O’Donovan misses sitter as City struggle

CORK CITY and Dungannon Swifts will have to be content with a share of second place in Group 2 of the Setanta Cup after this scoreless draw in Stangmore Park last night.

And while Dungannon showed a vast improvement on their recent Irish League form, Roy O’ Donovan will rue missing a first-half open goal for a Cork side which struggled for long spells to find its feet in what was the club’s first proper outing of the season.

City will find out tomorrow if Colin Healy and Gareth Farrelly will be cleared by FIFA to join the club. Manager Damien Richardson gave competitive debuts to Darragh Ryan at left-back and 19-year-old Sean Kelly on the right side of midfield.