Finvoy suffer semi-final heartache

WITH the good weather weekend and midweek games are now in full swing with the Division Championships and Knock Out Cups deciders will come thick and fast with a number of teams in the mix for honours. Congratulations go to Carnlough Swifts in reaching the final of the Linda Welshman Memorial Cup after a 2-1win over Mervyn McIntyre's Finvoy. RESULTS - SATURDAY INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Cookstown Olympic 1 v 4 Raceview O’GORMAN CUP ROUND 1 Ballynure Old Boys 4 v 2 Desertmartin JUNIOR DIVISION ONE LEAGUE Ballyclare Comrades Reserves 6 v 1 Cookstown Athletic Tobermore United Reserves 9 v 0 Ballynure Old Boys ‘B’ Newtownabbey 7’S 2 v 3 Chimney Corner Reserves JUNIOR DIVISION TWO LEAGUE FC Ballynure Reserves 3 v 0 Moyola Park Olympic Desertmartin Swifts 2 v 4 Ballyclare North End Cookstown Olympic Colts 4 v 1 Red Star JUNIOR DIVISION THREE LEAGUE Newtownabbey 7’S Reserves 0 v 4 Newtownabbey FC Reserves Woodlands 1 v 2 Dundrod Old Boys Mallusk Athletic 3 v 3 Antrim Rovers LINDA WELSHMAN MEMORIAL CUP SEMI-FINAL Carnough Swifts 2 v 1 Finvoy Both teams played it very tight during the first forty five minutes resulting in no goals being scored in the first-half. Early in the second half Finvoy took the lead after Ian Parkhill blasted the ball into the top corner of the net on the 51st minute. Carnlough got back on level terms when Emmett Rafferty set up the chance for Andy Bird to score from close range leaving the game finely balanced. Chances came and went at both ends before Ruari Lee got the all important goal on the 75th minute to put Carnlough in front. Finvoy then threw everything at Carnlough in the remaining fifteen minute but with Keeper Conor McNeil in brilliant form Carnlough held out to claim their place in the final. Referee Mr Tom Stewart CANADA TROPHY ROUND 2 Newtownabbey FC 4 v 1 Glebe Rangers Reserves Newtownabbey who are a team in form went in at half-time two goals to the good thanks to Jackie Moore and Brian Rea scoring. Newtownabbey increased their lead on the 65th minute after Ricky Moore scored but saw James Steel who had earlier missed from the penalty spot scored on the 70th minute. Glebe third hard to get another goal but with time in the 89th minute Bryan Galloway scored a fourth for Newtownabbey. Referee Mr Gary Crawford Carniny Amateurs 4 v 1 Killymoon Rangers Reserves MID WEEK RESULTS O’GORMAN CUP ROUND 1 Clough Rangers Athletic 2 v 1 Raceview Kilbride Swifts 3 v 8 Brantwood JUNIOR DIVISION ONE Ballynure Old Boys ‘B 5 v 2 Newtownabbey 7’S Newtownabbey FC 2 v 0 Raceview Athletic Tobermore United Reserves 5 v 1 Glebe Rangers Reserves Ballymoney United Reserves 2 v 1 Carniny Amateurs JUNIOR DIVISION TWO 3rd Ballyclare Old Boys 1 v 1 Ballyclare North End FC Ballynure Reserves 3 v 2 Red Star Desertmartin Swifts 0 v 1 Moyola Park Olympic JUNIOR DIVISION THREE Antrim Rovers 5 v 1 Ballynure Old Boys Youth Dundrod Old Boys 0 v 4 Woodlands Carnlough Swifts 13 v 0 Newtownabbey FC Reserves Grange Rangers II 4 v 0 Mallusk Athletic FIXTURES INTERMEDIATE Tuesday April 13th O’GORMAN CUP ROUND 2 Dunloy v Coleraine Crusaders Wednesday April 14th McREYNOLDS CUP ROUND 2 Raceview v Ballynure Old Boys Cookstown Olympic v Brantwood Thursday April 15th LEAGUE Clough Rangers Athletic v Dunloy Saturday April 17th LEAGUE Clough Rangers Athletic v Desertmartin Dunloy v Raceview O’GORMAN CUP ROUND 2 Ballycastle United v Brantwood McREYNOLDS CUP ROUND 1 Kilbride Swifts v Coleraine Crusaders JUNIOR DIVISION ONE Tuesday April 13th LEAGUE Raceview Athletic v Carniny Amateurs Newtownabbey FC v FC Larne Wednesday April 14th LEAGUE Chimney Corner Res v Ballyclare Com Res Tobermore Utd Res v Ballymoney Utd Res Thursday April 15th LEAGUE Newtownabbey FC v Carniny Amateurs Saturday April 17th LEAGUE Magherafelt S Blue Res v Carniny Amateurs Tobermore Utd Res v FC Larne JUNIOR DIVISION TWO Wednesday April 14th LEAGUE 3rd Ballyclare Old Boys v Ballyclare North End FC Ballynure v Demesne Strollers Saturday April 17th LEAGUE FC Ballynure Res v Cookstown Olympic Colts Demesne Strollers v Finvoy Ballyclare North End v Moyola Park Olympic JUNIOR DIVISION THREE Wednesday April 14th LEAGUE Dundrod Old Boys v Mallusk Athletic Thursday April 15th LEAGUE Newtownabbey FC Res v Ballynure Old Boys Youth Saturday April 17th LEAGUE Antrim Rovers v Mallusk Athletic Carnlough Swifts v Ballynure OB Youth Dundrod Old Boys v Grange Rangers II Woodlands v Newtownabbey FC Res Saturday April 17th CANADA TROPHY ROUND 2 Newtownabbey 7’S v Ballyclare Com Res Chimney Corner Res v Desertmartin Swifts LINDA WELSHMAN MEMORIAL CUP ROUND 3 Ballymoney Utd Res v Newtownabbey FC Note: All mid-week games are scheduled to kick off at 6.30pm. Saturday games remain as normal Kick off at 2.00pm LEAGUE TABLES INTERMEDIATE DIVISION LEAGUE TEAM PL W D L F A PTS BRANTWOOD 22 15 3 4 74 34 48 RACEVIEW 19 14 4 1 68 22 46 COLERAINE CRUSADERS 18 13 4 1 59 15 43 DUNLOY 20 12 5 3 58 36 41 BALLYNURE OLD BOYS 21 11 5 5 55 27 38 RASHARKIN UNITED 22 8 5 9 47 51 29 COOKSTOWN OLYMPIC 23 7 7 9 62 45 28 CLOUGH RANGERS ATH 19 7 4 8 46 42 25 DESERTMARTIN 19 7 2 10 35 53 23 KILBRIDE SWIFTS 18 5 5 8 38 47 20 FC BALLYNURE 21 5 2 14 37 75 17 BALLYCASTLE UNITED 22 3 0 19 28 93 9 PORTGLENONE 18 1 0 17 26 93 3