Carrigaline dig deepest as going gets tough

Carrigaline 0-9  Castletownbere 0-7: Both teams deserve credit for producing a hugely competitive game in miserable conditions in the Cork PIFC in Castletown Kenneigh on Saturday evening, with a more potent Carrigaline the deserving winners.

After opening up a three point gap five minutes into the second half, Castletownbere came to within a point on three occasions up to the closing stages but wasted chances from both play and frees cost them the chance of extra time at the very minimum. The combination of persistent rain and a slippery surface tested the players to the limit and it was noteworthy that the winners led by just a point at half-time after playing with the wind.

“Certainly we should have been up more, but we were very nervous,” commented manager Michael Meaney. “It’s our first time since we came up premier doing back-to-back winning first rounds and that’s a big thing.