Newtown see off brave Imokilly

JOY for Newtownshandrum, heartbreak for Imokilly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, the Evening Echo Cork senior hurling champions surviving a searching quarter-final test from the East Cork divisional side (1-14 to 0-15), who might be celebrating victory but for two glaring misses at the end of a fabulous contest.

In the dying seconds of a free-flowing contest, and trailing by just a point, Trevor O’Keeffe with a free and then Jason Barrett, who had a great match, had real chances to carve out a famous result. Both were off target, leaving Ben O’Connor to show them how at the other end with his eighth point.

Credit Newtown for pulling off a mighty win at half throttle.