Sections of Turner's Cross to be closed after St Pat's player struck by bottle

In their statement, Cork City confirmed that had identified the alleged culprits and their banning procedure would be activated.

Mark Doyle of St Patrick's Athletic reacts after being struck by a missile thrown by the crowd while celebrating scoring his side's first goal during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup semi-final match between Cork City and St Patrick's Athletic at Turner’s Cross in Cork. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Sections of Turner's Cross stadium will be closed for Shamrock Rovers' visit to Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division as a result of missiles being thrown during City's FAI Cup semi-final defeat by St Patrick’s Athletic on Sunday.

After Mark Doyle opened the scoring for St Pat's, two missiles were thrown in his direction, one of them a plastic bottle which struck the player.