Drogheda United 3 Cork City 1
Drogheda United punished an out-of-sorts Cork City at O2 Park this evening, condemning the Leesiders to their third defeat of the campaign.
Cork were never really at the races and Drogheda, who were still without veteran Pat Scully, took the game to the visitors from the outset and could have run out more convincing winners.
The opening goal arrived on 18 minutes when Mark Kelly's cross from the left flank was met by Declan O'Brien who slotted the ball past the despairing lunge of Michael Devine in the Cork goal.
Drogheda could, and perhaps should, have added to their tally before the break as Cork failed to inject any urgency into their play but the home side were rewarded four minutes into the second half when the impressive Andy Myler converted a penalty to double the lead.
George O'Callaghan gave the visitors faint hope 10 minutes from the end but within 60 seconds Myler had restored the two-goal advantage to secure the three points.