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Mervue United advanced to the third round of the FAI Junior Cup on Sunday morning after a deserved win at Westside. These sides had met in the same competition last year, and although the victors never looked like repeating that four goal triumph, it was still a satisfying victory for Paugie Kilgannon’s side.

In this top versus bottom tie, Mervue United’s winning margin crisply illustrated the gulf in class between the sides. Although Kiltullagh were missing a number of regulars, the quality and fluidity of the home side’s control and movement was most impressive, particularly given the atrocious conditions the players had to endure at Fahy’s field yesterday morning.

First Division table-toppers Mervue United B finished their 2008 campaign with a relatively comfortable victory over Third Division side Naomh Bricain to advance to the fourth round of the Michael Byrne Cup on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in Fahy’s Field.

League of Ireland football makes a welcome return to Terryland Park in the next couple of days as both Galway and Mervue United face awkward assignments at the Dyke Road venue.

Mervue United enter new territory tomorrow night when they host premier division outfit Dundalk at Terryland Park (7.45pm).

Following a brief sabbatical Galway United’s League of Ireland season resumes tomorrow night at Terryland (7.45pm) with Cork City providing the opposition.