INTERTOTO CUP Rhyl 2 Bohemians 4 (Bohemians win 9-3 on aggregate):BOHEMIANS EASED their way into the second round of the Intertoto Cup with a comfortable win over Welsh side Rhyl at Belle Vue on Saturday.
After last week's 5-1 hammering, one would have expected Rhyl to keep it tight but six goals during a hectic 17-minute spell before half-time ensured the large travelling support had something to sing about.
Stephen O'Donnell opened the scoring after 28 minutes with a fine finish from Mark Rossiter's through ball. Minutes later it was two; Jason Byrne converting from the spot after Glen Crowe was fouled. Byrne turned provider two minutes later, crossing for Jason McGuinness, who powered a header home.
Rhyl's Mark Connolly then pulled two back, a long-range free deceiving Brian Murphy and the midfielder then capitalising on a dropped ball by the Bohemians goalkeeper.
However, their revival was thwarted when, on the stroke of half time, Harpal Singh combined with O'Donnell and Byrne to curl a low shot into the corner and end any hint of a contest.
BOHEMIANS: Murphy, O Heary (T Heary, 62), Oman, McGuinness, Rossiter, Kelly (McGinlay, 43), O'Donnell, Hunt, Singh, Crowe (Mansaram, 75), Byrne.
RHYL: Gann, O'Neill, Ruffer, Horan, Brewerton, Jones, Wilson, Connolly (Garside, 79), Roberts (Kelly, 62), Lloyd Williams, Powell
Referee: Alexey Kulbakov(Belarus).
