No winner in Cork and UCD's relegation scrap

Cork City and UCD's relegation worries have only increased after they played out a 1-1 draw at Turner’s Cross.

It was a night that presented itself as the ideal opportunity to gain some ground on Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers, and the home side thought they did enough to get something when Cian Bargary scored at the Shed End midway through the first half.

But, it was substitute Danu Kinsella Bishop that decided this game as he got away from his marker and hit the back of the net.

The result means very little to both teams’ position in the division, it just increases the inevitability of a play-off and relegation.

To City, this was supposed to be a night when they got their first league win since the beginning of June.

This reflected in their play with an early shot from Rokas Stanulevičius getting scrambled away by the UCD defence. Ben Worman also went for goal and Lorcan Healy reacted to push the ball out for the first corner of the game.

The best that the College could do was press an Ollie Byrne kick-out and Dara Keane almost won his side a turnover with this. City recovered and Bargary combined with Kevin Čustović to break through the middle, and the ball was hit just over at the Shed End.

The Rebel Army's patience was rewarded when Worman squared to Bargary inside the area and his shot went through the hands of the UCD goalkeeper in the 25th minute.

They almost doubled their lead at the end of the first half after Coffey won the ball in midfield and played Jaze Kabia into space. The striker ran through the middle, and his low shot rolled just away from the intended target.

City came out from the break and Honhoan picked out Kabia with a long ball over the top. He knocked this into Coffey’s path, and the midfielder’s close