The rise of the west: Carberry Rangers win big against Ballincollig
Ballincollig 1-12
Carbery Rangers 1-15
Honours to Carbery Rangers in the Cork SFC final - the west Cork men were just too good for Ballincollig in a high-scoring, entertaining game.
Ballincollig played into the scoreboard end in the first half but Rangers were first on the scoreboard, and the teams were nip and tuck throughout the first half, Cian Dorgan's accuracy from placed balls for Ballincollig mirrored by John Hayes' accuracy from play for Carbery.
The west Cork side finished the half one ahead, thanks to some bright work by Hayes, with the score 0-8 to 0-7 at the break.
Carbery Rangers started the second half well, with two quick points by Seamus Hayes and John O’Rourke only for Ballincollig to hit back through Miskella, with an Ian Coughlan free leaving the minimum between them.
The men from west Cork then struck decisively on 37 minutes with a Chris O’Donovan goal, 1-10 to 0-9.
Though Dorgan pointed a Ballincollig free almost immediately in response, John O'Rourke thundered into the game for Carbery and they might have won by more than three at the finish, Ballincollig's injury-time penalty goal coming too late to save them.
Scorers for Ballincollig: C. Dorgan (1-0 pen, 0-1 45, 0-4 frees, 1-7); I. Coughlan (frees, 0-2); J. Miskella, C. Kiely and S. Lucey (0-1 each).
Scorers for Carbery Rangers: J. O'Rourke, J. Hayes (0-2 frees)(0-5 each); C. O'Donovan (1-0); S. Hayes (0-2); J. O'Riordan, B. Shanahan, R. Kiely (0-1 each).
BALLINCOLLIG: D. Lordan, S. Murphy, L. Jennings, E. Hegarty, S. Lucey, N. Galvin, C. Kiely, S. Kiely, C. O’Sullivan (c), R. Noonan, P. Kelly, G. Durrant, C. Dorgan, I. Coughlan, J. Miskella.
Subs: K. Browne for Durrant (44); J. Kelly for Coughlan (49); L Fahy for Noonan (56).
CARBERY RANGERS: P. Shanahan, M. Kelly, B. Shanahan, P. Hodnett, R. Kiely, T. O’Rourke, J O’Riordan, K. McMahon, J. Fitzpatrick (c), A. Jennings, C. O’Donovan, B. Hodnett, J O’Rourke, S. Hayes, J. Hayes.
Subs: D. Hayes for O’Donovan (44); M. O’Donovan for McMahon (49); C. O’Rourke for S. Hayes (54); M. Mennis for O’Donovan (inj, 54); K. Fitzpatrick for B. Hodnett (57); S. Murray for A. Jennings (59).
Ref: K. Murphy (Nemo Rangers).
