A WHIRLWIND start, allied to the brilliance of Anthony Lynch and the immaculate place-kicking of Miceál Ó Croínín, laid the foundations for Naomh Abán’s exciting replay victory over Bantry Blues in the Evening Echo Cork County SFC at Inchigeela on Saturday.

CORK’s senior football championships got into full swing over the weekend with seven games played, the scoring honours going to Nemo Rangers who gave Ilen Rovers a 3-20 to 1-11 drubbing in Clonakilty.

THEY may have been slick and fast in the first-half, but Aghada had to withstand a searching second-half test from Naomh Abán at Páirc Uí Rinn before booking their place in the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC quarter-finals — a last minute James O’Connell goal securing a hard earned passage.