Gary Buckley strikes to keep Cork City in title contention

Wexford Youths 0, Cork City 1: Cork City maintained their pressure on leaders Dundalk with a hard-earned victory over a battling Wexford Youths side at Ferrycarrig Park yesterday afternoon.

The opening 20 minutes was dominated by Cork City but despite maintaining continuous pressure were unable to break through the home defence, who brought a number of players behind the ball to assist their defence.

City came close to taking the lead after ten minutes having utterly dominated. Stephen Beattie powered in a free-kick from just outside the area, with keeper Graham Doyle spilling the ball into the path of the in-rushing Danny Morrissey, but the keeper atoned by turning the rebound around the post for a corner that came to nothing.