Islanders put seven past Shankill

IT was goals galore at Wilbourne Park as Islandmagee found top gear to defeat Shankill United 7-0 in the Irish Cup on Saturday.
Michael Moore of Islandmagee FC fends off a Shankill Utd challenge. INLT 43-379-PRMichael Moore of Islandmagee FC fends off a Shankill Utd challenge. INLT 43-379-PR
Michael Moore of Islandmagee FC fends off a Shankill Utd challenge. INLT 43-379-PR

Skipper Michael Moore scored four while Michael McCombe (two) and Jordan Rainey netted the others in what was a memorable afternoon for Stephen Donald’s side.

“It was a brilliant show from us,” Donald told the Times. “We have been playing well of late but we just haven’t found our form in front of goal, so it’s pleasing.

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“It will hopefully give us another wee run in the Irish Cup; it was a good performance from the team.”

The Islanders stormed into a 5-0 lead at half-time. Rainey opened the scoring before McCombe and Moore added two each before the break.

An early second-half penalty gave Moore his hat-trick and he then went on to net his fourth - and his side’s seventh - of the afternoon.

And all this was achieved without the firepower of brothers Andy and Billy Waide and Carl Murray.

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Islandmagee: Harrison, Smyth, Lough, Phillips, Scott, McComb, Moffatt, Gray, McGrath, Moore, Rainey. Subs: Orr, Harris, Young, Kerby, Montgomery.

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