UCC and UCD fight for Collingwood Cup honours

Two of Ireland’s great soccer academies battle for glory today as UCC and UCD meet in the Irish Universities Collingwood Cup final at Maynooth University (2.30pm).

UCC and UCD fight for Collingwood Cup honours
Thu, 23 Feb, 2017 - 00:00
John Hudson

Daniel Pender was the UCC hero in the semi-final, his two well-taken second-half goals sending the Leesiders into their second final in three seasons.

Pender broke the deadlock to put UCC in front after an hour when he steered the ball past DCU keeper Lee Doyle from John Buttimer’s well delivered free.

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CourtsSoccerCollingwood CupPlace: IrelandPlace: Maynooth UniversityPerson: Daniel PenderPerson: LeesidersPerson: PenderPerson: Lee DoylePerson: John ButtimerPerson: Rory FeelyPerson: Kevin O’BrienPerson: Jack O’ConnorPerson: Luke KellyPerson: Alan O’SullivanPerson: Sean O’CallaghanPerson: DoylePerson: Garbhan CoughlanPerson: Niall CorbetPerson: Ben HanrahanPerson: CoughlanPerson: Óisin McMenaminPerson: CorbetPerson: Gary O’NeillPerson: Jason McClellandPerson: Conor CannonPerson: Dan TobinEvent: Collingwood CupEvent: Irish Universities Collingwood CupEvent: Irish UniversitiesEvent: Farquhar CupEvent: FAI Umbro PlateOrganisation: UCCOrganisation: UCDOrganisation: DCUOrganisation: University of LimerickOrganisation: LimerickOrganisation: ULOrganisation: Trinity CollegeOrganisation: Queens UniversityOrganisation: MaynoothOrganisation: Galway ‘BOrganisation: Dún LaoghaireOrganisation: IADTOrganisation: Mervue
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