Newmarket open title defence with a win
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Newmarket kicked off their U21 A Football Championship defence with a winning start over Boherbue in a cold Knocknagree on Friday night last.
Newmarket kicked off their U21 A Football Championship defence with a winning start over Boherbue in a cold Knocknagree on Friday night last.
Newmarket began the playing season with victory away to Castlemagner in Division 2 of the Ducon Cup at the latter’s venue, in a game played in splendid sunshine on Sunday by 0-9 to 1-4.
Original Report: The Corkman, Saturday, August 9th, 2000.
By John Joe Brosnan.
Tony O’Keeffe goal seals Newmarket win in trilling Duhallow U-21 final.
A GOAL two minutes from time sealed victory for Newmarket over Ballydesmond in a thrilling Duhallow Under 21 football final at Kiskeam last Friday evening, thus giving the club its third successive title in this grade.
The draw took place on Saturday evening at the Cork County Board annual convention for the first round of the 2010 county championships, with Newmarket especially interested in the outcome of the draw for the Premier Intermediate football championship.
Newmarket bowed out of the Duhallow Cup at the semi final stage, when they suffered defeat against Boherbue by 2-10 to 1-9 in a keenly contested game played at Kiskeam on Tuesday night.
Newmarket recovered from a nightmare start to produce a stunning display to defeat Millstreet by 4-20 to 2-2 in the opening round of the Duhallow Cup played at Millstreet on Friday evening.
Newmarket were defeated by Grenagh in the intermediate football league game played in splendid sunshine at Mallow on Sunday afternoon on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-9.
Clyda Rovers defeated Newmarket on Monday evening in an entertaining intermediate football league game played at Mourne Abbey where the game ended 1-12 to 0-9 in favour of the home side.
Newmarket’s minor footballers were denied at the death after a thrilling conclusion to their championship clash with Boherbue on Tuesday evening at Kiskeam which ended 2-7 to 0-11.
Newmarket emerged with the spoils following an entertaining Intermediate football league game at home to Ballinora on Saturday evening by 2-12 to 3-8.
Newmarket were defeated by a strong Ballincollig side in the semi final of the County Under 21 Football Championship on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-7 at windswept Mallow on Sunday afternoon.
Newmarket’s under 21 football team qualified for the County semi final, for the third successive year, when they earned a hard fought but merited victory over Ballymartle in the quarter final by 1-11 to 2-6 on a greasy Coachford surface on Sunday evening.
Newmarket’s intermediate football team preserved their Premier Intermediate status when a late flurry of scores including a match winning goal from team captain Tony O’Keeffe, enabled them to defeat a shell shocked Mayfield side by 1-9 to 0-9 in a poor relegation play off semi final played in perfect conditions at Ballyclough on Saturday evening.
A brave Newmarket were narrowly defeated by Castlemagner in the opening round of the Kanturk Credit Union Duhallow junior football championship in difficult conditions at Banteer on Sunday evening last.
Newmarket’s intermediate footballers claimed their first league victory of the season when they recorded an impressive home victory over Glanmire by 3-13 to 1-10 on Monday evening last.
Newmarket were defeated by Nemo Rangers, 1-12 to 0-11 in the second round of the Evening Echo Premier Intermediate Football Championship at Coachford, on Saturday evening played in splendid sunshine and as a result bowed out of the competition.
Newmarket and Nemo Rangers meet in the second round of the Evening Echo Premier Intermediate Football Championship at Coachford, on Saturday evening at 7:30pm.
Newmarket suffered defeat to Kanturk in the Ducon Cup at Kanturk on Friday evening by 1-16 to 0-7.