Four-goal Cork have to settle for second place

Cork City 4 Dungannon Swifts 1

Cork came within a goal of winning Setanta Sports Cup Group 1 at Turner's Cross, but have to be content with runners-up and an away tie in the semis.

Needing to win by three goals more than Drogheda, Cork tore into Dungannon and were rewarded on 23 minutes when Darren Murphy glanced a header home from Danny Murphy's free-kick.

A clever one-two from a corner brought City's second goal six minutes before the break.

Liam Kearney and Pat Sullivan worked the move with Kearney's low drive finding the net.

Swifts' Shea McGerrigan got a goal back on 55 minutes to all but end Cork's hopes.

Cork rallied and Denis Behan scored a 63rd minute penalty before Darragh Ryan added a fourth seven minutes later, but they couldn't get a fifth which would have won them the group.