UCD confirmed their place in Division One for another season with a game to go as they got the better of Railway Union at Belfield lastnight, leaving their opponents in ninth and awaiting a promotion/relegation playoff.

Robbie McFarlane, who was threatening the whole match, got the only goal of the first half, in which Kenny Carroll was sin-binned, when he rebounded a corner.The second half was harder fought with inspirational play from the UCD captain Timothy Hill. Railway had their chances with Peter Yeates and Fiachra Maher going close but it was the students who added to their tally next when John Brennan scored his first goal since the club regained division one status, finishing off an excellent counter-attack by deflecting John McInroy's reverse cross early in the second half.Karl Chapple and Ben Grogan both spent time in the sin-bin while Peter English's drag-flick with 15 minutes to go set up a lively finish but, despite holding decent possession, Railway were shut out by a UCD defence who gave up no clear chances. 

The win means UCD will finish off their season with little pressure on their shoulders on Sunday when they face Fingal at ALSAA at 14:00.

UCD 2 (Robbie McFarlane, John Brennan) Railway Union 1 (Peter English)