Early O'Halloran goal the spur as City go through

Cork City 3

And when the former U-21 international put John O'Flynn through for an excellent goal halfway through the second half - his ninth in seven games - and Billy Woods grabbed another late on, the Cork side assured themselves of advancing to the next round.

City, unchanged from Sunday's first leg tie, started by far the brighter of the two sides, and they showed none of the nerves which so nearly ended their interest in the competition by dominating possession and having by far the better of the early exchanges.