bouncing ball and fired home from ten yards.

However, Powerstown were only behind for three minutes, as they were awarded a penalty from which veteran Gino Lonergan made no mistake. O’Sullivan bagged his second goal just before the half-hour mark, but only a minute later a lapse in the Celtic defence allowed Ronan Quigley to equalise once again.

Celtic shrugged off this mistake and immediately went back upfield, where Andrew Browne restored their lead, one they took with them to the half-time break.

Seven minutes into the second period Seanie Hawkins made it 4-2, and with this cushion they began to really control the game. Ten minutes later, Hawkins got his second after a lovely through ball by Dean McLaughlin.

Powerstown never threw in the towel, with Aaron Kiely working tirelessly up front, but with ten minutes left Darren Sweeney got in on the scoring act for the hosts when he turned home Wayne Lazlett’s effort that had rebounded off the post.

Micheal Cooper made it seven to Celtic in the final minutes with a cool finish.