UCD – Cork City

UCD’s high‑scoring display at home was enough to beat league‑leading Cork City 5‑2, though the visitors still sit comfortably on top of the table with 68 points from 31 games. The match moved the students up to second place on 49 points, their record now reading 14 wins, seven draws and ten defeats while they boast a +15 goal difference after scoring 55. Cork City’s prolific attack, already the best in the division with 64 goals, was humbled for the first time this season after UCD’s three‑goal haul turned the tide. Head‑to‑head this campaign the two sides have already met three times, with Cork City winning twice and UCD once, a pattern that continued to shift after this latest encounter.