Simply after the restart Ronan Boyce nodded Michael Duffy’s looping cross into the again of the online, however Boyce had strayed offside so the trouble did not stand.
Milan Mbeng then despatched a shot off beam earlier than Troost was referred to as into motion to assemble Whyte’s cross which was heading for Duffy.
Brian Maher, who had a quiet first half, then thwarted Cathal O’Sullivan’s shot from a decent angle after some good work from the winger.
Cork’s persistence paid off and so they levelled the sport within the 62nd minute after a fast throw-in launched them down the left wing with the alert Daniels in a position to convert Kitt Nelson’s cross.
The house facet seemed to finish the comeback however Rio Shipston’s free-kick was headed broad of the left-hand publish by Charlie Lyons.
On the different finish, the busy Troost palmed Duffy’s free-kick away earlier than Todd’s header from the ensuing nook was cleared off the road by Shipston.
There could be one other objective earlier than the full-time whistle and it got here for the away facet on 78 minutes when substitute Holt nodded a nook residence for his first objective in a purple and white shirt.
Regardless of 10 minutes of extra time Cork could not discover a second leveller.
