John Caulfield happy as Cork City earn another Europa payday

While they were denied victory last night, Cork City made it through to a clash with BK Hacken in the second qualifying round of the Europa League after holding off Linfield at Turner’s Cross.

Seán Maguire’s penalty early in the second half put City 2-0 up on aggregate, but Linfield got a lifeline, as Mark Stafford had an instant response. The Northern Irish side couldn’t find another goal, however, and City manager John Caulfield felt it was a fair outcome.

“Over the two legs, I felt that we were the better side,” he said.