O’Riordan and Dineen impress as determined Mallow win bruising battle

MALLOW had enough power and finesse to see off the overly-robust challenge of Limerick representatives Athea in the quarter-final of the Munster IFC at the Cork champions’ Carricoon complex yesterday.

Four points apiece from centre forward Pa Dineen and full forward Cian O’Riordan laid the foundations for Mallow’s triumph in a game which saw six Athea players issued with yellow cards. And if Clare referee Michael McGann had been a more forceful personality, one of two reds would also have been shown.

Athea managed only one point in the first half — a free from corner forward Gerard Aherne two minutes into stoppage time — and finished the game with just one point from play.