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Cork City clinch another Brandywell win

Saturday 29th September 2007, 1:07 am

John O'Flynn, Cork City.

Photo by Tom Carey.

Cork City came from behind to beat Derry City at the Brandywell and keep alive their hopes of claiming a top four and possibly even top three finish.

Killian Brennan had given Derry the lead after 11 minutes when he volleyed home from Kevin Deery's cross. It was a deserved lead after Derry had created a number of good chances in the opening minutes. However, they were guilty of wasting a number of goal-scoring chances too.

Mark Farren and Kevin McHugh both failed to convert when in great positions. Gareth McGlynn had also missed a great chance early in the game.

Denis Behan continued his recent excellent goal-scoring form as he levelled matters up on the stroke of half-time - his seventh goal in four games. After controlling Neal Horgan's long ball, Behan unleashed a shot from the edge of the box and Whether his shot was true or not it did the job and flew past Dave McEwan.

Derry were again guilty of spurning a chance to score as McGlynn saw his header come back off the Cork crossbar on the hour and it proved costly as Cork grabbed the match winner just a couple of minutes later.

John O'Flynn scored the match winner after the hour as he forced the ball home after Joe Gamble had driven it in across the Derry goal-mouth.

The win leaves Cork within three points of Shamrock Rovers and Saint Patrick's Athletic who sit in second and third place in the Premier Division.

Derry City : McEwan, Deery (McDaid 82), Oman, McCallion, Hargan, McGlynn, Higgins, Martyn, Brennan, McHugh, Farren.
Cork City : Devine, Horgan, Murray, O'Callaghan, Woods, O'Brien, Gamble, Kearney, McSweeney, Behan, O'Flynn (Softic 65).