Slick Banbridge too hot for C of I

Leeside again proved a happy hunting ground for Banbridge as they dismantled Cork Church of Ireland 4-1 at Garryduff on Saturday.

Colin Dowds steered home a cross after 15 minutes with Stephen Dowds doubling the lead with a mis-hit shot that wriggled past an unsighted Billy Lynch — who was otherwise superb — in the C of I goal.

Bann’s third had a big element of luck, Josh Moffett pouncing after a harmless through ball left by the C of I defence came back into play off the post, before Simon Magowan and Bruce McCandless marauded down the right for the latter to finish. Andy Gray pulled one back for C of I off a neat short corner move but the Rochestown side’s wait for a first Irish Senior Cup since 1999 continues.