Hegarty goal does trick for Carbery

JUST one game in the permanent tsb Cork County SFC over the weekend where a superb opportunist goal by former inter-county player Pat Hegarty proved crucial as Carbery overcame Ballincollig 1-9 to 0-9 at Clonakilty.

The full-forward kicked his all-important goal a minute into the second-half which propelled Carbery into a two points lead.

Scorers: Carbery: P. Hegarty 1-2; J. Hayes 0-4 (0-3 from frees); S. Levis, M.O'Sullivan and M. Cronin 0-1 each. Ballincollig: J. Miskella 0-3; M. Greene 0-3 (0-1 from free): E. Bourke, P. O'Mahony and E. Cruadhlaoich 0-1 each.

Referee: D. Lenihan (Nemo Rangers).

JOY for Castletownbere, absolute heartbreak for Kiskeam in lovely Béal Áthan Ghaorthaidh on Saturday, the Beara men winning this Cork County IFC fourth round clash 2-7 to 0-11 with two goals in two first-half minutes.

Scorers: Castletownbere: A. O’Regan 1-1, J. Dennehy 1-0 (OG), A. O’Sullivan, P. Harrington, B. O’Regan, S. O’Regan (free), P.J. Gonnolly D. Wiseman 0-1 each. Kiskeam: N. Cronin 0-5 (0-4 frees), D. O’Leary 0-4 (0-2 frees), J. Herlihy, J. Angland 0-1 each.

Referee: P. Higgins (Ballincollig).

KILLAVULLEN withstood a second-half rally by Valley Rovers for a 1-10 to 1-6 victory at Carrigadrohid to earn a quarter final place against Castletownbere.

Scorers: Killavullen: A. O’Driscoll 1-1, J. O’Mahony 0-3 (0-2 frees),G. Kelleher 0-2 (0-1 free), L. Dorgan 0-2, B. Hayes, and D. Luddy 0-1 each. Valley Rovers: R. Butler 1-1; J. Hurley 0-3 (0-1 free), F. Lynch and J. Burke 0-1 each.

Referee: R. Murphy (Lyre).

The excellence of Cork Senior Noel O’Leary and a more consistent performance during the game, proved the decisive factors in Cill na Martra’s narrow 0-9 to 0-7 victory over Glenville at Ovens.

The success propels Cill na Martra into the quarter-finals for their first time.

Scorers: Cill na Martra: K O'Sullivan 0-3, R Hoare (0-2f), M O'Connor 0-2 each, J Lynch, D Óg O'Leary 0-1 each. Glenville: P Cahill 0-3 (0-2f), E O'Reilly, J Halbert (0-1f), N O'Riordan, K Coakley 0-1 each.

Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsiagh).

In the Cork County IHC, Nemo defeated Glen Rovers 2-11 to 1-5 at Mayfield with hit-man James Masters bagging 2-7.

Scorers: Nemo Rangers: J Masters 2-7 (1-4 frees, 0-1 65m, 0-1 sideline), B Twomey 0-2, W Morgan and M Morgan 0-1 each. Glen Rovers: K O’Callaghan 1-0 (free), C O'Riordan 0-4 (0-2 65m, 0-2 frees), B Wall 0-1.

Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle).