Blackrock take time to get Carrigtwohill’s measure

Blackrock 1-19 Carrigtwohill 1-12: A powerful second-half display — during which last year’s beaten county finalists outscored their opponents by 0-12 to 0-2 from the 37th minute onwards — propelled Blackrock to victory in this entertaining Cork SHC first-round clash.

The Rockies, who began with 10 of the starting team from the 2017 decider, found themselves in a spot of bother when trailing Carrigtwohill early in the second-half.

Having led 1-8 to 1-7 at the turnaround, Carrigtwohill stretched their advantage out to three, thanks to a brace from the sprightly Liam Gosnell and centre-forward Tomás Hogan.