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Junior League 1 : Bangor 4 v 1 Newry |
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On Saturday past,
Bangor Seconds recorded their first victory of the season in a comfortable
4-1 win over Newry Seconds. From the start, Bangor
were the dominant side achieving mid-field supremacy through Brennan,
McDowell and Ormsby. Early on a pass in the
circle found Clarke free, his shot hit the post, McIlhagga following up
narrowly missed the rebound. The Bangor dominance
continued with the front three of Clarke, McIlhagga and Stranaghan running
riot. The superiority was rewarded on 25 minutes as Craig McDowell
struck. 1 – 0 to Bangor. McCafferty replaced
Clarke and McClune entered the fray in exchange for McIlhagga. Five minutes later the
impressive Gowdy slid a pass to Stranaghan who in turn eluded the Newry
right back and goalkeeper off loading to Kerrigan to score. 2 – 0. Newry continued to
strike on the counter but the Bangor back four of Kerrigan, Irwin,
McCausland and Gowdy stood firm. Thompson in goal was called into action
on a couple of occassions dealing with the danger. On 34 minutes McDowell
received the ball on the half way line and surged in to Newry territory, a
delicate pass was slipped to Stranaghan and then to McCafferty two yards
out who guided the ball past the Newry goalkeeper. 3 – 0 To round the half off,
Stranaghan slotted a short corner in the dying minutes. 4 – 0. The second half
followed a similar pattern with Bangor being the dominant team, Scales
came on for McDowell and carried on the good work. Bangor created a few
chances but not as many as would have been hoped. The best chance coming
when Clarke deflected a pass goal ward only for it to be athletically
tipped over the bar by the Newry goalkeeper. With 15 minutes to go
McClelland replaced McIlhagga and Bangor continued to dominate with Newry
restricted to play on the counter. With 9 minutes to go,
Newry managed to scramble an untidy goal leaving the final score as Bangor
4 – Newry 1. Many thanks to Robbie
McMinn and Bill Gowdy for Umpiring. Man of the Match – Luke Brennan
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