Battling Charleville pull off unlikely win over Douglas to progress

The victors were reduced to 14 men when Oran O’Connell received a second yellow card.

DOUBLE TEAM: Charleville's Jack Doyle is tackled by Douglas' Stephen Moylan and Alan Cadogan at Mourneabbey.    Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Charleville 2-18 Douglas 0-21 

Even though the odds were stacked high against Charleville, they ground out a remarkable victory in the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier SHC final Group B game in the sweltering heat at Mourneabbey on Sunday. It was a match they needed to win to keep their hopes of a knockout place alive. Simple as that.