Danny Tallon scored two goals either side of the half but it was enough to as Derry lose to Cork
DERRY lie bottom of the Division Two of the Allianz League on three points after going down 2-10 to 0-20 to Cork at Celtic Park on Sunday.
Danny Tallon scored a goal in either half but Derry were unable to contain a dangerous Cork forward line in their Football League encounter.
Cork led 0-10 to 1-6 after a first half which saw play delayed for 15 minutes for treatment to Derry’s Jason Rocks.
Tallon’s second goal restored parity at 2-9 to 0-15 but points from Colm O’Neill (2) Mark Collins, Paul Kerrigan and Barry O’Driscoll gave Cork victory.
Oak Leafers boss Damian Barton included Slaughtneil pair Chrissy McKaigue and Brendan Rogers in his line-up but it was Cork who moved ahead at 0-4 to 0-2.
Ciaran Mullan replaced the injured Rocks, who was taken away by ambulance, while Cork’s Peter Kelleher hit the bar for the visitors.
Tallon found the net late in the half and Benny Heron’s point before the break reduced the home side’s deficit to one point by the interval.
O’Neill and Neil Forrester traded points at the start of the second half, then Cork pushed ahead, despite Tallon’s second goal.
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