Prior to this season's tournament, Wicklow's best placing in the 32-team schoolboy tournament was eleventh but now they have the chance to reach Friday's final.

 

 

Their quarter-final tie against Donegal finished scoreless and their goalkeeper Tommy Dunne turned out to be the hero with two saves in the penalty shoot-out to seal a 3-1 win.

 

 

South Dublin progressed to the semi's as Vinny Ogbe's brace earned them a 2-1 win over Midlands.

 

 

Reigning champions DDSL, meanwhile, clinched their spot in the last-four in dramatic fashion by coming out tops in a sudden death penalty shout-out against Waterford after the sides played out a 1-1 draw.

 

 

Timilehin Toluwanile Solomon headed the holders into the lead midway through the second half but Waterford's late surge resulted in an injury-time equaliser through by Meschac Babatu.

 

 

Limerick gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about by getting the better of Longford, also in a penalty shoot-out, following a 1-1 draw.

 

 

Keith O'Connell's opener for the host league was cancelled out by a superb Daryl Carrigy free-kick, his fifth goal in four matches.

 

Results from Wednesday: 

Kennedy Cup Quarter Finals
Longford 1 - 1 Limerick District (Limerick won 5-3 on pens)
Waterford 1 - 1 DDSL (DDSL won 6-5 on pens)
Wicklow 0 - 0 Donegal (Wicklow won 3-1 on pens)
South Dublin 2 - 1 Midlands

 

Kennedy Bowl Quarter Finals
North Dublin 0 - 0 Inishowen (Inishowen won 3-0 on pens)
Limerick Desmond 0 - 0 Wexford (Limerick Desmond won 4-3 on pens)
Dundalk 5 - 1 NEC
Sligo/Leitrim 1 - 0 Cork

Kennedy Shield Quarter Finals
Galway 1 - 1 Kerry (Galway won 5-4 on pens)
Kilkenny 4 - 2 Cavan
WWEC 1 - 3 Roscommon
South Tipperary 2 - 1 Carlow

 

Kennedy Trophy Quarter Finals
Athlone 0 - 2 Drogheda
Clare 1 - 1 West Cork (West Cork won 3-1 on pens)
Mayo 1 - 0 North Tipperary
Limerick County 0 - 1 Kildare. 

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