John Caulfield called on Liam Miller spirit for Cork City comeback

Dundalk 2 Cork City 4: Liam Miller would have been proud of his old club Cork City, as they fought back from two goals down to retain the President’s Cup against their long-time rivals Dundalk at Oriel Park yesterday.

The passing of the 36-year-old on Friday night overshadowed the SSE Airtricity League curtain-raiser, but a minute’s silence beforehand and applause in the 22nd minute were impeccably observed by both sets of fans.

A first-half double from Ronan Murray in blizzard-like conditions looked like it had put one hand on the cup for Stephen Kenny’s side, but a few strong words from City manager John Caulfield had the desired effect, as Karl Sheppard, Barry McNamee, Kieran Sadlier and Graham Cummins all found the net after the restart to make it seven matches without defeat against the Louth men.