EE - V1 SPORT Evening Echo Sailing ...................... P35 Ladies GAA ......... P36, 37 Bord na nÓg ....... P38, 39 Camogie .............. P40, 41 Racing ................. P42-45 Roadbowling ............. P46 Ladies soccer ........... P47 Basketball ........... P48, 49 Rugby ................................. P50 Hurling ............................... P51 Basketball .......................... P52 Soccer ............................. P53 Inside today Cork City’s Daryl Horgan celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game against Bohemians in Turner’s Cross last night. Picture: INPHO/Donall Farmer City focus on Bray after beating Bohs Cork City 2 Bohemians 1 CORK City will hope to ex- tent their unbeaten start to the new season to three matches when they meet Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds on Tues- day night (7.45pm). City staged a fine comeback to get the better of Bohemians as fast goals from Danny Furlong and Daryl Horgan turned the game on its head to give Tommy Dunne’s side all three points at Turner’s Cross. It was a big improvement from last Sunday’s icy 0-0 draw with Limerick at Thomond Park as the Leesiders opened their home league programme with an excit- ing victory. “We had to play well to win the game and it will be no different up in Bray on Tuesday night and again at home to Derry City to- morrow week,” said Dunne. City now have four from a pos- sible six points after two games and a win on the road early next week will set things up nicely for the visit of the Candy Stripes in eight days time. City’s U19s are in league action at Bishopstown today (3.30pm) where a win over UCD will give them back-to-back titles and part one of a possible double, double. City will have midfield ace Alan Browne back from Schools Inter- national duty in Derry to play in the league clincher thanks to Cobh Ramblers’ Kynan Rocks’ father who drove both young footballers back from Foyleside late last night. ● See P53 for more. SOCCER By NOEL SPILLANE Shane geared up for final showdown RETIREMENT could be put on hold for UCC Demons captain Shane Coughlan as his team get ready for next week’s Na- tional Champions Trophy final against DCU Saints at the national basketball arena, Before a capacity at- tendance at the Mardyke Arena last night, Demons defeated Bord Gais Nep- tune 79-74. Coughlan has hinted about retirement in recent weeks and after winning two SuperLeague titles and four National Cup medals the hunger for more success is still very much on the agenda for the stalwart. “I suppose it has been one of the hardest sea- sons I have encountered in recent years, but look that’s for another day and the most important thing for me now is to try and lead our team to victory in the next week’s final,” Coughlan said. “To criticise players is very easy for the hurlers on the ditch but this present Demons squad deserve a lot of credit and the reality is we were unlucky not to win the league and I do not mean any disrespect to UL Eagles who eventually won the title.” Coughlan is adamant that a win would be fitting end to what has been a tough season with many hurdles and obstacles to overcome. “The camaraderie in the squad is excellent and hopefully we can fin- ish our season with a win over DCU Saints but we will have to be ready for the mother of all battles. “When you play DCU if you fail to match them in the physicality stakes you are on a loser because they consistently play on the edge. “The only advice I can give my fellow players is to be ready and don’t be afraid as we have the scoring power to unsettle them and hopefully things will go to plan for us.” ● See P52 for more. BASKETBALL Dunne targets another win at Wanderers a
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EE - V1
SPORTEvening Echo Sailing ...................... P35
Ladies GAA ......... P36, 37Bord na nÓg ....... P38, 39Camogie .............. P40, 41
Racing ................. P42-45Roadbowling ............. P46Ladies soccer ........... P47Basketball ........... P48, 49
Rugby ................................. P50Hurling ............................... P51Basketball .......................... P52Soccer ............................. P53
Insidetoday
Cork City’s Daryl Horgan celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game against Bohemians in Turner’sCross last night. Picture: INPHO/Donall Farmer
City focus onBray afterbeating BohsCork City 2Bohemians 1
CORK City will hope to ex-tent their unbeaten start tothe new season to threematches when they meetBray Wanderers at theCarlisle Grounds on Tues-day night (7.45pm).
City staged a fine comeback toget the better of Bohemians as fastgoals from Danny Furlong andDaryl Horgan turned the game onits head to give Tommy Dunne’sside all three points at Turner’s
Cross. It was a big improvementfrom last Sunday’s icy 0-0 drawwith Limerick at Thomond Park asthe Leesiders opened their homeleague programme with an excit-ing victory.
“We had to play well to win thegame and it will be no different upin Bray on Tuesday night andagain at home to Derry City to-morrow week,” said Dunne.
City now have four from a pos-sible six points after two games
and a win on the road early nextweek will set things up nicely forthe visit of the Candy Stripes ineight days time.
City’s U19s are in league actionat Bishopstown today (3.30pm)where a win over UCD will givethem back-to-back titles and partone of a possible double, double.
City will have midfield ace AlanBrowne back from Schools Inter-national duty in Derry to play inthe league clincher thanks to CobhRamblers’ Kynan Rocks’ fatherwho drove both young footballersback from Foyleside late lastnight.● See P53 for more.
SOCCERBy NOEL SPILLANE
Shane geared upfor final showdownRETIREMENT could beput on hold for UCCDemons captain ShaneCoughlan as his team getready for next week’s Na-tional Champions Trophyfinal against DCU Saintsat the national basketballarena,
Before a capacity at-tendance at the MardykeArena last night, Demonsdefeated Bord Gais Nep-tune 79-74.Coughlan has hinted
about retirement in recentweeks and after winningtwo SuperLeague titlesand four National Cupmedals the hunger formore success is still verymuch on the agenda forthe stalwart.“I suppose it has been
one of the hardest sea-sons I have encounteredin recent years, but lookthat’s for another day andthe most important thingfor me now is to try andlead our team to victory inthe next week’s final,”Coughlan said.“To criticise players is
very easy for the hurlerson the ditch but this
present Demons squaddeserve a lot of creditand the reality is we wereunlucky not to win theleague and I do not meanany disrespect to ULEagles who eventuallywon the title.”Coughlan is adamant
that a win would be fittingend to what has been atough season with manyhurdles and obstacles toovercome.“The camaraderie in
the squad is excellentand hopefully we can fin-ish our season with a winover DCU Saints but wewill have to be ready forthe mother of all battles.“When you play DCU if
you fail to match them inthe physicality stakes youare on a loser becausethey consistently play onthe edge.“The only advice I can
give my fellow players isto be ready and don’t beafraid as we have thescoring power to unsettlethem and hopefully thingswill go to plan for us.”● See P52 for more.
BASKETBALL
Dunne targets another win at Wanderers
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