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Sat 06 Jun 2007Wright settles it with late strikeFAI Cup Second round/ Malahide United 2 Cherry Orchard 1: It was billed as something of a "Charity Shield" game with Leinster Senior League champions Cherry Orchard coming up against the Metropolitan Cup winners Malahide United.And the two sides did not let their supporters down with a rip-roaring cup tie that had everything, including a dramatic late finish. Mick Wright has scored some important goals in his career but he will be hard pressed to match this 90th-minute winner in Gannon Park last night to put Malahide into the third round of the FAI Cup.