Cork City answer Caulfield’s call by edging past St Pat’s

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Cork City 2: John Caulfield got the reaction he demanded following Friday’s home defeat to Longford Town as Cork City returned to winning ways to regain a firmer grip on second place in the Premier Division table.

Cork City answer Caulfield’s call by edging past St Pat’s

First-half goals from Steven Beattie and Danny Morrissey at Richmond Park ultimately earned a first victory in five league games which moves Cork four points ahead of third-placed Shamrock Rovers.

A sixth defeat in eight games for St Patrick’s, however, means they’ve still not clinched fourth place and the coveted final Europa League spot.

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