Thór hammer Bohs into submission

Sigurdur Kristjansson scored a hat-trick as Bohemians suffered shuddering Europa League humiliation in northern Iceland.

The first qualifying round second leg actually started encouragingly for Bohemians, with Dave Scully punishing a goalkeeping error to score a valuable away goal on 23 minutes.

But it all went horribly wrong in a 15-minute spell either side of half time as dreadful defending was clinically punished as Bohemians suffered an embarrassment to perhaps surpass their 4-0 loss to Welsh side TNS two years ago.

A slip by skipper Owen Heary gifted Kristjansson the equaliser from a fierce shot on 36 minutes.

Sloppy defending from a corner gave Thór the lead through Orri Hjaltalin’s bullet header three minutes later. Teenager Kevin Feely then headed through his own goal early in the second half.

Bohemians conceded a fourth goal on 73 minutes. Armann Aevarsson broke down the right to cross and Kristjansson controlled the ball, took his time, and rifled it to the net.

Bohemians’ misery endured until the death as Kristjansson got his hat-trick in the third minute of stoppage time, shooting home from a tight angle after Andy McNulty had parried his first shot.

THÓR AKUREYRI: RAJKOVIC: Andri Albertsson, Atli Albertson (Olaffson 76), Vrenko, Funicello; Aevarsson (Stroemberg 79), Hjaltalin, Kristjansson; Jonsson, J Hannesson (Rosbergsson 88), Hjaltason.

BOHEMIANS: McNulty; Heary, McMillan, Feely, Byrne; McEvoy, Martin, Ward (Moore 67); Buckley (Wilson, 60), Scully, McMahon (Traynor 61).

Referee: Igor Pristovnik (Croatia).