Match Report
3 points and 496 places separated them: Cork City 672nd with 6, Limerick 1168th with 3. The last five rounds placed Limerick 1040th in the league for form — higher than their 1168th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Cork City 2 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Limerick 0.5 and 2.75, with the league averaging 1.69.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Limerick. Over the last five, Cork City had taken 9 of 15 points to Limerick's 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Cork City wins, 1 for Limerick, 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Turner's Cross, with room for 7,485 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-0.




