Defending champions Dungannon Swifts started their Irish Cup defense with a 3-0 victory over champions Ards.
Last year’s defeated finalists Cliftonville secured their place in the sixth round with a 3-0 win over Dundela in Solitude.
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In a Premier League match, Linfield beat Bangor 1-0 at Windsor Park, while Carrick Rovers eased into the next round with a 5-1 victory over Queen’s University.
Amateur side Drumaness Mills pulled off an upset as they beat Championship Armagh City 4-1 at Holm Park.
Limavady United beat Lisburn Rovers 4-0 and Steels and Sons Cup champions Ballymakash Rovers beat Cumberlake 3-0.
H&W Welders needed extra time to beat Super Intermediate leaders Moyola Park 4-2 at Mill Meadow.
Seven games were postponed on Saturday due to ice on the field.
Dungannon quickly launches Irish Cup defense
Dungannon stormed out of the trap against Ards and scored a breakthrough in the 15th minute.
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Leo Alves’ cross from the left was met by Sean McAllister’s powerful header, putting too much pressure on Mark Matthews in Az’s goal.
Dungannon continued to pile on the pressure and soon added another goal through forward Junior Uzokwe.
Adam Glennie once again received a cross from the left, reached the byline, and passed with a pass that Junior rounded Matthews.
It was a nightmare half for Aziz eight minutes before half-time when Tiernan Kelly collected a clearance from goalkeeper Declan Dunn and coolly slotted the ball past Matthews from inside the box.
Dungannon continued to dominate the game after the half-time break but despite creating a number of openings they were unable to add to their tally.
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McAllister should have scored in the first half after some clever link-up play from Junior and Alves, but his shot went over the crossbar.
Shay Gordon and Andrew Missell also created chances but ultimately Dungannon had to be content with their three first-half goals.
The Reds advance to the sixth round
The home side took a first-half lead in the seventh minute when Shaun Leppard’s long ball picked out Conor Falls before he calmed down and slotted the ball past the onrushing Lewis Hunter.
Opportunities after goal were few and far between as Oisin Barr and Adebayo Fapitu had limited efforts at either end.
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Foles also came close to a second goal, but his header was blocked by Hunter.
The second half was slow to get going but Dun started to get back into the game and Andrew Hoy’s curling shot almost hit the top corner and Lewis Reid was forced to make his first real save from Barr.
That had some at Solitude shifting nervously in their seats, but debutant Brian Healy calmed them down with 20 minutes remaining.
He latched on to Ryan Curran’s knock, knocked the ball down and then used the outside of his boot to drill the ball into the top corner.
With less than 10 minutes remaining, substitute Sean Robertson fell to the ground on the edge of the area, rose to curl a beautiful free-kick into the top corner.
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Baird helps Blues progress at expense of Bangor
The first half was dominated by David Healy’s side, who looked threatening when they got the ball out wide, which paid off in the 43rd minute.
Isaac Baird opened the scoring with a precise header from Dane McCullough’s cross into the bottom corner.
Midway through the second half, substitute Ben Arthurs wasted a great chance to equalize for Bangor.
After beating the offside trap, the striker took too heavy a touch on the ball as he raced towards goal, allowing Blues goalkeeper Chris Johns to block the Bangor striker’s effort.
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Seaside were left breathless in the final seconds in search of an equalizer but they were unable to force the game into overtime as the Linfield defense held firm and finished the game in expert fashion.
Carrick scored five goals for Queen’s
Carrick was completely dominant in the opening stages and came close to scoring in the 17th minute when Danny Gibson tried his luck from an acute angle, but Daniel Collett had the quality to get the job done and blocked it out with his feet.
Their pressure was rewarded a minute later when Adam Lecky rose to head in from Aidan Steele’s cross for his fourth goal of the season.
They nearly added another goal 10 minutes later when Matthew Snoddy crossed to the onrushing Steele, who looked set to score from two yards out but somehow managed to shove the ball over the crossbar.
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Steele quickly made amends in the 34th minute. Debutant Michael Place passed to Lecky who nodded to the unmarked Steele before he tapped the ball home.
Three minutes later, Queens were in trouble when Ronan Young fired a free kick from the right and the ball seemed to touch over Gibson’s head and into the goal.
12 minutes after the game restarted, Carrick scored another goal. Gibson passed from the right and Joe Crowe scored with a volley from 12 yards.
In the 62nd minute, Paul Heatley passed the fourth ball from the left and Snoddy scored with a header from 6 yards.
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They added their fifth goal with 10 minutes left when substitute Ryan McKay’s low free kick from the right was turned in by Gibson from close range.
Drumming brings surprises
Drumaness caused the biggest upset of the day as the Northern Amateur Football League side comfortably beat second-tier side Armagh City.
They took the lead in the 13th minute through Adam Garland and second-half goals from Reece Doyle, Jack Sharvin and Declan Looney sealed their place in the next round.
Ethan Doogan-Ballantine’s penalty provided Armagh with consolation.
Ronan Wilson’s brace in extra time helped the Welders defeat Moyola at Meadowmere.
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The Championship side took the lead in the fourth minute through a Michael McLellan header, before David Parkhouse equalized for the hosts in the 11th minute.
Thad McGrath then gave Moyola the lead but Ethan Devine equalized and Wilson struck twice in extra time to seal victory for the Welders.
Gary Hamilton’s Ballymacash were also in the sixth draw, with Harry O’Neill’s double and Robert Robinson’s late goal helping them beat Comber Rec.
The visitors ended up with nine men, with Brendan Nelson and Christopher Murray both sent off, while Stuart Clark was sent off for Cash.
Goals from Mikhail Kennedy, Rodney Brown, Lewis Tosh and Phillip Lowry helped Limavady United beat Lisburn Rovers, with Anthony Burns scoring for the visitors.
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Irish Cup fifth round results
Armagh City 1-4 Drumanes Mills
Ballymakash Rovers 3-0 Comber Record
Carrick Wanderers 5-1 Queen’s University
Cliftonville 3-0 Dundela
Dungannon Swifts 3-0 Az
Limavady United 4-1 Lisburn Rovers
Linfield 1-0 Bangor
Moyola Park 2-4 H&W Welders (AET)
