Good results 'on the road' for Carniny sides

The relatively short journey to Belfast therefore completed the away day glee with an easy victory over Red Star for the 16s.

Cliftonville were the visitors to Ballykeel to take on the 12s and 13s and left with maximum points although the 13s in particular will feel themselves unlucky not to have taken something from the game having looked for long periods the far better side.

Even after not having played the 10s and 17s remain top of their respective leagues with other results going their way. Finally, the senior side went down 4-3 to Tobermore United Reserves in the South Derry village in what was a bit of a surprise.

UNDER 12S CARNINY 0 CLIFTONVILLE 6

Carniny under 12s played Cliftonville under 12s in the National league at Ballykeel on Saturday morning.

Cliftonville took the lead after 10 min's when a free kick was not dealt with by the Carniny defence and the ball went into the net off the far post. Carniny rallied again, playing some good football and putting the Cliftonville defence under pressure. However Cliftonville doubled their score when the Carniny defence were caught on the break and the score was 3 nil when the Carniny defence failed to clear the ball. Carniny went 4 Nil behind when Cliftonville broke forward and their striker scored.

In the second half Cliftonville scored twice more late in the game.

Panel: Marquess, McCullough, Rowe, Harwood, Sharpe, Feeney, Fyfe, Killough, McDonnell, Shevlin, Millar

UNDER 13’S CARNINY 1 CLIFTONVILLE 2

Cliftonville scraped a win here against the run of play as Carniny had more of the play and commanded the game. Jonathan Cummings superbly hit free kick into the roof of the net put the Ballymena Reds 1-0 up in the first 5mins.

A moments lap in concentration by the Carniny defence gave Cliftonville the opportunity to take the lead 2-1 at the interval.

Panel: Gillespie, Barr, McClean, McNiece, A.Graham, McCreadie, Cummings, Nixon, D.Graham, Lemon, Calderwood, Bonnes, Kirk, Gamble, McAvoy.

UNDER 14S CARNINY 5 BALLINAMALLARD 1

Carniny made the long journey to Enniskillen with the match kicking off at 11:30am. Carniny forced a corner from which McCartney delivered and Flynn executed to make the score 1 nil. Beggs then made a great run and crossed for McCartney to slot in number 2.

In the second half it was Beggs who headed home number 3.

Watson then hammered home number 4, and soon after that McClure made it 5.

Panel: Holmes, Henry, McClure (C), Graham, Rainey, Flynn, Watson, McCartney, Galloway, Beggs, McGurk, Kinny, McComb, C. Douglas, J. Douglas

UNDER 15S CARNINY 4 LIMAVADY YOUTH 1

The North West boys started brightly and put Carniny under pressure early on with several corners right from the start. But it was the Ballymena boys who broke the deadlock when Gary Greene fed the ball out to Jake Carson on the left flank who cut inside and lashed a super strike high in to the top corner of the Limavady net.

In the second half the boys in red then doubled their lead when Zach Barr broke through the Limavady defence and fired home hitting across the keeper to make it two nil. Carniny then let Limavady back into the game bringing it to 2-1. Carniny caught Limavady on the break when Carson crossed to Dylan Wright for their third. Carniny got their fourth when Barr got his head on the end of a corner kick to wrap the game up.

Panel: Dunlop, McAllister, C Greene, Todd, Barr, G Greene, Hood, Black, McKelvey, Apsley, Carson, Wright.

UNDER 16S CARNINY 9 RED STAR 0

Carniny started this game brightly and had Red Star under pressure from the kick off and after 5 minutes Waring squared the ball to McWhirter playing at right back, he cut inside the defender and his shot deflected into the net.

Carniny were pushing hard for their second goal and this came in the 12th minute when Kernohan and Kerr linked up and Kerr's cross found Moore whose shot rebounded off a defender to McIlveen and his 25 yard pile driver found the net, 2 nil to Carniny. The 3rd goal came on the 15th minute when Kernohan unleashed a 30 yard shot into the net. In the 34th minute the Carniny goal keeper Boyd scored a penalty, leaving the half time score 4 nil.

The match only lasted 15 minutes in the second half after McWhirter scored two more for his hat trick and Foster, Lilley and Ross all scored before the match was ended early at the request of the Red Star manager.

Panel: Boyd, Kernohan, Ross, McDowell, McWhirter, Waring, McIlveen, Kerr, Lilley, Moore, McLaughlin, Young, Foster, Armstrong.

TICKETS GOING FAST

Members are warned that tickets for the clubs 10th year anniversary dinner dance at the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena on Saturday 6th March,2010 are going fast and any person intending to go should acquire tickets immediately.

TRAINING CONTINUES

The clubs goalkeeping training continues as usual this Wednesday from 5.30pm-7pm at pitch 3, Ballymena Showground’s, whilst instruction for the coaches resumes on Sunday from 1pm-3pm at Michelin Athletic Club with the clubs Director of Football and former Birmingham City and Celta Vigo ‘star’ Jim Hagan.

CARNINY ON TOUR

Spring and Summer will see most of the clubs eight full sided youth teams head off on various tours to tournaments although one side are taking up the option of a visit to a Championship side in England which will undoubtedly benefit the lads.