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Killarney Celtic awarded Aviva’s Performance of the Round
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THE Killarney Celtic club has been chosen as Aviva’s Performance of the Round from Round Six of the FAI Junior Cup. The FAI Junior Cup sponsors Aviva chose Killarney Celtic following their impressive 3-2 victory over last season’s quarter-finalists, Newmarket Celtic.
The Kerry side went into the game as underdogs with Newmarket the dominant side in Clare and were unlucky to be knocked out of the FAI Junior Cup by Janesboro at the quarter-final stage last year.
Being the away side did not faze Killarney and Eoghan Donnellan’s side responded to going a goal down in Clare with a Wayne Sparling double to give them a half time lead. However they were pegged back on the hour mark but as the game was heading for extra time Killarney’s Chris O’Reilly popped up to nod his side into the last 16.
This was the standout performance in Round Six of the FAI Junior Cup and to mark this Killarney Celtic manager Eoghan Donnellan was presented with the Aviva Performance of the Round trophy at the FAI Junior Cup 7th Round draw in Dublin.
Mark Russell, sponsorship manager, Aviva Insurance, said: “Killarney’s performance in Round Six is what the FAI Junior Cup is all about. Any team can travel anywhere in the country and beat any side.
“It’s an extremely competitive tournament and that can be seen in the last 16 and quarter-finalists every year, there’s always a new list of teams looking to live the dream of playing in the Final at the Aviva Stadium. We at Aviva are delighted to award Killarney Celtic the Performance of the Round for Round Six of the FAI Junior Cup.”
Above: Eoghan Donnellan, Killarney Celtic, with Mark Russell, sponsorship manager, Aviva Insurance.
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