Immaculata win Intermediate Cup thanks to shoot-out victory over Crumlin Star at Windsor Park
Crumlin Star 0 Immaculata 0 (Immaculata won the shoot-out 4-3)
Immaculata and Crumlin Star in action at Windsor Park in the Intermediate Cup final
Falls Road club Immaculata won the McComb Travel Intermediate Cup for the first time in their history thanks to a penalty shoot-out win over Amateur League rivals Crumlin Star.
Immaculata goalkeeper Ruairi Murray was the hero at the National Stadium, making several important saves to keep holders Star at bay, even though they held a man advantage for most of the game.
Murray made two further saves in the shoot-out, denying both Kevin Lynch and David Ferrin with impressive stops.
Ex-Linfield man Brian McCaul, former Glenavon star Brendan Shannon, Conor Glenholmes and captain Padraig Adams all converted for the Mac in the 4-3 win. Aidan McNeill, Joe McNeill and Kevin Trainor scored for Star.
While the penalty shoot-out was dramatic, there were no goals in the 110 minutes of action that proceeded it.
The game’s biggest talking point arrived just before half-time when Immaculata’s Gary McVicker received a straight red card for tripping Star’s Joe McNeill as he raced through on goal.
The Mac defender argued that McNeill had handed the ball in the build-up to the foul, but his protests were ignored.
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Institute 1 Ballymena United 0 (Result)
Championship Promotion/Relegation Play-Off
Armagh City 1 Dergview 1 (Result)
Intermediate Cup Final
Crumlin Star 0 Immaculata 0 (Immaculata win 4-3 on penalties)
IMMACULATA WIN THE INTERMEDIATE CUP!!!
Will Crumlin Star retain the trophy or will Immaculata win the trophy for the first time?
It's full-time at Holm Park and Armagh and Dergview have drawn 1-1. That means Friday night's second leg at Darragh Park will be a straight shoot-out for a spot in the Championship.
Danny Lafferty's goal has given Institute a 1-0 win in the first leg of the Promotion/Relegation Play-Off. Ballymena United are 90 minutes from relegation.
