Bishopstown call tune to outclass Ilen

Bishopstown 2-15 Ilen Rovers 0-8

Granted, Bishopstown were full value for their win, and, indeed, the 13-point margin, but all present at Macroom will have acknowledged that the events of the13th minute settled this first round tie.

First to provide the background. A Conor Dorman delivery just a minute earlier had been insufficiently dealt with by Ilen Rovers keeper Gary Coakley. Sam Oakes gathered the breaking ball, off-loaded to Paul Honohan and the centre-forward rattled the net from close range, edging Leo Jones’ outfit 1-2 to 0-1 ahead.