Five sent off as Macroom master elements

Macroom 4-8 Newmarket 2-11: Gaining momentum with every outing, Macroom booked a Cork Premier IFC quarter-final date with either Éire Óg or Grenagh when edging home at wind and rain-swept Dromtarriffe yesterday.

After falling to Ballingeary in the first round, the mid-Cork side regrouped to get past Nemo Rangers after extra-time in Round 2. For this latest victory they had to toil hard in terrible conditions.

“Shocking conditions,” agreed Macroom manager Bobbie O’Dwyer. “We are just glad to get out of here. There were two very committed teams out there but conditions didn’t allow for good open football. And fortunately we got the scores at vital times.”