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Tue 05 May 2007Devine intervention works in Linfield's favour as O'Kane strikesSetanta Cup Semi-final/Linfield 1 Cork City 0:The organisers might well breathe a sigh of relief that the competition's cross Border nature will be reflected in the line-up for this year's final, but Cork City's players must wonder this morning how they failed to capitalise on the strength of their second-half performance at Windsor Park to earn a repeat of last year's decider and a third crack in under 18 months at beating Drogheda United in a cup final.The southerners generated a string of decent chances in a poor game that always seemed destined to be decided by a solitary goal, but were frustrated by poor finishing and a couple of fine saves from Linfield goalkeeper Alan Mannus.