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Date Time League Season
13 August 2021 7:45 pm LOI Men's First Division 2021

Match Report

Four’getful night for Cobh as City win Cork derby

Four goals gave Cork City all three points and local bragging rights as they saw off neighbouring Cobh Ramblers at Turners Cross in the SSE Airtricity First Division.

Beineon O’Brien Whitmarsh’s sixth minute strike gave City the edge in a close first half, but early second half goals from Barry Coffey and Cian Murphy put the tie beyond doubt before the game reached 60 minutes.

Coffey netted again with five minutes remaining to cause further embarrassment to a Cobh defence that looked shaky without its starting centre-back pairing.

Cork looked the more confident in the opening stages of the first half and it wasn’t long until the vocal home crowd had something to celebrate after Whitmarsh O’Brien’s sixth minute opener.

Left short in midfield, City’s Ronan Hurley could only boot the ball forward under pressure from Coby’s midfield cross.

Hurley’s ball however found an O’Brien Whitmarsh run up the pitch and with the Ram’s centre-backs outpaced and Sean Barron hesitant to leave his goal, Beineon had plenty of time and space to hammer home the game’s opener.

More chances followed but Cork couldn’t get a second and Cobh began to work their way into the tie. 

Pierce Philip’s shot hit the City crossbar on 15 minutes, while Ian Turner’s dangerous ball into the box failed to find any Cobh attackers soon after.

Cork also threatened again and O’Brien Whitmarsh terrorised the Ramblers defence while for Cobh, Nathan O’Connell looked dangerous. Neither side could score however and City went into the break 1-0 to the good.

If the first half was a relatively even affair the second was anything but. Cork came out dominant in possession and Cobh couldn’t find a decent foothold whatsoever. 

Dylan McGlade was a constant danger for City and after working his way through the Cobh defence he could only offer a weak shot to be parried away by Barron. Barry Coffey however was on hand in the Ramblers box to tap in his first goal for City after arriving on loan from Celtic.

Cork didn’t let up and put serious pressure on a Cobh defence that looked increasingly nervous devoid of its suspended centre back pairing of Charlie Lyons and Ben O’Riordan.

Less than two minutes after Coffey struck, star striker Cian Murphy followed up on a McGlade shot to make it 3-0 to the home side and put the tie to bed.

Cork were ravenous in attacking and defending their lead and clean sheet and never let up as Cobh struggled for the ball throughout.

Coffey struck again in the 85th minute to add insult to injury, much to the delight of the  home support basking in a decisive Cork Derby win that sees them leapfrog their neighbours in the league.

Cork City

1Mark McNulty Goalkeeper
3Ronan Hurley Defender
7Dylan McGlade 11 Midfielder
8Cian Coleman Midfielder
9Beineon O’Brien Whitmarsh Forward 6'
14Barry Coffey Midfielder 55', 85'
16Alec Byrne Midfielder
17Darragh Crowley Forward
18Joshua Honohan Defender
24Cian Murphy 20 Forward 57'
25Gordon Walker Defender
13David Harrington Goalkeeper
10Steven Beattie Forward
11Cian Bargary 7 Midfielder
15Dale Holland Midfielder
20Sean Kennedy 24 Midfielder
21Oran Crowe Midfielder
25Jamie Wynne Forward
30Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh Midfielder
31Cathal Heffernan Defender

Cobh Ramblers

1Sean Barron Goalkeeper
2John Kavanagh Defender
4Lee Devitt Midfielder
7Ian Turner 11 Midfielder
8Pierce Phillips Midfielder
12Naythan Coleman Defender 25'
15David O’Leary Midfielder
16Darren Murphy 9 Forward
18Danny O’Connell 14 Midfielder
20Nathan O’Connell Midfielder
23Ciaran Griffin 10 Forward
22Corey Chambers Goalkeeper
Alex Hill Defender
9Killian Cooper 16 Forward
10Jake Hegarty 23 Forward
11Conor Drinan 7 Defender
14Stephen O’Leary 18 Midfielder
19James McCarthy Defender
24Chris O’Reilly Forward
26Fionn Duggan Midfielder
  • 93'

    Full-time at Turners Cross. Cork City 4-0 Cobh Ramblers. Early second-half goals from Barry Coffey and Cian Murphy put the tie to bed while Coffey added a fourth in the 85th. City go above Cobh in the league after a decisive performance tonight.

  • 90'

    3 minutes injury time

  • 85'

    Goal!!! Barry Coffey gets Cork City\'s fourth of the night.

