City foiled by late equaliser

Portadown 1 Cork City 1

But following yellow cards picked up in last night's tie, both Alan Bennett and Danny Murphy will miss the clash with Shelbourne at Tolka Park on May 2.

Striker John O' Flynn was back in the squad after recovering from a hip injury, but he was confined to the bench for City, while Gary Hamilton - already the scourge of Shelbourne and the striker who holds an Irish League record for scoring six times in one game - was a controversial omission for Portadown.