IRISH DAILY MAIL FAI CUP FIRST ROUND
BLUEBELL UNITED 3
SHERIFF YC 0
By Daire Walsh
Gary Seery and Dean Ebbe were on target at Red Cow yesterday afternoon as Bluebell United defeated Dublin rivals Sheriff YC on a 3-0 scoreline.
Bluebell included former Republic of Ireland international Keith Fahey in their starting line-up after he was recently coaxed out of retirement by manager Andy Noonan. Seery netted twice in the opening period while Ebbe added to the tally from the penalty spot on the restart.
BLUEBELL UNITED: McNulty; Russell, Laurence, Walsh, Keeler; Quinn; Seery, Fahey (Cooney 61), Griffith (Scully 61), Ebbe (Coughlin 64); Stritch.
SHERIFF YC: Lynch; Tibre (Fetherston 46), O’Neill, McDermott, Hand; Waldren, Stephen Murphy; Sean Murphy (O’Leary 46), Dunne, Higgins; Rock.
REFEREE: D Troy (Dublin).