Majestic Midleton’s young stars stun Sars

MIDLETON sprung a huge surprise in the Evening Echo Cork SHC first round at Carrigtwohill on Saturday when they shunted Sarsfields towards the backdoor route with an excellent success.

Sarsfields were favourites going into this game on the back of strong recent campaigns that yielded the county title in 2008 and a final placing last season, while a third of their team were on duty for the Cork senior panel in Páirc Uí Chaoimh the previous Sunday.

But Midleton showed scant regard for such reputations and with a team that was largely predicated on youth – they ended the match with eight U21’s on show – played superbly to secure a merited success.