McCarthy the Glenville ace as Ballingeary mastered in drab affair

LAST minute replacement Diarmuid McCarthy emerged the match-winner for Glenville, who struggled to beat Ballingeary in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork Co Premier IFC at Donoughmore yesterday.

Drafted in just before the start and wearing the number 17 shirt McCarthy scored the only goal in the 40th minute of a drab encounter — a strike which ultimately proved the main difference between two very mediocre sides.

Glenville did turn on the style in the opening sequences with two points from John O’Keeffe and the stylish Paudie Cahill but the East Cork side subsequently flattered to deceive.