Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 0 (AET): At the end of a long night in Tallaght, Shamrock Rovers finally got the better of a gutsy Cork City to qualify for the EA Sports Cup final against Dundalk on September 16.

Shamrock Rovers have sealed a place in the EA Sports Cup final after a drama filled 1-0 win against league leaders Cork City. They will meet Dundalk who saw off Galway in the other semi-final.

Galway Utd are through to the semi-final of the EA Sports Cup after a superb 120 minutes of football and victory in a penalty shoot-out at sun drenched Sligo Showgrounds.

Holders St Patrick’s Athletic will face a daunting trip to SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Cork City in the quarter-final of the EA Sports Cup.

Limerick FC 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 4: St Patrick’s Athletic boss Liam Buckley lauded his side after they came from behind to retain the EA Sports Cup at a sold-out Markets Fields in Limerick on Saturday.

Cork City 1 Derry City 2 (after extra-time): A Dean Jarvis goal six minutes into extra-time saw Derry City come from a goal down to qualify for the EA Sports Cup semi-finals after a hard-fought victory over Cork City at Turners Cross last night.

Cork City 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 - St Patrick’s Athletic win 5-3 on penalties: Late substitute Chris Forrester, who was only introduced for the penalty shoot-out, converted the winning penalty as St Pat’s edged Cork City to qualify for the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup at Turners Cross last night.

UCC 0 Dundalk 5: EA Sports Cup champions Dundalk strolled into the semi-finals of this season’s competition as they dismantled the Munster Senior League’s UCC with the minimum of fuss at The Mardyke last night.

Galway United 3 Finn Harps 2