19:50Dundalk go close! Cameron Dummigan gets up from left-back, cuts inside, and whips one towards the right corner from outside the box. It bounces and flies just past the post. Early warning signs for the hosts. 19:47KEY EVENTKICK-OFF! Dundalk play into the shed end on a crisp night in Cork City. Can Cork pull off a miraculous result and kick-start a relegation fight or will Dundalk justify their pre-match odds? 90 minutes to find out. 19:39Countdown to kick-offJust over five minutes to go until kick-off at Turner’s Cross... 19:24Recent head-to-head record24/02/2020: Dundalk 3 Cork City 018/10/2019: Cork City 1 Dundalk 006/09/2019: Dundalk 1 Cork City 017/05/2019: Cork City 0 Dundalk 229/03/2019: Dundalk 1 Cork City 019:00Bossin in for McNulty in the Cork goalMark McNulty has been ruled out with a back strain and Liam Bossin takes his place between the sticks for the home side. 18:58Team NewsColin Healy makes five changes for Cork following the humbling defeat to Bohs last Friday.
The match can be streamed live on watchloi. ie and you can follow live updates here with Irish Mirror Sport's live blog. Kick-off is coming up at 7:45pm. 21:41KEY EVENTFULL-TIME: Cork City 0 Dundalk 2Dundalk leapfrog St Pat’s and Waterford to move third in the Premier Division table. Things are looking bleak for Cork - who remain two points adrift of Finn Harps, with a game in hand for the Ballybofey side. Hoban’s two late goals did the damage for the visitors and they just about did enough to deserve the three points.
Patrick Hoban’s header floats into the grateful arms of Bossin in the Cork goal. 20:05Dundalk on the attackNathan Oduwa fizzes a cross in and Liam Bossin grabs it at the second attempt. Dundalk look like the side more likely to break the deadlock with 17 minutes gone but Colin Healy has his troops fairly well-organised. 20:00Cork City settling into the gameThe hosts look up for this now and are battling well in midfield. They haven’t offered much going forward but there are encouraging signs here.
21:3488 minutes goneDundalk looking comfortable here as Cork fail to mount a comeback. 21:21KEY EVENTGOAL! Cork City 0 Dundalk 2Chris Shields picks out Sean Gannon, who delivers a lovely ball in, and it’s Hoban who finishes it off. Cork have battled bravely but Hoban puts them to the sword with two poacher’s goals. 21:19KEY EVENTGOAL! Cork City 0 Dundalk 1Curse of the commentator! Just as we bemoan a lack of quality from the visitors they finally strike after 73 minutes. Bossin fails to deal with a Dummigan cross and Hoban is there to pounce and finish it off! 21:1620 minutes to go70 minutes gone and Dundalk have shown so far tonight why they’ve failed to mount a title challenge this season. Their Europa League run has garnered national attention but this has been a rough year domestically for the club.
It’s not Dundalk’s first appeal of the night but referee Neil Doyle waves it away. 20:59Pat Hoban wins a free-kick in a dangerous positionBig chance for Dundalk. 20:50Substitution for Cork CityAlec Byrne replacing Uniss Kargbo, who was yellow-carded. The second half is underway. 20:47Can Cork pull off a big result? 45 minutes for Cork to cling on for a point or possibly nick a winner. They lost more ground at the weekend as Shelbourne went to Waterford and won, so a win tonight would really shake up the relegation dogfight.
Cork City v Dundalk LIVE score updatesCork City and Dundalk fans have become used to watching their teams face off with league titles on the line - but they do battle tonight in entirely different circumstances at Turner's Cross. Bottom side Cork are in desperate need of points to go above Finn Harps at the foot of the table, while the Lilywhites are looking to secure European football for next season, with Shamrock Rovers out of sight in the title race. Colin Healy replaced Neale Fenn in the Cork hot-seat last week but there was no turnaround in fortunes on Friday as Bohemians pumped the Leesiders 3-0 at Dalymount Park. Dundalk's dramatic Europa League qualification gave the club a timely boost on and off the pitch amid the pandemic but it has been a chaotic season at Oriel Park. The Lilywhites fifth in the Premier Division table - currently outside the European qualification places - but have multiple games in hand on other Euro hopefuls.
Dundalk have looked busier but no real clear-cut chances to speak of so far. You’d imagine Filippo Giovagnoli will let them know about it at half-time. Cork City’s Uniss Kargbo with Cameron Dummigan of Dundalk (Image: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy)20:37KEY EVENTHalf-Time: Cork City 0 Dundalk 0Not exactly enthralling stuff so far here at Turner’s Cross.
Cork are succeeding in making it hard for the visitors and it’s making for a dull affair. 0-0 at half-time. 20:33Dundalk chanceSean Gannon’s shot flashes across the face of the Cork goal. 20:23Scrappy affair with 10 minutes to go until half-timePatrick Hoban scuffed a decent chance for Dundalk but chances are few and far between or both teams. 35 minutes gone. 20:13Dundalk cornerFilippo Giovagnoli’s men keep piling the pressure on but Cork hold firm.
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