Cork City blow chance to close gap on Dundalk

Cork City 1 Sligo Rovers 2

A win would have seen City cut Dundalk’s lead to only three points with a game in hand but a lacklustre first half performance cost them dearly as they failed to overturn a 2-0 half-time deficit despite a second-half performance where they dominated proceedings.

Cork boss John Caulfield made three changes to the side that bowed out of Europe to Genk last Thursday night with the injured Alan Bennett missing out, along with Michael McSweeney and Garry Buckley, who were on the bench.