Two quick goals by the sharp Belfast St Mary's attack sent the holders, Queen's University, crashing out of the competition at the Dub in Belfast yesterday.
Queen's led 0-5 to 0-4 at the break after St Mary's had been guilty of sending free-kicks wide. However, in the 35th minute Liam O'Hare grabbed a goal for St Mary's after Stephen O'Neill's shot came back off the post. The killer punch arrived on 47 minutes when Kevin Coary fired to the net.
ST MARY'S: S Featherstone; J Heaney, J McKeever, S Lennon; S McMahon, C Gourley, K Beagan; J Fegan, C Meenagh; S O'Neill (0-5, all frees), L O'Hare (1-1), C McElroy; M Harte (0-2, one free), K Coary (1-0), O Doherty. Sub: B Murray (0-1) for McElroy (28 mins).
QUEEN'S: C McKee; K McElvenna, A Scullion, S Kelly; P Jordan, J McNulty, P Coyle (0- 1); C Martin, C McAnallen (0-1); K Oaks, B Ward (0-2), D Clerkin (0-2); N McElvenna, D Boylan (0-1, free), A Cole (0-1). Subs: M McGrath (0-1) for Boylan (37 mins), O Ferran for Cole (48 mins), D McCarthy for Coyle (49 mins), C Murphy (0-1) for Oakes (55 mins).
Referee: B Crowe (Cavan).