  • 81'

    Dale Holland replaces Honohan for City

  • 76'

    McGlade is replaced by Cian Bargary for City after a great game

  • 74'

    Two more changes for Cobh as Griffin is replaced by Jake Hegarty and Ian Turner is replaced by Conor Drinan

  • 72'

    Cobh being hounded by the home side in midfield and have failed to enjoy any possession this half

  • 67'

    Sean Kennedy replaces scorer Cian Murphy for Cork's first sub

  • 66'

    Beineon really should score City's fourth after finding himself in ample space but blazes it wide

  • 64'

    Nathan O'Connell sees yellow for Cobh's second of the game

  • 63'

    City continuing to apply the pressure as Cobh can't gain a foothold whatsoever

  • 58'

    GOAL!!! Cian Murphy scores City's third of the evening as Cobh's defence look ready to fall apart!

  • 57'

    McGlade's shot goes over after another Cork attack

  • 55'

    GOAL!!!! Barry Coffey taps in City's second goal after McGlade's shot is parried away by Barron

  • 54'

    Darren Murphy's shot goes well wide as Cobh applied pressure in the City half

  • 50'

    Cork in charge in the opening stages of this half

  • 47'

    McGlade dangerous in the box and his scoop into the box allows Cian Coleman to head but goes just right and wide of the Cobh goal

  • 46'

    Barron tips Ronan Hurley's long shot over the crossbar for a corner as Cork start the half well

  • 45'

    Cork City get the second half under way!

  • 46'

    Half-Time at Turners Cross. Cork City 1 - 0 Cobh Ramblers after Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh's early goal gave the home side the lead. Cork City look the better side so far, although Cobh began to enjoy some decent spells of possession as the game wore on.

  • 45'

    1 minute added time

  • 43'

    Cobh call for a penalty after O'Connell falls to the ground as the sides jostle for a corner delivery, referee gives nothing.

  • 40'

    Ciaran Griffin's shot is saved by City keeper Mark McNulty. Cobh enjoying a good spell

  • 39'

    O'Brien-Whitmarsh coming close again after a nice one-two with McGlade. Constantly threatening Cobh all game.

  • 37'

    Barron saves from Beineon at his near post. Cork dominating proceedings once again as half-time approaches

  • 34'

    Cobh enjoying possession but not creating anything of note

  • 29'

    Bit of intensity gone out of the game as both sides playing long balls but failing to find an attacker

  • 26'

    Beineon comes close from an Alec Byrne cross but fails to make decent contact!

  • 25'

    Coleman booked for his foul in midfield on City's Barry Coffey

  • 22'

    McGlade causing trouble for Cobh down the left wing and winning a corner

  • 20'

    Barron makes a good catch from a dangerous Gordon Walker ball into the Cobh box

  • 18'

    Visitors applying pressure. Luke Turner comes close to goal with a cross but fails to find any attacker. Cobh now with most possession

  • 17'

    Rams beginning to look more comfortable winning two consecutive corners.

  • 15'

    Pierce Philip's shot comes off the crossbar as Cobh come very close to equalising against the run of play.

  • 13'

    Another great chance for Cork as they continue to make headway down the right wing. Beineon's cross to Coffey really should have been better as it fails to find the midfielder in the Cobh box.

  • 12'

    Cobh cannot keep the ball. Constant pressure from City not allowing the visitors to string together passes

  • 11'

    City in full control now. Alec Byrne comes close but hits it wide!

  • 7'

    Cobh centre-back pairing were really caught for pace and goalkeeper Sean Barron should have come out but allowed O'Brien to hammer home for City.

  • 6'

    GOAL! Whitmarsh opens the scoring for Cork City to the applause of the home crowd!

  • 3'

    Cork in charge so far but failing to make the ball stick in the Ram's half

  • 1'

    Cobh Ramblers get the Cork Derby underway at Turners Cross!

  • Less than 10 minutes til kick off as the sun shines down on Turners Cross

  • Cobh team in as Pierce Philips and Naythan Coleman fill in at centre-back in the absence of the suspended Charlie Lyons and Ben O'Riordan.

  • Cork City team news is in!

  • This will be the first Cork Derby of 2021 played in front of a crowd. Tickets for Turners Cross are sold-out with a limited number of home and away fans to be in attendance at this evenings tie!

  • Each side has one up on the other after already playing twice this season. City beat the Rams at Turners Cross in their first meeting while Cobh were victorious at home in May. Tonight's fixture will be the final occasion that the sides meet in this years league and local bragging rights will surely rest with the winners!

  • Its Cork Derby Day at Turners Cross as Cork City take on Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity first Division. My name is Jack Joy and I'll be taking you through this evening's game. K.O is at 7.45pm!

Past Meetings

(Series 10)
1 - 0
LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park

Cobh Ramblers v Cork City

(Series 1)
2 - 1
LOI Men's First Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Cobh Ramblers

Ground

Turner's Cross
Beaufort Park, Turner\'s Cross C, Cork, County Cork, Munster, T12 E3H5, Ireland

Jack Joy is a journalism student at Dublin City University