Local football round-up

Hillsborough capture old form

Hillsborough Boys under-14s beat Shankill Juniors 2-1 on Saturday in the Lisburn Junior Invitational League.

The result would not have been a surprise, but ‘Boro, who won this age group two years in a row are having a poor run this season.

Can this be the start of the return to the form which they are capable of producing?

Results

UNDER-13: Lisburn Rgs 6, Lisburn Dist 0; Lisburn Y 3, Hillsborough 0; Lurgan 1, Greenisland 0; TTBS 6, Carrick 0; TW Braga 6, Ballymena 1; Willowbank 4, Windmill 0.

UNDER-14: Lisburn Y 2, Lisburn Dist 3; Shankill 1, Hillsborough 2; Lurgan 0, Downpatrick 6; N. End 1, Bloomfield 1; Ox Sunnyside Colts 0, Warrenpoint 5; Portadown 3, Windmill 1.

UNDER-15: Newry 2, Greenisland 2.

UNDER-16: Lisburn Y 0, Banbridge 5; Lurgan 0, Lisburn Dist 1; Midway 4, Hillsborough 0; Newry 1, Greenisland 3; N. Belfast 2, Downpatrick 5; Ridgeway 3, Willowbank 1.

UNDER-17: Knockbreda 3, Hillsborough 0; Lisburn Dist 1, Dromara 0; Lower Maze 1, Carrick 0; Lurgan 0, Camlough 3; Newry 2, Bloomfield 3; Willowbank 2, Banbridge 2.

Fixtures

STANLEY PARK: 9.30, Lisburn Rgs v Windmill u13 Shield.

BARBOUR: 9.30, Carrick v Lisburn Dist u13, Donegal Celtic v Lisburn Y u15 Shield, Lurgan v N. End u16 Shield; 11.15, Lisburn Y v TW Braga u13 Shield, Lisburn Dist v Carrick u15 Shield, Hillsborough v Lisburn Dist u17 Shield.

BALLYMACOSS: 9.30, Ballymena v Willowbank u13, Lisburn Rgs v Willowbank u16, Willowbank v Dromara u17; 11.15, Downpatrick v Warrenpoint u14 Shield, Downpatrick v Lisburn Y u16 Shield, Lower Maze v Knockbreda u17 Shield.

MOIRA: 9.30, Hillsborough v Lurgan u13, Windmill v Ballyclare u15; 11.15, Chimney Corner v TTBS u13, Hillsborough v Lurgan u14.

WALLACE PARK: 9.30, Greenisland v N. End u13, N. End v Lisburn Y u14, Newry v N. End u15; 11.15, Windmill v Shankill u14, Lisburn Dist v Midway u16, Lurgan v Carrick u17.

GLENMORE: 9.30, Lisburn Dist v Ox Sunnyside u14 Shield; 11.15, Bloomfield v Ox Sunnyside Colts.

HAVELOCK PARK: 9.30, Armagh v Portadown u14; 11.15, Newry v Camlough u17.

FULLERTON PARK: 9.30, Hillsborough v Greenisland u15; 11.15, Hillsborough v Newry u16.

SUFFOLK: 9.30, Banbridge v Bloomfield u17; 11.15, Banbridge v Ridgeway u16.

ORANGEFIELD: 11.00, Greenisland v N. Belfast u16.

SOUTH ANTRIM LEAGUE

PREMIER DIVISION

Warren win against Ballymacash

Warren YM remained top of the Premier Division following a 3-1 win over Ballymacash YM, their goals coming from Stuart Knight, Simon Walsh and Craig Armstrong.

There was a nine goal thriller when South Antrim beat Clonduff YM 5-4. South were 4-1 up but slipped to 4-4 with five minutes left before Stephen McNeice got the winner.

Other scorers for South were Stephen Thompson 3 and Simon Maguire.

Simon Hall got two of the goals in FC Utd Lisburn’s 3-1 win over 1st Lisburn. Jason Hamilton got the other goal and Sam Clarke replied.

Glaston were 4-2 winners over Lambeg Rangers with goals from Jim Mallon 2, Stevie Connolly and Paddy Macklin. Ryan Nixon and Stephen Mawhinney got the Lambeg goals.

Sandy Row eased to a 6-2 win over Belvoir FC. James Willis 3, Christopher Graham, Jonathan Shields and Stephen Hamilton got their goals.

DIVISION 1

Village win a thriller

Village Rec were 5-4 winners over FC Utd Lisburn II in a thrilling Division 1 game.

