Mary Immaculate College will have home advantage in next week’s Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals after making their goals count against Waterford IT this afternoon.

It finished 2-11 to 0-15 in favour of the hosts at the Mary I Grounds, with goals from Shane Ryan and Gary Cooney proving crucial in the end for the victors.

Despite losing Waterford star Austin Gleeson just 12 minutes into this Round 3 encounter, it was the visitors that led by 0-8 to 0-6 at the halfway stage.

However, they’d endure a disastrous restart which saw Ryan hitting their net after 48 seconds and Mary I soon had the margin out to three from there.  

WIT twice pulled the margin back to one but couldn’t square things up as Cooney ghosted to raise a second green flag for the 2017 winners, ensuring them a return home turf next week while the Waterford students must now travel for their last eight clash.

There are two more Round 3 clashes later this evening which see Cork IT hosting NUI Galway (throw-in 7.00pm) before UL and Maynooth University clash at the UL Grounds at 7.30pm.

Mary Immaculate College - J Gillane; D Prendergast, D Browne, C Morgan; D Lohan, D Ryan (0-1), E McBride; D Peters, E Cahill (0-1); S Ryan (1-0), G Cooney (1-0), C Bourke (0-6, 5f); A Ormond, T O’Mahony (0-3), C O’Brien. Subs: E Ennis for D Lohan, M Corry for C Morgan, P Wall for D Ryan, M O’Loughlin for D Browne.

Waterford IT - B Nolan (0-2f); M Daykin, K Hassett, C Lyons (0-2); T Walsh, M de Paor, R Smithers; P Walsh, A Gleeson; T Barron, J Prendergast, R Flynn; S Condon (0-7, 5f, 1'65), C Kirwan, C Flood (0-3). Subs: M Mahony (0-1) for A Gleeson, E Meaney for C Flood.

Referee - P Carroll.

The Allianz Football and Hurling Leagues are back this weekend and so is the Hogan Stand Match Tracker. Join us on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon for live score and updates from the opening rounds.

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