Crawford Cup race wide open

Both Dunloy and Coleraine Crusaders – well-placed in the pursuit of league honours – exited the competition, leaving the path clear for perhaps one of the 'lesser lights' to claim some silverware.

One side who will certainly be fancying their chances is Raceview, who eased into the second round of the competition by hammering Ballycastle United.

BEST WISHES

Everyone within the league and the football fraternity in general, extend their best wishes for a speedy recovery to Anthony McCartney, the Carniny Amateurs manager, who sustained a badly broken leg in their recent Junior Shield game.

Anthony, who was only playing due to the late withdrawal of Carniny's regular keeper, was a top class keeper during a long career, sustained the injury in a goalmouth collision.

FIXTURES

Matches involving locally-based sides this Saturday, February 13, are:

Intermediate League: Brantwood v Clough Rangers Athletic; Raceview v Portglenone.

Junior Division One: Raceview Athletic v Ballymoney United Res; Chimney Corner Res v Ballynure Old Boys 'B'; Cookstown Athletic v Carniny Amateurs.

Junior Division Two: Demesne Strollers v Red Star.

Junior Division Three: Antrim Rovers v Ballyclare United.

INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE

Result: FC Ballynure 2, Rasharkin United 2.

CRAWFORD CUP ROUND ONE

Raceview 8, Ballycastle United 0: Raceview got off to a blistering start with Philip McBurney scoring on the fourth minute then followed by a hat-trick of goals scored by David Tennant on the 18th, 22nd and 32nd minutes.

McBurney added a fifth goal on the 36th minute then second half goals scored by Matt Boyd, Tennant and Gareth Mott on the 56th, 62nd and 73rd minutes completed the scoring.

CRAWFORD CUP ROUND TWO

Results: Brantwood 5, Coleraine Crusaders 0; Dunloy 1, Cookstown Olympic 4.

JUNIOR DIVISION ONE

Glebe Rangers Reserves 1, Chimney Corner Reserves 2: Both teams had a chance to score in the game before Jonny Graham scored for the Corner on the 25th minute.

Glebe then went for the equaliser but had to wait until Gareth Henry converted a penalty on the 55th minute.

The game was then delicately poised with the winning goal being scored for the Corner by Henry Nutter from the penalty spot on the 70th minute.

Raceview Athletic 2, Magherafelt Sky Blues Reserves 3: Athletic took the lead on the 20th minute when Andrew Duncan converted a penalty but then saw Liam Brady cancel this lead after he scored for the Sky Blues on the 30th minute.

Athletic took the lead for a second time with Duncan scoring his second goal on the 52nd minute but again the Sky Blues came back with Brian Beattie scoring on the 75th minute.

A draw then appeared to be the result until Donal Walls scored the winner for the visitors on the 86th minute.

Tobermore United Reserves 4, Carniny Amateurs 3: A brace of goals scored by Chris Magill on the 16th and 25th minutes saw Tobermore in front.

With half-time almost reached Adam Whitehurst scored for Carniny on the 42nd minute but the saw goals by Aaron Campbell and Ryan Pickering on the 59thn and 64th minutes put Tobermore three goals clear.

Carniny were not to be outdone and after Jordan Graham and Ryan Wilkinson scored on the 75th and 80th minute they were in with chance of saving the game but unfortunately time ran out on them.

Other results: Ballynure Old Boys 'B' 1, Ballyclare Comrades Reserves 6; Killymoon Rangers Reserves 1, Newtownabbey FC 2; Newtownabbey Sevens 1, Ballymoney United Reserves 3; Cookstown Athletic 9, FC Larne 5.

JUNIOR DIVISION TWO

Results: 3rd Ballyclare Old Boys 5, FC Ballynure Reserves 1; Cookstown Olympic Colts 2, Desertmartin Swifts 3; Ballyclare North End 5, Red Star 0.

JUNIOR DIVISION THREE

Ballyclare United 5, Antrim Rovers 5: The goals certainly flowed in this game though four of them came very late in the game.

Aaron Brown put Ballyclare in front from the penalty spot on the 5th minute but then saw Dean Strain cancel this out when he scored on the 21st minute.

Ballyclare then went three goals clear after Andrew McFarlane, Sammy Ford and Brian Brown scored on the 33rd, 44th and 64th minutes.

Antrim got back into the game when James Stewart converted a penalty on the 74th minute and Dean Strain scored his second goal on the 85th minute.

Ballyclare got a fifth goal after Brian Mulholland scored a penalty on the 89th minute and appeared to have won the game until two goals scored in stoppage time by Chris Evans and Dean Strain ensured Rovers a point.

Other results: Grange Rangers II 2, Newtownabbey Sevens Reserves 5; Woodlands 4, Ballynure Old Boys Youth 2; Mallusk Athletic 1, Carnlough Swifts 5.