Lisnaskea Rovers produced a dramatic fightback to book their place in the fourth round of the Irish Junior Cup, eventually overcoming Lisahally on penalties after a 3-3 draw following extra time.

Alan Domer's side looked to be cruising towards victory after establishing a deserved 2-0 lead, but found themselves trailing 3-2 in the closing stages of extra time before Garvan Quigley struck a dramatic equaliser to take the tie to a penalty shoot-out.

Goalkeeper Daniel Farrell then emerged as one of the heroes, making two crucial saves in the shoot-out before Niall Keenan kept his nerve to convert the decisive spot-kick and spark celebrations among the Rovers players.

A delighted Domer was full of praise for his squad, particularly the character and togetherness they showed after seeing a commanding position slip away.

“I thought it was a fantastic cup tie and I was absolutely delighted with the performance from the lads,” he said. “For the first 60 minutes, I genuinely felt we played some of our best football of the season. We moved the ball really well, created plenty of chances and deservedly got ourselves into a 2-0 lead. Credit to Lisahally, they fought their way back into the game and made it a real battle, but what pleased me most was the character, belief and determination our lads showed.”

The opening 45 minutes were evenly contested, with Lisnaskea creating a promising opportunity after 20 minutes.

A switch of play found Brian McDermott, who produced an acrobatic bicycle kick across the face of goal, but Ryan McNally was unable to direct his effort on target.

Rovers eventually found the breakthrough with virtually the last kick of the first half.

McDermott drove forward before picking out Hayden Lynch, whose effort took a deflection off Lisahally defender Declan Harley and ended up in the visitors' net.

Lisnaskea carried that momentum into the second half and doubled their advantage just five minutes after the restart.

Duwayne McManus played a corner short to Ethan Beresford, whose excellent delivery found Ben Brown in the penalty area.

Brown made no mistake with his finish to put Rovers firmly in control at 2-0.

Lisahally responded immediately.

Straight from the restart, a long ball caught the home defence out and substitute Ryan McFadden was left unmarked at the back post to head home.

The momentum began to swing as the visitors grew in confidence, and their persistence was rewarded in the 79th minute when an effort took an unfortunate deflection off Brown and found its way into the net to make it 2-2.

Neither side could find a winner during normal time, sending the contest into extra time.

Lisahally completed their turnaround just five minutes into the additional period when McFadden struck again to put the visitors 3-2 ahead for the first time.

Rovers were now facing the prospect of an early Irish Junior Cup exit, but Farrell kept their hopes alive with a superb save after Lisahally broke through on goal, pushing away an effort which looked destined for the top corner.

That intervention proved crucial as Lisnaskea mounted one final assault.

Glenn Treacy produced a powerful run down the right to win a corner, and when McManus delivered into the penalty area, Garvan Quigley found the net in the 107th minute to make it 3-3.

With neither side able to find another breakthrough, the tie was decided from the penalty spot.

Lisahally's Ryan McFadden missed their opening kick before McManus's effort for Rovers was saved.

Both sides subsequently found the net through Scott Rice and Quigley, but Farrell then denied Brian Robertson.

After Treacy saw his penalty saved, Farrell produced another outstanding stop to keep out Con McAllister, leaving Gabriel Jones to restore Rovers' advantage.

Lisahally converted their next effort, leaving the outcome resting on Lisnaskea's final penalty.

Keenan accepted the responsibility and confidently found the net to secure a memorable shoot-out victory and send Rovers into the fourth round.

Domer was understandably delighted with the response from his players after their opponents had turned the game around.