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O'Connor makes the difference

Portmarnock 0 Dublin City 1 Dublin City scraped through to the next round of the FAI Cup thanks to Alan O'Connor's sweet strike…

Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00

Portmarnock 0 Dublin City 1Dublin City scraped through to the next round of the FAI Cup thanks to Alan O'Connor's sweet strike half-way through the second half

Both sides struggled to carve out a clear chance but Portmarnock had two shots saved by Brendan Kennedy in the Dublin City goal and then watched as Paul O'Mara's header bounced agonisingly off the top of the crossbar.

O'Connor settled the issue by hammering home from 20 yards.

PORTMARNOCK: Hannon; McDonald, O'Mara, Ambrose, Dolan, Carolan, Duffy, Flynn, Hardy, O'Hara, Canavan Subs: Bolton for Hardy (43 mins), Doran for O'Hara (75 mins)

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DUBLIN CITY: Kennedy; O'Connor, Byrne, McGauley, Noonan, Crowley, Gleeson, Farrell, O'Connor, Dunne, Clarke. Subs: Doyle for Dunne (66 mins), Dunning for Farrell (80 mins), Collins for O'Connor (85 mins).