The Wexford Kennedy Cup squad travelled to Donegal on Friday…
They played Donegal in the plate semi-final on Saturday morning. The game took place on Donegal turf, at Curragh Athletic FC’s grounds in Killygordon.
Wexford now set their sights on the final after defeating Donegal today after extra-time.
The sides could not be separated at the full-time whistle, but Wexford scored early on in the extra-time period, and they held out to secure an impressive away victory.
Wexford won the game 1-2, with Wexford’s goals coming from Cian O’Dowd and Tom Funge.Â
The plate final is due to take place next weekend at the University of Limerick.
The other semi-final will be played amongst the Midlands and Limerick District tomorrow, Sunday, December 5th, and Wexford will then learn who they will face in the final.
The Kennedy Cup squad is as follows:
Squad: Killian Brennan, Jack Byrne, Alex Carton, Noah James, Adam Furlong, Cian O Dowd, Jack Conneely, Emma Rossiter, Ben Long, Luke Homan, Adam Connick, Caleb Whitty, Darragh Bowe, Tom Funge, Conor Donoghue, Steve Kavanagh, Luke Renwick, Rory Goff, Jack Buckley, Philly Yeates, Matthew Bergin, William Gaul, James Kirby, Logan Byrne, Callum Fowler.
Manager: Tommy Byrne
Coaches: Davy Byrne, Colum Byrne, Evan Dunbar, Fran Dempsey,
First aid: Michael O Neill
Admin: Anne-Marie O Neill
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