Hectic week for Carniny sides

The under 15s are finishing their season well beating Limavady by the odd goal in seven and after a three nil win against Ballymoney mid week the under 13s travelled to Ballywalter to share the spoils in a three all draw with both matches in the National League. Earlier in the week the 17s progressed to their South Belfast league cup semi final with a 3-1 win over Dunmurry Youth.

It was however a day of cup woe for two of the club's sides when both the under 11s and 16s fell to Oliver Plunketts, with the 16s the losers in a penalty shoot out. The 12s also lost out to Larne Youth with an under strength side at Ballykeel.

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Carniny 4, Rosario 0: Stewart struck on 6 minutes to give Carniny an early lead and McDonnell doubled the lead on 10 minutes. On 23 minutes Stewart got his second and that took them to half time.

On 56 minutes Lemon sealed it for Carniny with a great finish to leave the final score 4-0.

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Carniny 1, SOPYC 4: In the last 10 minutes of the first half Plunket raced into a 3-0 lead.

Determined play by Keenan as he linked with Neilly who set up McNeil to beat the Keeper; pulling the reds a goal back. Plunket managed to steal a fourth goal in the last minute of the game.

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Carniny 0, Larne Youth 6: Larne scored three goals in the first half and Carniny started the second half very poorly and conceded two more quick goals from bad mistakes before a sixth Larne goal completed the scoring.

Carniny: Marquess, Sharpe, Killough, Rowe, McDonnell, Moore, Feeney, Fyfe, Mairs, Shevlin, Millar.

UNDER-13

Carniny 3, Ballymoney 0: Carniny dominated this match going in 2-0 at half-time. Both goals scored by Dylan Graham the first a Jonathan Cummings corner,then he converted a Leon Bonnes cross.

Carniny finished the game off with Graham scoring the third and his hat trick.

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

Ballywalter 3 Carniny 3: Two great strikes put the visitors 2-0 ahead from David Calderwood in the first 15 minutes. Against the run of play Ballywalter scored just before half time.

Kori Gamble then made it 3-1. Carniny tried to hang on with eight players as three were injured and were not at full fitness however Ballywalter scored two more to level 3-3.

Carniny: Gillespie, Kirk, Barr, McCreadie, A Graham, D Graham, Lemon, Cummings, Nixon, Gamble, Calderwood, McNiece.

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Carniny 5, Limavady 2: Limavady went one up after 5 minutes from a penalty. Carniny were level as McClure nodded home a McCartney free kick, and were ahead as Beggs slotted home from close range. McCartney then fired home from the edge of the box. Half time 3-1.

Henry made it 4-1 when he headed home from another great McCartney free kick. Limavady kept going, scoring, when their striker beat several players, however Carniny restored their lead when Dunlop lobed the keeper.

Carniny 2, Ards 1: After a goalless first half, Ards broke the dead lock in this National League Cup tie with a well taken free kick from an acute angle which gave Holmes no chance, but it was not long before Carniny's Flynn coolly slotted home a well deserved equaliser.

The same player scored an almost identical second for the win.

Carniny: Holmes, Henry, Graham, McClure, Rainey, McComb, Watson, McCartney, Galloway, Flynn, Beggs, McGurk, Dunlop, Crawford.

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Carniny 4, Limavady 3: Carniny were the first off the mark when an alert Mark McKelvey poked home. Carniny then doubled their lead when Nicky Black fired in a left foot volley.

The Roesiders were back in the game just before half time. Carniny hit back just two minutes later when free kick specialist Nicky Black stepped up to restore their two goal lead.

Limavady pulled another goal back from a free kick to make it 3-2 Zach Barr scored the fourth for Carniny with McKelvey cutting the ball back across the six yard box for Barr to tap home.

Limavady pulled another one back by way of an own goal with only 5 minutes remaining but the reds held on.

Carniny: Dunlop, White, McAllister, Todd, Greene C, Black, Apsley, Taylor, Barr, McKelvey, Carson, Wright, Greene G.

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Carniny 1, SOPFC 1 (Carniny lose 5-4 on pens): On the 24 min Moore floated a lovely ball onto the head of Foster who scored. Plunkett started to edge their way into the game, and it paid off on the 35 min with a goal. Final score 1-1.

In extra time Carniny were the better team, but just like normal play they still couldn’t find the goal they needed to see them avoid a penalty shoot out that they lost 5-4

Carniny: Boyd, Kernahan, McWhiter, McDowell, Ross, Waring, Armstrong, Kerr, Moore, Foster, Young, McCaughlin, Lilley, McLaughlin.

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Carniny 3, Dunmurry 1: On the 21st minute Simon Friel slotted it past the Dunmurry keeper. Paddy Deboys then coolly shoot past the Dunmurry keeper to make the score 2-0 at the break.

Dunmurry pulled a goal back with an excellent finish by the Dunmurry forward. On the 57th minute centre back Ryan Sands scored goal number three and send Carniny into the semis.

Carniny: Cubitt, McGarry, Sands, Thompson, Dillon, Friel, McCartney, Cassidy, Moore, Deboys, McCloskey, Quigley, Scroggie, Moore, Waring.

CHAIRMAN’S THANKS

Carniny Amateur and Youth Football Club Chairman Anthony McCartney has thanked everyone in the club who helped him in his recovery from his recent injury.

“The phone calls, visitors and well wishers, plus the financial gift was deeply appreciated,” added Anthony.