Cummins scores again to see City through

GRAHAM CUMMINS grabbed his 11th goal of the season as high-flying Cork City saw off Premier Division St Pat’s in a pulsating EA Sports Cup quarter-final at Turner’s Cross yesterday.

Derek O’Brien had given the Leesiders a first-half lead before St Pat’s hit back through Neil Harney on 57 minutes, only for Cummins’ brilliant finish to give Cork victory. The Leesiders also had goalkeeper Mark McNulty to thank for some late heroics.

St Pat’s were unbeaten since April coming into yesterday’s game but Pete Mahon reshuffled his side, making seven changes from the side which beat Crumlin in the FAI Cup. City, for their part, have only lost one game this season, in the Munster Senior Cup to Carrick United, but they were without suspended duo of Danny Murphy and Vinny Sullivan, while Davin O’Neill is getting married.