Division 1 FL: Nemo come good to see off Éire Óg

City side move onto six points after four games following this hard-fought game

Éire Óg: 0-14 (0-0-14) Nemo Rangers: 2-13 (2-1-11)

Author: Barry O'Mahony

Nemo Rangers finished well to see off Éire Óg in the McCarthy Insurance Group Division 1 Football League contest at Ovens on Thursday evening.

Robbie O'Dwyer’s side were deserving winners in the end with just that extra bit of quality and experience telling factors. As a result of this Round 4 encounter, the city team move onto six points and joint top with Clonakilty and St Finbarr’s, for a couple of days at least.

Scorers for Éire Óg: C McGoldrick 0-5 (0-3 f), R O’Flynn 0-2, D Dineen, M Griffin, E O’Shea, R O’Toole, J Murphy, C Kelly (45), B Thompson 0-1 each.

Nemo Rangers: P Kerrigan 0-4 (0-1 f, 1 2pt f), C Kiely 1-1, B Cripps 1-0, C Horgan 0-3 (0-1 f), A O’Donovan 0-2, K Fulignati, G Sayers (f), O Whyte 0-1 each.

ÉIRE ÓG: C Kelly; M Corkery, M Brady, D Dineen; D McCarthy, H Murphy, A McCarthy; D Kelly, M Griffin; R O’Toole, C McGoldrick, J Murphy; E O’Shea, J Kelleher, R O'Flynn.

Subs: D Foley for R O’Flynn (43), B Thompson for D McCarthy (59).

NEMO RANGERS: D O’Leary; C Moore, D Quinn, C Coughlan; A Cronin, S Cronin, K Fulignati; A O’Donovan, B Cripps; O Whyte, C Shalloe; C Horgan; G Sayers, P Kerrigan, C Kiely.

Subs: B O’Neill for C Shalloe (43), C Yelland for G Sayers (45), T O’Brien for O Whyte (57).

Referee: Robert Whelan (Gleann na Laoi).

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