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Tue 09 Sep 2007Students aim for a place at the top tableOn Soccer:They may never entirely silence the critics, who tirelessly harp on about the club's lack of support, but by beating Derry in last Friday's FAI Cup quarter-final UCD provided another reminder of just what it is they bring to the table of Irish football.It's only a couple of weeks since Pete Mahon's young side helped to keep the title race alive by beating Drogheda United away. By earning a place in the last four of the cup for the first time since winning the competition 23 years ago, they have now restored just a little bit of the magic that has been largely absent from the country's second-most-important competition in recent seasons.