{"id":601445,"date":"2026-08-22T18:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/601445\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:52:13","slug":"premier-shc-david-cremin-snatches-late-winner-as-midleton-edge-newcestown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/601445\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier SHC: David Cremin snatches late winner as Midleton edge Newcestown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Midleton: 1-18\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newcestown: 1-17\u00a0<\/p>\n

David Cremin proved to be the hero as Midleton survived an almighty battle from Newcestown to win by a point in a lively Co-Op SuperStores Premier SHC Group 3 Round 2 clash at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Rinn on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

These teams couldn\u2019t be separated at this juncture of the championship last year, and it looked like it would be the same again on this occasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sides were level in the dying stages and a draw probably would have been a fair result, even though Newcestown led by three points in the closing stages. Cremin showed calmness to point the winner as they dug very deep.<\/p>\n

Midleton just found that bit of quality and bench impact when needed in a game that had an edge, with neither side sparing the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ross O\u2019Regan\u2019s green flag in the last few minutes also proved crucial in wresting control back from their opposition.<\/p>\n

Referee Canice Walsh certainly played his part in an exciting contest, letting the game flow as much as possible.<\/p>\n

\" David Cremin about to hit the winning point for Midleton against Newcestown. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

Midleton are now in a strong position to qualify after a second win, following on from their impressive victory over St Finbarr\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In fairness, Newcestown battled gamely and deserved something, but they are in a tricky spot as they suffer a second consecutive defeat on the back of a nine-point loss to Bride Rovers.<\/p>\n

Newcestown were quick out of the traps with a pair of points from Colm Dinneen, with Luke Meade playing a significant role in the first score. Conor Lehane landed a long-range free for Midleton, but Newcestown were tigerish and organised.<\/p>\n

Cork footballer David Buckley pointed to make it 0-3 to 0-1 after four minutes. The Magpies then hit three of the next four points, with Cremin\u2019s effort the highlight.<\/p>\n

Midleton goalkeeper Br\u00edon Saunderson then clipped over a boomer from play as they led for the first time after 12 minutes, 0-5 to 0-4. The sides traded white flags before a Richard O\u2019Sullivan free drew parity. Luke Meade was dictating the tempo from centre-back \u2014 he was outstanding.<\/p>\n

\" Alex Quirke tries to keep a Midleton attack alive as Gear\u00f3id O’Donovan of Newcestown defends. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

A pair of Conor Morley points from acute angles gave Midleton a 0-8 to 0-6 buffer after 22 minutes, but Newcestown were hanging in. The tall Se\u00e1n O\u2019Donovan, effective in his full-forward role, bisected the posts to leave the bare minimum in it. He then set up Buckley for the leveller after an excellent fetch.<\/p>\n

Midleton finished the half with the last two points through a Lehane free and Tommy O\u2019Connell, leading 0-10 to 0-8 at half-time.<\/p>\n

Lehane extended the margin to three at the start of the second half, but Newcestown weren\u2019t going away. The introduction of Ciar\u00e1n O\u2019Donovan in the opening 30 minutes added to their performance.<\/p>\n

An O\u2019Sullivan free cut the gap to two before the same player had the first real goal chance, but Saunderson did well to keep the shot out. Mikey Finn pointed as Midleton led 0-12 to 0-9 after 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

\" Miche\u00e1l McSweeney of Newcestown is caught by a high challenge from Conor Morley of Midleton. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

Newcestown responded superbly, striking two quick points before goaling after 41 minutes when Se\u00e1n O\u2019Donovan got a flick on Cathal Wilson\u2019s long free into the square, sending Newcestown in front, 1-11 to 0-12.<\/p>\n

Lehane then sent over two points, one from a 65, to draw Midleton level. But they couldn\u2019t shake off the Carbery men. A Se\u00e1n O\u2019Donovan effort and another O\u2019Sullivan free gave Newcestown a 1-13 to 0-14 advantage with eight minutes to go.<\/p>\n

Full-back Eoghan Collins came up the field unchallenged to push his side three points clear before two quick-fire Midleton points left one in it. Back came Newcestown, with Buckley and sub Ciar\u00e1n Hurley restoring their three-point buffer after 57 minutes.<\/p>\n

Midleton looked devoid of ideas, but sub Cormac Beausang made things interesting with a fine point. That was followed by O\u2019Regan\u2019s goal, finished to the net despite Wilson\u2019s best efforts to keep it out, leaving it 1-17 to 1-16 after 58 minutes.<\/p>\n

An O\u2019Sullivan free drew parity going into added time before Finn had the chance to win it from a free with Lehane off the pitch, but his long-range effort went wide.<\/p>\n

Both teams looked destined for a draw until Cremin popped up with the winner.<\/p>\n

\" Relief for the Midleton players after the game, including Conor Lehane with his head bandaged. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

Scorers for Midleton: C Lehane 0-8 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), R O\u2019Regan 1-0, D Cremin, C Morley 0-2 each, B Saunderson, T Dunlea, C Walsh, T O\u2019Connell, M Finn, C Beausang 0-1 each.<\/p>\n

Newcestown: R O\u2019Sullivan 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), S O\u2019Donovan 1-2, D Buckley, C Dinneen 0-3 each, E Collins, C Hurley, J Meade 0-1 each.<\/p>\n

MIDLETON: B Saunderson; T Dunlea, T O\u2018Leary-Hayes, C Smyth; C Walsh, T O\u2019Connell, E Moloney; M Finn, K McDermott; E McGrath, A Quirke, C Morley; D Cremin, C Lehane, R O\u2019Regan.<\/p>\n

Subs: C Beausang for E Moloney (41), P Connaughton for C Morley (48), E Moloney for C Lehane (61-FT, temp).<\/p>\n

NEWCESTOWN: C Wilson; M McSweeney, E Collins, J Kelleher; J Kenneally, L Meade, Colm O\u2019Donovan; D McAree, J Meade; D Buckley, N Kelly, R O\u2019Sullivan; C Dinneen, S O\u2019Donovan, G O\u2019Donovan.<\/p>\n

Subs: Ciar\u00e1n O\u2019Donovan for N Kelly (23), J Burrows for D McAree (47), C Hurley for J Meade (50).<\/p>\n

Referee: Canice Walsh (Nemo Rangers).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Midleton: 1-18\u00a0 Newcestown: 1-17\u00a0 David Cremin proved to be the hero as Midleton survived an almighty battle from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[15389,1964,61,60,43],"class_list":["post-601445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-cork-county-championship","tag-cork-gaa","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}