Patrick McEleney and Jordan McEneff on the mark as Derry see off Cork

Derry City eased to their first victory of the season, seeing off a battling Cork City, at a packed Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Goals in either half by Patrick McEleney and Jordan McEneff sealed the three points and with champions Shamrock Rovers drawing at Drogheda United, it sets up next week's meeting at Tallaght Stadium with Shamrock Rovers nicely.

The home side started on the front foot and went close on seven minutes, but Cork net-minder Tobi Oluwayemi did well to parry Ben Doherty's long range strike away from his goal.

Derry broke the deadlock on 31 minutes when skipper McEleney was afforded time and space and his curling 25 yard strike gave Oluwayemi no chance.

Cork should have levelled things just before the break as Barry Coffey got in behind the Derry back-line, but his close range strike from the left hand angle was well kept out by a diving Brian Maher.

The visitors had a half chance early in the second half as Joshua Honohan's left wing cross found Coffey, but the midfielder's header at the back post was well off target.

Derry doubled their lead on 64 minutes as a neat passing move down the right ended with Ryan Graydon's teasing centre finding McEneff and he coolly guided the ball home from close range.

Cork were nearly gifted a goal on 82 minutes as Doherty's header back to Maher, caught out the keeper, but the Dubliner scrambled back to claw the ball off the line.

Maher was called into action again moments later as Cork hit the home side on the counter attack, but substitute Daniel Krezic's shot from the left hand angle, was tipped over by the Derry goalkeeper.

Derry City: Brian Maher, Ciaran Coll, Shane McEleney, Mark Connolly, Ben Doherty; Patrick McEleney, Will Patching, Jordan McEneff (Brandon Kavanagh