UCD 1 Cork City 1Paul Doolin will speak with Drogheda United over the next few days about an offer to take over as their manager in succession to Harry McCue who was sacked last week.

"I'm still UCD manager until such a time as that changes," said Doolin. "The club have told me Drogheda want to speak to me and I will speak to them over the next day or two. It's no secret anymore they are interested in me. I'll go and have a chat with them and see what the position is. I'm not saying I will go or that I won't."

If this was the end of Doolin's three years at Belfield he will go with mixed feelings as his struggling side played well but failed to hold a lead against 10 men. Cork lost under-21 international John O'Flynn after four minutes when he injured his knee and was taken to hospital with suspected ligament damage.

Cork soon found themselves a goal down and trooped off at the interval a man down. Mark Rooney was central to both incidents, giving UCD the lead on 19 minutes while Derek Coughlan was sent off for taking the College striker down. Rooney timed his run perfectly onto Patrick Sullivan's through ball and confidently beat Michael Devine.

It got worse for Pat Dolan's side on 32 minutes when they were reduced to 10 men. Rooney initially skipped past the challenge of Dan Murray before showing excellent feet to bypass Coughlan. But the defender tripped Rooney and, being the last man, was shown the red card by referee Paul Tuite.

UCD were under pressure from the restart and after six minutes Cork were level. Robert McAuley's poor throw in was intercepted by Kevin Doyle who ran past Tony McDonnell and poked the ball home.

UCD: O'Neill; Donnelly, McNally, McDonnell (O'Donnell, 61 mins.), McAuley; J. Martin, Sullivan, Cawley, Ryan; Rooney, Griffin.

CORK CITY: Devine; Horgan, Coughlan, D. Murray, Woods; Doyle, CT O'Brien, O' Halloran (Bennett, 86 mins), Casey; O'Callaghan, O'Flynn (Mulconry, 9 mins, K. Murray, half-time).

Referee: P Tuite (Dublin).