Cork City - UEFA Cup (R)

Cork City get their 2008-2009 UEFA Cup campaign underway vs FC Haka of Finland this evening.

Match is at Turner's Cross.

 

0-0, Cork playing well early on 5 minutes gone.

 

Mikko Manninen shoots over the bar for Haka

 

Healy's cross just evades Dave Mooney

 

Liam Kearney wins a corner.

After a bit of pressure, the Finns eventually clear.

 

From nothing, Mahlakaarto breaks in on goals and slots if past Devine. Away goal for Haka:

Cork 0-1 Haka.

 

Shot from Mooney is well saved by the Haka gk.

 

Another shot is well saved by Dobvnya.

Haka, though, have been the better side.

Eoin Hand says "men against boys"

 

2nd half...

again from nothing with Cork playing well, Haka go 2-0 up. Mahlakaarto again after a neat 1-2.

 

Dave Mooney pulls one back from Cork, after a good cross.

They are again playing well now, probably don't deserve to be losing.

 

Dan Murray, a great header - they make it 2-2!

 

10 mins left, Cork pushing for a winner.

 

Another Murray header is brilliantly saved by Dovbnya

 

A third Murray header goes just wide.

 

Healy shoots from the edge of the area and hits the post. Great Cork pressure now, but there's only a couple minutes left.

 

Into 3 minutes of stoppage time.

Cork have a corner.

 

Horgan hits the bar, and that is likely it for Cork.

 

FT Cork City 2-2 FC Haka.

They will ahve it all to do in the second leg in Finland.

 

Cork lost 4-0 in Finland, and go out of the UEFA Cup.