Cork City 2:3 Cobh Ramblers: Match Result

Match report

Cork City surrendered their top spot on the table in a match that turned on a single moment. The hosts, who had been riding a wave of form, lost 2:3 to Cob Ramblers in the First Division. It was a result that would have been unthinkable before the half-hour mark, but football rarely respects expectations. The turning point arrived at forty-four minutes when F. Kelleher was shown a red card. *And here's the thing* — Cork City had been leading 1:0 thanks to S. Maguire's eighteenth-minute strike, and suddenly they were reduced to ten men. The momentum shifted instantly. By then, the visitors had already seized control of the midfield battle, and the numerical advantage gave them space to work. Cob Ramblers punished the hosts from an own goal when C. Brann deflected the ball past his own keeper in the fifty-second minute. S. Griffin added a second for the visitors at fifty-nine, and the game was effectively over. A. Adenopo completed the scoring at eighty-five, while a late goal in stoppage time sealed the victory. Cork City threw everything at it in the final minutes, but the pitch was already won. The statistics tell the story of a team chasing shadows. Cob Ramblers enjoyed 52 per cent possession and registered six shots on target, while Cork City managed only seven despite having more territory in the opening half. Both sides recorded five corners each, but the visitors were more clinical with their chances. Shots accuracy favoured the away side at 46 per cent against 44 per cent. The result reshuffles the table considerably. Cork City remain on 68 points after thirty games, but they can no longer call themselves unchallenged at the summit. Cob Ramblers climb to fifth place with 42 points, ending a run that had seen them draw twice in their last three outings. The gap between them and the leaders is now twenty-six points, but victories like this change how teams perceive each other. We had backed the hosts with 73 per cent confidence before kickoff. The forecast was wrong, and not because the visitors were suddenly transformed. It was because a red card at forty-four minutes broke the pattern, and once that happened, there was no going back.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights First Division: Cork City vs Cobh Ramblers youtube

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 7 – 6

Shots off target 5 – 4

Attacks 102 – 99

⚽ 18' S. Maguire — Goal 🟥 44' F. Kelleher — Red card ⇄ 46' H. Mpongo — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Stjernberg — Substitution ⚽ 52' C. Brann — Own goal 🟨 53' C. Drinan — Yellow card ⚽ 59' S. Griffin — Goal 🟨 65' R. Mansfield — Yellow card 🟨 66' R. Keating — Yellow card 🟨 71' C. Coleman — Yellow card ⇄ 73' D. McGlade — Substitution ⇄ 75' N. O'Keeffe — Substitution ⚽ 85' A. Adenopo — Goal ⚽ 90+3' Goal

Match events

18' Cork City Goal S. Maguire
44' Cork City Red card F. Kelleher
46' Cork City Substitution H. Mpongo off: H. Nevin
46' Cobh Ramblers Substitution J. Stjernberg off: S. Griffin
52' Cobh Ramblers Own goal C. Brann
53' Cork City Yellow card C. Drinan
59' Cobh Ramblers Goal S. Griffin
65' Cobh Ramblers Yellow card R. Mansfield
66' Cork City Yellow card R. Keating
71' Cobh Ramblers Yellow card C. Coleman
73' Cobh Ramblers Substitution D. McGlade off: A. Adenopo
75' Cork City Substitution N. O'Keeffe off: J. Fitzpatrick
85' Cobh Ramblers Goal A. Adenopo
90+3' Cork City Goal

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

7 Shots on target 6

5 Shots off target 4

102 Attacks 99

5 Corners 5

16 Free kicks 16

2 Offsides 7

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 9

23 Throw-ins 28

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 3

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.46

Match prediction: Cork City — Cobh Ramblers

Win: Cork City

Confidence 73%

Reasoning

Корк Сити — 1. place, 68 points after 30 games (21 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses)
Коб Рамблерс — 5. place, 42 points after 30 games (12 wins, 6 draws, 12 losses)
Корк Сити, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
Коб Рамблерс, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 8 games, Корк Сити — 5, 2 draws, Коб Рамблерс — 1

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