BANGOR CELTIC 3
EVERTON AFC 2
AN 86th-minute goal from sub Michael Fox proved decisive at the Iveagh Grounds, as Bangor Celtic completed a remarkable comeback against Everton AFC.
Everton skipper Jason Sexton had broken the deadlock on 19 minutes, and midfielder Lawrence Fitzpatrick made it 2-0 five minutes later.
The Cork men still led with nine minutes left but a powerful finish by Caleb Murray offered the Crumlin outfit a lifeline.
Bangor equalised through Laurence Dunne on 85 minutes, and after Fox’s goal from the next attack, a deflated Everton lost Sexton to a red card in stoppage-time.
BANGOR CELTIC: Conlon; Kelly, Fadden, Murray, Ndiaye (Burke 66); Synnott, Traynor, Dunne, Coleman; Fitzgibbon (Fox 48), Byrne.
EVERTON AFC: Sherlock; Long, Sweeney, Sexton, McGrath (Hawkins 88); Daly (Caulfield 70), O’Sullivan, Fitzpatrick, O’Leary, O’Brien; Murphy (Kadima 53).
REFEREE: E Reilly (Dublin).
– DAIRE WALSH