Italian Serie A
Bologna 1 – 2 Hellas Verona FT
Kieron Bowie scored with Scotland team-mate Lewis Ferguson in pursuit [Getty Images]
Scotland striker Kieron Bowie scored his first purpose for Hellas Verona to safe a shock comeback win away to Bologna in Serie A.
Victory lifts the 23-year-old’s facet three factors away from Pisa and to inside six of third-bottom Cremonese as they ended a 12-game run and not using a victory to reignite their hopes of avoiding relegation.
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Bowie was making his fifth begin since being bought by Hibernian in January and his purpose takes his private whole to 10 in 35 membership appearances this season.
Final outing, Verona misplaced 2-1 at house to a Napoli facet that includes Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour.
This time, Bowie helped them get the higher of a staff captained by one other nationwide team-mate, Lewis Ferguson, who could have been disillusioned to be substituted halfway via the second half.
Bowie had arrange the most effective probability of the primary half, his flick placing Reward Orban via on purpose, however the on-loan Hoffenheim ahead was denied by a very good save from goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski.
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Eighth-placed Bologna’s Riccardo Orsolini fired in opposition to the skin of a submit from a nook after the break earlier than a bobbling shot from simply contained in the penalty field from Jonathan Rowe, the previous Norwich Metropolis youth, broke the deadline simply earlier than the hour mark.
Nonetheless, Verona had been stage inside 4 minutes, defender Martin Frese firing house from 20 yards.
One other 4 minutes, one other purpose as Verona pounced on the counter assault and Orban’s low cross was met by the unmarked Bowie to fit house from 12 yards.
Jens Odgaard compelled a save from visiting goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo, however Bowie’s first Serie A purpose proved to be the winner.
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Verona subsequent host Fifteenth-placed Genoa subsequent Sunday.
Their five-game profitable run ended, Bologna host Serie A rivals Roma within the Europa League on Thursday earlier than visiting Scotland left-back Josh Doig’s Sassuolo.