Premier 1 MFC: Ballincollig hold off late Nemo rally to get back on track

Mark O'Keeffe hit three goals for Nemo, but they fell short by a point

Ballincollig: 2-10 (2-2-6) Nemo Rangers: 3-6 (3-1-4)

Ballincollig are back on track in the Cork ETB Rebel Óg Premier 1 MFC after hanging on to overcome the late challenge of Nemo Rangers at Ballincollig on Wednesday evening.

This Section 1 Round 2 encounter was pretty much do-or-die for the Village, given their defeat to Carrigaline first day out. Nemo Rangers, meanwhile, had the safety net of an opening-round victory over Bishopstown.

It was the champions of the last two seasons who held their nerve — but only just.

Scorers for Ballincollig: L O'Mahony 1-3 (1 2pt f), J Miskella 0-5 (0-3 f, 1 2pt), A Jozefowski 1-1, S O’Brien 0-1.

Nemo Rangers: M O’Keeffe 3-0, C Power 0-3 (1 2pt), M Scott, O Jordan (0-1 f), M Corkery 0-1 each.

BALLINCOLLIG: D McCarthy; D Crowley, J Ryan, C O’Regan; E Stack, J Costello, E Lynch; B Cronin, C Cogan; A Jozefowski, J Miskella, S O’Brien; F Lordan, L O’Mahony, B Power.

Subs: C McCarthy for J Miskella (28-30, temp), D Murphy for J Costello (35-37, temp), C McCarthy for C Cogan (51), E Ó hÚrnaí for S O’Brien (53), S Twomey for A Jozefowski (58).

NEMO RANGERS: C McCarthy-O’Donovan; D Geary, J McGorry, A Quinlivan; M McCarthy, C Power, J Randles; O Jordan, C Randles; R Denn, M Scott, L Butler; C Herlihy, M O’Keeffe, M Corkery.

Subs: D Kelleher for C Herlihy (44), S O’Flaherty for O Jordan (46), M Lynch for L Butler (58).

Referee: Brian Crowley (Castlehaven).

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