Newmarket make their point as Vincent’s shock Cill na Martra

CORK’s Intermediate Football Championship crackled into life at the weekend as North Cork outfit Newmarket overcame Castletownbere in a battle of two title hopefuls at Inchigeela.

The Duhallow side’s brand of possession football certainly came up trumps last night. and they had no compunction about shooting on sight, racking up a 0-18 against Castletownbere’s 2-5. Although Alan O’Regan was dangerous for the losers, scoring 2-2, Newmarket always looked likely to benefit from their ability to score from a variety of angles and distances, and they duly did. Eighteen scores will give them a lot of heart for their next encounter.

Scorers: Newmarket: S.F. O’Connor (0-6, 0-1 free, 0-1 s/line), T. O’Keeffe (0-5), B. O’Leary (0-3), M. Feehan (0-2), T. Murphy, B. Daly (0-1). Castletownbere: A. O’Regan (2-2, 1-0 penalty), A. O’Sullivan (0-2), S. O’Regan (0-1 free).