Carrigtwohill score first league victory with one-point win over Kanturk in Division 1 HL
Carrigtwohill's Justin Oke clears from Kanturk's Ian Walsh during the Red FM HL division 1 game at Carrigtwohill. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
One point proved to be the difference in Carrigtwohill as the hosts got the better of Kanturk in their RedFM Division 1 Hurling League clash on Sunday morning.
The result means that Carrigtwohill move to fourth in the table with three points from the opening two rounds, level with Charleville and St Finbarr’s who shared the points on Friday evening. That also leaves Kanturk in the relegation zone with Glen Rovers.
Seán Walsh impressed as he always does for Carrigtwohill – be it league or championship.
There was little surprise to see him top score with 10 points including four from play – but it was his younger brother Patrick that stood out on this occasion, scoring an impressive five points from play.
Kanturk’s Alan Walsh continued his flying start to the season scoring 2-2 from play.
He couldn’t manage any green flags the first day out against Douglas as he tallied 0-2, but the 3-1 scored in MTU’s Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final against TUS Midwest and today’s haul of 2-2 show he’s going to be a serious goal threat for Kanturk again this season.
Having made his Cork debut earlier in the year against the Déise with a bench appearance during the fundraiser in aid of the Friends of Brian Greene and Waterford Hospice, the Cork management will certainly be keeping an eye on Walsh’s performances in 2025.
Kanturk kicked off with a couple of scores to go in front early, but the east Cork outfit swung it around as they landed six points on the trot in reply.
Hurling well and on top, the hosts looked set to pull away but Walsh emerged to get the first of two goals and get Kanturk back in the game.
When he did find the target they were then two points behind, with the score 0-8 to 1-2.
Just as Denis Walsh’s side went four points clear, Walsh landed his second major to bring the Carrig lead down to the minimum.
The teams exchanged points on the stroke of half time so the hosts remained in front, 0-13 to 2-6 at the short whistle. It was a frustrating first half for Carrig who would have felt they should have been further in front.
The hosts fought on in the second period and did manage to stretch their lead back out to three at the 45 minute mark, before almost putting the game to bed with a goal chance. Liam O’Sullivan had his goal opportunity swept off the line to keep the visitors in with a chance.
Kanturk did come back at Carrig once again but the east Cork outfit held firm in the closing stages to hang on for the one-point win.
Sunday’s strong winds certainly played their part here, as the teams finished with 13 wides each.
S Walsh 0-10 (6 f), P Walsh 0-5, L Gosnell 0-2, J Oke, C O’Riordan, J Mulcahy 0-1 each.
A Walsh 2-2, R Sheahan 0-6 (4 f), C Walsh, B O’Sullivan (2 f) 0-2 each, L O’Neill 0-1.
S Devlin; B Twomey, S de Burca, P O’Sullivan; A Rooney, J Horgan, A Walsh Barry; S Brennan, J Oke; P Walsh, S Walsh, C O’Riordan; J Mulcahy, L O’Sullivan, L Gosnell.
T Hogan for de Burca (inj), C Barry for Gosnell.
G Bucinskas; N Forde, M Healy, J McLoughlin; C Sheahan, B O’Sullivan, D O’Connor; L McLoughlin, B Healy; L O’Neill, C Walsh, I Walsh; R Sheahan, A Walsh, G Kenehan.
C Mullane for O’Connor (inj), S Moylan for Keenan.
Aidan Hyland (Kilworth)
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