Celtic delighted upwards of 6,000 of their Irish fans with a cracking second half performance at Turner's Cross last night.

Cork City rose to the challenge against the Scottish champions to play their part in a game that provided some exciting entertainment and a succession of brilliant goals.

Cork shocked Celtic by jumping in front after 41 minutes when James Mulligan ran clear onto a long ball from Derek Coughlan to beat goalkeeper Kharine for possession and run the ball into an empty net.

Celtic were on level terms just before the break when Jackie McNamara scored a cracking equaliser. Two first-class goals in the second half from Mark Burchill, after 49 and 75 minutes resulted from super passes from the popular Neil Lennon. In between times Kelvin Flanagan converted a penalty for Cork after 64 minutes.

CORK CITY: Mooney; Coughlan, Daly, O;Rourke; Carey, O'Grady, Herrick, Cahill, Horgan; Hartigan, Mulligan. Subs: Buckley for Herrick (38 mins); Devine for Mooney (46 mins); Flanagan for O'Grady and Tynan for Hartigan (57 mins); Napier for Coughlan and O'Brien for Carey (71 mins); Welsh for Mulligan (79 mins).

GLASGOW CELTIC: Kharine; Tebily, Boyd, Crainey; Agathe, McNamara, Lambert, Miller, Petta; Sutton, Johnson. Subs: Gould, Moravcik, Lennon, Thomson, Burchill, Moloney for Kharine, Lambert, Miller, McNamara, Sutton and Johnson (46 mins); Smith for Crainey & Gpoodwin for Agathe (57 mins).

Referee: A Kelly (Cork).