Media Coverage - Or The Lack Of It

While I wouldn't be critical of RTÉ for limiting their coverage to a report by phone on the Six One News, I do think the media coverage everywhere else was poor. RTÉ had their hands full with GAA and Euro 2004 while TG4 covered the U21 Rugby World Cup Final. TV3 on the other hand, were busy being a clone of ITV. I personally don't need the media to tell me what a fantastic result it was for City to win the tie but I do want others, outside of the league circle to know about it.
I really hope that City hype up the next home game and the media give it sufficient coverage to generate interest.
There's no reason why we shouldn't sell out our next home game.

Cork City make historic Euro breakthrough
Monday June 28th 2004

MALMO 0
CORK CITY 1
(Cork win 4-1 on agg)

ON A marvellous night for Cork City and Eircom League of Ireland soccer, the Leesiders gained an historic victory against the former European Cup finalists Malmo in Sweden last night.

Cork, who came into the game with a 3-1 lead after their outstanding performance in Turner's Cross last Saturday week, were expecting to spend the night defending, as Malmo made four changes from that defeat, including the introduction of 96-times capped Swedish international Patrick Andersson.

Most of the Swedes' early play saw a slow build up usually started at the back with Andersson and, whilst they had plenty of the early possession, Cork were comfortable and composed at the back.

Goalkeeper Michael Devine's handling was superb, with a very solid back four in front of him. Centre-backs Alan Bennett and Dan Murray dealt capably with everything that came their way, with the full-backs Cillian Lordan and the tigerish Dan Murphy also playing their part.

With the home fans in the 4,500 crowd expecting an early breakthrough, they were soon silenced by the visitors' coolness on the ball right through the park. Colin O'Brien, playing as an anchorman in midfield, allowed George O'Callaghan show the full range of his skills and he linked with Liam Kearney and Kevin Doyle who both worked tirelessly on the flanks.

THE best chance of the first half fell to Malmo when they were awarded a direct free kick on the edge of Cork's penalty area. But midfielder Afonso Alves sent his shot just over Devine's crossbar much to the relief of the Irish side.

Alves showed his and the Swedes' frustration minutes later when he was yellow carded by Russian referee Alexander Gardis for body checking centre-forward John O'Flynn who was on a break deep in Swedish territory.

Thirteen minutes into the second half Cork scored a sensational goal which effectively sealed the tie.

Neale Fenn made progress down the right touchline, looked up and spotted Liam Kearney on the edge of the area. Fenn's pass was perfect and Republic of Ireland under-21 international Kearney superbly shot past the diving Mattias Asper from 15 yards, to send the 300 or so travelling Cork fans wild with celebration.

After 70 minutes, goalkeeper Devine made a brilliant save from Malmo centre-back Daniel Majstorovic's header and Malmo's Alves shot against the Cork crossbar with eight minutes remaining.

But Pat Dolan's side showed great courage against the 1979 European Cup finalists to weather that brief storm and gain their first away victory in European competition.

Previously Cork had defeated Cwmbran Town, CSKA Kiev, Gothenburg and Malmo all at Turner's Cross in Cork, but this, their fifth win in European football in 24 matches, was easily the sweetest.

Their prize in the second round of the Intertoto Cup is a meeting with NEC Nijmegen of Holland, with the first leg away on Saturday night.

MALMO: Asper; Persson, Andersson, Majstorovic, Hoiland; Alves, Olsson, Mattisson, Elanga; Lukanovic, Skoog.

CORK CITY: Devine; Lordan, Bennett, Murray, Murphy; Doyle (Behan 88), O'Callaghan, O'Brien, Kearney; Fenn, O'Flynn (Woods 80).

REF: A Gardis (Russia).

Pat McAuliffe
in Malmo

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by tiktok

With the home fans in the 4,500 crowd...

...to send the 300 or so travelling Cork fans wild with celebration.

---

These figures conflict with other reports and judging by the pictures, there was in fact 100 Cork City fans there.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by tiktok

Previously Cork had defeated Gothenburg at Turner's Cross in Cork, but this, their fifth win in European football in 24 matches, was easily the sweetest.

---

Didn't we lose to them at the X and beat them away but go out on goal difference?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Peadar

Didn't we lose to them at the X and beat them away but go out on goal difference?

---

We lost 3-0 away (purely down to fitness IMO, one late in the first, the other two after 80 min) but won 1-0 at the cross with a Pat Morley goal.

SoccerCentral.ie need to update their team photo for City.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Peadar

SoccerCentral.ie need to update their team photo for City.

---

bloody hell 2 players in that squad still play for city. :eek:

ch-ch-ch-changes

to be fair, Colin still gets his game :D :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by GavinZac

bloody hell 2 players in that squad still play for city.

---

Is that not Greg between Herrick and Cronin?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Peadar

Is that not Greg between Herrick and Cronin?

---

yeah, im on about greg and colin ob

Look at how many of that team are retired.
They had some memorable European nights but the real history makers are in the team now.

they metioned it on sky sports news last nite.they siad it was a major result beatin the "highly european experineced malmo" and that they shhould be very proud of what they accomplished

story here

here

a bit here

more here

In fairness 103FM did a brilliant commentary on the second half - Billy Barry was excellent. Very impartial and described the game in a vaery profesional manner - fair play - did loose the run of himself when Kearney scored.

George Hamilton mentioned us during the Q/F last night on RTE :rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Counting Crow

George Hamilton mentioned us during the Q/F last night on RTE :rolleyes:

---

Why throw the eyes to heaven at that Crow? I was happily surprised when he mentioned it.

Just looking at fai.ie & no coverage of at all just like last week. Kinda hard for the fai to complain about lack of coverage if they won't even give it any themselves.

:rolleyes:

Sorry Gary, I should have explained why...... Hamilton led into that comment by saying that "it wasn't a good day for teams playing in red" making referance to the hurlers but said that the "City's soccer team did knock out Malmo earlier".
GEORGE - WE PLAY IN GREEN

That of course was RTE's sum total of coverage of Irish Clubs in Europe ........ and paltry sentence.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Counting Crow

That of course was RTE's sum total of coverage of Irish Clubs in Europe ........ and paltry sentence.

---

RTÉ had a live phone link to Malmo on the Six One News.
There was 20 minutes left in the game at that time.
It was as much as you could hope for really.

They only mentioned the result on the nine o'clock news which I was disappointed with. There is footage available because Chorus were out there. Was there any on eL Weekly?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by niamh

Was there any on eL Weekly?

---

No, they showed the goals from last week.
They did a general review of the 4 teams in Europe and how they had faired in their previous outings.

hmmm...kind of disappointing that, but then it is a review of the action from the league, so not unexpected.