Local football round-up

Distillery win under-17 Shield

Lisburn Distillery Youth were 4-0 winners over Hillsborough Boys in the under-17 Lisburn Junior Invitational Shield final which had to be cancelled on New Year’s Day.

The final was played at Rushmore on Sunday and though Hillsborough played some good football Distillery were more direct in their approach and took their chances well.

Lee Newell gave the Whites the lead when he flicked in a long throw in and it was another throw in which hit a number of legs before going into the net. The goal was claimed by Mark Owens.

Newell went though on his own at a breakaway and slotted his second goal past the keeper and his two goal contribution earned him the man of the match award.

There was no further scoring until late in the second-half when Chris Walmsley flicked home a free kick.

Results

UNDER-11: Portadown 1, Ox Sunnyside 3; Lurgan 3, Hiullsborough 1; Linfield 3, Lisburn Y 0; Carrick 1, Warrenpoint 3; Loughgall 3, Shankill 2; Donegal Celtic 3, Lisburn Ladies 1; Lisburn Ath 2, Windmill 3.

UNDER-12: no matches.

UNDER-13: Carrick 2, Lisburn Dist 5; Lurgan 0, Hillsborough 3; Lisburn Y 3, N. End 1; Ox Sunnyside 3, Loughgall Y 2; Loughgall Colts 1, Portadown 2; Shankill 6, Moira .0

UNDER-14: Annagh 6, Ballymena 0; Loughgall 6, Hillsboirough 0; Donegal Celtic 2, N. End 0; Lisburn Dist 6, Greenisland 0; Shankill 1, Ox Sunnyside 3; Willowbank 0, Carrick 2; Windmill 1, Lisburn Y 1.

UNDER-15: Lisburn Y 4, Lisburn Rgs 0; Lurgan 1, Lisburn Dist 3; Donegal Celtic 4, Newmill 5; Hillsborough 1, Greenisland 1; Willowbank 1, Banbridge 3.

UNDER-16: Banbridge 0, Bloomfield 4; Lurgan 0, Lisburn Dist 5; Ox Sunnyside 0, Hillsborough 1; Ridgeway 0, Greenisland 4; Shankill 1, Carrick 3; Solway 3, Camlough 2; Willowbank 1, Lower Maze 2.

UNDER-17: Banbridge 1, Portadown 1; Donegal Celtic 2, Ox Sunnyside 2; Solway 3, Ridgeway 1.

Fixtures

BARBOUR: 9.30, Greenisland v Windmill u12, Lisburn Y v Loughgall u14, Ox Sunnyside v Greenisland u16; 11.15, Hillsborough v Carrick u12, Carrick v Windmill u14, Portadown v Donegal Celtic u17.

MOIRA: 9.30, Lisburn Dist v Ballymena u12, Lurgan v Moira u13; 11.15, N. End v Loughgall Colts u13, Lisburn Dist v N. End u14.

WALLACE PARK: 9.30, Lisburn Y v Willowbank u12, Donegal Celtic v Wullowbank u14, Banbridge v Willowbank u15; 11.15, Shankill v Annagh u14, Bloomfield v Willowbank u16, Newry v Hillsborough u17.

HAVELOCK PARK: 9.30, TTBS v Ox Sunnyside u12; 11.15, Camlough v Banbridge u16.

GLENMORE: 9.30, Lurgan v TW Braga u12, Lisburn Dist v Ox Sunnyside u13; 11.15, Lisburn Rgs v Loughgall u12 friendly, Lisburn Y v Portadown u13.

BALLYMACOSS: 9.30, Hillsborough v Shankill u13, Hillsborough v Ox Sunnyside u14, Greenisland v Ox Sunnyside u15; 11.15, Carrick v Loughgall Y u13, Hillsborough v Ridgeway u16, Ridgeway v Banbridge u17.

RECREATION CENTRE: 9.00 under-11 section; 9.30, Greenisland v Ballymena u14, Lisburn Dist v Lurgan u15; 11.15, Hillsborough v Lisburn Y u15, Lisburn Dist v Solway u17.

TAYLOR’S AVE: 7.45pm, Fri, Carrick v Apex u15.

ORANGEFIELD: 9.00Lisburn Dist v Solway u16; 11.00, Donegal Celtic v Ridgeway u16.

SUFFOLK: 9.30, Dromara v Shankill u16; 11.15, Newmill v Lisburn Rgs u15.

BOG ROAD: 11.15, Lower Maze v Lurgan u16.

SOUTH ANTRIM LEAGUE

GORDON HANNA TROPHY

Cregagh shock as South finish with eight

Cregagh Wanderers caused an upset in the first round of the Gordon Hanna Trophy when they beat Division 1 team, South Antrim, who finished with eight men, 2-1.

Philip Egerton and Gordon Taggart got the Cregagh goals with Jonny Hanna replying for South.

In the other Trophy game, Warren YM II beat Clonduff YM II 5-2. Kyle Nevin and Stefan Haugh got the Clonduff goals.

Sandy Row are out of the IFA Junior Cup, beaten 6-2 by Ballysillan YM in the fourth round.

PREMIER DIVISION

Last gasp winner for League leaders

Premier Division leaders, Ballymacash YM, needed a last kick goal from substitute, Colin Jamison to beat Orangefield OB III 2-1.

Dexter Faulkner got their other goal and Luke McCaughan scored for Orangefield.

Warren YM were 7-1 winners over Ballynafeigh YM. Stuart Knight, George Raileanu, Simon Walsh, Jay Hamilton 2 and Colin Chapman 2 scored for the winners with Keith McCracken getting the consolation goal.

