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Gary Ferry, 16 Aug
Cork City 0
Derry City 1
Derry City survived a torrid first half at Turner's Cross to progress
to the FAI Cup quarterfinals thanks to Sam Todd's first goal for the
club.
The defender rose highest to head home Ben Doherty’s corner just 18
minutes from time to secure a very important win for Ruaidhri Higgins
and his players at the home of the First Division’s runaway leaders.
The final score line does not do Cork City justice however, with the
home side missing several big chances in a one-sided first half.
Cork’s first corner of the game should have resulted in a goal for
Malik Dijksteel, but he somehow missed his header from close range, but
the ball still fell invitingly for Ruairi Keating, who volleyed over
the bar from close range when it looked easier to score.
Dijksteel then set up Sean Maguire, sending the Cork striker through on
goal, but he took his shot early and sent it right across goal past
Maher but also past the far post, much to Derry’s relief.
The home side were busy all over the pitch and Maher had to come to
Derry’s rescue on 25 minutes when O’Reilly lost the ball to Dijksteel,
who flicked the ball through for Keating, who went through on goal only
to be denied by the Derry City goalkeeper who was off his line quickly
to block.
The first half ended with Derry City cut wide open again, and again it
was Dijksteel doing the damage, sending Maguire through on goal again;
this time the striker got it right and beat Brian Maher, but Corm were
denied by an incredible goal line clearance from Ciaran Coll.
Cork were unable to raise themselves to the same levels as they did in
the first half, and they paid the price when Derry City broke the
deadlock on 72 minutes. Unable to create anything from open play, the
visitors were left relying on set-plays, and they made one count when
Ben Doherty’s corner found substitute Sam Todd, who headed in his first
ever goal for the club.
Shane McEleney should have made sure of Derry City’s progress with 10
minutes remaining as another set-play caught Cork City cold, but he
somehow headed wide from less than six yards from another pinpoint
Doherty corner.
The visitors almost paid the price for that miss as Cork City came so
close to equalising within 60 seconds, substitute Cian Murphy’s volley
fingertipped over the bar by an alert Maher.
Teams
Cork City: Wade, Coleman, Bolger, Dijksteel (Murphy 76’), Murray,
McLaughlin, Crowley, Lyons, O’Sullivan, Maguire, Keating.
Derry City: Maher, Doherty, S McEleney, Coll, Dummigan, O’Reilly (Todd
53’), Patching, McMullan (Kelly 86’), Duffy, Mullen (Dialo 71’), Hoban.
Referee: Marc Lynch