▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁W ex ford ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁minute ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁scores ▁ 1 - 1 ▁each ▁at ▁half - time , ▁Kit ▁C odd ▁scored ▁W ex ford ’ s ▁second ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁C ork ▁goal keeper ▁uns ight ed ▁by ▁the ▁sun , ▁and ▁substitute ▁M air é ad ▁Dar cy ▁added ▁two ▁more ▁W ex ford ▁goals ▁before ▁the ▁end . ▁A idan ▁Mc Car thy ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Times ▁ ▁C ork ▁played ▁very ▁much ▁like ▁a ▁team ▁meeting ▁the ▁dem ands ▁called ▁by ▁an ▁away ▁league ▁eng agement . ▁Their ▁spirit ▁of ▁advent ure ▁was ▁almost ▁non - ex istent ▁and ▁their ▁forces ▁were ▁deployed ▁with ▁a ▁def ensive ▁frame ▁of ▁mind . ▁In ▁those ▁circumstances ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁W ex ford ▁would ▁bre ach ▁the ▁re arg u ard , ▁and ▁once ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁att ained ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁even ▁their ▁defence ▁appeared ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁hope . ▁Unable ▁to ▁gain ▁any ▁degree ▁if ▁par ity ▁in ▁mid field , ▁and ▁with ▁their ▁potentially ▁dangerous ▁attack ers ▁star ved ▁of ▁possession , ▁C ork ’ s ▁chance ▁died ▁and ▁with ▁it , ▁their ▁resolution , ▁and ▁the ▁match ▁as ▁a ▁spect acle . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁W ex ford ▁added ▁two ▁further ▁goals ▁was ▁merely ▁of ▁statistical ▁interest , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁scored ▁against ▁a ▁team