Bowie scores first Verona goal in comeback win over Bologna
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Italian Serie A
Bologna 1 - 2 Hellas Verona FT
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Kieron Bowie scored with Scotland team-mate Lewis Ferguson in pursuit [Getty Images]Scotland striker Kieron Bowie scored his first goal for Hellas Verona to secure a surprise comeback win away to Bologna in Serie A.
Victory lifts the 23-year-old's side three points clear of Pisa and to within six of third-bottom Cremonese as they ended a 12-game run without a victory to reignite their hopes of avoiding relegation.
Bowie was making his fifth start since being sold by Hibernian in January and his goal takes his personal total to 10 in 35 club appearances this season.
Last time out, Verona lost 2-1 at home to a Napoli side featuring Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour.
This time, Bowie helped them get the better of a team captained by another national team-mate, Lewis Ferguson, who will have been disappointed to be substituted midway through the second half.
Bowie had set up the best chance of the first half, his flick putting Gift Orban through on goal, but the on-loan Hoffenheim forward was denied by a good save from goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski.
Eighth-placed Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini fired against the outside of a post from a corner after the break before a bobbling shot from just inside the penalty box from Jonathan Rowe, the former Norwich City youth, broke the deadline just before the hour mark.
However, Verona were level within four minutes, defender Martin Frese firing home from 20 yards.
Another four minutes, another goal as Verona pounced on the counter attack and Orban's low cross was met by the unmarked Bowie to slot home from 12 yards.
Jens Odgaard forced a save from visiting goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo, but Bowie's first Serie A goal proved to be the winner.
Verona next host 15th-placed Genoa next Sunday.
Their five-game winning run ended, Bologna host Serie A rivals Roma in the Europa League on Thursday before visiting Scotland left-back Josh Doig's Sassuolo.