The draw for the Clare soccer cup was held on Monday night at Frank Healy Park during a committee meeting of the Clare league. There will be five preliminary rounds as follows: Connolly Celtic v Newmarket Celtic A; Hermitage B v Sporting Ennistymon; Lifford v Shannon Hibs B; Rhine Rovers v Shannon Hibs A; Coole FC v Kilkishen Celtic. The first round pairings are: Bunratty/Cratloe v Connolly Celtic or Newmarket Celtic A, Lifford or Shannon Hibs B v Corofin Harps, Bridge Celtic v Ennis Dons A, Mountshannon Celtic A v Moher Celtic, Tulla United A v Hermitage B or Sporting Ennistymon, Avenue United B v Coole FC or Kilkishen Celtic, Rhine Rovers or Shannon Hibs A v Shannon Town A, Newmarket Celtic C v Hermitage A, Avenue United A v Manus Celtic, Fern Celtic v Bridge United A, Shannon Town C v Callan United, Tulla United B v Inch Crusaders, Ennis Dons B v Fairgreen Celtic, Newmarket Celtic B v Kilrush Rangers, Shannon Town B v Bridge United B, Shannon Olympic v Mountshannon Celtic B.
FAI action: Following the disappointment of having their Munster junior cup last sixteen ties cancelled last weekend, Avenue United and Bridge United turn their attentions to the prestigious FAI junior cup this week. Both have home games on Sunday as they chase a place in the last sixteen of this much-sought-after national title. Avenue United would have been without their key player Dylan Casey had last weekend’s fixture gone ahead, but they expect that he will be in their squad this week having returned from a trip to Australia. They face the current FAI junior cup champions, Corkhill from Donegal, a fixture that is expected to bring a big attendance to Roslevan. Meanwhile, in Sixmilebridge, the local side will have Evergreen from Kilkenny as their opponents and they have some injury worries ahead of this fixture. Avenue’s game on Sunday will kick off at 1 p.m. while Bridge United’s game has a 2 p.m. kick-off time.
