A dramatic final ten minutes at Turners Cross saw Cork City continue their good recent form as they got the better of Bohemians, winning 2-1.
After Adam McDonnell equalised for Bohemians in the 84th minute, City scored within 30 seconds of the restart through Daniel Krezic and that was the difference as the Rebel Army beat their Dublin rivals.
All of the action followed Matt Healy’s opener at the Shed End in the 73rd minute.
There were very few chances in the opening 15 minutes, with the only meaningful opportunity being a Kris Twardek header that went wide at the back post.
City came through this period and won a corner, and Healy’s ball went to John O’Donovan. The defender went for goal and James Talbot instantly reacted to stop this.
Ruairi Keating then picked the pocket of Keith Buckley and played Tunde Owolabi through. The striker got surrounded by four defenders and his shot went out for a goal kick.
James Clarke ended the half by going for goal inside the area and Jimmy Corcoran easily saved this.
Bohemians picked themselves up after the break and a low cross from Twardek found Buckley on the edge of the area. The captain tried to score on the volley but mis-controlled and Kevin Custovic got in the way of this for City.
The Gypsies saw a lot more of the ball in the second half as they attacked the St Anne’s End. Once City came through this spell, Josh Honohan saw a header saved by Talbot. This was the start of a burst of chances, with the best one coming from a Gordon Walker cross that Keating stabbed wide.
Declan Devine brought on Declan McDaid midway through the second half, and his real first involvement was a shot that bobbed centimetres wide.
City went up the pitch after this and an attempt by Walker almost went out for a throw-in. O’Donovan managed to keep this in play on the left hand side, and the defender played a quick pass to Healy.
The midfielder steadied himself inside the area and made it 1-0 to City by firing into the top right corner.
Bohemians countered in the 84th minute and McDaid picked out Twardek at the back post with a cross. He tried to guide in the ball with his first touch and ended up rattling the crossbar.
Things were frantic at this point, with the Gypsies pouring everything into getting an equaliser. The pressure paid off when McDonnell found himself in space and facing an open goal, and he rolled the ball in.
City wasted no time at the restart and the ball was sent to Krezic and he hit the back of the net with a powerful shot.
Bohemians brought everyone forward as they searched for an equaliser, including Talbot, and City dug in to make sure they got the three points.
Cork City: Jimmy Corcoran; Cian Coleman, Matt Healy, Ally Gilchrist (Gordon Walker 45), Tunde Owolabi, Aaron Bolger, Ruairi Keating, Josh Honohan, John O'Donovan (Daniel Krezic 78), Kevin Custovic, Joe O’Brien Whitmarsh (Barry Coffey 60).
Bohemians: James Talbot; Jay Benn (Grant Horton 67), Krystian Nowak, Jordan Flores, Alistair Coote, Oluwaseun Akintunde (Declan McDaid 67), Kacper Radkowski, James Clarke (John O’Sullivan 73), Keith Buckley, Adam McDonnell, Kris Twardek.
Referee: Robert Harvey
