Amateurs aim for more cup cheer this weekend

Carniny Amateurs will once again aim to live up to their billing as cup specialists this weekend.
Carniny Amateur & Youth FC.Carniny Amateur & Youth FC.
Carniny Amateur & Youth FC.

Anthony McCartney’s side will start Saturday’s Crawford Cup fourth round tie in the unusual position of being favourites, as they host Junior Division Two outfit Remo FC at the Showgrounds 3G.

It was an all-too-familiar story for Amateurs in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League at the weekend as they suffered their 11th straight defeat in the Michelin Athletic CLub-sponsored championship.

INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE

Magherafelt Sky Blues 3, Carniny Amateurs 0: The Sky Blues took the lead on the 5th minute after Gregory Stewart scored and they held this advantage until Steven Hasson score their second goal on the 30th minute.

Half-time saw the Sky Blues still two goals to the good and though Carniny tried hard to get back into the game the Sky Blues sealed the win after Steven Hasson scored his second goal on the 75th
minute.

MCREYNOLDS LEAGUE CUP

Results: Ballynure Old Boys 1, Brantwood 0; Newtowne 4, FC Ballynure 0; Desertmartin 0, Rathcoole FC 3.

JUNIOR DIVISION ONE

Antrim Rovers 4, Desertmartin Swifts 2: A brace of goals scored by Jonny Rogers on the 19th and 39th minutes saw the Rovers take a two goal lead into the second half.

Swifts then pulled a goal back on the 65th minute but then saw Tommy Bownes score a third goal for the Rovers on the 75th minute.

Swifts reduced the deficit on the 82nd minute with their second goal then Rovers sealed the win after Darren Brammeld scored on the 85th minute.

Other results: Mallusk Athletic 4, Tobermore United Reserves 1; Magherafelt Sky Blues 4, Killymoon Rangers Reserves 1.

JUNIOR DIVISION TWO

ResultsL AFC Carrick 1, Sport & Leisure Swifts Reserves 1; FC Ballynure Reserves 2, Moyola Park Olympic 10; Remo FC 1, Ballysillan Swifts 1; Ballynure Old Boys ‘B’ 3, Cookstown RBL 9; FC Larne 0, FC Whiteabbey 4.

JUNIOR DIVISION THREE

Wakehurst Strollers 0, Newington YC II 0: This was a cracking game between two evenly matched teams and a share of the points at the end was fair to the two teams.

The game itself was held up in the first-half due to an injury to the young Strollers player Kyle Jackson who had to be taken to hospital with a leg injury on the 33rd
minute.

Everyone wish Kyle a speedy recovery and back to full fitness.

Other results: Rathcoole FC Reserves 4, Red Star 1; Brantwood Reserves 4, Carrick Swifts 0.

JUNIOR DIVISION FOUR

Results: Carnlough Swifts 3, AFC Carrick Reserves 1; Forthriver FC 8, Mallusk Athletic Reserves 5; Ballysillan Swifts Reserves 3, Glengormley United 0.

CANADA TROPHY

Round three result: Woodland 3, Krag Albion 4.

Round four result: Ballyclare Comrades Reserves 3, Carnmoney FC 0.

FIXTURES

Matches involving locally-based sides this Saturday, March 22, are:

Crawford Cup, round four: Carniny Amateurs v Remo FC.

Junior Division One: Mallusk Athletic v Antrim Rovers.

Junior Division Three: Rathcoole FC Reserves v Clough Rangers Athletic.

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