Bohemians lose further ground - February 26,
2001
Bohemians 0 Cork City 1
Bohemians yesterday missed the chance to capitalise on Shelbourne's 4-1 defeat on Friday by losing at home to Cork City. The defeat sees the Gypsies slip to third place in the Eircom League premier table, a point behind St. Patrick's Athletic and eight points behind the leaders.
It was the second disappointment in four days for Bohs, who could only draw with Finn Harps midweek - and manager Roddy Collins said afterwards: "We can forget about the league title now."
Bohs face an FAI Cup replay this week - but opponents Kilkenny City, who have been resting their top players for the Cup, will have taken encouragement from yesterday's result.
Cork boss Liam Murphy, despite having to field a depleted team, has now garnered two wins and a draw from his first three games in charge. He saw his side under the cosh in the first half, but Bohemians failed ot turn thweir dominance into goals.
'Keeper Michael Devine saved from Alex Nesovic and Simon Webb and then watched Shaun Maher's header safely over the bar. But Devine kept his best save for 13 minutes into the second half when he dived to his right to thwart Glen Crowe.
By then Cork had eased themselves into the game and James Mulligan brought a good save out of Wayne Russell in the 67th minute, with Steve Caffrey clearing Anthony Buckley's effort from the rebound off the line.
Five minutes later, Cork nabbed the winner. Noel Hartigan collected from a throw-in, reached the by-line and pulled it back low for John Caulfield to prod it home.
Bohemians: Russell, O'Connor, Maher, Caffrey, Webb, Molloy, Byrne, Hunt, Rutherford, Nesovic, Crowe
Booked: Byrne, Molloy
Cork City: Devine, Carey, Coughlan, O'Rourke, Horgan, Caulfield, Flanagan, Buckley, Cahill, Mulligan, Hartigan
Subs: Freyne for Hartigan 83, Tynan for Caulfield 87
Goal: Caulfield 72
Booked: Buckley, Cahill, Carey, Mulligan
Referee: J Stacey (Athlone)