Carrick saved by Bell
Bell’s last-gasp winner cements Rangers’ spot at the top of the league table.
Carrick found themselves up against a well-organised United outfit who kept strikers Anto Lagan and Paul McDowell at bay.
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Hide AdMcDowell, a recent signing from Loughgall, almost claimed his first goal for Carrick but his thunderous long-range strike hit the bar.
Ten minutes into the second-half Ballymoney were reduced to 10 men and with Joe McCall’s working extremely hard for the remainder of the game it looked like they had done enough to share a point from the table-toppers.
However, Bell’s 92nd-minute corner looped in over the United stopper, much to the delight of the Carrick players and fans.
Carrick Rangers: McKane, Hogan, McClean, Prenter, Long (Bell) - Harmon, Deans, T. Anderson, Hand (O’Neill) - McDowell, Lagan. Subs: (unused) Stitt (GK), N. Anderson, McConnell.
Result: Ballymoney United 0 v Carrick Rangers 1.
Other Ladbrokes.com IFA Championship result: Loughgall 1 v Harland and Wolff Welders 2.