Distillery hit six of the best to romp home

Paul Kirk must be wishing that the Whites could carry their CIS form into their Premier League campaign as they thrashed Limavady United 6-0 in an emphatic quarter-final victory.

This game was over as a contest at half-time with Limavady down to ten men and chasing a three goal deficit.

There was plenty of drama and good football with a neat four man move creating the Whites opener in the 10th minute. The ball was worked down the right hand side, Andrew Dickson crossed and Francis Murphy steamed in to volley home.

It was just after the half-hour that the game erupted into life; Dwayne Nelson saved a Darren Armour penalty in the 35th minute after Tony Shields brought down Dickson. A minute later Shields was given a straight red card for an apparent elbow on Conor Hagan.

Damien McLaughlin made it 2-0 on 38 minutes latching on to a long ball and slipping the ball past the outcoming Nelson.

United though still kept pressing and after Nial Mullan had shot just over Armour made it three with a close range header from a pin-point cross by Murphy.

Sub Chris Coffey hit the fourth on 52 minutes, an angled drive following a superb reverse pass from Armour. Then five minutes later it was five, Dickson firing another angled drive past Nelson.

Nelson made a couple of good stops from McLaughlin and Armour before the latter ran clear on 64 minutes, rounded Nelson and then was then tackled by Graeme Philson.

Philson went to ground as the ball ran goalwards and when he appeared to handle, referee Frankie Hiles brandished a second red card and Andy Kilmartin netted his first goal for the Whites to make it six.