Sean O’Connor the hero for Shamrock Rovers

Cabinteely 0 Shamrock Rovers 2: Quick-fire second-half goals from Sean O’Connor and Brandon Miele eased Shamrock Rovers into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

Pat Fenlon’s Hoops, with 10 changes from their 3-0 win over Galway United on Friday, struggled early on to settle on the uneven surface at Stradbrook.

And it was Cabinteely’s Kevin Knight who had the game’s first real chance on 17 minutes when planting a free header wide from John McKeown’s corner.

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