Watch: The goals that have Cork City one step in the next round of the Europa League
Cork City have on foot in the second qualifying round of the Europa League after goals in each half from Garry Buckley and Steven Beattie earned a 2-0 away victory over Levadia Tallinn.
City had the better of the first half with Sean Maguire in particular causing the Levadia central defenders no end of problems.
It was little surprise, then, when Cameroonian defender Luc Manga got his marching orders for a second yellow card after hacking down Maguire on the edge of the area.
It was to prove a doubly costly sequence of play for the home side as, from the resulting free kick, Greg Bolger teed up Buckley to drive the ball low and through the wall to make it 1-0 at the break.
43: GOAAAL @CorkCityFC.
— eirSport (@eirSport) June 29, 2017
Levadia 0-1 Cork. @GarryBuckley with the opening goal for Cork. Live now on eir Sport 1! #LOIinEuropepic.twitter.com/frdis1RWyc
However City struggled to make their numerical superiority count in the second half and required Mark McNulty to tip the ball acrobatically off the crossbar to deny Nikita Andreyev an equaliser.
ICYMI: @nults16 produced a brilliant save to deny Levadia at a crucial stage of the second half this afternoon. #LOIinEuropepic.twitter.com/EEsXqjAqT0
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And substitute Steven Beattie took advantage of some tired defending late on as he sent an unstoppable shot in off the top of the post to seal a two-goal victory for the Leesiders.
82: GOAAAALLL @CorkCityFC!
— eirSport (@eirSport) June 29, 2017
Levadia Tallinn 0-2 Cork. What a finish from @steven5beattie! Sensational strike to put Cork 2 up! #LOIinEuropepic.twitter.com/BvN2zo0dVp
Should City hold at Turner's Cross next week, they will likely face AEK Larnaca of Cyprus after they ran out comprehensive 5-0 winners over Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps tonight.