Cork City Women head to Dalymount Park to face Bohemians

Cork City Women are out to upset Bohemians this Saturday at Dalymount Park in the Women’s Premier Division, kick-off 3pm.

The Rebel Army will go to Dublin aiming to make it back-to-back league games without a defeat for the first time this season, following last week's draw with DLR Waves at Turner's Cross.

Craig Robinson was in charge once again, and he oversaw a performance that opened with Holly O'Hagan scoring her first senior goal in the fifth minute. That came from a well-worked move that involved Eva Mangan releasing Amy McCarthy, and the teenager squared for a right-legged finish at the St Anne's End.

DLR Waves immediately hit back with an effort from Aisling Meehan going just over the bar. 

Michelle Doonan also set up Abbie Brophy for a shot that dragged wide in the 17th minute during a flurry of activity for Laura Heffernan's side. The would-be scorer took her chance after the break, by picking her spot and firing in from the edge of the area.

The Rebel Army created a number of chances in a bid to get a second, with the best coming from a corner in the second half that Zoey Finnerty headed onto the crossbar. Heidi Mackin also got in, and drew a save late-on from former Cork City goalkeeper Eve Badana.

In the end, it finished as a well-worked point for a team looking for their first win of any kind since the start of April.

City will now try and go one better against Bohemians side bruised following their defeat to Wexford last week in the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup final.

The Gypsies went to Ferrycarrig Park aiming to win their first major trophy in women's football, while bouncing back from recent defeats to Galway United and Peamount United.

This manifested in an early lead through an Alannah McEvoy and Ellen Molloy cancelled this out after the break.

The destination of the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup was decided on penalties with Becky Cassin getting the winner after Savannah Kane missed.

Bohemians are still in with a shout of winning a trophy, the Women's FAI Cup. 

The Gypsies are through to the semi-finals where they will face Treaty United at Dalymount Park, so there's ever reason for Alban Hysa's side to quickly bounce back as they look to keep momentum going during the run-in.

City know what Bohemians can do when they have a point to prove following their meeting at Turner's Cross earlier in the season.

The Gypsies comfortably won 2-0 with Roisin McGovern and Lisa Murphy scoring either side of half-time.

CONFIDENT

Some might say that City have improved since the club made new signings and there's been an emergence of young players breaking through. The actual state of affairs is complicated, and hard to read, given the age profile of those involved. 

The important thing is that there's some level of confidence in the group as they make the trip to Dublin.