Borris win penalty shootout to book semi-final place in Tipperary Cup

Tipperary Cup Quarter-Final

CAHIR PARK 2 – 2 TWO-MILE-BORRIS
(AET Borris win 4-3 on penalties)

These two Premier League teams played out a ding-dong battle in Cahir Park on Sunday morning before Borris finally progressed on penalties to the semi-finals of the Tipperary Cup.

Borris were on the ball from the beginning, having a number of early chances that were spurned, and were hit by a lightning break in the 13th minute, when Willie Dunne gave Cahir Park the lead, very much against the run of play.

After that, both teams settled and had a number of chances before the away side finally made one count. They were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Cahir Park area five minutes before the break, and Jamie Lee curled a beauty into the top corner to send the teams to half-time all square once more.

The second half was much more cagey, and neither team wanted to commit too many to attack, with a subsequent lack of chances and eventually the final whistle was blown on a 1-1 game.

In extra-time, the game opened up once more but it took a set-piece to get the next goal. One the stroke of half-time in the first half of extra-time, Lee once again produced a wonderful free kick, this time from the opposite side of the box, but with the same result to put Borris in front.

And that looked like it was going to be enough for them to progress until the final minute of the second period. With the home side throwing everything at getting a goal back, Willie Dunne popped up to head home from eight yards and at least give his side a chance with penalty kicks.

They got that but couldn’t take it, with Two-Mile-Borris proving the deadlier, winning by 4-3 and they will take their place in the last four with St Michael’s, Clonmel Celtic and Cashel Town.