Drogheda United vs Cork City

Premier Division 25 Aug 2023, 18:45
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
3–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cork City
Cork City
🏟 Weavers Park (Drogheda) 👤 R. Hennessy Round 28

Match report

Drogheda United beat Cork City 3-1 in the Premier Division on 25 August 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Drogheda United dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 15 shots to Cork City's 13.

M. Dijksteel was sent off in the 51th minute.

The match was played at Weavers Park (Drogheda), with R. Hennessy in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 15 - 13 On target 5 - 5 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 7 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Ryan Brennan
Drogheda United · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Kyle Robinson 1 goal
7 Aaron McNally 1 goal
7 Kevin Custovic 1 goal
7 Andrew Wogan 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 8–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 4–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–2 5–1
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 13
5 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 7
7 Fouls 14
9 Corners 3
61% Ball Possession 39%
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 2
410 Passes Total 271
303 Passes Accurate 152
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Drogheda United · 4-2-3-1
35 A. Wogan
21 L. Heeney 5 C. Keeley 4 C. Kane 3 E. Weir
8 G. Deegan 19 R. Brennan
11 A. Foley 7 D. Markey 16 D. Rooney
9 K. Robinson
Cork City · 4-2-3-1
13 O. Byrne
27 K. Custovic 4 C. Coleman 18 J. Honohan 15 C. Drinan
14 R. Stanulevicius 25 M. Dijksteel
11 C. Bargary 23 A. Kravchuk 16 B. Worman
9 R. Keating
Drogheda United
Coach
K. Doherty
Substitutes
  • 24 Warren Davis
  • 22 Aaron McNally
  • 12 Colm Cox
  • 18 Jamie Egan
  • 37 Luke Slater
  • 20 Emre Topçu
  • 14 Matthew O'Brien
  • 29 Michael Leddy
  • 28 Darragh Noone
Cork City
Coach
L. Buckley
Substitutes
  • 2 Gordon Walker
  • 29 Jaze Kabia
  • 20 James Corcoran
  • 22 John O'Donovan
  • 28 Jonas Hakkinen
  • 19 Oran Crowe
  • 33 Joshua Fitzpatrick
  • 7 Tunde Owolabi
  • 24 Cian Murphy
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ W. Davis ↓ D. Markey Drogheda United
  • 53' ↑ G. Walker ↓ R. Stanulevičius Cork City
  • 61' ↑ J. Kabia ↓ B. Worman Cork City
  • 73' ↑ A. McNally ↓ D. Rooney Drogheda United
Cards
  • 51' M. Dijksteel Cork City
  • 40' M. Dijksteel Cork City
  • 51' M. Dijksteel Cork City
  • 51' L. Heeney Drogheda United
  • 57' G. Walker Cork City
  • 75' J. Honohan Cork City
  • 77' W. Davis Drogheda United
  • 90' K. Robinson Drogheda United
  • 90+3' C. Coleman Cork City
  • 90+3' C. Bargary Cork City
Head-to-head
Drogheda United 3 4 draws 1 Cork City
2025-10-17 Drogheda vs Cork City 1 - 0
2025-06-23 Cork vs Drogheda 1 - 1
2025-05-05 Drogheda United vs Cork City 3 - 2
2025-03-28 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1
2023-08-25 Drogheda United vs Cork City 3 - 1
2023-06-30 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1
Recent form
Drogheda United D D D D D
Cork City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Drogheda United vs Cork City?
Drogheda United won 3-1 against Cork City on 25 August 2023.
Who won Drogheda United vs Cork City?
Drogheda United won the match 3-1.
Where was Drogheda United vs Cork City played?
The match was played at Weavers Park (Drogheda).
Who had more possession in Drogheda United vs Cork City?
Drogheda United had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.