Cork City motor on without stars

Cork City 2 Galway United 1: A commanding second-half performance saw Cork City come from behind and start the post-Maguire-and-O’Connor era off in the best possible fashion as they moved ever closer to a first SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title since 2005 at Turner’s Cross last night.

Things didn’t look to be going to plan following a dreadful first-half performance but once man-of-the-match Garry Buckley fired in the equaliser shortly after the break, there was only going to be one winner as John Caulfield’s side showed their mettle to move 18 points clear at the top.

It was hard on Galway, who were excellent in the first half and could have grabbed a point right at the death, but the relegation battlers were no match for a rampant home side in the second half as City looked like the team they have been all season.