UL have the chance to make it two wins from four games this season when they take on Maynooth in this afternoon’s quarter-final.
UNIVERSITY of Limerick have had a mixed start to the season, beginning with an opening day defeat to UCC in Cork. Liam O’Sullivan was on the scoresheet and impressed throughout in what was a closely contested game.
Their next outing saw them travel to SETU Carlow, where UL secured a fantastic 2-0 win. Matt Jones and Colin Doody getting the two important goals in another hard-fought encounter, but a well-deserved victory for the visitors.
Two weeks ago, UL played their first home game of the season taking on TU Dublin at Maguires Astro. However, a sensational free kick from the visitors proved decisive as TU Dublin claimed a 2-1 win. Oisín Breen scored UL’s only goal in the defeat.
Conor Carew, a member on the UL Senior Team highlighted the opportunities given to new players this season, saying, “Plenty of fresh faces have got the chance to play intervarsity football.” He added that this “bodes well as we look forward to the major competitions being held in semester two”.
UL have enjoyed a strong start to the college season overall, with all four teams progressing to the knockout rounds of their respective leagues.
Attention now turns to this afternoon’s quarter-final in Maynooth, with kick-off at 2pm. UL will be hoping to progress further in the competition and secure a place in the Premier Division semi-finals.