Monaghan and O’Brien goals turn tide for Kildorrery

HEARTBREAK for Canovee at Donoughmore on Saturday, a devastating final five-minute spell propelling never-say-die Kildorrery into a Cork IFC quarter-final clash with either Éire Óg or Glanworth, a result, over the hour, they hardly deserved.

Outplayed all over the park, only the sweet free-taking of Andrew O’Brien kept Kildorrery ticking over in the second-half. But then, late goals by Tom Monaghan and O’Brien himself, after a howler by Canovee keeper Michael Deasy, earned them a victory they never looked like achieving.

It really was cruel luck on Canovee. With the two Lyons’, Eamonn and Timmy, superb at midfield, Kildorrery were going nowhere. But first Canovee lost Timmy, injured in the 45th minute. It didn’t look a problem, but then Eamonn was red carded for a second yellow in the 55th minute with his side 1-10 to 0-10 ahead and suddenly Kildorrery found new energy and exploded into action. And they delivered.