Midleton 0 Cork City 2GOALS from Graham Cummins and Vinny Sullivan gave First Division Cork City a comfortable victory over Midleton at Knockgriffin last night in front of 1,200 spectators.
Cummins scored from the spot-kick on 52 minutes after he was fouled by Michael Kenneally and, seven minutes later, it was two-nil when Sullivan scored with a low drive.
Non-league side Midleton hit the bar late on from Paul a Deasy free kick. It was no pushover for Cork as the teams went in goalless at the break but their fitness and experience told in the end.
MIDLETON: Greene; Hickey, Kenneally, O’Halloran, O’Leary; Flavin, Daly, Stapleton, Barnes; Knowles (capt), McCarthy. Subs: Deasy for McCarthy (62 mins), Tatton for Flavin (67 mins), Duggan for Daly (76 mins).
CORK CITY: McNulty; Mulcahy, Kavanagh, Spillane, Murphy; Morrissey, Duggan, Escude-Candau, O’Brien; Sullivan, Cummins. Subs: Murphy for Morrissey (half-time), Turner for O’Brien (74 mins), Kenneally for Cummins (88 mins).
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork).
