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For the first time this season the Western Hygiene Supplies Premier League leaders’ West United dropped points as a spirited Mervue side fought back from the concession of an early goal to claim a deserved draw on Sunday morning.

Mervue United advanced to the third round of the FAI Junior Cup on Sunday morning after a deserved win at Westside. These sides had met in the same competition last year, and although the victors never looked like repeating that four goal triumph, it was still a satisfying victory for Paugie Kilgannon’s side.

Colga moved off the foot of the Western Hygiene Supplies Premier League thanks to a hard-earned point from Sunday’s clash with Mervue United at a bitterly cold Sullivan Park. Quite how Mervue, who played by far the better football throughout, failed to win is a mystery but sometimes skill alone is not enough as the elements certainly had their part to play in the final outcome of this game.

Unseasonally mild conditions greeted the two sides who met eager for battle in Dangan early yesterday morning. The students were desperate for points as, although they still have the luxury of games in hand, they are deep in relegation trouble.

It took a hearty arm wrestle but Mervue United slipped through to the next round of the Connacht Junior Cup on the back of a 1-0 Fahy’s Field win yesterday afternoon.