RECORD NIGHT AS CHAMPIONS STROLL TO WIN JIMMY STRIKES AGAIN

Waterford Dundalk Limerick

2 DUNDALK broke their own league points record tally from 2015 as they picked up another three points with a 2-1 win at Waterford.

Second half goals from Patrick Hoban, his 27th of the season, and Ronan Murray (above) secured a comfortable win despite Dessie Hutchinson’s late consolation.

Hoban went close with a powerful drive from inside the area but Waterford striker Izzy Akinade got back on the line to make a goal-saving block.

Hoban headed wide before Waterford’s only real

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JIMMY Keohane, in the running for the Cork City Player of the Year was on the goals trail again for the cup finalists as they beat relegationthreatened

Limerick in this provincial derby.

The ex-bristol City and Exeter City man fired the home team into the lead inside two minutes. Kieran

Cork City

1 0 chance from full-back Dylan Barnett but he couldn’t get enough power behind the strike.

Patrick Mceleney, Hoban and Dane Massey went close before the opener arrived.

Five minutes into the second half Sean Gannon’s cross found Hoban and he brilliantly headed into the far corner.

Three minutes later John Mountney picked up the ball on the right and found Ronan Murray to roll the ball into the back of the net to double the lead and secure the points, before Hutchinson’s late strike. Sadlier (inset) made it 2-0 on 53 minutes after brilliant link up play between Keohane and Shane Daly Butz before Aaron Barry added a third turning in a 93rd minute corner. Cork, who handed a home league debut to U19 skipper Ronan Hurley, play Derry away next weekend and finish up with a home tie against Bray Wanderers.