City come from behind to rock Rovers

RESILIENT Cork City dealt Shamrock Rovers’ title ambitions a huge setback by coming from behind to win in Tallaght, knocking the Hoops off top spot in the Premier Division and securing their own grip on third place in the table.

It was a thoroughly deserved victory for Cork, a terrific performance crowned by goals of high quality from Billy Dennehy and Shane Duggan.

City’s players can only be admired for their commitment in the face of myriad problems off the pitch, but minus Joe Gamble, Timmy Kiely and goalkeeper Dan Connor – and having lost Davin O’ Neill to a knee injury just before kick-off – a reshuffled side was undone by Rovers as early as the third minute.