WEEKEND REPORTS W/E 09/12/23

BALLYMENA and PROVINCIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

MATCH REPORTS

Week-ending Saturday 9th December 2023

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Only Six out of the eighteen planned games survived the wet conditions on Saturday. Hopefully Saturday 16th is better and will allow for more games to be played as the majority of teams are taking Saturdays 23rd and 30th December off.

Sympathy

The deepest sympathy from Everyone within the League and Football Family is extended to Cookstown Olympic and the Family of Matthew McGuigan who died suddenly after arriving in Australia.

Matthew had played for the Olympic on Saturday 18th November before setting off on his travels accompanied with his girl-friend. Little did we know he would only be in Australia a couple of days before his sudden death.

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INTERMEDIATE

LEAGUE

GROUP A

NEWTOWNE 3 - 2 WELLINGTON REC

Newtowne went in front after Cormac Quigley scored on the 20th minute and this goal separated the teams at half-time. Wellington got back level after Daniel McIlroy scored on the 33rd minute then followed with his second goal on the 48th minute. Newtowne were back level after James McAleese scored on the 51st minute who followed with his second goal to win the game for Newtowne on the 83rd minute. The only back mark for Newtowne was having a man sent off on the 92nd minute. Referee Mr Gary Thompson

DONEGAL CELTIC P P GLEBE RANGERS

GROUP B

BELFAST CELTIC P P NEWBUILDINGS UNITED

RATHCOOLE 5 1 BRANTWOOD

Rathcoole were early in front after Philip Maybin scored on the 4th minute. Half-time was almost reached when Kai Hefferson scored on the 44th minute. Rathcoole went five goals clear after Philip Maybin scored on the 63rd and 81st minutes followed by Josh McGreevy on the 83rd minute. Time was almost up when Matthw Armstrong scored for Brantwood on the 90th minute.

Referee Mr Marty Woods

BALLYMONEY UNITED 0 - 2 WAKEHURST

Wakehurst went in front after Callum Ross scored on the 17th minute and this goal separated the teams at half-time. Ballymoney went all out for the equaliser in the second half but Wakehurst held out and secured the win after Callum Ross scored his second goal in the game on the 93rd minute.

Referee Mr Kyle Barr

STRABANE ATHLETIC 4 - 0 St JAMES SWIFTS

Strabane took an early lead in this game after Simon McGlynn scored on the 6th minute then added a second goal scored by Michael Logue on the 27th minute to lead two nil at the break. Strabane got a third goal after Warner Mullen scored on the 46th minute followed by Simon McGlynn scoring his second goal on the 48th minute. After this Strabane held it tight and collected all three points at the final whistle.

Referee Mr Fintan Coyle

McREYNOLDS CUP

GROUP Four

COOKSTOWN YOUTH 4 - 0 DESERTMARTIN

The Youth drew first blood in this game after Curtis Hasssan scored on the15th minute and this goal separated the teams until David Monaghan scored a second goal for the Youth on the 40th minute. The second half saw little between the teams until the Youth got two more goals scored by Calen Robb 85th and Steven Arrell 91st minutes.

Referee Mr Terry Foley

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JUNIOR DIVISIONS

ONE

SOFIA FARMER 0 - 8 RATHCOOLE RESERVES

Rathcoole went four goals clear scored by David Moore 2nd, Ian Hunter 6th and 17th and Mark Jeffers 10th minutes and thus score remained at half-time. Four more goals followed for Rathcoole scored by Taylor Marks 49th minute and David Moore 63rd, 65th and 80th minutes to complete the scoring.

Referee Mr Rodney Campbell

St JAMES SWIFTS RES P P GREENCASTLE ROVERS

INSPIRED COMMUNITY P P KILLYMOON RANGERS

3rd BALLYCLARE OB P P BELFAST ATHLETIC

All postponed waterlogged pitches

GREENISLAND DEV P P COOKSTOWN OLYPPIC

Death within Cookstown Club

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TWO

LOUGHSIDE P P NORTH BALLYMENA RANGERS ATHLETIC

GREENCASTLE ROVERS II P P GRANGE RANGERS

WELLINGTON RECII P P BALLYCLARE NORTH END

DONEGAL CELTIC RES P P AHOGHILL THISTLE DEV

BALLYNURE OB ‘B’ P P NORTH BELFAST UNITED

RED STAR P P BELFAST CELTIC RESERVES

All above postponed waterlogged Pitches