Cork City's title hopes get a jolt

Sligo Rovers 0 Cork City 0: Cork City spluttered in Sligo on Saturday night as their pursuit of SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Dundalk frustratingly stalled in a scoreless draw. 
Cork City's title hopes get a jolt

The title challengers, second in the table, were held by the gutsy hosts – who have only lost twice at home all season – and have to beat Galway United at Turner’s Cross tomorrow night if they are to eat into the seven-point gap.

In a game initially drenched by a deluge, Cork were off target with their shooting, regularly thwarted by Sligo’s goalkeeping understudy, Ciaran Nugent, and, with their best chance, Gary Buckley’s 47th free-kick rocket, denied by the woodwork.

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