Raheny have ensured themselves of a quarter-final place in the Dublin SFC by beating 13-man St Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh.

The sides met at Parnell Park this evening as their original group 4 fixture was postponed as a result of Covid-19.

Raheny needed a win or a draw to qualify for the last eight and done enough to overcome the Navan Road men in the end, 2-13 to 2-10. They will now face Ballyboden St Enda's on Sunday.

The winners were 1-6 to 1-4 in front at the break as a 15th minute goal from All-Star Dublin midfielder Brian Fenton put them in the ascendancy after Cillian Hayes's major had edged Plunkett's 1-2 to 0-1 in front during the early stages.

A 12-point margin victory was required for the Navan Road men to qualify for the quarter-final and that was always going to be a tall order.

Sean McCarthy netted Raheny's second goal at the start of the second half to leave his side 2-6 to 1-5 in front before Plunkett's hit 1-1 to level matters with Gareth 'Nesty' Smith tucking away a penalty. 

But Raheny managed to grab a foothold in the game entering the final quarter and scored four unanswered points. Plunkett's pair Smith and Rory O'Connor were both sent off late on.

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