Impressive Erin’s Own defy the odds

IN a weekend of surprises in the opening round of the Cork SHC, reigning Cork and Munster champions Newtown were beaten by a fired-up Erin’s Own side.

Erin’s Own had their first goal after only three minutes, impressive young centre-forward Maurice Carroll pouncing on the rebound of a saved 20m free.

That was negated by a John O’Connor goal for Newtown minutes later, and from there to the break it was almost tit-for-tat, Newtown defying the wind to stay close to the challengers. They each had a second goal – wing-forward Ryan Clifford for Newtown and an Eoghan Murphy penalty for Erin’s Own in the 25th minute.