A long-awaited away victory in the Premier Division for Cork City ensured a third straight league victory for Liam Buckley's team and breathed new life into their survival bid.Babatunde Owolabi’s second half goal means that Cork now sit just two points off Drogheda United – and safety - in eighth position.
Both teams came into the match on two-match winning runs, something had to give, but Cork took the spoils.The last time Cork managed to string three top-flight victories together was back in 2018, en route to a second place finish.
At that point, their years long co-dominance with Dundalk was coming to an end.In 2023, their objectives are different and they lie much closer to the foot of the table than the summit.
A three-match winning run is no mean feat and it may go a long way towards securing safety come the season’s end.The winning goal was Owolabi’s fourth of the campaign and his partnership with Ruairi Keating is proving a fruitful one for Buckley, who has changed things up since taking the reins from Colin Healy.Drogheda will be bitterly disappointed at the manner of the concession, however.