Nemo Rangers 0-16
Dr Crokes 0-11
Denis Hurley reports from Páirc Uí Rinn
CORK STAR LUKE Connolly scored ten points as Nemo Rangers dethroned All-Ireland champions Dr Crokes in the Munster Club SFC final at Páirc Uí Rinn today.
Before 2,851 people, the Cork city side repeated their feat of 2010, when they also saw off the Killarney club to claim provincial honours. This is their 16th Munster title, having been Cork champions on 20 occasions.
Nemo led by 0-9 to 0-5 at half-time, but it should have been even greater. In addition to his six first-period points, Connolly was twice unlucky with goal efforts, denied by superb Shane Murphy saves on each occasion, while Crokes corner-back John Payne made three excellent blocks.
Crokes had led by twice in the opening ten minutes but were held scoreless for 15 minutes as Nemo scored six in a row, with captain and full-back Aidan O’Reilly and the impressive Paddy Gumley also on target.
Gumley and Connolly eased Nemo six clear on the resumption but four from Crokes – Looney, captain Daithí Casey (two) and Colm Coooper – gave them hope before the Leesiders pushed on again.
Connolly’s free was followed by a superb effort from play and Paul Kerrigan’s effort, which went over off the crossbar, put them five ahead, 0-14 to 0-9.
Crokes’ cause wasn’t helped by Kieran O’Leary’s dismissal for a second booking and they were unable to eat into the gap, Nemo sub Conor Horgan wrapping things up with a late point.
Scorers for Nemo Rangers: Luke Connolly 0-10 (0-4f, 0-2 ’45), Paddy Gumley 0-3, Aidan O’Reilly, Conor Horgan, Paul Kerrigan 0-1 each.
Scorers for Dr Crokes: Colm Cooper (0-3f), Daithí Casey (0-1f) 0-3 each, Brian Looney 0-2, Johnny Buckley, Gavin White, Jordan Kiely 0-1 each.
Nemo Rangers
1. Micheál Martin
2. Kevin O’Donovan
3. Aidan O’Reilly
4. Alan Cronin
5. Jack Donovan
6. Stephen Cronin
7. Kevin Fulignati
8. Alan O’Donovan
9. Jack Horgan
10. Barry O’Driscoll
11. Paul Kerrigan
12. Colin O’Brien
14. Paddy Gumley
13. Luke Connolly
15. Ciarán Dalton
Subs
17. Conor Horgan for Gumley (58)
21. Adrian Greaney for Kerrigan (60, injured)
Dr Crokes
1. Shane Murphy
4. Luke Quinn
5. David O’Leary
2. John Payne
7. Gavin White
6. Fionn Fitzgerald
3. Michael Moloney
8. Johnny Buckley
9. Alan O’Sullivan
10. Micheál Burns
11. Gavin O’Shea
12. Brian Looney
15. Kieran O’Leary
14. Daithí Casey
13. Colm Cooper
Subs
22. Paul Clarke for O’Shea (44)
17. Tony Brosnan for Burns (47)
20. Eoin O’Brosnan for Quinn (53)
29. Jordan Kiely for Looney (58)
Referee: Seán Lonergan (Tipperary)
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Thats a Shocking poor Crowd for a Munster Senior Final. Involving 2 Teams with Massive Populations
@Buff Egan: Ridiculous choice of venue too. Whats the point in spending 80 million on Pairc Ui Caoimhe if you’re only going to play a handful of games there. Having the game in Pairc Ui Caoimhe surely would have at least doubled that crowd.
@Buff Egan: its not like the whole of Killarney and Cork city are going to support them
Kanturk are the Crowd from Cork that Bring The Crowds
@Buff Egan: massive I’d say
@Buff Egan: where is “kanturk”
Once known as Constantinople, formerly the political and administrative capital of the Ottoman Empire. Now home to North Cork creamery and other Kanturkish delights.
Nemo Rangers and Dr Crokes have small support base.
Austin Stacks bring the crowd to a game did anyone witness the marches in 2014.
@lorrainehealy: tacky caper by the Rockies. Not to be seen in a County League game them when really needed. Like the super blue super fans up east
Crokes are a good team for the pullin and Dragon. Well done to Nemo. Connolly had some game !
dragin (phone is too smart !
@j Heffernan: dragin is still not how you spell it
@Eamonn coughlan: ok so I need to add 2gs to make it correct, but I think it looks better the way it is……..?
Fab, corcaigh abu, well done nemo crokes were
@billy Dorney: dead right Billy. Nemo Crokes indeed were.
Ha ha well done Nemo excellent display.good medicine for k o Leary especially. after his sneaky kick on player went unpunished in club final last march.
2,851…. Are you serious or are the County Board taking the p**s..? There was closer to 4,500 there today so either they’re not counting kids who were free or there was 2,000 comps given out !!!
Know Martin son playing for memo but why he take limelight pure politics hopefully FF will get rid of him new politics my arse disgusting what’s going on at the moment with FG and Francis fitzgerald so many people homeless and on hospital beds etc !
A great day for Cork football and hopefully Knocknagree can repeat the dose against the Kerry champions on Sunday next in Mallow.
@denis o mahony: very good chance they will. Dromid not firing like they did a few years ago at all