CORK SHC HOLDERS Glen Rovers saw their 11-game unbeaten championship run ended as Sarsfields were 1-16 to 1-11 winners against them at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.
The sides were level on seven occasions in the first half before late points from Eoin O’Sullivan and Aaron Myers gave Sars – champions in 2008, ’10, ’12 and ’14 – a 0-9 to 0-7 interval lead. The Glen had been reduced to 14 men inside two minutes when midfielder Donal Cronin was dismissed.
Sarsfields pushed on to lead by 0-15 to 0-10 with ten minutes left, with Cormac Duggan impressive in attack. Patrick Horgan goaled for Glen on 53 following good build-up play from Mark Dooley and Conor Dorris, but Jack O’Connor replied immediately with a Sars goal and they saw out the game.
Earlier at Páirc Uí Rinn, two second-half Luke O’Farrell goals helped Midleton to pull away from East Cork neighbours Carrigtwohill, winning by 2-14 to 0-9.
The sides were level at 0-6 each at half-time as Carrig frustrated the Magpies. Conor Lehane got eight points for the Magpies while Darren O’Driscoll impressed in attack for Carrig.
In Midleton on Sunday evening, Robbie O’Flynn and Eoghan Murphy each had five points as last year’s beaten finalists Erin’s Own beat Killeagh by 1-14 to 1-10.
Erin’s Own led by 1-7 to 0-6 at half-time, James O’Fynn with the goal, but despite being down to 14 following Daniel Walsh’s first-half red card, Killeagh came back and were level at 1-9 each thanks to frees from Eoghan Keniry and Andy Walsh’s goal.
Ultimately, points from O’Flynn and Kieran and Eoghan Murphy saw Erin’s Own to victory.
In Rathcormac, Shane Forde was the goalscorer with Pádraig Guest scoring five points as Na Piarsaigh beat Newtownshandrum by 1-20 to 1-18. Ryan Clifford got 12 points for Newtown, for whom Jamie Coughlan scored 1-2.
In a replay at Coachford, Newcestown had their first-ever SHC win, beating Ballyhea by 1-15 to 0-12. New Cork star Luke Meade got the late clinching goal while Daniel Twomey had nine points.
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