The transformation of Carryduff's Adrian Scullion from a tight man marker to an ace marksman in front of goal proved to be Dundrum's undoing in a tense Championship encounter.

The Derry native playing at full forward was the difference between the teams. He converted two scores before half time and then added a further three after the break to seal the Duff's passage in to the quarter finals.

The game was quick to come to life with Dundrum first to register through a Paul McComiskey free. Carryduff replied soon enough when Ronan Lawlor tapped over a simple enough set peice. After this Ronan McLaughlin was given the chance to give Carryduff the lead and this he did with a well struck 21'.

Ten minutes of action had passed by when a little bit of nastiness crept in. An off the ball fracas between Dundrum's Neil John McLaughlin and Carryduff's Gavin Kelly resulted in both being sent to the line after receiving straight reds.

The sendings off created a bit more space on the tight Drumaness pitch. Dundrum perservered with the long ball in to their corner forwards but ultimately it didnt always pay off. On the otherhand Carryduff seemed content enough to drill the ball in to Scullion. It proved to be their best option.

Midway through the half Ronan McLaughlin increased the Duff's lead by two before Scullion rose to the occasion with two excellent solo points. However, a host of bad misses from both sides kept the scoring chart low as the break approached.

Dundrum increased the pressure for the last couple of minutes and they were rewarded when Cormac Venney snuck in to raise the white flag to leave three in it at the interval.

Both sides came out for the 2nd half unchanged and the pattern of the game basically remained the same. Some awaful shooting was interspersed with some fine point taking and it was the shooting excellence of Ronan McLaughlin (0-01) and Adrian Scullion (0-02) that propelled the Duff in to a commanding six point lead after ten minutes of play.

Then in a quick burst Dundrum once more give themselves hope when corner forwards Chris Hogg and Cormac Venney grabbed themselves a point apeice to bring four points back between the factions.

As the final quarter approached Carryduff tried to hang on to their lead by maintaining possession while Dundrum started to chase the game by upping their intensity considerably. However, it was the expierience of playing football at a higher level that seemed to shine through. Once again Scullion (0-01) and McLaughlin (0-01) drew blood to make six points the difference between the sides.

Then out of the blue came the Dundrum revival. It was kickstarted when the unusually tame Paul McComiskey glided over a 45'. What followed was a goal of pure class. The tricky Chris Hogg was on hand to find the Carryduff net after a piercing solo run sliced open the Duff defence. Faced one on one with the keeper Hogg confidently blasted the ball high in to the net to raptorous applause from the Dundrum support. The Duns were now back within two points of Tom Potter's charges.

Carryduff were now on the back foot and when McComiskey tapped over an easy enough free the Duff's lead was now slashed to one point. A host of other teams may have panicked but the Duff showed their resolve to hold out for the final few minutes.

Ronan McLaughlin (0-01) and Sean Molloy (0-02) all registered late on to secure victory for their side and a passage through to the quarter finals.

Adrian Scullion was the main man on show for the victorious South Belfast men and his tally of five from play made all the difference. Others to impress for the victors were Aidan McGirr at full back, Ryan Hanna in midfield and the deadly pairing of Sean Molloy and Ronan McLaughlin up front.

Just as vital as Scullion's scoring stats was the man marking job that former Down and An Riocht man John Lavery did on Dundrum dangerman Paul McComiskey. The normally free scoring McComiskey was well shackled by the athletic centre half back and as a result McComiskey failed to register from play.

Overall Carryduff just about deserved their victory. Some well worked possession moves and score taking made all the difference and now the cosmopolitan suburbians can look forward to a good tussle in the last eight.

Dundrum: C.King, P.Shields, M.Melville, M.Rooney, N.McComiskey, M.Cunningham, J.McMullan, A.Doyle, J.Hurley, NJ.McLaughlin, P.McComiskey (0-03), J.McKibben, C.Hogg (1-01), P.Doran, C.Venney (0-02). Sub: P.Rooney.