Darren Scott got four and Craig Kennedy the other goal for Village who were 0-2 down. FC scorers were Gareth Oldroyd 2, Andrew Edgeington and Marty Bartolo.

Graham Mntgomery scored twice for Cregagh Wanderers but they lost 5-3 to Bloomfield III and Ballymacash YM II beat Colin Valley III 3-1.

Clonduff YM beat Belvoir FC II 3-2 and Orangefield OB III won 2-1 against Victoria Athletic, whose scorer was Steven Storey.

DIVISION 2

Warren draw but stay top

Warren YM II were held to a 1-1 draw by Ballymacash YM III, but they remain top of Division 2.

Ballymacash Rangers III kept their winning run going with a 5-3 victory over South Antrim II whose goals came from Gareth Johnston 2 and an own goal.

In another high scoring game Moira Albion II won 5-3 against Clonduff YM III and 1st Lisburn II beat Newtown Forest III 3-2 with goals from Shaun Bremner, Ricky Megaw and Luke Chambers.

Carrowdore YM were 10-1 winners against Lambeg Rangers II. Josh Dunlop 4, Greg Lyness 2, Ricky Madden, Stephen Simpson, William Truesdale and James Davis got the goals.

SOUTH ANTRIM LEAGUE RESULTS

PREMIER DIVISION

Ballymacash YM 1 Warren YM 3

Lambeg Rgs 2 Glaston 4

1st Lisburn 1 FC Utd Lisburn 3

Sandy Row 6 Belvoir FC 2

South Antrim 5 Clonduff YM 4

DIVISION 1

Cregagh Wand 3 Bloomfield III 5

Clonduff YM II 3 Belvoir FC II 2

Colin Valley III 1 Ballymacash YM II 3

Village Rec 5 FC Utd Lisburn II 4

Orangefield OB III 2 Victoria Ath 1

DIVISION 2

Warren YM II 1 Ballymacash YM III 1

Moira Albion II 5 Clonduff YM III 3

Carrowdore YM 10 Lambeg Rgs II 1

Newtown Forest III 2 1st Lisburn II 3

Ballymacash Rgs III 5 South Antrim II 3

Ironside Cup semi-final line-up known this weekend

The semi-finals of the Ironside will be known after tomorrow (Saturday) when Braniel YM entertain FC Utd Lisburn in the one remaining quarter final.

The semi-final line-up is: Braniel YM or FC Utd Lisburn v Ballymacash YM, Clonduff YM v Warren YM.

League fixtures for tomorrow:

PREMIER DIVISION: Sandy Row v Warren YM, Glaston v 1st Lisburn, Ballymacash YM v South Antrim, Clonduff YM v Lambeg Rgs.

DIVISION 1: Ballymacash YM II v Victoria Ath, FC Utd Lisburn II v Cregagh Wand, Orangefield OB III v Village Rec, Colin Valley III v Braniel YM II, Belvoir FC II v Clonduff YM II.

DIVISION 2: 1st Lisburn II v Warren YM II, Ballymacash YM III v Carrowdore YM, Lambeg Rgs II v Moira Albion II, Ballymacash Rgs III v Glenavy III, South Antrim II v Clonduff YM III.

SOUTH ANTRIM LEAGUE TABLES

PREMIER DIVISION P W D L PTS

Warren YM 9 5 2 1 20

South Antrim 10 5 1 4 16

Braniel YM 7 5 1 0 13

Sandy Row 6 4 0 1 12

Glaston 9 5 0 3 9

FC Utd Lisburn 9 4 0 4 9

1st Lisburn 9 2 2 4 8

Ballymacash YM 5 1 1 2 5

Lambeg Rgs 7 1 0 6 3

Clonduff YM 6 2 1 1 1

Belvoir FC 9 0 1 8 _3

DIVISION 1 P W D L PTS

Braniel YM II 8 6 1 1 19

Ballymacash YM II 8 6 0 2 18

FC Utd Lisburn II 10 5 0 5 15

Village Rec 10 5 0 5 15

Clonduff YM II 8 6 0 2 15

Colin Valley III 10 4 1 5 13

Orangefield OB III 10 4 1 5 13

Bloomfield III 8 4 0 4 12

Cregagh Wand 9 2 1 6 7

Belvoir FC II 8 3 0 4 6

Victoria Ath 9 1 0 7 3

DIVISION 2 P W D L PTS

Warren YM II 10 7 2 1 23

Carrowdore YM 9 7 2 0 23

Glenavy III 10 6 1 3 19

Ballymacash Rgs III 7 5 1 1 16

South Antrim II 9 3 4 1 13

Ballymacash YM III 10 3 2 5 11

Moira Albion II 10 3 1 6 10

Newtown Forest III 11 1 2 8 5

Clonduff YM III 7 3 0 4 3

Lambeg Rgs II 10 0 3 7 3

1st Lisburn II 9 2 1 4 1

Blues Bus

1st Lisburn Blues supporters club will be running a bus from their Sackville Street clubrooms tomorrow (Saturday) for Linfield’s match at Ballymena United. Clubrooms open at 12pm, bus leaves at 1.45pm.

