Shelbourne put the disappointment of their midweek European exit behind them with an emphatic 8-0 Carlsberg FAI Cup victory over non-league Rockmount at Tolka Park. Richie Baker scored two first-half goals following Trevor Molloy's 18th minute opener as Shels took a 3-0 half-time lead, but second-half strikes from Ollie Cahill, Wes Houlihan, Stephen Geoghegan and Barry Prenderville consigned the Munster Senior League side to a thumping defeat. Their disappointing trip to the capital was rounded off by the sending-off of Pat Keane, younger brother of Manchester United's Roy, ten minutes from time.
Elsewhere, First Division Finn Harps overcame the spirited challenge of Cork non-league outfit Leeds with a late goal from Tom Mohan six minutes from time, while Monaghan United beat Midleton, also from Cork, by the same scoreline with Richie Parsons' 13th minute goal proving decisive.
Filed by Shane Murray
