A little bit of history was made at Carrigtwohill yesterday when Castlemartyr deservedly won their First East Cork junior football championship after beating Glenville by the narrowest of margins.

In a game which never reached any great heights, Castlemartyr laid the foundation for their win when playing against the wind in a rather dull and listless opening half. They turned over just one point in arrears after Glenville had failed to score from play for twenty nine minutes.

Inside a minute of the restart full forward Bernard Lawton had given Castlemartyr the lead when he flashed over two opportunist points. Michael Burke soon stretched the lead with another minor and with full back Liam Mc Lellan playing powerfully, the half back line of Jim Cosgrave, Christy O'Sullivan and Brian Griffin well on top and Sean Bowes fetching magnificently at midfield carried the fight to their opponents.

They missed a number of chances to consolidate their advantage however, and when Pat and Sean Callaghan swapped positions after twelve minutes an immediate improvement was noticeable in Glenville. Wing forward John Halbert came much more into the game and points from him and John Walsh levelled matters with just ten minutes remaining.

Bowes continued to inspire Castlemartyr and gradually they got on top again. With nine minutes to go Michael Burke pointed a free and four minutes later with another free, this time with an excellent kick from forty five rnetres, he eased Castlemartyr a clear two points ahead.