Irvinestown Wanderers put their name in the hat for the next round of the Junior Cup as two goals from Gary Maguire saw them progress at the expense of Belfast side Suffolk at the Bawnacre on Saturday.

Maguire gave Wanderers the lead in the 14th minute when he slotted the ball past the visiting goalkeeper and he doubled his account for the day with a goal seven minutes after the interval to send Wanderers through.

Irvinestown joint manager Dermot McCann felt that it was important for his side to find a response after the league defeat to Enniskillen Santos the previous week which was their first loss of the season.

“It was essential for us to bounce back after that defeat to Santos and to get ourselves back to winning ways, so from that perspective it was pleasing. They were a physical team but I thought that we produced a good performance from start to finish. We were missing five players from the side that started against Santos but the boys who came in all did well and we’re glad to be in the hat for the draw for the next round,” he commented.

With players missing, Wanderers were forced to play Rory Cassidy in the centre of the defence and he went on to perform well alongside the excellent Conor McGuigan as they blunted any threat that the visitors posed.

And with 14 minutes gone Irvinestown swooped for the lead. Christopher McMulkin fed Joey Miller and he then picked out Maguire who drew the goalkeeper before stroking the ball into the corner for 1-0.

The home side continued to control the encounter in terms of possession although they didn’t really test the goalkeeper any further in the half as they went in with a one goal half time advantage.

A second goal though did arrive in the 52nd minute and it was Maguire again who got on the scoresheet as Miller squared the ball for the striker to tuck home from close range.

Suffolk were then reduced to ten men in bizarre circumstances as they had a man sent off for striking his own team-mate.

Strangely, the away side posed more of a threat when they were down to ten men, causing problems in the wide areas. But they struggled to create anything clear cut as Irvinestown saw out the remainder of the tie to secure their place in the next round.