Ilen set pace after win over Douglas

Ilen Rovers are the early leaders in Division 1 of the Cork County Football League – though only on point scored – after they were one of three two-point winners in the first round of games yesterday afternoon.

The Baltimore side triumphed by 1-12 to 2-7 at home to Douglas, Alan Holland scoring the goal as Cork players Kevin O’Sullivan and Conor O’Driscoll chipped in with three points each. Cormac Collins and Kevin Murphy got Douglas’s goals.

Also victorious were Bishopstown, who came away from their trip to Ballincollig with a 2-7 to 1-8 win. Conor Dorman got the Town’s first goal, converting the rebound after having a penalty saved, and while Ian Coughlan scored an excellent long-range goal for the hosts, a fine individual goal from Jack O’Shea was decisive for the visitors.