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thecorner
22/08/2003, 8:43 PM
2 down,1 to go of our 3 home games on the trot and maximum points so far. is this a defining part of our season, is this when we look back and say "thats when we won the title" :D

but seriuosly this could be the turning point in our whole season
confidence should be high now goin in to the pats game

yur man
22/08/2003, 8:47 PM
great result :)

its a shame they dont/wont broadcast the games from the cross. it cant be that hard to set up. waterford do it

anyway, bring on pats :cool:

soccerc
22/08/2003, 8:51 PM
For anyone who wasn't at the Cross tonight (http://www.soccercentral.ie/viewstory.asp?id=10613&mainheading=Eircom&viewstory=yes)

cfcgirl
22/08/2003, 9:44 PM
things are really on the up for city now great result and enjoyible football . T he buzz around the ground is fantastic looking forward to the pats match.

Counting Crow
22/08/2003, 10:17 PM
Good report Soccerc.

Corner I think you are spot on - these past few weeks have been superb. The lads have certainly put the Cup match behind them and playing at a different level now.

Played Shells off the park in Tolka.
Destroyed and demoralised Rovers.
Simply brushed the Drogs aside tonight.

Interesting to see the other contenders going through sticky patches - Bohs losing tonight, Rovers having an awful time of it, Waterford now begining to drop off as everyone thought would happen, Shells losing to Sligo ( if they loose in Europe during the week it could have same affect it had on Rovers ).

Éanna
22/08/2003, 10:41 PM
there's a confidence and a swagger about the city players in the last few games that i haven't seen in a long time. they're bloody good-and they know it! Are you watching Noel Spillane?:rolleyes:

A face
23/08/2003, 1:20 PM
Originally posted by Éanna
Are you watching Noel Spillane?:rolleyes:

Of course he isn't !! ...................... :)

Cork double-act destroys Drogs

Cork City 4-0 Drogheda United
The exceptional partnership that is John O’Flynn and George O’Callaghan turned in another collectively mesmerizing performance as City destroyed Drogheda United at Turners Cross on Friday night.

O’Flynn took his tally to four goals in a week with a brilliant brace, while O’Callaghan provided the assists for three of City’s goals in the rout.

The attacking verve of O’Flynn is complemented perfectly by the magical creativity of O’Callaghan, and Cork fans will hope that they can manage to hold onto both players, who have been the subject of speculation linking them with Falkirk and Shelbourne respectively over the summer.

O’Flynn, who had ended a five-week goalless spell with the winner against Shamrock Rovers last week, netted for the Irish under-21s again in midweek before last night’s double.

He controlled a free kick from his strike partner and swivelled to send a blistering left-footed shot high to Gary Rogers’s net on 20 minutes for the lead goal.

Centre half Dan Murray got on the end of another O’Callaghan free ten minutes later to head Cork’s second.

The home side, who gave a full debut to returned defender Derek Coughlan, were cruising from that point, with Drogheda - as has become the norm - offering minimal attacking threat on their travels; they have now scored just once in three points of away games in the league.

Two goals in a minute after half an hour of the second half completed the scoring: first O’Flynn sprinted onto a through ball from skipper Greg O’Halloran to beat Rogers and then, almost straight from the kick-off, O’Callaghan set up midfielder Conor O’Grady, back from suspension and only on the field three minutes, for his side’s fourth.

Cork City: Devine, Horgan, Woods, D. Murray, Coughlan, C.T. O’Brien, O’Halloran (K. Murray, 88), Doyle (O’Grady, 73), Casey, O’Callaghan (C.P. O’Brien, 82), O’Flynn.

Drogheda Utd: Rogers, O’Connor, Kelly, Scully, Gray, Lynch, Tierney (Flanagan, 45), Beasley (Cronin, 80), Gallagher, Myler, O’Brien (Quinless, 83).

Referee: I. Stokes (Dublin)



www.elevenaside.com (http://www.elevenaside.com/premier/story.asp?newsid=7132)