City fail to break down Athlone

IN spite of dominating for long periods, Cork City dropped two points when they failed to break down a resolute home defence.

The best chances came in the first half when new signing Vincent Escude-Candau fired over after Derek O’Brien’s left-wing cross had been parried by the goalkeeper.

As half-time approached, Vinny Sullivan was denied by keeper Michael Schlingerman, while Escude-Candau then had a shot cleared off the line by Paul Danaher.