Nemo outclass the Barr’s at third attempt to reach Shield semi-finals

ALL-IRELAND Club champions Nemo Rangers may have taken three and a half hours of football and two replays to decide the issue, but the Cork kingpins finally delivered at Bishopstown on Saturday, proving too strong for St Finbarr’s, 1-10 to 0-09, in a lively Kelleher Shield quarter-final.

Some real slick play, a teak tough backline and a speedy forward division proved too much an obstacle for the Barr’s to overcome, with Willie Morgan’s sixth minute goal giving the Capwell men the perfect fillip.

Scorers for Nemo: W. Morgan 1-0, J. Masters (free), A. Cronin, D. Kavanagh 0-2 each, M. Kearney, J. Kavanagh, L. O’Sullivan, S. Marshall 0-1 each.

St. Finbarr’s: R. O’Mahony 0-4 (0-2 frees), K. Kelleher 0-3 (frees), J. O’Donoghue, J. O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Joy for Cill na Martra at Coachford yesterday as a golden late point from Risteard Ó hUidir edged the Mid Cork champions into their first permanent tsb Cork County JFC final on a 1-10 to 1-9 scoreline, leaving a wasteful Mayfield side devastated.

And the City champions can have no excuses for although they dominated this semi-final for long periods, 13 wides over the hour proved their downfall.

Scorers for Cill na Martra: R. ÓhUidir 0-7 (0-5 frees), C. Ó Súilleabháin 1-1, D. Ó Buachalla, S. Ó Loinsigh 0-1 each.

Mayfield; K. Brosnan 1-0, B. Hegarty 0-4 (0-2 frees), A. Elliott 0-3 (0-2 frees), M. O’Callaghan, R. Scannell 0-1 each.

Showing a tremendous nerve for surviving tight matches, Fermoy used all of their survival instincts to wriggle free of a tough Erins Own challenge, 1-7 to 0-8, in this quarter-final at wind-swept Ballyhooly yesterday.

They also had to endure the agony of 11 wides while playing with a tricky cross wind advantage in the opening 30 minutes, so despite not setting the world on fire, their performance was still good enough to deny Erins Own.

Scorers for Fermoy: P Lonergan 1-2, S Killeen 0-3, J Dennigan and T Higgins 0-1 each.

Erins Own: P Fitzgerald and S Murphy 0-2 (frees) each, J Corcoran, K Murphy, T O’Keeffe and P McNamara 0-1 each.

Never overawed by the big occasion, Beara were crowned Cork Premier MF champions at Ballingeary yesterday - deservedly defeating Douglas 1-9 to 1-7 on a day when a cross wind and numerous heavy showers made the contest a real endurance test.

Scorers: Beara K J O’Sullivan 0-4, R Minihane 1-0, D Lowney 0-2, A O’Sullivan 0-2, C O’Sullivan 0-1.

Douglas S Bermingham 1-1, M Harrington 0-4, P White 0-2.

A LAST minute free from Alan Donovan earned Ballincollig a deserved replay after this thrilling 0-14 apiece AIB Cork Co MAHC final at Páirc Uí Rínn yesterday.

Ballincollig: A. Donovan 0-9, G. O’Callaghan 0-2, C. Weste 0-2, E. Hegarty 0-1.

St. Martins: T. Twomey 0-6, P. Lynch 0-3, A. Mannix 0-2, P. Hoye 0-2, J. Moakley 0-1.