Lisburn Rangers Youth

An early morning kick off for Lisburn Rangers Youth at Glenmore brought a great performance against a lacklustre Lisburn Distillery.

The Youth showed their intentions from the start with a desire to win every ball and it wasn’t long before the ball was in the Distillery net when Kurtis Gillespie slotted a low drive past the keeper.

A second was soon to come when Josh McMaster headed home from a corner and the Youth team were now in total control.

Lee Hutton added to his tally with a nice chip over the keeper making it 3-0. The football was a pleasure to watch with everybody comfortable on the ball and working hard for the team.

The fourth goal showed this when Thomas Burns and Lee Hutton worked of each other from midfield with Thomas finishing the move, a brilliant goal.

Kurtis Gillespie got his second of the game just before half time ending the half with a deserved five goal lead.

The football in the second half didn’t flow just as well but the Youth were always on top with Distillery reduced to long range efforts. The one clear chance Distillery had goal keeper Alister Taggart was up to the task and made a fine save turning the ball past the post.

Four more goals followed with Thomas, Josh and Lee all doubling their tally and Drew Dumbar who came off the bench to score yet again. The game finished 9-0 and sets the Youth up for next Saturday’s Shield semi final at Stanley Park.

Lisburn Rangers Panthers

This weekend the Panthers got it right when they took on Willowbank.

After 10 minutes of playing, Conal Cunningham started a firework of goals. A long ball from defense playing Michael Helmcke was picked up by Conal and left the Willowbank goal keeper with no chance.

Only five minutes later Conal scored again after a free kick. But now Willowbank woke up and started to play and scored a great header. From now on the goals were coming in on both sides.

For the Panthers Michael Collim scored after a clever assist from Jude Graham. But Willowbank was able to trick the Panthers defence only minutes later and scored the last goal of the first half.

The second half started badly for the Panthers. Willowbank scored twice taking a 4-3 lead. But the Panthers were not finished. Again, Conal Cunningham started the chain reaction of goals after a corner turning the result to 4-4. Only five minutes left to play was enough for the Panthers to score two more goals.

Dillan Duff put the Panthers back in the lead and Jack Bonar scored his second goal in his second match for the Panthers in the very last second of the match. Winning this match 6-4 was a great success for the Panthers even so it was just a friendly.

Aghalee Village

Newmills FC 2 Aghalee Village FC 4

A stunning hat-trick from Aghalee’s own Aguero - leading goal scorer Davy Costello - kept Aghalee Village top of their division and stretched their winning run to nine games in a row.

With a couple of unexpected and forced changes to the team, Aghalee needed to be at their best to overcome last season’s divisional cup winners Newmills on their own turf and at their best they were.

The game started off at a high tempo as both teams attempted to gain an early advantage. It was Aghalee who made the breakthrough on 17 minutes as the increasingly talismanic Davy Costello tucked in from a sumptuous Paddy Reilly cross to make it 1-0.

The next chance came when Aghalee won a free kick to the left of goal about 25 yards out. Conor Gaskin stepped up and struck the sweetest free-kick of the year to make it 2-0 as the ball nestled as close to the top corner as one could have hoped.

Ten minutes before half time Costello struck again to make it look a very comfortable first half for Aghalee.

Newmills started the second half well but Aghalee defended resolutely and pressed for a fourth. It was Newmills however who would get the next goal as their attacker read a usually reliable cushioned header from Diamond back to McCoo and stole in to make it 3-1. Kris Wilson battled and would not give Newmill’s defenders a seconds rest as he won the ball and fashioned a chance for himself, the keeper made a great save only for the ball to fall to Davy ‘The Hat trick’ Costello who finished neatly for his second hat trick in 7 days and third of the season. Newmills then got a consolation at the end but Aghalee came out on top to win the game 4-2.

This Saturday Aghalee Village are at home to Orchard Athletic. All supporters welcome to Aghalee Playing Fields.