Tipperary Soccer: Pippy's goal the highlight as Peake Villa progress in Munster Junior Cup

Munster Junior Cup 

Munster Junior Cup, 3rd Round

Peake Villa 4 – 1 Cahir Park

Peake Villa entertained fellow Premier League side Cahir Park up at the Tower Grounds on Sunday afternoon in what was a blustery evening, with the prize of a place in the open round draw of this year’s Munster Junior Cup on offer.
The hosts set out their stall in the early minutes coming close on two occasions with Ronan McGuire just heading over and Pippy Carroll strike going just wide of the post.

They took the lead in just the sixth minute when a Keith Cahill corner was headed in by Mick Ryan, and that lead was doubled in the 19th minute when good play out on the left from Pippy Carroll found Eoin O’Dwyer who laid it off to Michael Quinlan whose shot took a deflection before going over the keeper’s head to make it 2-0.

The goal of the game came in the 33rd minute when Darragh Byrne found Ronan McGuire who turned well and played in Carroll, who unleashed an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

The Thurles side could have extended their lead three minutes later when Sean Wade did well at the back post and from a very tight angle his effort came back off the crossbar.

The second half was just five minutes old, when the visitors pulled a goal back through Craig Guiry whose shot gave the home keeper no chance.

Their tails up now, the Park had a great chance just before the hour mark, but their striker’s header went straight into Willie Tierney’s hands.

Any chance of a comeback however was snuffed out just on the hour mark, when Villa were awarded a penalty after a handball in the box. Pippy Carroll stepped up and put it away to make it four, and ensure they advanced to the last 32.