Cork City vs Galway United

Ten-man Galway battled to what could be a valuable point in the race for the First Division title as they held league leaders Cork City to a 0-0 draw in ...

Cork still remain a point clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. The Leesiders went close to netting a winner late on but Coffey, Bargary and Murphy all sent shots wide before Bolger's cross needed to be tipped over as Galway hung on for a draw which could be huge at the end of the season. But Galway were dealt a huge blow with a quarter of an hour on the clock as they were reduced to 10 men when Ed McCarthy kicked out at Cian Bargary as he looked to lead a counter-attack.

A record crowd of 6393 for a First Division saw everything except a goal but the stalemate against their closest challengers keeps Cork City on the trail to ...

It seemed the screw was being turned when Cian Murphy dashed across his marker to loop a header which the Galway custodian was equal to. Their eagerness to test Harrington’s replacement Jimmy Corcoran was apparent as the corners by Conor McCormack were increasingly fired under his crossbar. That was until the chasing Ed McCarthy scampered across and scythed him down, sending the winger crashing to the ground on the halfway line. Caulfield abides to a fundamental tactical creed of optimising the width of the pitch and hurtling in crosses. He would carry on until approaching the interval but each wince from his kick-outs spelt trouble for the ever-present. An outnumbered City defence began back-peddling when he drove from the halfway line, his speculative shot losing sting by taking a deflection.