Fermoy hold on to clinch hard-earned win over Mallow

"It was pressure on because the loser knew they would be in a bad, bad situation, so it didn't really matter about the performance, the result was paramount," said the Fermoy boss.

AVONDHY DERBY: Fermoy fullback Sean Shanahan clashes with Denis Hayes, Mallow in the first half of the Co-Op Superstores Cork County Senior A Hurling Championship: Fermoy vs Mallow at Castletownroche. Pic: Larry Cummins

Fermoy 0-18 Mallow 1-13

"Job done” exclaimed one of the Fermoy players shortly after they secured a hard-earned and vital victory over their Avondhu rivals Mallow in their Cork SAHC Group C decider.