Sarsfields 2-18 Midleton 1-14
Sarsfields lifted their second Co-op SuperStores Premier Senior Hurling Championship title in three seasons following a seven-point victory over Midleton at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The Riverstown-based club made light work of their divisional rivals with player of the match Jack O'Connor hitting 0-05 and James Sweeney getting two goals.
The result adds another chapter into the story being written by management duo Johnny Crowley and Diarmuid O’Sullivan, and it follows success in last year’s Munster championship and three consecutive Cork league titles.
It felt like business as usual for the club and their reward was a comfortable 1-09 to 1-03 advantage at the interval.
Midleton were missing Conor Lehane and Eoin Moloney, two important components in the team that reached the final via victories over Glen Rovers and Blackrock.
Clinical finish from James Sweeney after being set up by Cian Darcy as @SarsfieldsCork register their first green flag in the @OfficialCorkGAA final #rtegaa #sundaygame pic.twitter.com/NGuG8EC15k
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) October 19, 2025
The Magpies only led once, through an Evan McGrath green flag at the City End in the 10th minute after a mistake by the Sars back-line presented the midfielder with an open goal.
That made the scoreboard read 1-00 to 0-02 and the soon to be champions immediately went back in front through a brace of Colm McCarthy frees.
O’Connor then got in on the action, just before Sweeney rifled the back of the net with a blistering strike after collecting a pass from Cian Darcy.
That made it 1-05 to 1-00 and the first half finished with a burst by Midleton that wasn’t enough to dent Sars’ lead or confidence.
The game restarted with O’Connor splitting the posts and McCarthy getting his seventh, as their overall lead grew to 1-11 to 1-03.
Full-time: @SarsfieldsCork 2-18 @MidletonGaa 1-14
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) October 19, 2025
James Sweeney slips home his second goal to ensure that Sarsfields regain the @OfficialCorkGAA senior hurling title, the eighth in their history #rtegaa #sundaygame pic.twitter.com/dJC2GQm8W4
The Magpies did make of a game of it in the end, by bringing it back to four points as more and more black and white jerseys began finding space.
This started with a burst that involved Mikey Finn nailing a free and a 45, in addition to Killian McDermott sneaking the sliotar over from the tightest of angles.
Then came a goal chance at the near post from Alex Quirke and this was scrambled off the line by Sars.
A green flag would have made it a two point game, instead it galvanised the eventual champions as they came through the next 20 minutes without a scratch from their divisional rivals.
Even when Midleton got it back to four at 1-13 to 1-09, they remained in control and saw out the game with O’Connor scoring three points from play.
Sweeney rounded out the win in the dying seconds with a close range goal after escaping his marker at the City End.
Sarsfields: Ben Graham; Conor O’Sullivan, Cillian Roche, Donal English; Bryan Murphy, Luke Elliott, Craig Leahy; Daniel Hogan (0-1), Killian Murphy (0-1); Jack O’Connor (0-5), Colm McCarthy (0-8, 7f), Cian Darcy (0-1); Daniel Kearney, James Sweeney (2-0), Barry O’Flynn (0-1).
Subs: Shane O’Regan for McCarthy (52); Ben Nodwell for O’Flynn (57), Eoghan Murphy for Elliott (60).
Midleton: Brion Saunderson (0-1,1f); Ciarmhac Smyth, Seadhnaidh Smyth, Tadhg O’Leary Hayes; Luke Dineen, Tommy O’Connell, Ross O’Regan; Evan McGrath (1-0), Mikey Finn (0-7, 5f, 1 65); Cormac Walsh (0-1), Alex Quirke, Killian McDermott (0-2, 1 65); Patrick White (0-1), Cormac Beausang (0-2), David Cremin.
Subs: Luke O’Farrell for Cremin (41); Paul Connaughton for O’Regan (45), Sean O’Meara for Walsh (48), Killian Burke for O’Meara (57), Paul Haughney for White (60).
Referee: Colm Lyons (Nemo Rangers)
