Newcestown are best in thrilling battle

Newcestown 1-18 Mallow 1-16: Intense and exciting throughout, this memorable Cork Premier IHC semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night ended with fans on both sides having palpitations as Mallow threw everything at last year’s beaten finalists in a bid to grab a final place.

Referee Brian Murphy contributed to the excitement by playing eight minutes of injury-time in a game that was hotly contested from the very start, with some magnificent hurling and sweet scores.

Newcestown will now play either Ballinhassig or Valley Rovers in the decider, while Mallow can only reflect on a superb performance that barely came up short.