Late Avondhu surge wins it

A scoring surge in the final 10 minutes enabled Avondhu to pull clear of Beara at rainswept Newcestown on Saturday.

With eight minutes of normal time remaining, the North Cork division led 0-8 to 0-6, a margin which should have been far greater but for poor shooting. Two Colm O’Neill frees opened up some daylight, however, before Vincent O’Donoghue struck for a goal, calmly finishing after O’Neill and Teddy O’Shea had combined well.

When O’Neill and Cian O’Riordan added further points, nine points separated the teams, making a late Beara flurry academic. It all added up to last year’s semi-finalists taking their place in this campaign’s last 16, leaving manager Daithí Pierce pleased.