Division 1: Cill na Martra outclass Carrigaline to pick up first league win
Cill na Martra's Ciarán Ó Duinnín takes on Carrigaline's Sean Andrews. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
After suffering two defeats in succession against Nemo Rangers and the Barrs, Cill na Martra bounced back with a facile win against Carrigaline in the McCarthy Insurance Group Division 1 tie at the sun-drenched Gaeltacht Mhúscraí venue on Sunday.
The Mid Cork side were only behind for a couple of minutes in the opening moments of the game.
They had gone ahead thanks to a pointed free from Mícheál Ó Deasúna after just two minutes only for that to be countered in quick response through a two-point free which was converted by Carrigaline midfielder Niall Coakley.
Both sides were missing talismanic players – Carrigaline's Brian O’Driscoll is on Cork duty while Dan Ó Duinnín is recovering from a leg injury and not expected back in action by the Gaeltacht side for some weeks yet.
Cill na Martra built their victory yesterday on a tough defensive display coupled with dominant performances by Gearóid Ó Goillidh, who pulled off some mighty fielding during the hour, and Mícheál Ó Deasúna.
By contrast, Carrigaline simply could not get off the starting block. Having been a point ahead after two minutes, they did not add another score for the entirety of the first half.
When referee John Ryan of Macroom blew the whistle for the interval, Cill na Martra were leading by 15 points to two.
While they gave away a lot of points, the Carrigaline goal never seemed to be under threat while, at the other end, centre-back Cillian McNulty drew a fine foot save from Dean Mac Cárthaigh when he sent the ball low across the face of the Cill na Martra goal.
The second half saw some substitutions by Carrigaline but by that time the pattern of the game had been set.
Cill na Martra also gave a run to players off the bench and they were definitely eager to impress but the scoring return in that second period, five points in half an hour from Cill na Martra and four from Carrigaline, was poor.
And though it seemed like Cill na Martra just edged the second half on the electronic scoreboard, the teams were miles apart in real life.
Cill na Martra might have goaled in the latter 10 minutes through a penalty when one of the inside forwards was bundled over by a Carrigaline defender but Mícheál Ó Deasúna’s shot was deflected onto the upright by keeper Callum Dungan.
J Mac Carthaigh 0-9 (0-7 f, 1 2pt), S Ó Duinnín 0-4, M Ó Duinnín (2pt), M Ó Deasúna (2pt f) 0-2 each, C Ó Duinnín, C Ó Meachair, D Ó Conaill 0-1 each.
N Coakley (1 2pt f, 0-1 f) 0-3, E Desmond, E Murphy, R Delaney 0-1 each.
D Mac Carthaigh, D Ó Conaill, T Ó Corcora, F Ó Faoláin, C Ó Foirreidh, S Ó Foirreidh, A Ó Duinnín, M Ó Deasúna, G Ó Goillidh, J Mac Carthaigh, M Ó Duinnín, A Ó Loingsigh, E Ó Conaill, C Ó Duinnín, S Ó Duinnín.
M Ó Cathasaigh for T Ó Corcora, S Ó Céilleachair for M Ó Duinnín, C Ó Meachair for A Ó Loingsigh, S Ó Loinsigh for C Ó Foirreidh.
C Dungan, S Andrews, Chris O’Herlihy, E Murphy, R Kennelly, C McNulty, J McGrath, P Mellett, N Coakley, R Delaney, K O’Reilly, E Ryle, C Kearney, E Desmond, A O’Doherty.
E Landers for K O’Reilly, D Sutton for R Delaney, C Ryan for S Andrews, S Horan, for A O’Doherty, B Murphy for R Kennelly, T Cronin for C Kearney.
J Ryan (Macroom)
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