Cork Premier SFC: Nemo Rangers 0-16 Éire Óg 2-6 There were no alarms and no surprises for Nemo Rangers in Ballincollig on Friday evening as they put themselves in pole position to qualify from Group 1 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork PSFC with a straightforward win over Éire Óg. They led from pillar to post – doing most of the heavy lifting in an excellent first half display - kicking 0-15 from play and had all of their forwards on the board after twenty-one minutes. The one blot on their copy book was the lack of goalscoring opportunities they created, and the two goals they conceded.
That number could have been more were it not for a smart double save from Micheál A Martin when he denied Rian O’Flynn and Dylan Foley ten minutes into the second half. Éire Óg, who were shorn the services of Daniel Goulding and Mark Griffin, did get a second goal through Conor McGoldrick a few minutes later, but they never really looked capable of turning things around. All in all, there was plenty for Nemo manager, Robbie O’Dwyer, to mull over after the final whistle.
“Job done. Hard work in the second half. I thought we might have pushed on after half time, but in fairness to Éire Óg, they put it up to us in the second half.
It was a battle, and we knew it was going to be a battle. They were fighting for their lives, needed the win. So, we’re happy with the result and to get over the line.
I was happy with the first half performance, not the second half one, b.