O’Donovan Rossa 1-13 Avondhu 1-09

Despite not scoring for the final 16 minutes of play, Avondhu progressed to the Cork SFC quarter-finals at Ilen Rovers’ expense in Macroom on Saturday night.

A scoring surge in the final 10 minutes enabled Avondhu to pull clear of Beara at rainswept Newcestown on Saturday.

Mallow finished strongly to overcome Carrigaline in the opening round of the Premier IFC at Fermoy last night.

An injury-time point by Colm O’Neill kept last year’s semi-finalists Avondhu in this year’s Cork SFC.

TO apply some context to this headline result in Fermoy on Saturday, one should underline that this is only the second Cork SFC game Nemo Rangers have lost over the past five years.

AVONDHU enter unchartered territory for the division in modern times when they contest the Cork SFC quarter-final next weekend after they fashioned an extra-time win over Aghada in last night’s fourth round replay in Castlelyons.

ASTONISHINGLY Mallow plucked a draw from the jaws of defeat in this fourth round Cork Premier IFC tie at the splendid Killavullen venue on Saturday night.

CORK boss Niall Kelleher has made four changes for tonight’s Munster JFC final against Kerry in Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7.30pm from the team that defeated Waterford at the semi-final stage.

VETERANS, captain Graham Canty and goalkeeper Alan Quirke, have been drafted into the Cork team as the All-Ireland champions commence their 2011 campaign against Clare on Sunday.

AVONDHU became the first side to qualify of the third round of the Cork SFC when they eventually battled past the determined challenge of CIT in a pulsating clash in Fermoy last night.