jbrazil
20/01/2002, 6:58 PM
GLEN CROWE bagged a brace to take his personal tally for the season to a whopping 22 goals - he scored a record 35 last campaign - to deal Cork’s title ambitions a severe blow.
The Leesiders remain seven points off the pace following this defeat with just nine games left in the championship race.
Crowe started and finished the move that led to Bohs’ opener after 33 minutes.
He played Dave Morrison through on goal, but Michael Devine blocked the winger’s shot. The ball spun out to Trevor Molloy, who miskicked, but Crowe made no mistake from 15 yards, shooting high into the net to give Bohs the lead.
Skipper Kevin Hunt doubled the visitors’ lead 10 minutes from time. A cross from Dave Hill following a quickly taken corner-kick fell kindly for Hill inside the six yard area and while he miskicked his shot it still bobbled over the line to make the points safe for Bohs.
Crowe added the third on the stroke of time with a clincial finish with his trusty left boot from 15 yards after good work by debutant substitute Barry Ryan and Hunt.
Bohs claimed Cork defender Stephen Napier should have got his marching orders on 70 minutes for dragging down Crowe on the edge of the box after the striker burst clear.
However, Dublin official Feighery took no action whatsoever and waved play on.
Colin P O’ Brien went close to putting Cork ahead on 10 minutes.
He beat Wayne Russell to Ollie Cahill’s cross, but saw his header drift just wide of the post.
Bohs saw Colin Hawkins play Molloy through with a header from the centre circle, but the striker’s goalbound effort from the tightest of angles on 17 minutes brought a fine save from Devine.
The keeper was relieved the visitors’ skipper Hunt didn’t make more of a chance on 20 minutes after he burst through the middle, but failed to trouble Devine.
Bohs’ new signing Ryan started on the bench in a Gypsies line-up that showed one enforced change from the side that beat Cork’s neighbours Cobh 2-0 in the FAI Carlsberg Cup. But he made an immediate impact by helping set up Crowe for the third Bohs goal of the game.
With Avery John on international duty for Trinidad and Tobago at the Gold Cup, former Cork star Hill lined out against his old club.
Cork, meanwhile, were unchanged following their goalless draw in Longford as they look to keep their title hopes alive.
The first save Wayne Russell had to make came on 58 minutes when he kept out O’ Brien’s angled effort with Hill completing the clearance.
The Leesiders remain seven points off the pace following this defeat with just nine games left in the championship race.
Crowe started and finished the move that led to Bohs’ opener after 33 minutes.
He played Dave Morrison through on goal, but Michael Devine blocked the winger’s shot. The ball spun out to Trevor Molloy, who miskicked, but Crowe made no mistake from 15 yards, shooting high into the net to give Bohs the lead.
Skipper Kevin Hunt doubled the visitors’ lead 10 minutes from time. A cross from Dave Hill following a quickly taken corner-kick fell kindly for Hill inside the six yard area and while he miskicked his shot it still bobbled over the line to make the points safe for Bohs.
Crowe added the third on the stroke of time with a clincial finish with his trusty left boot from 15 yards after good work by debutant substitute Barry Ryan and Hunt.
Bohs claimed Cork defender Stephen Napier should have got his marching orders on 70 minutes for dragging down Crowe on the edge of the box after the striker burst clear.
However, Dublin official Feighery took no action whatsoever and waved play on.
Colin P O’ Brien went close to putting Cork ahead on 10 minutes.
He beat Wayne Russell to Ollie Cahill’s cross, but saw his header drift just wide of the post.
Bohs saw Colin Hawkins play Molloy through with a header from the centre circle, but the striker’s goalbound effort from the tightest of angles on 17 minutes brought a fine save from Devine.
The keeper was relieved the visitors’ skipper Hunt didn’t make more of a chance on 20 minutes after he burst through the middle, but failed to trouble Devine.
Bohs’ new signing Ryan started on the bench in a Gypsies line-up that showed one enforced change from the side that beat Cork’s neighbours Cobh 2-0 in the FAI Carlsberg Cup. But he made an immediate impact by helping set up Crowe for the third Bohs goal of the game.
With Avery John on international duty for Trinidad and Tobago at the Gold Cup, former Cork star Hill lined out against his old club.
Cork, meanwhile, were unchanged following their goalless draw in Longford as they look to keep their title hopes alive.
The first save Wayne Russell had to make came on 58 minutes when he kept out O’ Brien’s angled effort with Hill completing the clearance.