Connolly stars in Nemo victory

Reigning Cork U21 football champions Nemo Rangers got their city championship campaign off to a winning start as they defeated St Finbarr’s 0-8 to 0-5 at Ballinlough yesterday.

Having played against the wind in the first half, Nemo led 0-5 to 0-4 at half-time, Luke Connolly with all of their points, while Jamie Burns accounted for three of the Barr’s points.

Nemo began the second half well and had built up a four-point lead by the 45th minute. While they didn’t score again, strong defending, epitomised by Kevin Fulignati and Stephen Cronin, saw them through to a semi-final clash with Douglas.