Braniel YM were 1-0 winners at home to Lambeg Rangers and the Glaston v Belvoir FC game was cancelled.

DIVISION 1

Clonduff back on top

Clonduff YM are back on top of Division 1 following a 6-1 win over Stranmillis II.

Their scorers were Gary Bowes 2, Craig Martin penalty, Trevor Smyth, David Moore and John Greer.

Gareth Shirlow 2, Mark Donaghy and Jamie McKittrick got the Ballymacash YM II goals in a 4-1 win over Moira Albion II.

Clarawood YM won a seven goal thriller 4-3 against Belvoir FC II. James Fletrcher, Darren Spiers, William Fullerton and Dee McGlaston scored for the winners and Belvoir scorers were Ryan Meneely and Philip Casement 2.

FC Utd Lisburn were 4-1 winners over Victoria Athletic with Simon Hall, Andy Ginn, Brian McCall and Jimmy Roy on target.

DIVISION 2

FC end Braniel unbeaten run

FC Utd Lisburn II ended the unbeaten run by Division 2 leaders, Braniel YM II, with a 3-1 win.

Gareth Oldroyd 2 and Andy Doran got the FC goals and Lewis Irwin replied for Braniel.

Lambeg Rangers II beat Lisburn Athletic 5-3 Glenavy III hit seven without reply against Ballymacash YM III and Carrowdore YM were 2-0 winners against Newtown Forest III.

South Antrim League fixtures

South Antrim League fixtures for tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.00 p.m.

PREMIER DIVISION: Glaston v Sandy Row, Orangefield OB III v Lambeg Rangers, Ballymacash YM v Ballynafeigh YM.

DIVISION 1: Belvoir FC II v Moira Albion II, Stranmillis II v Victoria Atrhletic.

DIVISION 2: Ballymacash YM III v Glenavy III, Cregagh Wanderers v Newtown Forest III, Warren YM II v Clonduff YM II.

GORDON HANNA TROPHY, first round: Clarawood YM v Clonduff YM, Carrowdore YM v Lisburn Athletic, Lambeg Rangers II v FC Utd Lisburn II, Braniel YM II v Ballymacash YM II, First Lisburn v Bloomfield III, Warren YM v FC Utd Lisburn.

CO. ANTRIM JUNIOR SHIELD, fifth round: Braniel YM v Mourne Rovers.

Bus times

1st Lisburn Blues supporters club will be running a bus from their Sackville Street Clubrooms tomorrow (Saturday) to Linfield’s clash at Ballymena United.

Clubrooms open at 12pm, the bus will leave at 1.45pm.

Non members welcome.

Moira FC

NIBFA Cup Under-12

Moira FC 4 St Mary’s 1

Moira FC’s Under-12’s wrote their names into the short history of the club by winning their first ever competitive game to knock St Mary’s out of the NIBFA Cup.

Stepping up from playing 9-a-side in the Mid-Ulster Games Development Programme to play their first official 11-a-side match against a team from the South Belfast Youth League, the Moira 2002s emulated their 2001 counterparts who 12 months earlier also beat St Mary’s at the same stage of the competition.

They struck twice in each half to secure their passage into the last 16, where NIBFA National League side Carniny Youth await.

Moira threatened early in the game before taking the lead 10 minutes in.

Goalkeeper Jake Coulter sent a long kick into the opposition half which Oliver Bradley did well to control. He then pushed the ball into the path of Rhys Gregory and the striker’s pace took him away from the defence before he rounded the goalkeeper and stroked home.

The lead was doubled just before half-time following a great move on the left wing.

Evan Welch showed great skill as he faked a cross to put the full-back off balance. It looked like he would then deliver the ball into the box at the second attempt, but instead played a short pass inside to Corey Coulter and continued his run to collect the return ball before his cross was turned out for a corner.

Welch took the kick and swung the ball into the goalmouth where Coulter was on hand to pounce on a poor clearance and fire home his shot from 10 yards.

Moira struck their third within two minutes of the restart to make the game was made safe.

The play broke down the left before the ball was sent into the box. Jack Houston picked it up around the penalty spot and tried to make space for a shot. It looked like the chance had gone when he hesitated slightly, but he then produced a sweet chip over the goalkeeper from eight yards.

Daniel Kennedy came off the bench to score the fourth. He picked up the ball on the right wing before running into the box and shooting high over the goalkeeper’s head.

Moira could have scored again when substitute Liam Cox collected a pass from Bradley and took off down the right wing, but his cross was cut out.

The defence of Matthew McCormick, Luke Allison, Michael Dane and Max Walsh had looked solid throughout the game, with Alexander Allen – who had also played in the 2001’s historic win last season – working hard in front of them.

They were denied a clean sheet in the closing stages when St Mary’s scored after the ball wasn’t cleared from a corner.

The full-time whistle denied Moira a possible fifth goal, with Daniel Kennedy breaking away from the defence just as the referee blew for time.

The job had already been done though, with the scoreline reflecting the quality of the performance, with four superb finishes proving to be the icing on the cake.

Team: J Coulter, M McCormick, M Dane, A Allen, L Allison, M Walsh, J Houston, C Coulter, R Gregory, O Bradley, E Welch. Subs: D Kennedy for R Gregory, R Holland for M McCormick, S Burke for E Welch, L Cox for J Houston, L Kennedy for O Bradley.

New members are always welcome and a new age group is scheduled to start in the coming weeks. If you have a child who is interested in joining Moira FC or you would simply like to find out more please email [email protected]