Clancy believes double match weekends contributed to stoppage-time concessions

“There’s been a large amount of mileage and minutes in the legs of the same players over the past month, especially because we had to squeeze in an extra game against Rovers."

DOUBLE MATCH WEEKENDS: Easing of the fixture congestion will ease Cork City’s late lapses, in the mind of manager Tim Clancy. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Easing of the fixture congestion will ease Cork City’s late lapses, in the mind of manager Tim Clancy.

City’s return to the Premier Division has been blighted by relinquishing leads and then shipping goals in the latter stages.