Sligo IT 2-9 UCC 1-9:Sigerson Cup/First round: IT Sligo were lucky to survive a second-half fightback by UCC at the IT grounds yesterday, an 11th-minute goal by Galway's Nicky Joyce setting them up for a 1-6 to 0-3 interval lead.
The home side were five points in front before UCC landed a point by Michael Phelan in the 18th minute. Goalkeeper Paul Durcan pulled off a superb save to deny Phelan 60 seconds into the second half.
Conor McCarthy opened UCC's account a minute later and Conor McCarthy scored a penalty in the 51st minute. Sligo were hanging on when a Christy Toye shot went over the UCC bar.
Sligo will meet the holders, NUIG, in the quarter-finals.
IT SLIGO: P Durcan; A Higgins, E McGee, N McGee; G O'Malley, S Grimes, K Cassidy (1-0); B Boyle (0-1), M Moyles (0-1); C Toye (0-1), P Finlay (0-1), A Moran; J Davey, N Joyce (1-5), B Moloney. Subs: B Dunnion for O'Malley (26 mins); A O'Malley for Moloney (half-time); G Pierson for O'Malley (55 mins).
UCC: C Kelleher; F Griffin, N O'Donovan, E Neylon; B Crowley, D O'Sullivan, E Burke; K O'Keeffe, E Flanagan; M Phelan (0-1), C McCarthy (1-3), D Walsh; C Brosnan (0-2), D Davis, P Griffin (0-2). Subs: J Wycherley for Crowley (33 mins); D Mehigan for O'Keeffe (35 mins); T Kenny (0-1) for Neylon.
Referee: E Murtagh (Longford).
