Wealth of talent on display at showpiece U-21 final

THE meeting of Cork City and Bohemians in the final of the Eircom U-21 League at Turner’s Cross tonight (7pm) offers Ireland’s champion club the opportunity of underlining their dominance of the domestic scene.

Bohs were such stylish winners of the league a couple of weeks ago that it is logical to expect their underage squad to follow suit.

However, manager Gino Brazil said this was not his first priority. "We would love to win, but at this level it is all about preparing young players for the senior grade and that is why we will use only one overage player the youngsters will benefit from this experience," he said.