Seven up for Cork City as Waterford collapse

Cork City 7 Waterford United 0: Cork City went goal crazy at Turner’s Cross last night as they banged seven second-half goals past a hapless Waterford United outfit to book their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup.

Roddy Collins’ Waterford kept the hosts scoreless for the opening 45 minutes but once Danny Morrissey scored the opener two minutes into the second-half, the floodgates opened and Collins’ young Blues collapsed as City ran riot. Both managers rang the changes with John Caulfield making nine changes to the side that drew 2-2 in Galway and Collins starting only four players from the team that lost 4-1 to Shelbourne at the RSC.

It could have been much worse for Waterford had referee Anthony Buttimer awarded what looked a blatant penalty in the fifth minute but the Cork official controversially booked Ian Turner for diving when it looked like the City winger was brought down in full flight by keeper Corey Chambers, who would also have had to be sent off.