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EA Sports Cup draw made

The draw for the first three rounds of the 2010 EA SPORTS Cup was made today, with Drogheda United to play Bray Wanderers in the first round in an all-Premier Division clash.

Dundalk will host Sporting Fingal in the second round, all teams involved in European or Setanta Cup action have been handed a bye to that stage.

A record number of 29 teams will take part in this season's competition.

The full draw is as follows:

POOL 1

First Round

Kerry League v Waterford United

Limerick v Cobh Ramblers

Wexford Youths v Cork City Foras Co-op

Bye: Tralee Dynamos

Second Round

Wexford Youths / Cork City Foras Co-op v Limerick / Cobh Ramblers

Kerry League / Waterford United v Tralee Dynamos

POOL 2

Preliminary Round

Castlebar Celtic v Salthill Devon

First Round

Derry City v Galway United

Castlebar Celtic / Salthill Devon v Finn Harps

Mervue United v Letterkenny Rovers

Bye: Sligo Rovers

Second Round

Sligo Rovers v Mervue United / Letterkenny Rovers

Derry City / Galway United v Castlebar Celtic / Salthill Devon / Finn Harps

POOL 3

Preliminary Round

Athlone Town v Longford Town

First Round

UCD v Athlone Town / Longford Town

Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers

Byes: Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick's Athletic

Second Round

St. Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United / Bray Wanderers

UCD / Athlone Town / Longford Town v Shamrock Rovers

POOL 4

Preliminary Round

Monaghan United v Shelbourne

Tullamore Town v FC Carlow

First Round

Monaghan United / Shelbourne v Tullamore Town / FC Carlow [Match A]

Second Round

Winner Match A v Bohemians

Dundalk v Sporting Fingal

Fixture schedule:

Preliminary Round: Monday 29 / Tuesday 30 March

First Round: Monday 12 / Tuesday 13 April

Second Round: Monday 10 / Tuesday 11 May

 
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