Ballymartle always in control against O’Neills

ANOTHER classic tale of the old dog for the hard road at Páirc Uí Rinn last night as seasoned Ballymartle clipped the wings of debutantes Fr O’Neill’s in the Evening Echo Cork County IHC third round.

Hurling with greater fervour and finesse, Ballymartle dominated throughout and rarely gave their opponents a chance of success.

It was an inauspicious occasion for last season’s junior history-makers Fr O’Neill’s. They lost inspirational captain Ger Holland with a leg injury in the first-half and overall never came to grips with their game in what was a most disappointing display.