Lane proves a match winner as Douglas edge ’Collig

ULTIMATELY, Douglas had team captain John Lane to thank for their winning score in the second of almost seven minutes of time added on, but, in essence they triumphed in this exciting Evening Echo Cork SFC game in Ovens yesterday because of a dominant 10-minute period on each side of half-time.

In scoring terms, it yielded eight points with only one in reply and while Ballincollig put themselves in a strong position with Podsie O’Mahony’s 50th-minute goal, they were unable to withstand another strong rally from the city side.

The length of the injury time was one of the talking points afterwards, but Douglas selector Der O’Regan remarked that it didn’t unduly bother them. “We knew with referee Niall Barrett being involved... we have had him before and we could be playing forever,’’ he commented.