MILK CUP JUNIOR: Holders Everton go out

CO Antrim caused the biggest upset so far of the 2010 Milk Cup by toppling Junior favourites Everton.

Tiarnan McNicholl and Rhys Clelland were the goalscorers in what will go down as a memorable result for Stephen Graham's side.

It was a remarkable turnaround from the first day of action when Everton ran out 7-0 winners over FC Puebla, while Antrim lost out to Dundalk.

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The result ended Everton's hopes of retaining the trophy as they finished outside the top four.

Another county side through is Tyrone following their 3-0 win over FK Vaag at the University in Coleraine.

They will now face English Premier side Chelsea.

Aaron Patterson and Sam McKelvey, as well as an own goal from the Norwegians sealed victory for Tyrone.

Chelsea booked their spot in the last eight after matching Everton's goal haul from the first day with a seven goal rout of their own.

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This time the unfortunate victims were Gerry McKee's Co Armagh side.

The goals came from George Cole, Lewis Cole and Ismail Seremba and two each from Walter Figueira and Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Cheek's second brace of the week.

Israeli debutants Hapoel Haifa chalked up a victory over Plymouth Argyle thanks to goals from Noam Kolakofsky and Mahmoud Shbat.

Co Down lost their second game on the bounce when Japanese newcomers Kashima Antlers ran out 2-0 winners in Limavady.

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Spartak Moscow brought Fermanagh down to earth with a 2-0 win, while Londonderry came out on the wrong side of a seven goal thriller with Swindon Town, losing 4-3. Stephen Tabbitt (2) and Connell Kelly were the boys with Derry's goals.

Junior results

GROUP A : Swindon Town 1 Cruz Azul 1; Dundalk SL 1 Co. Antrim 0; Club Marcet 0 Co. Londonderry 2 (game awarded to Londonderry); Everton 7 FC Puebla 0; Queen of the South 1 Co. Armagh 1; Chelsea 3 South Coast Bayern 0. FC Puebla 0 Dundalk SL 3; South Coast Bayern 1 Queen of the South 0; Co. Armagh 0 Chelsea 7; Co. Londonderry 3 Swindon Town 4; Cruz Azul 2 Club Marcet 0 (Azul awarded win after Marcet withdrew); Co. Antrim 2 Everton 0.

GROUP B: Plymouth Argyle 3 Co. Tyrone 1; Kashima Antlers 0 Aspire 2; Vaag FK 3 Hapoel Haifa FC 1; Brentford 0 Co. Fermanagh 1; Watford 1 Co. Down 0; Spartak Moscow 2 Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 1. Co. Down 0 Kashima Antlers 2; Hapoel Haifa FC 2 Plymouth Argyle 0; Hapoel B'eer-Sheva 4 Brentford 0; Co. Tyrone 3 Vaag FK 0; Aspire 2 Watford 3; Co. Fermanagh 0 Spartak Moscow 2

Wednesday's fixtures (knockout stages)

NI Milk Cup quarter finals:

3.30 pm: Chelsea v Co. Tyrone (Coleraine Showgrounds); Hapoel Beer Sheba v Swindon Town (Anderson Park, Coleraine); 5pm: Dundalk Schoolboys v Watford (Parker Ave, Portrush), Spartak Moscow v Cruz Azul (Rugby Ave, Coleraine.

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Dunluce Trophy quarter finals (all Noon): Co Down P-P Club Marcet (Co Down progress), Co Fermanagh v Vaag FK (Anderson Park, Coleraine), Brentford v Co Armagh (Roe Mill, Limavady), FC Puebla v Queen of the South (Broughshane).

Slemish Trophy quarter-finals: Noon: Co Antrim v Hapoel Haifa (The Warren, Portstewart) 1.30pm: Aspire v South Coast Bayern (Rugby Ave, Coleraine), Kashima Antlers v Plymouth Argyle (Uni Coleraine), Everton v Co Londonderry (Castlerock).

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