Bodie to the rescue for Newmarket

THE movement was often poor, much of the passing sloppy too, but Fermoy and Newmarket can still take a bow for an Evening Echo Cork Co U-21 FC semi-final performance in Mallow on Saturday that was full of passion and commitment, with a draw probably the right result in the end.

With both sides battling for a place in the final for the first time against either St Finbarr’s or Macroom, there was a lot at stake. And, it often showed, making it a real treat for spectators, with referee Miah Moynihan also earning his fee.

In the end it took a late TJ Bodie free to save Newmarket, who had led for most of the game until substitute John McDonagh’s 54th minute goal for Fermoy. But it was a score Newmarket deserved.