First Division: Cobh swoop for last-minute winner, Waterford beaten by Athlone

Brendan Frahill's last-minute goal from a Jack Doherty corner made sure that Cobh Ramblers beat Treaty United 1-0 at St Colman’s Park.

That decided a fixture that was evenly fought between two Munster rivals that were meeting for the fifth time this season.

It was Cobh’s first home game since beating Cork City in the Munster Senior Cup final and Shane Keegan’s team were welcomed by a large crowd that saw a ball deflect into the path of Mikie Rowe in just the second minute.

The Galway United loanee had to watch as his tame effort was caught by Corey Chambers, and his next attempt was also stopped by the Treaty shot-stopper.

This claret and blue rush faded into a battle for possession that Treaty won through some excellent control by Dean George and Stephen Christopher.

Their first chance came from a cross to Success Edogun at the near post, and Lee Steacy caught this with ease. The next time the striker got into a similar position, the Cobh goalkeeper instantly reacted to push the ball onto the crossbar.

Treaty were playing with a sense of confidence, with the same sense of energy that they used to stage a late fightback to claim a point against Waterford FC on Monday at the Markets Field. That withered in the closing minutes of the first half, and it was goal-less at the break at St Colman’s Park.

Cobh showed a lot more composure up front once the game restarted but they were unable to get through and really test the Treaty defence. They did win a free-kick, and this was plucked out of the air by Chambers in the 46th minute.

Any attempt to release Doherty was in vain as the forward was man marked by two defenders, and he had no room to run with the ball.

Then Colin Conroy broke and the Cobh defence managed to wrestle back control