Cohen earns cork city home win Rovers; Dundalk still lead the table after the collision, Limerick

Cork City 1…

Sligo Rovers…0

Denis Hurley

Cork city behind the leading division Dundalk as they saw off Sligo Rovers at Turner’s cross on Tuesday evening, but the rebel army of the faithful were forced to wait.

Sub Jimmy Cohen has earned in the Champions League second 1-0 home win in five days as he struck against his former side three minutes after coming on, firing home after a cross Colm Horgan was deflected into his path.

Raham Cummins cork city, celebrates after teammate Jimmy Cohen scored the first goal of his team during the SSE Airtricity League Premier division match between cork city and Sligo Rovers at Turner’s cross in cork. Photo Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Prior to that, he looked like one of those nights on the town, with good chances of not hitting in the beginning of the second minute, when Mitchell Beeney saved brilliantly to deny Graham Cummins.

Conor McCarthy also went close for city in the first half, Sligo were defending deep, but also, although there was little to trouble mark McNulty at the other end.

It was a scoreless half an hour later, the City spent a wonderful opportunity, Barry Macnamee shooting at scales from Kieran Sadlier on a low cross, while Cummins was headed by Shane Griffin with the delivery wide.

The dam finally broke when Cummins did everything and although Sligo pressed to the rink, all they could muster was a shot from part of Adam Morgan, which was easy for McNulty.

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Cork City: McNulty; Horgan, McCarthy, McLaughlin, Griffin; McCormack, Morrissey (Cohen 75); Sheppard (O’hanlon 69), Maknami, Sadlier (Barry 85); Cummins.

SLIGO Rovers: Beeney; water, Callan-McFadden, McClean, Donelon; Boylan (Cretaro 83), Keaney (Morgan 81), Cowley, McAleer (Roy 81); McCabe, moorouse.

Referee: D Tomney (Dublin).