Near a sold out capacity, the defending champions Cork City delivered a notable win over recently promoted Waterford. With a 2-0 rout over the Blues after their brilliant debut, this time there was no miracle or upset performed at Turners Cross.
Still this win did not come easy for the Rebel Army despite the comfortable score and clean sheet, today’s feat was not as easy as it looked.
After both squads, putting in display their offensive might and looking for the right opportunity, their first half ended with just a simple deadlock at zero goals and with the promises of seeing another disputed second half.
As last week, Blues heroes were under a watchful eye by the Leesiders defenders, with Dean O’ Halloran and Ismail Akinade making their best efforts of delivering another one of a kind afternoon against Cork City.
However, the efforts displayed by the locals defense, and with an inspired goalkeeper in Mark McNulty and an alert Alan Bennett that its opportune moment came by stopping a Rory Felly cross to Akinade that many would consider it as a score and the City defender stopped it.
For Waterford with one of City’s former player in Gavan Holohan knowing by heart his former club weak spots and looking to start something for the visitors in the midfield, kudos to their defense.
As the Blues, defenders keep the City strikers and offensive attack numb for more than sixty minutes, as manager John Caulfield started making his signature moves in his offensive attack, suddenly his strategy worked.
After a failed shoot by City Barry McNamee, taking advantage of the rebounded volley Gearoid Morrissey took matter into his own hands and scored the first goal of the match in the 55 minute to the joy of the City followers.
The Leesiders not too complacent of letting down their guards is down and looking forward of defending their lone score in preventing a revival in the attacking offense of the visiting Blues 11.
The Rebel Army via Barry Macnamee making some shoots towards the posts defended by Niall Corbett as well defender Connor McCormack testing these chap abilities throughout the course of the match.
For newcomer McNamee was showing off his adaptation quickly in the initial eleven of John Caulfield and being now an important part of this latter one scheme, his efforts through the course of the match were not in vain after his missed shot giving way to the game first score.
Still as the locals were making efforts in looking to net the second score, it was Kieran Sadler who found Gary Buckley who just pushed the ball for the go-ahead goal in match that in the ending minutes shifted in favor of the locals.
With this win the Munster Derby goes in favor of the defending champions Cork City as well getting their second consecutive win of the new campaign and lifting the spirits of the new Rebel Army looking forward to repeat.
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