Defence Forces double shoots down students

Irish Defence Forces 2 Irish Colleges & Universities (CUFL) 1: The Defence Forces, with goals from Wexford Youths’ Chris Kenny and Portlaoise-based Jodie Dillon, scored a narrow 2-1 victory over the Combined Colleges and Universities side in their representative match at Collins Barracks, Cork yesterday.

The game was played on the Army’s Prunty pitch at the Camp Field and they opened the scoring after 28 minutes. Kenny took possession from a throw-in, turned and volleyed home past Joe Coll.

The CUFL side, under manager Greg Yelverton, were close to an equaliser when Shane Daly-Butz headed Ger O’Boyle’s cross over.