Kicking the league when it’s down a mug’s game

Boom! Boom! And out went the lights in Europe for Irish football this season, writes Liam Mackey

The worst of it for Cork City on Thursday night in Norway was that the evening was almost a carbon copy of what had happened at Turner’s Cross the previous week.

In both games, City began full of energy and intent, looking at least a match for, if not at times even better than, their opponents. But, for all the promise of their early good work, a combination of defensive errors and clinical finishing had Rosenborg two-up and cruising before the break in both the first and second legs.