Marvellous St Michael’s make no mistake at second attempt

St Michael’s 1-13 Kiskeam 1-8: St Michael’s made no mistake at the second time of asking at Donoughmore on Saturday night to advance to a Cork Premier IFC semi-final against Castletownbere.

Playing a marvellous brand of football, the city side laid the foundations for victory in the opening half. Rock solid in defence where Ciaran O’Shaughnessy and Mark Ryan were seldom beaten, they hit seven points without reply in the opening 25 minutes, with hugely impressive Eoghan Buckley and Michael Mulconry leading the charge.

In stark contrast, Kiskeam struggled all over the field. They were forced to defend for long spells and it took them 26 minutes to open their account, via a Michael Herlihy point.