Cork City 1 Celtic 2: Donovan nods in winner after Welsh and Doohan mix-up leads to equaliser after McCowan screamer
COLBY CITY Cork City 1 Celtic 2: Donovan nods in winner after Welsh and Doohan mix-up leads to equaliser after McCowan screamer
COLBY DONOVAN nodded in a late winner to spare the blushes of Stephen Welsh and Ross Doohan.
The Hoops duo, both introduced for the second half, were involved in a mix-up which allowed 17-year-old Matthew Murray to equalise for Cork City after a fine opener from Luke McCowan.
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Colby Donovan of Celtic celebrates after scoring the winner
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Hayato Inamura of Celtic during the Cork Super Cup match
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Cork City's Matthew Murray (centre) celebrates scoring an equalizer
Things went from bad to worse for Welsh as he was forced to leave the fray shortly afterwards with a nasty looking arm injury.
But the Hoops had the last laugh as Colby Donovan, restored to the pitch after initially being withdrawn at half time, nodded in a close range winner with just minutes remaining.
New Bhoy Hayato Inamura had looked the part at left back during his 45 minutes on the pitch at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
It is the Hoops who lift the inaugural Cork Super Cup, with thousands of fans taking the opportunity to invade the pitch at the end.
It's set to be a busy few weeks for the Hoops, with a Celtic Park clash with Newcastle on July 19 in the middle of a trip to Portugal and jaunt to Italy, both of which feature big friendly matches.
More to follow.
Celtic XI: Sinisalo, Donovan, Trusty, Murray, Inamura, McGregor (c), Engels, McCowan, Summers, Forrest, Kenny, Summers. Subs: Doohan, Clarke, Rice, Osmand, Montgomery, Frame, McPherson, Robertson, Ure, McArdle, Hatton, Turley, Welsh, Isiguzo
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