Jonathan Daly continued his scoring run with a goal in Stockport County’s defeat at Gillingham, in one of five games that went to extra time in the Worthington Cup rd. 2 at Edgley Park.
Jason Gavin made his first senior start of the season in Middlesboro’s 4-1 win over Div II Brentford at Griffin Park. Republic of Ireland U21 winger Stephen Hunt featured for the home side. Sunderland and Republic of Ireland’s Kevin Kilbane was the only Irish Black Cat to start in their 7-0 win over Cambridge at Cambridge. Tommy Butler featured as a second half substitute on 60 minutes.
Dien Kiely & Charlton Athletic took Div III Oxford Utd. to extra time at the Valley in South London, and it was Oxford who progress to round three proper in a nail biting finish, 6-5 on penalties. Former Republic of Ireland international David Savage featured for the visitors.
Gary Breen was in West Ham’s defence for their win over Div II Chesterfield, again in a penalty shoot-out. Chesterfield 0– 0 West Ham (ET) (West Ham win 5-4 on pens) Rotherham beat Wolves in extra time, and it was Denis Irwin who missed a penalty to give the Molineux men an early exit from the competition
Champions League
John O’Shea settled for a place on the bench in tonight’s Champions League group F clash with Olympiakos at Old Trafford, but the Republic of Ireland defender got his chance in relieving Blanc of his central defence duties. The game finished 4-0 to the Red’s. Both Andy O’Brien and Shay Given gave impressive performances for the Toon tonight in the Champions League Group E game with Italian giants Juventus. But more misery for Bobby Robson’s men, for things are going from bad to worse with three straight European defeats and now bottom of the group table, tonight loosing 0-2 at Juventus.
Worthington Cup Rd 2 Results
Huddersfield 0 – 1 Burnley Macclesfield 1 – 2 Preston Man City 3 – 2 Crewe Portsmouth 1 – 3 Wimbledon Sheffield Utd. 4 – 1 Wycombe Tottenham 1 – 0 Cardiff Wrexham 0 – 3 Everton
More Irish in the treatment room
Former Boh's player Shaun Maher is the latest Irish man to hit the treatment table across the water, and it is thought that the Bournemouth defender could be out for up to three months.
He suffered a double blow at Darlington last week when he injured both his knee bone and cartilage. The 24 year-old Dubliner, who has 2 league goals for the Cherries this season has under gone scans, and surgery will be required to trim the torn cartilage pads.
For Cherries Boss Sean O’Driscoll, it’s the worst possible news that Maher will need an operation to cure both problems. But it is thought that the bruising to his knee will be what keeps him out the longer.
Shaun Maher’s current Bournemouth and former Boh’s team-mate, Gareth O’Connor, has had an operation on a knuckle injury, and it will keep him out for two weeks.
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