Cork City striker Roy O'Donovan made it eight goals from four games as he helped his side defeat Longford Town 2-0 at Turner's Cross.
With the home fans filling the newly opened Shed End and its 1600 seats, they were on their feet after nine minutes when O'Donovan latched on to a pass from Joe Gamble to beat Shay Kelly in the Town goal.
His second was a sublime effort, curling an exquisite shot into the roof of the net.
Longford came closest when Dave Mooney crashed a second-half shot off the City crossbar.
You could see why the Cork club had turned down a €500, 000 offer from Hull City on English transfer deadline day for Roy O'Donovan's services.
Against a Longford side without a win or a point folowing three league defeats, they almost took a sixth minute lead when a Damien Brennan header following a corner kick just cleared Michael Devine's crossbar.
But then O'Donovan struck after nine minutes, picked out brilliantly by his fellow Republic of Ireland B international Joe Gamble with a fine pass, the Cork striker's first time shot beating Kelly from 15 yards.
The second goal after 20 minutes saw the same two players combine, with Gamble's good thinking sending a pass from the corner to O'Donovan, who casually looked up before sending a chipped effort into the top corner of Kelly's net.
Cork City: Devine, Horgan, Ryan, Cillian, Lordan, Murray, Cathal, Lordan, Gamble, Softic, O'Flynn, Behan, O'Donovan.
Substitutes; Kearney for Cathal Lordan 75 mins,O'Brien
for Behan 78,McNulty,Kelly and Lally
Longford Town: Kelly; Sullivan, Prunty, J Martin, Doherty, Brennan, R Martin, D Freeman, D Mooney, Doyle, Rutherford.
Subs; Wexler for Rutherford 82, Rielly, O'Riordan,Lee, Dempsey
Referee: Neil Doyle(Dublin)
