Cork City boss John Caulfield expressed his delight with the performance that powered Cork City into the semi-finals of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup. A double from Karl Sheppard and further goals from Kieran Sadlier and Jimmy Keohane earned the hold
Cork City boss John Caulfield expressed his delight with the performance that powered Cork City into the semi-finals of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup.
A double from Karl Sheppard and further goals from Kieran Sadlier and Jimmy Keohane earned the holders a comfortable 4-1 win over First Division Longford Town at City Calling Stadium on Saturday night.
“It was a great professional performance from us, but we needed that here because Neale (Fenn) has built a very good, young and energetic team at Longford,” said Caulfield.
“Our first half was very good and we moved the ball well, our one and two touch football was good to watch and our pace was great.
“We scored some quality goals before half-time and we got another great goal early in the second half.
“Overall, to get four goals away from home and to be back in the semi-finals of the cup for the third year in a row is a great feeling.
“The lads were a bit deflated and disappointed at losing to Shamrock Rovers last week and the only answer is to come back on the pitch, start moving and working hard and that’s exactly what we did and, as I say, we are delighted to be in the semi-finals of the competition.”
