Munster Senior Cup Semi-Final
Waterford 3
Calum Flynn pen ’24, Romeo Akachukwu ’31, Dylan Warren ‘73
Rockmount 0
Waterford cruised into the final of the Munster Senior Cup where they’ll face Kerry after their youthful Under 20 side defeated Munster Senior League side Rockmount in the semi-final at the SETU Arena.
The Blues took the lead from the penalty spot with 24 minutes on the clock when Evan Geary was fouled in the area and after referee Ian O’Keeffe pointed to the spot, Calum Flynn dispatched the 12-yarder past Rockmount keeper David Browne.
The hosts doubled their advantage seven minutes later when Republic of Ireland Under 19 International Romeo Akachukwu found space inside the area to drill a low shot past keeper Browne.
Browne came to his side's rescue four minutes before the break when Anthony Adenopo beat the offside trap to go one-on-one with the netminder, but the Rockmount number one made a smart save to keep his side in the tie.
Blues keeper Oisin Aldred made a fine save to keep out a stinging effort from Luke Casey on 50 minutes before the latter cracked in a thunderous effort on the hour, but the ball was deflected out with Aldred denying Cian Murphy from the resulting corner.
After Flynn had a goal ruled out for offside on 71 minutes, the hosts did add a third goal two minutes later when Calum Costello turned provider for Dylan Warren to fire home from deep inside the penalty area.
Waterford: Oisin Aldred, Joseph Forde, Shayne McDonald (Sean Keane 46), Ronan Mansfield, Adam Queally (Tony Ebhonuaye 73), Basit Ishola, Calum Flynn, Romeo Akachukwu (Mikey Carroll 46), Evan Geary, Dylan Warren (Shane O’Sullivan 73), Anthony Adenopo (Calum Costello 63).
Rockmount: David Browne, Alex Hill, Kenneth
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