Holders Cork City have eased into the semi-finals of the Daily Mail FAI Cup along with Dundalk, but Waterford were knocked out by First Division UCD tonight. A 30-yard strike capped a wonderful Kieran Sadlier hat-trick as Cork City easily made it through to the FAI Cup semi-finals with a straightforward victory on Friday night. A strike after five minutes gave him his 26th goal of the season before he headed in his 27th goal 15 minutes later. UCD caused an upset at Belfield after they knocked out Waterford who are vying for third spot in the Premier Division. However, the Students deservedly held out for a 2-1 win to make their first FAI cup semi-final in over a decade.

Source: Evening echo September 07, 2018 20:48 UTC