Graham Burke nets super strike as Cork City lose their way

Shamrock Rovers 3 Cork City 0

The form stats had strongly favoured City coming into this one, a four-game winning streak without conceding a goal in the league having propelled them to the top of the table on the back of last Friday’s 1-0 over the Lilywhites at Turner’s Cross.

In start contrast, Rovers were searching for a first win at the seventh attempt, despite dominating away to Derry City last Friday and, in a game which ended scoreless, becoming the first side to take a point off the Candystripes at the Brandywell this season.