JOHN CAULFIELD grabbed his 190th league goal on Saturday night and added another just for good measure as Cork City came from behind to trounce injury hit Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.
Sligo's biggest crowd of the season gave a rousing reception to new manager, Jimmy Mullen, but it was Caulfield who stole the glory on a night when City emerged as genuine championship contenders.
Steve Berks gave Sligo a dream start when he headed home from Chris Twiddy's cross in the third minute. But from then on Cork dominated the exchanges with Patsy Freyne and Kelvin Flanagan dictating affairs at midfield.
It was Freyne who put the sides level in the 26th minute when he made the most of a dreadful blunder by Sligo keeper, Nicky Broujos, to slam home the equaliser.
Caulfield made his mark on the game seven minutes after the restart. Declan Daly dispossessed Mark Hutchinson and crossed for Caulfield to role the ball over the six yards.
Cork made the game safe when Damian O'Connell volleyed home in the 76th minute and Caulfield completed the rout with his second goal five minutes from time.
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