O'Callaghan crowns City win

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 3

But the match was marred almost on full time, as referee Ian Stokes was forced to separate a crowd of players and send off City’s Danny Murphy and Rovers’ Cathal O’Connor.

Coming off the back of their surprise win at The Brandywell, Roddy Collins’ men had looked to extend their mini-revival. For their part, Cork City wanted to bounce back from defeat at home to Drogheda and maintain their excellent away form under former Rovers man Damien Richardson.