Cork City have cut Shelbourne's lead at the top of the eircom League Premier Division to just one point after steamrollering Drogheda United tonight.
Cork City creep up on Shelbourne's shoulder
Cork City have cut Shelbourne's lead at the top of the eircom League Premier Division to just one point after steamrollering Drogheda United tonight.
Pat Dolan's side cut loose at Turners Cross, firing four past the visitors and looking every inch the title contenders they strive to be.
John O'Flynn opened the scoring on 10 minutes, his curling effort finding the top corner and was on hand again in the second half to seal the win.
In the meantime Dan Murray took advantage of some slack marking to double the lead with a 32nd minute header and 15 minutes from time Conor O'Brady grabbed the fourth.
At Dalymount Park, St Patrick's Athletics kept the pressure on the leaders with a fine 2-1 victory over Bohemians while Longford maintained their challenge with a 3-0 win over UCD.
Elsewhere, the meeting of Waterford United and Derry City produced a 1-1 stalemate.