Match Report
In the standings it was Cork City 1st on 69 points, Monaghan United 3rd on 67 — separated by 2. Per game in the league, Cork City were scoring 2.43 and conceding 0.87, Monaghan United 2 and 0.9, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Monaghan United, winners of their last three.
The venue was Turner's Cross, with room for 7,485 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Cork City: Graham Cummins (24'), Davin O'Neill (83') · Monaghan United: Declan O'Brien (6'), Declan O'Brien (60')